Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
Eyes Of the Nation Turn Upon New Yorl
and Virginin.S

Eyes OF the Nation Turn Upon New Yorh
and virginia.i
New YORK, Jan. 30.-The elections
today in the fourteenth and fifteenth con.
gressional districts here and in Virgins
are attracting the notice of the nation, as
the outcome will show the sentiment ol
notable constituencies on the tariff and
income tights now in progress in Wash.
ington. The two vacancies in New York
were caused by the election of Messrs
Fitch and Fellows to the positions Of
comptroller and district attorney of New
York City respectively.
In the fourteenth district the demo
Gratis nominated Colonel William l..
Brown and the republicans Lemuel Ely
QuigR to succeed Colonel Fellows; in the
tifteenth district Isidor Strauss carries
the colors OF the democracy and Fred
erick Sigrist those of the republican
party. The two districts comprise all
that part Of Manhattan Island above
titty-second street on the west side and
Flfty-ninth street on the east side. The
new man in the fourteenth district il
Lemuel Ely Quigg, editorial writer on
the New York Tribune.
MI. Qnigg was never before q candi.
date for office, but he has been intimately
associated with the machine of the re.
publican party. During the campaign Of
1871 ne wrote many party documents,
and In 1892 he performed for the national
party the same service.
Colonel William l.. Brown has been a
picturesque personality in New York pol
ltics and business life for years. He was
born of Irish parentage in Vermont in
1910. His boyhood was spent in Ohio.
His father died when he was young and
upon him fell the care of the family. He
became school teacher. During the war
he served with the Ohio volunteers. He
was for years editor and proprietor of the
youngstown Vindicator, the principal
democratic newspaper in the Western
Reserve. In the '7O's he came to New
York and became associated with Benja.
min Wood in the publication of the
Daily News, of which he is still proprie.
tor. In 1889 he was elected to the state
senate on the TaInmany ticket, and re.
elected in 1891. He disagreed with
iammany on Some points during the
last session, anu showed Considerable
independence.
lsidor Strauss, tire candidate in the
fifteenth district is not Tammanv man.
but all his life has been a staunch demo.
crat. His nomination is concession to
the Cleveland wing of the party in New
YORK. He was born ia Bavaria in 1856
and came to this country when seven
years old, his father settling in Georgia
After the war his father came to New
FORK and started in the porcelain in.
porting business as l.. Strauss & Co.
The firm is now one of the largest in the
United States. Mr.. Strauss, with his
brother Nathan and Charles b. Webster,
compose the dry goods house of X. H.
Macy q Co. He is interested in many
charities and is looked upon as broad.
minded and public spirited citizen. He
is brother of Oscar Strauss, who was
minister to Turkey during President
Cleveland's first term, and is a warm
personal friend of the president. His
opponent is Frederick Sigrist a we'll.
known merchant, and who was but once
before in public life, and that as q Brook
lyn alderman.
In Pennsylvania the new cons ressman
is Galusha Grow, many years ago noted
figure in Washington.