New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
FROM 4 srAYr CORRESPONDENT or rrE Tribune

ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
FROM 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT rrE Tribune
Syracuse Oct H-One Of The fruits Of the theft
Of the Legislature by David Il. Hi and his con-
federates in the Democratic party in 1921 was the
passage OF act gerrymanderins the Congress
districts of the State. The main thought Of the
gerrymander Of course was give the Democratic
party majority under all circumstances and In
all political weathers of the Congressman from this
State
Sixteen Of the Congress districts or nearly
one half Of them put in the southeastern angle
Of the State. embracing the cities Of New-iork ana
Brooklyn Two districts were carved out In
Erie County To one Of these districts in Erie County
WAS given a large majority Of Democratic votes.
With the Erie district the Congress districts
grouped around New-Yor and the Albany and Troy
districts. which ordinarily democratic, the
leaders If the Democratic party believed they
would always majority Of the Congressman
from the state Of New-York. In 1892 the Demo-
cratic leaders were not surprised therefore TO find
that they had won twenty OF the thriy-four ais
trcts
one Of the effects OF the Democratic gerrymander
OF the Congress districts TO make the Republi-
can districts of the interior OF the state contain
far larger number of voters those OF the Demo-
cratic districts. In this Congress district for in
stance. which contains the counties OF Onondaga
and Madison there were cast In 1892 in all h5'2
votes There was not single Democratic district
On
cast as big a vote. In the district in which Frank
lin Bartlett was elected only Gags votes were cast.
In the district in which Edward J. Dunphy was
elected Only 2.075 votes were cast Timothy }.
Campbell represents Only 2j.5oI votes Daniel T.
Sckles comes from district in which only 3i.729
votes were cast. Amos J. Cummings can only boast
of 26.s2e votes behind him. W Bourke Cochran
represents on'y 1921.
THE STOLEN SENATE SEAT.
The voters Of this Congress District propose TO
resent bitterly at the fall election this unfair basis
Of representation established by the fraudulent
Democratic Legislature OF 1892 1t takes twice as
many voters 10 elect Congressman here as in
either Dunphys Bartletts district in New-iork |
city. Tina, IS unjust il practically leaves un-
represented at Washington a large proportion OF |
the voters Of Madison and Onondaga counties More
over. .hcr resentment AT thus being defrauded Of
representation at Washington is Increased by the |
fact that for the TWO years succeeding 1891 the |
people OF Onondaga County were represented at |
Albany in the Legislature by man whom they had |
not elected State Senator The Republicans of |
the Onondaga Senate District elected Rufus I |
Peck Senator by l73 plurality. Ho was counted
out" by the Democratic State Board Of Canvdssers !
and the certificate Of election was awarded 10 /
John A. Nichols the defeated Democratic can!liate |
for Senator With all these memories Of being 10
frauded OF their rights the voters Of ononiasa !
County read with profound Indignation on fHidN /
morning last the reports % DAVID i. HIS speech |
1T Alhambra Hall the preceding night. IN when DE- !
had acknowledged the theft Of the Senate and |
g.orei in IT, Mr. Hi said. The question whether
the Democrats properly OF Improperly. regularly or |
irreguary. Secured control Of the state Senate IN
1891 is powder already burned Tho Democrats h'a /
fairly carried the state ticket in iNn hy 80"
majority and no legal quibb.e. no tocnnicAli,ie-.
and no harsh constructions OF judicial orders sn'Ild
have been permitted t. deprive tacm Of tae control
of the Legislature t. wn.ch under such c.rcin-
stances the dominant party was fairly emitted. am
whether any Law was strained or not jusilcs d.1
in tact prevail"
Mr. Hill received some doleful news while here
which seems TO point to tremendous denunciauon
OF his theft of the Senate district and his gerry
mander OF the Congress districts. AMI that Was that
the Democratic registration was astonlsningN "".
Indeed 1t was low that William H. KIM TIE
Democratic leader 10 the editors ~ the Demo
cratic newspapers ana bcsoush' Them not a. I..n.
the registration figures. because they rcVea.el su'a
an amazing falling of OF the registered Democrat.
vote Mr.. kirk and the other Democratic ,"aaors
doing their best TO get the Democrats reg
istered but they are receiving little AID from the
ordinary Democratic voter 1t should be stated ais
that while the meeting which Mr. H.! addressed
here Thursday night .asi was well ATTENDED III
Democratic crowd present was 50 cod In its i--
meanor toward Mr.. Hi that the managers saiD
they suspected good mary Republicans were
present who had merely t. the meeting out
Of curiosity to the Democratic leader.
THE CONGRESS DISTRICT
There is every Indication that the Republican
party will carry this Congress District by an in
creased majority that obtained by the party
in 1892 The County Of Onondaga contains THIS
growing and enerprsing city OF Syracuse, me
business interests Of which have kecn!y suffered In
the year just passed owing to the mistaken iarih
policy OF the Democratic Congress and the Demo
cratic President. Outside OF Syracuse In the
County Of Onondaga the farmers are laTe"y en-
gagged in raising tobacco. The tobacco growers have
also felt the effect OF tariff changes. Then In Madi-
son County the mop growers naturally dissatisfied
with the lowering Of the tariff upon hops which the
believe will injurous.y affect their business. Upon
the other hand there Is nothing TO attract voters
the Democratic party. Governor Flower ana
not hold UP the hands Of the members OF the Re-
publican Legislature when they were doing th~ii
utmost 10 keep down the states taxes The credit
OF reducing the State this year in the coun-
ties of Madison and Onondaga is awarded there,
fore to the Republican Legislature II may ht siil
nominations for State offices has brought many
votes TO the Republican parry. son, +. ,,.....
rms Congress district was carried IN Is'- 10y James
J. Belden. Republican, by '@25 pluraHy over HHe$
W. MsT: due to- Mr. Beidens popularity
with the Union soldiers o. the distrct ne e
10 the clement in the population by nominal
ing a one-armed war veteran. Major Theodore L.
Poole, for Congress.
4 FINE RECORD
Major Poole was born in the town % Jordan ia
this Congress district. in 1910 but educated
here in Syracuse. When the War OF the Rebellion
broke out he engaged in the manufacture OF
salt He took an active part in the enlistment OF
the 1924 Regiment. OF New-York Volunteers. ana on
August IS 1867 mustered into the United States
service as in this regiment
The regiment Joined the Sixth Army Corps, ana par
ticlpated In all It's battles from Antetam 10 Apo
mattox. Early IN his career solder Mao.
Poo.e promoted fCr merit. He was ad1utanj of
his regiment the beginning Of the Wilderness
campaign, and was commissioned captain Tor con
spcuous bTavery at SpottsyWana &id thr other
received the time the brevet o! major from
the United States Government and from the Stat.
of NewYork. He lost his left arm At the battle OF
Cold Harbor. II amputated at the shoulder,
and Major Poole otherwise severely wounded.
At the earliest opportunity he left the hospital and