Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
Difficulty in Withdrawing One of
the Democratic Candidates.
TAMMANY INCENSED AGAINST DUNPHY
Effort to Hold Their Own in the
Congressional Delegation.
HARD WORK NECES SARY

One difficulty there may be In the way of
an adjustment looking to the withdrawal OF
one of the democratic candidates in the
Dunphy and Campbell districts of New York
may arise from the fact that the necessity
of compromising those two districts is not
very apparent. The Tanimany people are
naturally incensei against Dunphy on ac-
count of mis- withdrawal from that organiza-
ton, and it may be assumed that they will
be very reluctant to withdraw the Tam
many candidate in his district. unless they
were convinced that this course alone would
insure the election Of a democrat The ma
jOrity in this district. however. is almost as
great the full republican vote. and ap-
paTently tWI democrats could run with
safety. Even if they divided the demo-
cratic vote almost equally between them
each would have more than the entire re-
publican vote cast at the last election. The
democratic majority for DUnphy was 6, ,1:,J
votes. and the entire republican vote was
hut 1.132
tumminEs' and Cock Districts.
A similar condition exists in the ninth
district, which is represented by Amos Cum
ings. where at present two candidates are
Nominated. In this district the democratic
majority at the last election was I25 more
than the full republican vote. In Cockran's
distfict the democrats can apparently afford
10 run two candidates also. In this district
the democratic majority Is more than a
Thousand in excess of the full republican
vote In either of these districts If the two
democratic candidates between them got
the full democratic vote, one or the other
would be sure of election.
This fact however, while a paliation of
the situation, by no means relieves the ne
cessity Tor very earnest and harmonious
~orH on the part OF the democrats to hold
thelr own IN the congressional delega tion.
Al the beginning of this Congress the dem
OcratS had twenty representatives from
New York and the republicans had four
Teen On the retirement of Mr. Fellows
however QulSS' republican, was elected
to hil the vacancy, so ;hat the division now
stands nineteen to fifteen. or the nineteen
districts held by the democrats, eight NAV
be said TO be in doubt. though the proba-
plhtles are IN tEeir favCr In most of these.
Doubtful Districts.
The first district. the fifth. the tenth, the
thirteenth. the nineteenth, twentieth, TWEEN
ty-nrst and thirty-second are counted as
doubtful The first district represented by
Covert. had at the last election. in round
numbers. 2,SU majority, and there is an
uphill fight in that district now Graham
in the fifth district had 23D majority and
the democrats greatly fear his defeat In
the tenth district. represented by Sickles
1t is very important to democrats that one
OF the candidates should be retired. With
but one democratic candidate they have
practically certainty Of success but the
democratic votes 1iyIded between two can
dlddttS Will probably insure a republican
majority. At the last election Sickies had
1s4J2 votes and the republican candidate
had i2,22i votes. The democratic major
ity was thus but little more than half the
fun republican vote. and might be easily
Overcome with two democratic candidates
IN the field In the thirteenth district reD-
resented by Dewitt Warner, a similar sit
uat atlOn Is exhibited There the democrats
with one cdn1ii1te would be practically
certain Of success. while If the candidates
FOR both factions Of the party remain In
the field the election OF a republican would
be rendered entirely probable
DISQUALIFICATION in Haines' District.
The nineteenth district, represented by
Haines. gave but little over LOO to the
demo Gratis at the last election, and at this
time very general dissatisfaction with the
tariff is reported. Notwithstanding that coll
lars and cuffs, which Mr.. Haines and Mr.
Murphy worked 80 hard fOr retained a very
high protection. The Tracy district tbs
twentieth. in which there g a very hard
nsht being made, gave a democratic ma
1Orlty OF l,621 at the last election and the
twenty second district, rtpresented by
Seh'iiheThOrn, has a majority of about
lf1 Tor the republicans to overcome
Ihe Lirty-secOnd district, now represented
by Lockwood. the present Cardidate for
lieutenant governor on the ticket Of Hin
gave az the last election a democratic ma
JcrItY OF 3.i1i, which, under ordinary cir
Gums tances. would be rCSarded as a very
safe pidTEin: but the conditions in that dis
tEict are such as to cause IL to be regarded
aS one or the most doubtful