Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-21
Hopeful Outlook for the Republicans
According to Mr.. Hooker.
20 OUT OF "a DISTRICTS SURE
Effects of the New Tariff Bill Being
Felt by Farmers.
CANADIAN COMPETITION

Congressman Hooker Of New York ar
rived in the city today to attend a meeting
of the republican congressional committee
of which he is a member. He is fresh from
the campaign in New York state and the
convention which nominated Mr. Morton as
governor. He has been through a number
of the districts in northern New York and
in consultation with party leaders in that
state, which renders his opinion upon the
political situation more to the point.
Il think it is very doubtful If the demo-
Gratis will be able to carry a single con-
gressional district north Of Harlem bridge
said Mr.. Hooker to a Star reporter today.
LAS to the situation in New York city and
Brooklyn l am not well informed, but
we Will surely carry twenty out of the
twenty-four districts north OF Harlem
river. and possibly all of them. There is a
possibility that Lockwood may save his dis
trict for the democrats, but 1 would
not be surprised to see the republi-
sha sans earry It, We expect to
by MIR. Haines; the Albany district.
represented by Mr.. Tracy, and the twenty
first, which is Mr.. Schermerhorn's. and to
send good republicans in their stead.
Republicans United.
THE republicans of the state are united.
Ills was Ut the TeCeHl Cpu-
vention in Saratoga, and have never seen
a more enthusiastic or harmonious gather
ing of republicans. On the other hand, the
democrats are disorganized, there IS great
deal of dissatisfaction among them, and
there is no conceaItlg the fact that they are
disheartened at the Quito ok before them.
Flower would have liked very we'll TO- have
had the nomination, but he felt that defeat
confronts the democratic party, and he
wouldn't risk 1t.
1.-The effects Of the tariff bill are BEGIN
ming to be felt already in northern New
York. Even at this early date. the farmers
are feeling the ruinous competition which
the new tariff law brings with Canadian
products. Take the item of hay alone,
which is very considerable one In north
ern New York. There has been a very
short hay crop this year, and. according
their hay, but instead, they have to meet
the Canadian crCp right in the Buffalo mar
ket, which Is the market for all the rest of
New York. Canadians have been expecting
this, and they saved their hay to rush it in
under the new law. The farmers are feel
ing the effects of the law on other products
and democratic tariff reform is coming
home to them with vengeance.
The working men, of course are suffer-
ing also by lack of employment and by very
low wages when they do get work The
manufacturers are doing their best to keep
up and to give work to their men, but they
ohS hd'AHS HdTu StTuSSle. Inc result OF
all this will be. therefore, that the republi-
cans wills not only largely increase their
majority at the coming election, but that
they will carry many democratic districts
as WELL"
No Question of MOrtOn's Election.
Mr.. Leach formerly director of the mint,
and now banker in New York, was In WASH
ington today. Mr.. Leach is a good deal of
a politician and takes a good deal of inter-
est in the New York situation II don't
think there's any question about it," he
says: Mr.. Morton will be elected governor
Of New York. The republican party is in
excellent shape throughout the state, and
the democrats are correspondingly badly off,
L do not attempt to guess whom the demo-
Gratis will nominate for governor. 1 hope
they may nominate HILL for he would be
about the easiest man to defeat, but no
matter who their candidate is he cannot be
elected. There Is some improvement In busi-
ness in New York. The hotels are full of
small merchants from all over the country
trying goods for the retail trade The busi-
ness activity. however, is not so pronounced
as to give any promise of aid to the demo-
Gratis in their campaign