The sun., 1894-10-21
GEN. CURTIS THE WINNER.
A FINE ROW BEFORE THE REPUB-
LICAN EIECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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Litts-er Toid, with the Regrets OF the Cou,-
| .ittee, that He Must Get Out or the Race
n the Tweuty-secous Cougress District
"My son." said the Hon. Richard Marcy OF
| watertown. last night, TO TIE SUN reporter. In
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Its not my funeral;
| but did You ever read about hogwallows2 On
some Of the Western prairies, but particularly
in Texas, the ground has every appearance OF
having been rooted or torn up by hogs; hence
the name"
Mr. Marcy has been one Of the important fac
tors in the Republican politics Of jefferson
county from the days Of Fremont. Mr.. Marcy
along with goo other Republicans from Full
ton. Hamilton, Saratoga, and 81. Bawr' nc
counties, which make up the Twenty-sec-
ond Congress district, came 10 town yes
terday to ASCERTAIN what decision the
Executive Committee OF the Republican State
Committee would mako in the controversy be-
tween Newton Martin Curtis OF Ogdensburg and
Lucius n. Littauer OF Gloversville Over thou
sand ballots havo been taken in Saratoga be-
tween the supporters Of these two men for the
Republican nomination in the district. There
were thirty delegates TO this Convention at Sara
togs, fifteen of whom from st. Lawrence county
were for Curtis, and the nine from Saratoga
and six from Fulton and Hamilton were for Lit
tauer This made fifteen apiece, and neither
side would give way. The Republican vote In
st. Lawrence county is $4,000. that Of Fulton
and Hamilton Is 5000, and that Of Saratoga
county s,4OO, and thus IL will be seen that the
Republican vote is about evenly divided between
the supporters of the two men.
Littauer's supporters. who call Curtis Tim
Der Heels" because Of his headlong, careless
walk said that he had been in public office all
his life and they recounted that he was Collector
of Customs for the district OF OsweRatchie In
1896; was appointed special agent ofthe United
States Treasury Department In 1867 and
held the place until 1880; was employed
from 1880 till 1882 by the Department
OF Justice to assist the United States
District Attorney for the southern district Of
New York, was President Of the st. Lawrence
County Agricultural Society for five years, and
President Of the New York State Agricultural
Society in 1880, trustee Of the Board
q Control OF the New York Agricultural
President OF tho board: was a member OF the
Assembly from 1884 to 1890 inclusive, and was
elected to the Fifty-second and reelected TO the
Fifty-third Congress as a Republican.
The meeting Of the, Republican State EIecu-
and Littaucr yesterday called out all the bad
feelings that one could imagine, and the matter
WAS not finally determined until late at
night The members of the committee besides |
Chairman odcll who We're present sent were Charles i
Adrdss Cornelius yam ttSfiH cott William @SEts Good
5sSS is% sssiP$ y %,s% s%is$ sns Gr% ss,Hs VII
Some OF the shouters from the Twenty second |
Congress district present included these from |
SSi %'Iss & %rfRss; S COL S + Sasss s x I :
MsKeiar, and j. ". He; Howe. RANK d. ie'A' '"a''
The, rioters from st. Lawrence county in
snais s%!sS 3sas e. Ashes fSIsT disas fDy : Lynds
T. D. Ellsworth. II: I. Wells, J; {, Keeler, J. F.
District L Fdn Gevs n
Edwin A; Merritt, j., Frank Moore; J.W. Bald
and Judge Leslie w Russell "
The kickers from Fulton and Hamilton in
PSp sfcs Judge g. SoSn a
y, James r; AsEersesnssT rss John @ Gaen j. D. Leay;
George A., ,Tsyior: 3. b: Brown, Frank Wi.
bell. and Iconsressman sackett, 81 a years w s DID,
The forssoins r 81 Is only part Of the M armv, and
Wsisy
sspple toddies and gin slings Col. Jim Gray and
his associates at the bar transacted. These Re-
cfsd the Bright Iii lights SS and arG the
marble \ floors and the swell lounges q fine old
them hem every time. Down here they have all the
The Executive Committee sat all the after.
noon. Mr.. Littauer. in his speech before the
said he was ready TO resign in the
nation from ali claim. 70 tRs IN hs ssh
the understanding that Gen. Curtis would
10 the same. Old Timberheels got around him
his. friends. and declared he wouldn't
resign, and he thrust into the faces of
The committee petition signed by 5000 OF the
voters of St Lawrence county, naming him as
heir candidate. This was a puzzler for Mr..
.ittauer. He had gathered the names of only
700, He didn't go any further with his petf-
ion, because he says Secretary OF state John
Palmer told him a week ago that 1t wouldn't be
=, The fight was taken up again in, the evening.
The Executive Committee. with the utmost re-
uctance, decided that Gen. Curtis. having filed
lis petition with the full complement of names
must be considered the regular candidate for
congress OF his district
Nearly all OF the members of the committee |
personally Informed Mr. Littauer that they
we're grieyed because they were compelled to |
1--WE this decision. 1t is we'll known that the
Ion. Thomas B. Reed doesn't care for Gen.
,urtis as IL is charged that Gen. Curtis has not
lways regarded the wishes of the ex-Czar.
Mr.. Littauer took his medicine WELL while his |
riends, including many from ST. Lawrence
ounty. said they would not vote for Gen. Cur
Is. IL was the ngliest crowd OF Republicans
hat has come TO the hotel in months, and Gen
,urtis, after his victory, left for his home alone