New-York tribune., 1894-10-23
STORMING A STRONGHOLD.
BEN L. FAIRCHILD'S CAMPAIGN IN THE
XVITH CONGRESS DISTRICT.
THERE WAS A HEAVY DEMOCRATIC PA HNi-'i
TWO YEARS AGO. But THAT is NOT AN IN
sURMoUNTABLE BARRIER - REPUBLl-
CANS LIKELY TO CARRY WEST

maiorities II Iemuel T. Quigg could In January
last carry the XIVth Congress District alt"ous"
his Democratic predecessor had been elected py 4
plurall,y OF nearly 90cl. then districts may be won
by Republicans In November which in lS2 were as
strongly Democratic Mr.. Quisgs This IS inc
way Republicans reason who are working Tor the
election to Congress OF Ren L. fairchhi IN the
XVIth District His opponent. william HyAh' W..
sv,opt into office two years ago WIN plnraiN vi
600 1t will require tremendous efort 10 cAr'u'c
the district. but there are many elements III we
situation which combine TO give hope to Mr.. FAR
child and his llcutcndnis and II inspire h'm WI"
the confidence necessary to make winning hsh'.
The XVIth Congress District consists or the
yXIXth and XXXth Assembly districts or thlS
ci;y-that is. all the territory above the h''uen
Rlvcr-anl Of Wcstchester County ent!re' lnr
high, of the Wilson Tariff and The Democratic
Administration has been keenly felt IN every part
of the district AMI this alone will change many
votes Besides there are other factors which rob
tho Democratic cause Of much strength. The cam
n,ign involves issues OF good local ani STAT" govern
r,ent a. we'll a. National affairs. TammAny hHH
ia hound I'd I'm the contest; not only because part
o, II is to he fought in this city. but because 'he
Wigwam extends its influence l'r pd' '''""'"
Westminster County.
FACTORIES OF WEsTCHESTER COUNTY.
The fact that this cl,y is A great manufacturing
cc,:ra need not be dwclt upon. and the wards
otove ,h, Harlem have their share ~ the industries
~ the METROPOLIS out in Westrhcst"r County there
arr several communities which hav" larg' manu-
featuring interests. Yonkors Is noted Throughout
the country for its carpet factories ana mas nun"
Der of important establishments wneFe '7se PIa"
.,ros Of goods Of various kinds are made The
,,o,-oss ~ l-st winter was particularly acute In
yo,kcrs and the voters there have not yet forgotten
their experiences Sing Sing. Peeksfi'i Por'cheSt'r
and other places have also many WORKSHOPS WIZ"
have been affected BY the tariff agitation ana '"e
c,rsuunma;on Of the policy Of peTiiy ana n's"'"o'
Tho -esponslblitv of the Democratic party 'or
..s ,,.,s 10 VOL understood. but especial blame
a,,,ches TO william Ryan FOR his part In the d.s-
astsr-hroedng legislation OF the present con ir's'
Unlike A number % hts cn!!eaeucs from th'- a'i''
he voted fo- the Wilson h.lI ana lAr ''fih'" ."'
render He does rot have the oNrn7" "' 4 n'S''"''
zcal Cor Democrats principles because n cary
-ocognlzei the h1rnfulne@s Il IN" " ils'h ''' anu
prctested agalns, l;s passagc He was "h!pp'' 'h''
lin. for H. however. and b1sey ssrrrn''Te1 th' "a
,o-es.s OF his constituents. Tn p"op.e oi ms Us
-ic therefore know that he cas-; his vote "i'h h!S
eyes open.
Mr. ralrchnA l. making square hght on inc
great issue OF Protection against f''" ra'"' "' ''
workshops against soup houses. 81 prosperity
against manic lie j. an able and popular lawyer
and has especial qualifications ioT seat D" IN
gross He used I've IN Washington ana server
;he Gove-nmen; there in the department ~ inc III
terror and the Treasury Department. HIS in''''"h
a Otfdlfl ill ilht wv "+'' ''
the acoua.n,ance wi;h the methods % tAe various
h,,re,us there which makes 4 Congressman wos;
valuable TO those whom he represents Nj Edli-
.hud was born In Rochester in l.2 while his father
vas At tho front fyhtins for the Union Tho family
removed to Washngtcn to Ioin tho father " no va
suffering there from wound received ~ IN" o"'"'
OF the Widcrncss.
Mr. FAiRCHILDs Busy CANVASS
Since lss, Mr. Fair-hgI aas made his home IN thi'
state lie is "A member o., the nrm of Spnih'TI "
Fairchnd No l55 Broadway. and lives At Pelham
Iaiyh,s Ue helevcs thoroughly in the future o!
Westchester County. and has shown II by Invest
ments in real estate at Pelham Heights ana Mount
Vernon He is making the best hghi he knows ho"
10 make and has won admiration Tor MS abHV IN
getting over hs district. His canvass was limited
IN inst three weeks and in that time he expects -
make speeches In every part OF tn district whch ne
hopes to represent. The first week he devoted to
the lower part OF Westchester County, this week h.
wl spend near the northern boundary of the county
and the closing week Will be passed in the Twenty
third and Twcn;y-four wards of this city. where
the most stubborn nCht must be made.
Even the Democrats admire the enterprise AMI
gr., which Mr. Fairchnd is showing in covering
ground For instance, one night last week he mad,
q speech AT Pelham. drove rapidly To West Mount
Vernon and caught train for Morrlsanin. where
he addressed the Union Republican club. IN one
hundred and thir!st.. another dr!v" brought
h!m 10 the hoU raven station "Hfit H' l''N 4
train for Workers. to be one Of the speakers nj the
biz meeting there. which j scat Fassctt aroused
to such a high pitch OF enthusiasm. on the next
nigh, Mr. Farchill set out at New Rochelle. HIS
address thcrc over he vent to meetins oi lta!anS
tended ratification meeting ~ the same place. ana
wound up = gathering OF 3lavs Ia lonkers. To-
night he VIII speak al fonkeTs. Wednesday q. Nv
ington, Thursday al Iuriy's station AMI Croton
Falls and fr.l2y and sainr5iy at y1r,ous places
Mr. Ryan Is merchant Of Port Chester and
sXea "2 seTnS IN man, he A:5sS 5s9 e %
him for his affation with Tammany Hall and the
tics Of Wes,chestar County as an annex 20 Tam
many Hall SO c2mpleteiy has everything in the
one OF it's leaders, John B Snca, present candidate
for Coroner was elected 70 the State Committee at
chester County The Democrats Of the district
have been swallowed up by Tammany HAL o;ncr
proofs OF the absolute control or the striped in
iquity Of Fourteen,h-st over the Democracy ~ ih-
| neighhoring county TO the north have not been
EVERYTHING FOR RYAN.
| There are many Democrats who resent this policy
Of effacemen;. and others are dissatisfied from diff
| ferent causes. 1t Is not difficult see that the
Ryan-Duny ring is concentrating all its forces on
re-electng the Congressman. The county ticket is
made up Of men who to be sacrificed. Duffy
| himself is not H. is any wnom he would
cation OF this determination to sci out the county
Catholic but Ryan should be nominated Ths was
In the hop" hat he would catch the yoies OF Roman
| Catholics who Republicans or disconnected Dem
ocrats would. with this exception vote the straight
| Republican ticket The Democratic County Conven-
tion'at White Plains was one OF the dsordcry
| ever held In the State and one man had his leg
| broken the outcome OF IT,
Many Democrats have avowed their intention of
| voting for Mr.. Fairchld. One OF the most con-
spicuous OF these Is George o. Beach who resigned
MS membership Of the Democratic city Commit tee
OF Mount Vernon rather than support Mr. Ryan
| Mr.. Beach's brother. Dennis Beach, IL the Demo
cratic Supervisor OF that city In his letter the
Chairman OF the city Committee Mr.; Beach said
II resign my seat In the Democratic CITY Committee
| because Of my purnose 10 oppose the e.ectlon 81
| William Ryan, the Populist candidate for Congress
| IN the XVIth New-York District. who has received
| his nomination at the hands OF alleged Demo
cratic convention. We have fallen upon evil times
| when Democrats unite 10 reward ireachery and
place premium upon dishonor, and decline L.
| contribute to the advancement of who has sci
at defiance all the cherished traditions OF a party
| that has held my allegiance for more than thirty
| years"
| A STATE DEMOCRACY CANDIDATE.