New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-28
THE ALBANY COUNTY FIGHT.
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL OF RETAINING
LAST YEARS BIG GAIN.
EXCELLENT CANDIDATES. WITH GOOD CHANCES
OF ELECTION-JUDGE cLUTE DEMO-
CRATIC MILESTONE.

CRATIC MILESTONE.
Albany. Oct 27-There were no more remark
able gains made by the Republican party at
the general election in this State in 1894 than
those made in this county Of Albany. 1t had
been a Democratic stronghold In 1898. al
though there was a general uprising In the
State against the Democratic party. 1t gave
Cord Never. the Democratic candidate for Sec
retary Of State. plurality OF 5.224. Much OF
this 1924 plurality fraudulent, the record
Of the vote OF Democratic repeaters and OK
Democratic falsfers OF the election returns;
but nevertheless. the Democratic party was
strong in the county.
This strength disappeared In 1894 under the
combined effect Of the Republican revolutionary
movement extending all over the state. ana
OF the O'Connor Inspector act, which gave the
Republican party the protection at the polls
OF two election inspectors OF its own naming.
Under these influences Mr.. Morton carried the
county by a plurality OF SCI votes. There was
thus A change from 5224 adverse plurality
against the Republican party to a favorable
plurality OF Sol; difference Of 6,oS5 votes
Moreover, the Republicans polled such a large
number OF votes to win three out OF the
four Assembly districts assigned to the county.
This success in 1894 has brought the Republi-
can leaders naturally 10 think that they may
be able to repeat the victory in 1895, and great
pains, therefore. have been taken with the Re-
publican county ticket and Republican legis-
lative ticket. Myer Nussbaurl. a prominent
Republican lawyer, who made an exceptionally
fine record as an Assemblyman from the county
two years ago, has been nominated for Sena-
tor He Is making a strong candidate, and
there are indications that he will defeat Rob-
ert Bryce, the coal ton Democratic candi.
date The regular" or Herrick Democracy
was compelled to take Bryce. the candidate OF
the New Democracy" a boiling Democratic
organization The regular" organization thus
taking a candidate off the hands Of boilers
from within its own party ranks supports such
a candidate Loyalty. The Democratic party also
is disunited upon its candidate for Mayor, q
mart Of the regular organization having Ia
vored the nomination of James Rooney. who
was defeated for Mayor year ago last spring
by Oren f. Wilson. the Republican candidate
The Republican county ticket is headed by
the nam. of Clifford ID. Gregory for county
Judge Mr.. Gregory is in every way worthy
of this honor. An able lawyer, distinguished
citizen of Albany. md for many years hard-
working Republican chairman OF the Repub-
lican County Committee, he was entitled to the
nomination, and the Republican party honored
Itself by nominating him. Ii would seem thaf
there shcrld be no do Lbt of his election for the
Democrats have made a nomination which was
heard Of with general amazement and lndlgna-
ton This candidate Is that Jacob II. cute
who as County Judge OF Albany County, dared
TO attempt to keep John McCarty In the state
Senate and actually issued an Injunction ad-
dressed i the clerk Of the State Senate calling
upon him TO retain McCarty's name upon the
roll Clute did this II may be remembered.
upon the recommendation of Isaac II. Maynard.
and then hastily dissolved his own injunction
when he saw that the senate was about TO ih-
stitute impeachment proceedings against MIN.
Judge Clute lives in the town OF Gullderland.
There a big vote will be polled against him be-
cause he took charge Of a suit for damages
against the town. brought by man who had
fallen through a bridge, and obtained verdict
of sl20)O The precedent thus set VIII LEAD 10
suits against other towns. and their taxpayers
will suffer Another objection made to JudSs
Clute Is that in 1894 he did not order certain
names stricken from the poll lists which were
believed to b. those of repeaters. on the ground
that they might be those of soldiers and sailors
awsy from home"
The Republicans have renominated Assembly,.
men Keenholts and Albeit. who were creuit
to the party last win,er and also nave noihl-
mated two otier strong candidates for the AS
sembly
! The fact that there are two Republican can
ddates for Mayor running. Oren T. WILSON
and William J. Walker. will bring out every
! Republican vote and thus. at least. secure yotes
! for the Republican State ticket-for Mr. Nuss-
! baum the Republican candidate for senator;
for Mr. Gregory for County Judge. ana ior
! the other candidates Of the Republican party