New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-13
FIGHTING FOR FOUR SEATS.
.ccFNRI,Y CONTESTS IN SULLIVAN
poCKI,AND AND ORANGE COUNTIES
,r.Ss HOPE TO SEND A SOLID DELEGA
TON TO ALBANY FROM THE A>ilI"
CONGRESS DISTRICT
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CONGRESS DISTRICT.
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-,rv,s n Y. oct. 12.-This doubtful and
,ot,, rtested Congress District the NNlith' IN
,. has already been pointed out. the can
,,s,cv If e. b. Odell jr. against ex-State Sena-
- Eugene $ Ives seems to offer hattering
rance of Republican success. contains within
,,e h,nudaries four Assembly districts, in three
- on the fortunes of politics have usually
40, ss fuctuating and uncertain as in the larger
.ors,,tienCy itself. Rockland County forms one
:, these districts and Sullivan a second, while
orange County. which has a third more popuia-
,,or than Rockland and Sullivan combined IS
.,pt IN two on a north and south line to make
,bs other two. The political pendulum in this inn
,rsssionable unstable and highly sensitive con-
,mency has swung from side to the other
With annoying regularity. and there have been
,,w years in when some one Of the four districts
h.s not reversed its vote of the previous cleo
ZION for Assembymer.
Under normal political conditions two OF the
districts Rockland County and the western half
~ Orange. have always been counted as safely
Democratic The eastern district of Orange
County has in recent years become strongly Re-
publican while the Sullivan district has been sub
ect 10 many fluctuations, in which the personal
strength Of the opposing candidates has always
been the controlling factor In past years the
Democrats have occasionally carried all four dis
tricts In many contests two have gone 20 each
MARTY The Democratic vote in the Assembly
from this Congress district has in exceptional
years been reduced to one. Last fall. however, in
the great revulsion of public feeling against the
results Of Democratic policy. State and National
the Republicans for the first time in the history
Of the district elected all four Assemoiymen: Inc
struggle Of the party this year Is to retain at
least three Of the four seats. and the lively nope
OF the more sanguine local managers is TO repeat
next month this unprecedented and decisive vic
tory OF 1899.
GOOD REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS,
So far everything has favored the Republican
canvass but second triumph on this Assembly
ticket in natural Democratic strongholds Ike
Rockland County and its Western Orange DIS
trict would certainly approach the politically
marvellous The XVIlth District stretches In a
rorthwesterly direction. following the borderlne
of Jersey and Pennsylvania from the HUI
son River to the headwaters OF the Delaware.
In territory il is compact. and its three counties
have like industrial interests and homogehe-
Gus population. Dairy farming is the great
agricultural interest. and although manufactuI-
ing industries have been established in the larger
towns. the milk and butter trade is the chiel
source of the districts wealth and employs inc
great bulk Of its country pOpuIatloh. hoch'alu
County although nearest New York Guy Is per
haps the least progressive and cultivated part Oh
the district Back from the Hudson 1t Is
comparatively rough and inaccessible country
traversed by few or no rallroads anu us Ha'is ~,
population has naturally inherited a certain N
grained Democracy of the primitive appleJ ,lt
flavor The river towns are practically SUBURBS
of New-York. and have teen and still are NANNY
Democratic in sentiment With two such as
similar but easily amalgamated ponucai CLASSES
to draw on il is scarcely to be wondered at that
Rockland County should in years past nave given
Democratic ma ority Of from l2OO TO l,5co IN a
total vote Of slightly over 5000
In the last six or eight years the fepuphcah
vote has increased steadily, more than keeping
pace with the growth in population. abe po-
Ntical manageme~' has taken advantage OF
handed and strengthened both in the river towns
and in the mossback districts. In 1877 IN totai
poll Of about 1000, Mr.. Ceyelands PluraEty over
General Harrison was only $50. Last ran the
force Of the general revolt against Democratic
acknowledgment almost carried the county Dod-
lily into the Republican column Never the
scraped through in RccA 4 by 1913 votes. May
rard was beaten by 1905. Clarence LeXow' Tor
State Senator. carried the county by 37l, and ~
H. Cutler. the Republican candidate Tor As
semblvman, received the extraordinary majority
Of 49, The Democratic nominee for the As
sembly. Mr.. Fnnegan. wa objected 20 on per
sonal grounds by many Of his party associates
and was cut in every election district MY.
Cutler has made very creditabe and popular
Assemblyman. and was renominated by acciaua-
ton last week. His unusual strength at the po,is
IS conceded by the opposition, ana no canHl-
date has yet been found TO run against him.
Senator Lexow and the other party leaders IN
Rockland are satisfied that Mr.. Cutters chances
are excellent and they are ready to predict
that the seat won by MIN so hands 'mey last
fan will be retained for the Republicans at the
coming election.
Rockland County has never been Hi county
IN Democratic State politics and the Democrauc
leaders are rather lukewarm in their support II
the peanut" statesman's candidacy. The most
which they can hope 10 do for Mr.. Hi Is to save
a plurality for the State ticket as meaere as
that given last November 10 Mr. Meyer ana MS
associates.
SURE REPUBLICAN DISTRICT.
OF the Orange Assembly districts the eastern
one is sure to be strongly Republican at the APP
rroaching election Last fall the majority
given for Assemblyman Thornton, who was a
candidate for reelection. was 1858. ~ nomina
tjon has We, been made In this district. which
contains the strong Republican towns * New
burg, Cornwall. Highlands and Montgomery. III
tie western district the normal Democrauc ma
jOrity is from 800 10 900 Last year the Demo
cratic candidate John Klnsella was beaten I.
his gsea: chasrin and astonishment ov JOSEPH
Dean, statlOner and bookseller OF Goshen WI.
had made short and unpretentious still huhr
canvass. Mr. Deans majority wa my SIN III IL
The district nominating convention VIII meet II
Middetown next Tuesday. but IT is unders'ooG
that Mr.. Dean does not care 10 run secoho
time No Democratic candidate has yet peer
named In either OF the Orange districts. WIN
a strong county ticket in the field, such as ma
chosen By the Republicans AZ Goshen last Iues
day. there IS apparent reason why me St".'
ticket should not have larger majority III
Orange County than that given two years ae,
On the Presidential ticket. General HhrflS Jn So
ESQ votes more than Mr.. Cleveland MI Morton
is expected TO get from 500 70 1000 more thai
Mr.. Hill
Sullivan County has for a few years shown
small but stable Republican majority. though us
political traditions like those OF all the upper
Delaware River counties, In New-foIk, Ne"
Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA have been m3lrI'
Democratic. With the growth ana expansion d
the dairy business. and the abandonment %
numbering as the chief occupation ~ us populd
ton slow drift iowa d Republlcanism seem
TO have set in In this upiard and st;i spassrN
settled county. At the Prcsdenlal ec'ioi wv
Years ago, In total vote of 1890 Genera HaIIl