New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-22
FOR QUIGG AND SIGRIST.
PUSHING THE CONGRESS ELECTION
FIGHT VIGOROUSLY.

woRKINGMEN IN THE TWO DISTRICTS THOR
oUGHLY STIRRED UP-EvERY REPUBLICAN
SHOULD WORK AND VOTE FOR
THE CANDIDATES.
The impression which prevailed in the polit-
cal centres OF this city yesterday was that the
Republican candidates for Congress In the
XIVth and XVIII districts will be elected on
January 30 II the Republican vote Is poied.
The workingmen who live in the upper end or
the island are ready and eager to do their part
toward smashing the Wilson Tariff bill. This
Is lust as true Of the great majority OF the
working people who were deceived into YOUNG
for Grover Cleveland and democratic clover
paradise" In 1892 as 1t Is OF those VINO vote"
for the Republican candidates in that election
A member of a firm OF hat manufactures
made n statement to a Tribune reporter yes
tertay which shows the drift OF political OPINION
among the employees Of that trade. He said
that at the election OF 1892 every workman In
his firms employ except the foreman. voted the
Democratic Presidential ticket. They had
been induced to believe that changes in the tarll
advocated by the Demo Gratis would reduce the
cost OF their clothing while their wages couiu
not be affected-labor organizations woud at
tend TO that
"These men have had their eyes opened to the
fact that the Wilson bill will ruin the nat IN
dustry in this country" said this employer. ana
that no matter how low clothing may go IL VIII
do them little good II they have no work and earn
no wages to buy 1t. The consequence is that
every man of the ninety we have been ape u
keep at work will vote the Repubhcan TICKET
every chance they get A number OF them I'VE
In the XIvth and XVIII districts. and they VIII
vote for Quigg Sigrist. as the case may De-
TAMMANY TRICKS WILL NOT BE TRIED
A great many laboring men who have be-
longed or trained with Tammany Hall Will vote
for the Republican candidates week from next
Tuesday. The discipline Of the organization
will not hold them this time a thorough-going
Tammany Hall man Of standing In the "lg"am
said Yesterday: II read in The Tribune the other
day that preparations had been made TO pre-
vent the tricks which 1t has been alleged were
played by some Of our men on last Election Day
when the special Congress elections are held.
Let me remark that there will be no need OF such
preventive arrangements. No prizes have been
offered from East Fourteenth-st. for increased
votes I'm election or Assembly districts foi tn's
Congress election and none will be. We realize
the fact that a great deal OF our voting strength
has been embitt ,red by the financial depression.
and that the outlook presented by the wilson Dill
Is altogether dscouraging. Colonel Brown ana
Mr S,raus are the champions of that bill. and
that is the issue in the XIVth and XVIII dis
tricts-not Tammany Hall. Whatever money the
candidates raise for their canvass Will be spent
iudiciously 70 elect them. but this isn't exactly
the organizations fight"
WHAT THE REGISTRATION SHOWS
The registration Of Friday and Saturday show
ing a total of 6.429 additional votes and changes
I'm tho two districts was looked upon on poth
sides as highly encouraging to Republican sue
cess The interest 1t betokens in this special
election IS unprecedented and was regarded oy
Democrats as we'll as Republicans as convincing
proof that the people will be on hand at the polls
ON January 80 full vote on that day means
a black eye for the Wilson bill and the dis
credited Administration that !s behind II. what
the men who are running the canvass OF Colonel
Brown and Mr. Straus hoped for was apathy
and n light vote They dread general turnout
Of the electors
The attention of manufacturers and others
who are large employers Is being caiied ~ 'he
, necessity Of allowing voters In their employ
ample time to vote On January ~. fa'oi"o'e
responses have already been received In seVeiai
instances and there seems to be general as
position among those who have men III theit
employ who live In the two districts " ,'no u,,Ivr
that plenty Of time be given them FOR eNercisinS
their right of suffrage. some employers VIII
give their men the entire day:
II should be remembered that AL voters vi
Manhattan Island who live above tifty-secohu-
Of ON the West Side, and above Fifty-nntn.st.
on the Eas, Side entitled To vote lor ei,hel
Icmuel f.. Quigg or Frederick Sigrist, airu M 80
holm i'm restoring good Republican times These
are the district boundaries: The NlVth Distric'
extends from Fifty-second-st on the west sue;
between. Seventh-aye and the North River anu
an tbe Eaat Side from Fifty -ninth-st. to Sew
entv-ninth-st and from Central Park To the
East River The XVIII District takes in all that
part OF Manhattan Island east Oh Seh,ra Al ra,N ax
and Seventh-aVe. above Sevcnty-ninth-s,'' eH-
tending north to the Harlem and east 10 the
East River.
GOOD WORK IN FACTORY DISTRICTS.
There was q decidedly hopeful feeling yester-
dav at the rooms of the Yorkve Republican, CiuD.
Iexng on ave- and Ninety third-st.. which Is Fred
eript Sgrlsts headquarters In his canvass In the
Xvth Congress District. The work that was done
,as, week I'm this district was most encouraging.
The most promising feature of the campaign so
far Is the canvass that has been carried on IN me
fnctorv districts. Mr.. Sigrist and his friends
visited number of factories In this district ana
addressed the men VINO were sun empioyeu.
'rhe empty benches and vacant workstands
told too plainly. however. the distress that pre-
walls among the laborlnB classes Inc men VINO
are fortunate enough To be employed In tncse
hard times are we'll Informed as to the reason
why SO many men are out or work
A man who has visited NUMBER OF factories
in the XVIII Congress District recently said
to a Tribune reporter yesterday; rhe IDEA IS
prevailing in many mindS that the lapoiihs
men are Ignorant OF current political questions
and are not able to think for themselves In
the matter of voting. My experience In the
last few weeks has made me realize that no
~roatnr mistake could be made. | have talked
with n number OF these people ard l am con-
WINGED that they are quite as we'll informed on
the potical questions OF the day as are the pros
nero,s merchants or bankers downtown. In
the evenings these men have no receptions or
clubs to occupy their minds. so they spend tneir
time in reading the papers and discussing the
questions Of the day.
THE result is that they are remarkably wen IN
They remember the good days they had eighteen
months ago and they ask why are there nara
times to-day under Democratic rule? Ihey Know
what a blighting effect the Wilson bill mas nau
on the business interests Of the country Most
~ these men are Democrats. but when IL comes
10 a question OF work or voting the Kepup-
lican ticket they will he found In the Republican
column These are the men who are soins W
elect Mr. SigrIst and there are enough Oh ,ne'"
to do II II the Republicans poll their full vo,e.
C,orv effort is being made by the Repupllcahs