Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-12
NEW YORK POLITICS.

Senator Hill opened his campaign for
Governor of New York by speech at
Syracuse yesterday in which he invited
those who might support the third
ticket to vote for the regular nominees
for Lieutenant Governor and judge OF
the Court of Appeals, Messrs. Lock
wood and Brown, saying he was VIII,
ing to make any sacrifice of pride, OF
feeling or advantage which will aid the
democratic cause or any OF its candi
dates in any respect. He denounced
in strong terms all attempts at religious
prescription. He declared the Mckin-
lev law a failure, and noted the reviv-
ing business prosperity under the
new tariff law, and declared against
further tariff agitation. The Senator
attacked the proposed apportionment
and declared it to be bold scheme to
steal the State, as under it, with dem
ocratic majority of $4,000 in the popu
lar vote. the republicans would still be
able to control the Legislature. The
hard times he charged to republican
legislation which a democratic Con
gress has repealed. In closing be
said ga united democratic party III
this State will give us the victory. A
majority of the people believe in demo-
cratic principles and desire their tri-
umph. With no false or misleading is
sues to distract us. with honest and Wig
orous efforts to poll our full vote, with
firm reliance upon the justice of our
cause, let us enter the contest with a
determination that we can and shall
place the democratic party in the vic
torous column where it stood for seven
years straight during my former ad-
ministration, and where it belongs to.
day."
William r. Grace. Frederick R. Cou-
de.t and other prominent Cleveland
democrats strongly favor the election
of Hill for Governor. Mr.. Coudert
condemns the Endorsement of Colonel
Strong for mayor by the State democ'
racy.
Mayor Gilroy said yesterday that the
municipal ticket nominated by Tam
many last night will be elected.
Ex-Mayor Grace yesterday denied be
authorized any one to offer the State
democracy's nomination for Mayor to
Nathan Staus provided Mr.. Straus
helped him to succeed Mr.. Hill as U.
S. Senator.
Nathan Straus, the Tammany nomi
nee for Mayor, says: 81 shall accept
and l am going to win. If am elected
l shall conduct the Office as ]
run my business. No amount
of political influence will keep man in
place for which he is unfit. My ad-
ministration will be strictly non-parti.
san, but won't appoint any enemies Of
the democracy until the good demo
Gratis are exhaused."
The Tammany Hall organizations
held congressional conventions last
night in the various congressional dis
tricts throughout New York city. The
results were as follows:
Seventh District-Frank T. Bartlett,
to succeed himself.
Eighth-James A. Walsh, to succeed
Edward ]. Dunphy.
Ninth-Henry c. Miner, to succeed
Timothy j. Campbell.
Tenth-Gen. Daniel E. sickles, to
SUI caed himself.
Eleventh-William Sulzer, to sue
coed Amos j. Cummings.
Twelfth-George B. Mcclellan, to
succeed w. Bonrke Cochran.
Thirteenth-Amos J. Cummings, 10
succeed John De Witt Warner.
Fourteenth-John Connolly, to sue
coed Lemuel E. Quigg.
Fifteenth-State Senator Jacob A.
Cantor, to succeed Isador Straus.