New-York tribune., 1895-10-18
HILLS HUNT FOR VOTES.
PLANNED TO GET A SENATOR FROM THE
XXXIXTH DISTRICT.
WHY JUSTICES PARKER AND BROWN WE'RE PUT
ASIDE FOR THE UNKNOWN JOHN d.
TELLER OF CAYUGA COUNTY.
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Auburn. oct. 17.-When the Democratic party IN
convention assembled at Syracuse late In sep
tember turned aside from Justice Alton r. Par-
ker and Justice Charles F. Brown. both Supreme
Court Judges of high repute as lawyers, and Sc
ected John d. Teller, Of this city. man OF
whom II can be said. without a thought OF as
raragng him, that he is unknown to the bar out
side of the county Of Cayuga as its candidate TOT
Judge of the Court of Appeals. politicians gen.
orally thought there must be some secret political
motive back OF this singular action. What made
the decision of the convention 10 take the un-
known Teller the more remarkable was that
every Democratic politician was aware that IL
was the life ambition Of Justice Parker to be-
come member Of the higher court; that he was
an influential Democrat himself and that Justice
Browns friends claimed that he was entitled to
the nomination since he had accepted similar
one for the Court Of Appeals Judgeshp year ago
when it was obvious that the Democratic party
was marching to an overwhelming defeat
An examination OF the new Senate district
Of which Cayuga County forms a part. Seneca
County being the other part. revealed the object
| Of the managers Of the Democratic party in
nominating Teller The XXXIXth District
is partly Democratic and partly Republican
cratic and the county of Cayuga ordinarily Re-
publican. The Democratic leaders plainly SAID:
I'VE shall carry Seneca County. and possibly we
can also carry Cayuga County by throwing into
II one OF our candidates for State office and
appealing to neghborhood pride In this way
we may win a Democratic Senator in district
which every one would expect to elect Repub-
can. David b. Hill must be helped in every
way to bring about his reelection as a United
States Senator I'm 1897"
A further part of the Democratic programme
was enacted when ex-Judge S. Edwin Day, OF
Moravia. Cayuga County. was nominated FOR
State Senator from the district. Mr.. Day, ike
most of the Democratic candidates nominated
this year. when Tammany Hall in NewYork has
been shut off from blackmaing the liquor-deal-
ers of that city and collecting big corruption
fund for use in the interior Of the State, is rich
man. He is banker at Moravia. Some one
must supply the funds needed for a successful
Democratic campaign. AS a Democrat Mr.. Day
is pledged to open the saloons Of this city, Mora
via, Genoa. WeedspOrt and Aurora on sunday
and therefore will receive the liquor dealers sup
port in these places.
A second source of funds for the still nunt Tor
votes In this district by the Democratic leaders
which Is In progress is Auburn state PRISON.
The prison houses several hundred convicts who
must be fed. Warden Stout knows the adVan-
tages, from political point of view, OF buying
from certain farmers. committee OF investga-
ton OF the Legislature last winter discovered
that an abnormal amount of potatoes was bought
for the State Prison just before Election Day In
1894 Indeed. every one who had potatoes TO sell
apparently could sell them at the prison doors
The chairman Of the Democratic County Com
mittee Mr. Babcock also had a good paying con-
tract TO supply the prison with beef BapcocK Is
still chairman Of the Democratic County commit
tee a nd he and Warden Stout are eXertlng all the
big influence of the prison in Days favor. Mr..
Day goes about asking the Republicans whom he
meets IL they cannot vote for him. at least 10 re-
frain from voting for his Republican opponent,
BENJAMIN +. Wilcox. He thus attempts to get at
least half Republican vote But the Repub-
lican voters understand that such vote Is half a
vote for David b. Hill for United States Senator
Mr. Wilcox deservedly received the Republican
nomination for Senator He most ably fulfilled
the duties Of County Clerk Of Cayuga County from
1882 to 1891 and then represented lis constituents
faithfully Assemblyman in 1893 and 1874
As an Assembyman he was one of the Republican
leaders and took an active part in the investiga-
ton of the affairs of the state Prison here. which
disclosed the fact that it was the little Tammany
Hall so far its management went, OF Cayuga
County. The Republican voters and taxpayers
hope as the result of Mr.. WilcOXs inquiry as to
the business affairs of tho prison, that Austin
Lathrop, the Democratic Superintendent of Prs-
ons will be removed and a Republican appointed
who will better guard their interests. Mr.. Wilcox
Is industriously carrying forward his campaign,
and his friends believe he Will be elected, al
though they are conscious that the Democratic
leaders are doing their best to elect Day.
The Republicans have made excellent nOmina-
tions for the Assembly having named W. c.
Sheldon. former chairman of the Board OF Super
visors Of Cayuga County in the Northern District,
and +. b. Rounds. OF Niles. also former member
Of the Board Of Supervisors In the Southern Dis
trict
In 1892 Mr. Harrison had 2.3i2 plurality in Cay
uga County and Mr.. Cleveland had - plurality in
Seneca County giving a plurality in the Senate
district for Harrison of 2255 votes. Last fall Mr..
Norton as the Republican candidate for Cover
nor. carried Cayuga by 3432 plurality and Seneca
by 33l plurality. having total plurality of 3,763.
II would seem as If the Democratic party, even If
II has nominated John D. Teller and Is backed by
the money of : Edwin Day and the Auburn State
Prison could not win away the Senate district
from the Republican party. But II Is district TO
watch. nevertheless. on election night.