New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-01

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RICHARD G SHANNON.
Assembly districts the greater part of the
XVIIIih. the bulk OF the NXlst. and five election
districts Of the XINth Assembly District The
streets and avenues both rivers are Hnei
with factories and workshops Of all kinds. and
there are workingmens homes ny the thousand
near at hand. The district sweeps through the
great residential part OF the city from Lexington
TO seventh ayes. in almost It's cestral part /"
past years the registered vote in the district has
reached above 5000 and the registration Is IN
the neighborhooi OF 5000 this year.
PROTECTION DOCTRINES PREACHED.
Since Colonel shannon's nomination several weeks
ago his campaign has been carried with unre-
mtted activity Meetings IN grca' number have
been held throughout the district. 'olonei
shannon himself has spoken almost every night.
and often several times night ana every
where his reception has been rousinely enthusiastic
The rich and the poor. the whit ana me BACK.
pause OF mis- speeches and IL actual work Tor ms
success Mr. shannon IS a man Of hnc pIesrncr
and q fluent and forcih" speaker. EF"rY"h"r' n"
IS emphasizing the fact that the hat'I" Tor IN. ne
fought. not In this city or IN THIS stat hut IN
Washington on the floors Of consrss. TN, lis.
has taken deep root among IN" th"nsahu' nj ,'T
NIIith District who's" bread and butter d"prnd
upon their eu?ioymeI; In shops ana iacioH's. me IN,
suffering ana d'iriNaioh among w" \, ~ "a
year. the loss Of employment ami reduction OF
wages and TIE soup house nav" ttNgNl lH'H.
that ~" quicker they get back 10 pr"i, 'ili
Republican control ~ the National Government
Il Is FOR thi- reason int city and State issues.
Interesting and exciting A. they are" hnVr nor s,,-
sion Of the Congress contests. Richard { snan-
non camisp Tub. hase ~ "a ana y rn"r
parts Of tn district. and M Worknginen , Lto-
mons canvas with ardor especially among me
Irvine mills carpet mills piano factories ana other
Fast SID a committee Of ic1 representatives, 81
various trades nni workinsmon unions hAs t Ss
astic campaign club. named FOR IN" i'pn"li'an
The enthusiasm 81 tho coorcd voters OF tho die.
trct has been particularly 3rogs't , ;or Io'omri
annals OF his splendid military career. ~ r. on
record tina, he ea the Twcn'y-nfin Army Corp
ian Of the proud capital OF IN" 'onf"iera"y.
THE PIdRALITY To BE OVERCOME
The KILN Congr.ss District gave Democratic
plurality In 1896 of only about i"'. and Isaac ~
Maynard carried IL over Edward r Bartlett for
Judge Of the Court 81 Appeals hy only 80 votes In
1872 John De W Warnr vas cent 10 r2nsr'ss
from the old NIllth District with a purhiljy, ~
7.1as but that VIZ In M year Of tho landslide
rnc political barometer ana aim'sph"t.c cphiIt,ohS
fully warrant the air of connienc" that Is notice,
able at Colonel Shannons headquarters ~ the ho''I
Metropoic.
so "CARPET-BAGGEK" WANTED"
Tammnnv Hail In the dlspensation Of lie provi-
denco has scer ~ TO turn down" John De WIZ
Warner this year. and to thrust Amos j. Cummings
upon the voters ~ the XllI,h District This was
done confcsscdly because the Tdnmany managers
saw that there was every likelihood u Colonel Shan
non carrying the district with rush. aud because
they believed Mr.. Cummings to be- the strongest
man they had al hand 10 oppose him Tn" nrst r.
suit Of this move was - ALLEVIATE beyond mop" OF
reconciliation IN" State Democracy. which favored
Warner. and vchein nifty opposed Cummings p''ius'
Of his record IN congress ne Hih'' l'.2 {i
thereupon put up candidate 9i th'Ir own r-h"afn
&. Baker. The Tammany candidate mas 10 meet TWO
The .ccond result Of the nomination OF cum.
mines more sow ia making hsei' irIt. but
will probably prov" the more important % me w."
There is rapidly sro"ing OPPOSITION 10 me ln'a
resident Of he district II ~ Ili,r 'ru" tna,
nonresidence Is no, icsai "T n,iniain I INA, /,
an mpudcnt ASSUMPTION on me par q" I'm
many nall TO go ,os, "h h, pon h Democracy
OF the KILN. They properly insist thai great
scented by one of its residents. single mel
don't will suffice to show this feeling IN parhhr
Hss ,p1 Diaric on last Friday night huge
Transparency Was dspaye harms the na ne oi
carpet Dagger lie lives In the district for which
~ NJ Cummings has recently ISSUED ,campa,gn
circular letter. which berins with this laundering
~ am nns r IIs 'fni'' srn h y is
hroucht on, by placing tn" emphasis thu word
District and men ron the KIN, from which he
was sent TO the Liza Congress Now he seeks 10
%IIIth District
THE REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE.
Colonel shannon born in Ncw-i.ondon. Conn.
in 1S2e and was educated colby University. at
W,terviic Ne. When the war broke out he entered
the Army as a private In Company II. 9Th Maine
Volunteers. serving IN the Army Of the Potomac
lie became FRS; lieutenant of his company and was
assigned to duty the STAFF Of Major-G General Slo
cnm when ne was mustered OF service in 1861
II was with the rank OF lieutcnant-colonel
From 1866 10 1870 he lived In Rio de JanerO. and
during the Paraguayan war was the correspondent
AZ tnlt city for The Tribune From 1871 to 1873 he
v,ag secretary of the United States Legation in
Brazil. From that time until 1879 his business In
trrcsts were mainly In Brazil. but In 1888 he
turned to New-York and took up the profession Of
law Incoming member Of the firm OF burlington
K shannon at No 60 Wa-st.
I'm 1891 he re-entered the diplomatic service hav
in, hccn appointcd by President Harrison Envoy
EXTRAORDINARY and Minister Plenpotcntiary OF the
limited States the republics Of Nicaragua
Costa Ricn and Salvador, and continued TO serve
in that post until May. 1893. II was In this period
that Colonel Shannon able TO render service
ideas. He aided in negotiating several OF the com
mercial agreements with the Central American
republics which were entered into under the pro-
| visions OF the Mckinley act He had long been
| portunity to make practical study OF this new
scheme OF reciprocity. by which valuable foreign
markets to be secured Tor the disposal OF
surplus products.
| and l. a member OF the University 0awyers)
Delta Kappa Epsilon and Republican clubs Of this
city. lie IS also member OF the Metropolitan
Club. OF Washington. and OF the NewYork Com
mandery Of the Loyal Legion. and 10 . trustee -
Colby University