The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
New York in the Next Congress.

The election of the Hon. L. A. QUIoo by a
majority Of 947. In district which went
Democratic by 8S25 at the regular Con-
gressional election. has greatly elated and
encouraged the Republicans: and they tall
now OF contesting in November several Of
the Congress districts In town. which
they have not done since November. 1880.
when LEVI P. MoRroN and ANsoN G.. Nc
Cook were elected Republican Congress
men from New York city. They have not
had any representatives since. Mr.. QUIGo
is the first in fourteen years.
Congressman are to be elected In all nine
districts OF New York this year. and already
the Republicans are looking about and
taking their political soundings. They In
cline. most naturally. to those districts now
represented by Democratic Congressman
who supported the WILSON bill. which the
special election OF Jan. 80 showed to be SO
unpopular. Democratic Congressman who
are accustomed to scrutinize past election
returns. now study the police census OF the
unemployed as well.
In 1892. without any effort or canvass
whatever. and In support OF q candidate
practically unknown to the voters. the Re
publicans Of the Thirteenth district, now
represented by JOHN DE WITT WARNER,
polled 1900 votes against $4,000 Demo
Gratis. This district lies directly south
Of the two districts in which special
elections were held on Jan. 80. 1t ex-
tends across the town. with Fortieth
street as its southern bou ndary. and Fifty
second street, west OF the Seventh avenue.
and Fifty-ninth street. east OF the Seventh
avenue. as its northern boundary. 1t gave,
In 1892. LOO less Democratic majority than
the district which Mr.. QUIGd turned over to
the Republican column two weeks ago. Mr..
WARNER was one Of the three New York
members who voted for tho WILSON Bill,
and as his district Is one OF the heaviest
manufacturing districts In the United
States when times are good and work is
steady. the outlook for a Democratic sue
cessor to him might be better than 1t is.
The police census returned 576l unem-
ployed persons in this district on Feb. /.
South OF Fortieth street are two Congress
districts, represented by Gen. SICRLEs and
BoURKE COCHRAN. Gen. SICKLEs's is on the
west side OF the town. and is known as the
Tenth; Mr.. COCKRAR's is on the east side,
and is known as the Twelfth. Gen. SIoRLEs
was one OF the four New York city Con-
Rressmen who voted against the Wilson
bill. The Republican vote here in 1892 was
IL 100 against Is, 400 Democratic The police
census OF the unemployed gave 6.977 as the
number OF persons out OF work In this dis
trict on Feb. l. 1t has a very large popula-
ton Of workingmen, with whom. however,
Gen. SIcKLEs is very popular. He has. also.
many friends among the Republicans. not
alone by reason OF his vote on the WILSON
bin. but on account Of his war record. his
attitude on the pension question. and his
opposition to any cuckoo foreign policy,
labelled Democratic. He voted against the
McCREARY cuckoo resolution. No Rspubli-
can named against him in connection with
the Congressional nomination in this dis
trict. could poll more than three-quarters
OF the full Republican vote.
The Twelfth district. now represented by
Nj. COCHRAN. gave him 1900 votes. in 1891.
against 100 polled for Gen. BuTTERFIELD.
Republican. This district. running from
Fourteenth to Fortieth street. east Of the
Seventh avenue. is not so strongly Demo
cratic Is is supposed. A protsctionist can
did&te, Republican or Democratic, could
probably carry 1t. Is vas shown TO be the
case In 1855. when the normal Democrats
majority Of $500 shrunk 70 LOO against W.