The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21

II IL Fighting Ground In tbe S1th Assembly
District aud Aspirnnts Are Mnry.

The Twenty-scvcnth Assembly district ns APP
portioncd by the Board Of Aldermen had sup
posedly u fair working Democratic majority oi
about 1900 In the Presidential election OF
1870" II was carried by the Democratic electoral
ticket by majority of 500. and James Owens
its representative IN the Board OF Aldermen,
had ut the same election ina jority Of 1867
In the contest of last year. however. there
was decided 6verturn In the Twenty-seventh.
the Republicans carrying II for their member Of
Assembly, Robertson. and defeating Col. Web
ster, who had been consccutively elected TO
represent this neighborhood since 1889.
On the state ticket the Democratic leader
was cut down to sixty eight votes, and had the
Republicans Of the neighborhoOd had any init
nation Of the political good luck which was
awaiting them they would, no doubt. have car
ricd the district by substantial majority. For
several years they have been laboring under the
local disadvantage Of having as their represent
Frank Raymond. whose loyalty TO Republican
interests has long been under suspicion, holding
Court and being on fraternai terms OF gond fell
lowship with many of the Democratic leaders.
Lsst year Mr. Eay y ,h was i was said luke
whose success, notwithstanding this, provoked
an cutlery for turning him down. Long before
district leaders took tangible form there was
objection 70 RAYMOND, and the :" first blood" OF
tne ,onHIJtec u! Inlrty nKnt marked MS de-
feat In the December primaries by Columbus q.
johnson. Though originally Mr.. Raymond had
been target for the attacks OF the Milholland-
ties. he drifted into their ranks afterward. and
became finally their leader in the Twenty-sev-
enth district.
IL In going tn he fighting ground this year,
and In anticipation of this candidates are com
ing forward on both sides The Republicans
expect, so II is said, to run their leader. Mr..
Johnson, for Assembly this year and to support
Elias GOOdman. editor of the Fraternity Wrchiu
for Alderman-that Is, the regular Republicans,
The Milhollandtes are for the denomination OF
Robertson, the present Assemblyman. with no
choice for Alderman.
That Col. Webster. who owes some share of
his defeat to the covert opposition Of the uni
formed policemen and firemen whose claim for
pay he opposed as Chairman of the
Committee Of Cities In the Assembly. will not be
again candidate for Assemblyman is evident,
and there has been some talk of running George
Clifford OF the Sheritf's Office for Assem- blyman
with James Owens ngain for Alderman.
There are two branches, not discordant. OF the
Tammany organization in this district. one rep
rescntinR the old line Tamnany men, headed by
Charles Welde. Police Judge, and the other fac
tion represented by the former County Dem
ocrats, Andrew j. White, &. w. Dayton, j. =.
Fnllon, James Owens. and Vernon NJ. Davis.
The state Democracy organization In this
district il not accounted among politicians to
amount TO much, though nominal membership
NJ one thousand IL claimed. About five hundred
~ these members, however, are said also to he
members Of Tammany Hall.
Frank b. Murtha is AZ the head Of the indie
pendent County organization in this district
narshals the hosts Of the O'Brienites.
The Twcnty-seventh Is n trlanRnla, district;
here are only three sides to it-t1S'f. street
seventh avenue, and the Harlem River.