New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
WILLIAMSBURG REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL

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GOOD CHANCES TO Fleet TWO CONGRESSMAN
DEMOCRATS DISGrSTED AND APATHETlC.
The Democrats Of the Eastern District OF Brooklyn
irr greatly alarmed ut the prospects Of their cand
dates for Con,rcss I'm the VIII and VIII districts
Many Of the rank and lie Of The Democratic party
lrr rcs'ntinc the placing IN nomination OF John H.
Graham IN he yth and Thomas +. Wagner in tn"
VIM District II f. conceded that he voters of the
vth District Will surely elect 'hc Republican nominee
;,arlcs g. T.. nnctt Tai, district might ordinarily
be considered an
NJ Bennett Is thirty years Old. the son Of The
founder Of " The BROOKLYN Daily Tines George e.
Eonnctt the father died several years ago. and was
one Of he most prominent residents Of old Willi.ms
bug. The candidate j. probably rs wcll known whore
he reside. as any citizen Of Brooklyn. He IS without
question the most popular Republican who could have
been nominated. He Is thorough English. German
and French scholar. and his affiliations with Che
leading young mon Of his district regardless Of
Marty lIncs Will bring him hundreds Of Dcmocm'ic
votes. Tie wards comprising The With District are
the Eighteenth. Nineteenth. Twenty first, Twenty
seventh end Twrnty-cighth.
The new With Congress District IS composed Of the
Thirteenth. Fourteenth. fifteenth, sixteenth and
seven zenith wards. II T. ilnrd, from the last
Presidential vote to have about 1000 Democratic
majority. but owing to the Gsscnsons in that party
and lie great popularity Of the Republican cnndda'"
II Is believed and hoped That John Grcancy, the
Republican nominee will sweep the new district
Mr. Grcancv l. nny>cvcn years old ard has lived
I'm the Fourteenth Ward. within soncs throw OF
his prcs.ni home for nity-nve years. lie Is self
made man After learning the trade of caillkcr ana
following II many years be went into the hay ana
feed business which he stil carries on. He Is
lifelong Republican ard arden, advocate OF ITO
lection He will stump the district and challenge
his opponcnt To- discuss IN" Issues Of the cammgn
Ma Nor thn Democratic nominee has served two
terms I'm Congress from the old Vth District. ana his
denomination has aroused Intense feeling In the wards
comuosinc the new dl strict Wagner has not made
any particular mark during his two terms but is
occcuallc TO the Democratic managers because Of his
rich laheY-ln-aw.
The present supervisor OF the Fourteenth Ward,
PARE, Ralph was beaten at his party primary held
on Friday and Constable Edward Murtagh received
tle regular Democratic nomination for Suporvi N.
This has raised intense feeling against the Dcmocrlc
lea iers and Ralph will run stump This. 1t Is
conceded will aid tic Republicans OF III, Fourteenth
word ard n 1, believed Mr. Grcaney Will carry the
Maid handsomely and 50 ducc Democratic na)Oritlcs
In fine q xiccnn and seventeenth Wards that he will
be elected. 49,, ,,, - A., .,,., -
sbovn an saturday night wien a Democrat. a life
long cnd of GrcanCys, offered 20 wager odds that
e;rconrv would be elected. but could find Magner
men willing TO bet Win MIL