New-York tribune., 1895-10-02


FEAT AWAITS HiM-REPrBILcANs
Likely TO CARRY THIRTY
SEVEN DISTRICTS.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRrbUSE'I
Albany oct. Freedom for the hquor-deaier "
sell liquor Sunday may be the ostensio'' ann "
the Democratic leaders in this state in their can"
palgn but the real object Of their WORK ~ 10 erect
enough Democratic State Senators to insure the
election OF a Democra. as David H. Hirs successor
in the United States Senate in 1897. Senator Hill
in 1892 thought he had insured his own re-eiectioh
by gerrymandering the State, but his part III the
theft OF the State Senate was so obvious that IN
1898 the Democratic party was overthrown at the
polls and a Republican Constitutional Convention
was elected which drew up new Constitution,
containing a Just Encouragement OF the Senate ana
Assembly districts Mr. Iiill made the new con
sttution and the apporionment article OF IL the
main theme of his speeches while candidate Tor
Governor. but his advice was not followed. ana so
he fnds himself this fall compelled to go before the
people practically seeking A reelection Sena
tor. with apporonment Of the Senate and AS
sembly districts which gives his political oppo-
nents fair chance to defeat him
Under these adverse circumstances Mr.. Hill has
put on the mantle OF the fox In order TO carry
majority Of the Senate districts for the Demo
cratic party and himself The chances being In
favor of the Republicans he must win districts by
combinations, by dividing the Republicans, or by
making superior nominations
TIE ODDS AGAINST HIM.
Judging from the talk OF his intimate friends here.
Hi is keeping close watch every one of the fifty
Senate districts OF the State lie Is seeking to com
bine the Shepard Democrats and the Bell Demo
Gratis of Kings County common ticket. so FAR as
State Senators are concerned. and he Is pursuing
the same policy with Tammany Hall and the State
Democracy in New York and with the Sheehan
Democrats and the Cleveland Democrats of Erie
County Yet the odds are against him. for the Re
publican party is likely to carry the Is Senate Dis
trict Suffolk and Richmond counties; the lid,
Queens County: four districts in Kings County. four
districts in NewYork County and the following dis
trcts I'm the interior OF the State: The XXlId. West
chester: the XXIIId. Orange and Rockland; the
XXIVth. Putnam. Dutchess and Columbia; the
XXVth. Greene and Ulster; the NNNlth 1)eia-
ware, Sullivan and Chenango; the XXVIIth, Scho-
harie Montgomery. Fulton and Hamilton the
XXVIIIth. Schenectady. Saratoga and Washington;
the XNXth. Rensselaer, the XXXlst. Warren Es-
sex and Clinton; the XXXild St Lawrence and
Franklin: the XXXIIId. IIerkimer and Otsego; the
XXXINth, Oneida; the XXXNth, jefferson and
Lewis: the XXXVIth, Onondaga; the XXXVIIth.
Madison ard Oswego: the XXXVIIIth. Cortland.
Tioga and Broome: the %XXlNth Cayuga ana
Seneca; the XIth. Schuyler ChemunR and TompT
kins; the XIIst. Steuben and Yates the XLIId On
tario and Wayne: the XI.IIId and XI.INth. Monroe:
the XLVth, Niagara Orleans and Genesee; the
XLVIth, Wyoming. Livingston and Alegany the
XLvIIth and XLIXth Erie and the Lth, Chau-
tauqua and Cattaraugus.
The Republican party thus has good chance Of
eecting thlrty-seven Senators out OF the fifty.
WHERE HE WILL MAKE Ills FIGHT
Mr. Hilrs purpose. therefore must be TO reduce
the size OF the Republican majority lie has made
the nominations for the Democratic State ticket
with the idea CT helping the Democratic candidates
for Senators In two districts the XXNIIth. which Is
the home district Of John b. Judson. the Demo
cratic candidate for Controller, and OF De witt {.
Dow the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer,
and the XXNIXth. which Is the home OF John -
Teller the Democratic candidate for Judge OF the
Court OF Appeals. ~ m -,
be upon the XXNIIth District, in which Hobart
Krum Of Schoharie. is the Republican candidate Tor
county while Judson lives at Goyersville. In Fulton
County another county in the district But whiie
not one in which the Democratic campaign to open
the saloons on Sunday viii be popular; Although
strong Democratic county Schoharie Is aso one OF
Dow running for State Treasurer In that county on
a platform OF free whiskey and no sunday, there
fore Is not likely 10 gain much strength ON the
contrary Mr. Krum. Republican who favors
maintenance OF the Sunday laws against the sale OF
liquor is Likely TO be supported by his Democratic
| temperance neighbors well as by Republicans.
In the Cayuga and Seneca dstrc; the Democrats
have put up ex-Judge Day. Their strongest man for
1883 and was beaten ana i is hardy possible that
Cayuga County sufficiently TO enable the Democrats
Of Seneca County 70 elect him. Judge Teller. as a
candidate for Supreme Court Judge, is relied upon
to aid Day. but Judge Martin; the Republican can
didate for the Court OF Appeals also happens to be
popular in that county In 1892 caygga County
SIeveland Or a majority Of 23i2 for Harrison and
Seneca County gave only eigh,yseven majority for
| Cleveland The chances of the election of BENJAMIN
are good despite the Democratic attempt 10 carry
the district.