New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

Mr. Wever. the Republican candidate for Con-
gress. thus had plurality of Sl23 and ne repre-
sented a. 0l9 voters. His district might well be
compared with that of Daniel y. Lockwood, one
Of the Democratic Congressman. and now the
Democratic party's candidate for iieutenant,
Governor. Mr.. Lockwood represents the %NHlld
Congress District. 1t cast l6440 votes for Lock-
wood in 1892 1866 for Rowland b. Manany the
Republican candidate, and o9l for Martin, the
Prohibition candidate. Here only 29.991 votes
were cast. and Mr.. Lockwood's plurality was
only 3.474. 1t thus took 44.0l9 voters to elect a
Congressman in a Republican district but only
90 997 to elect one In Democratic district.
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES.
The Republican party will elect its candidate
for Assemblymen in each one Of the five counties
composing the Congress district. Assemblyman
Eldrdge. Republican, has been renOminated In
Warren County and the Democrat who was
nominated against him has declined 10 run. IN
Washington County there Is no Democratic
candidate Assemblyman Hobbie Republican, Is
running as an Independent Republican. and ex-
Assemblyman W. ID. Stevenson has the reg
ular" Republican nomination. Republican
Assembyman. therefore. - assured from th's
district There are two Republican candidates
also in Essex County. namely. James w. Steele.
of ST. ArInans the "regular' Republican candi-
date. and James A. Pearce. Of Bloomingda.e.
Independent Republican candidate. Frank ;.
Witherbee OF Port Henry. the member OF the
Republican State Committee from the dstrici.
IS taking measures 10 bring about Republican
union upon this matter. and probably will sue
Charles T. Leland. of SchrOOn Lake, Is n popu-
lar man. and II the two Republican candidates
stick" there Is great danger that Leland viii
be elected In Clinton County the Republican
candidate is DR.. W. T. Hansiger, OF Chazy who
will be elected The Democratic candidate Is K.
J. Clark OF Plattsburg. In Franklin County the
Republicans have nominated Thomas A. sears
a merchant of Bangor. while the Democrats
have nominated j. II. Miller. Mr.. Sears Is a
strong candidate and will be elected by at least
$500 majority.
laboring especially hard for the ticket are Sena
tor Klburn James G. Soaring ex-Assemblyman
William G. Stevens and ex-senator John !. Gil
bert In Clinton County the Republican forces
are led by Congressman Viewer Assemblyman
Baker and observation-disclosures Wheeler. In the
county ~ Warren excellent work is being done
by state Treasurer Colvn and Assemblyman FL
bridge In Essex County Wallace T. Foote. jr,
Frank s Witherbee and County Judge McLaugh-
lin are doing excellent work
MR. WEED Is NOT WORKING FOR HILL
Smith NJ Weeds friends here in Northern
New-York greatly resent his being refused the
Office OF United States Senator by David II. Hill.
They will not strain themselves therefore, 10
eect Mr. I'm Governor 1t is generally said
among them that Hill has made a deal with
William r. Grace. BY which the latter Is 10 sue
coed the former as United States Senator-f Mr.
Hin Is elected Governor. This Is not pleasing
news 10 Mr. Weeds friends They remember
what services he rendered 10 the Democratic
party in the election OF the Democratic Leglsia,-
pre- which chose Mr.. Hill Senator. Mr.. Weed
friends say he had distinct pledge from MT
Hin that he Weed should be elected 5 senator
No sooner was 1t obvious however mar tns
legislature was Democratic than Mr.. Hill coouy
repudiated his pledge TO Mr.. Weed and took the
Senatorship himself. Mr.. Hill followed up thls
action by hanging up FOR months the nomina-
,lon ~ George : Weed the son OF Smith NJ
we'd when ne was nominated for collector of
the Por, Of Plattsburg. Then Mr.. Hi turned
out OF Office the warden Of clinton Prison
ami Amounted Walter y Thayer. OF Troy. polit-
ical hcnchman ~ Senator Murphy. as mis- sue
cessor Warden Thayer has used the prison pat
ronage against the Weed Democrats OF 'ihtph
COUNTY and has striven in every way 10 lessen
the political strength II Mr. Weed IN tne as
trct Mr. Weed has been henefactor 10 North
ern New-York in many ways, and TINS lii-Ueal-
ment Of him by Mr. Hi is resented thereiore' ny
Republicans az well as Democrats