New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
GERRYMANDERED IN VAIN.
THE xvrI1rH CONGRESS DISTRICT SURE
TO GO REPUBLICAN.

TO GO REPUBLICAN.
THE nr,,ocpAcY HopELEss-BoY ORATORS N
plsprpuTE-GENERAL KETcHAMs
STRONG CANDIDACY.
~ rr CORRESPONDENT or THE rnIBUNEJ
Kingston. Oct o4--Wher the leaders Oh TIC
r,or,ocrat;c marty carved out the XVIllth Coh-
orese District. made up Of Ulster. Dutcness anu
putran, counties. they confidently believed tha'
+, ,roud be perpetually Democratic ois'ric''
since lister County usually gave Dehocra''
maioritles. Duchess County frequently uiu 81
ond u,tle Putnam furnished only sma'' NJ
publican majority. .
gut tho first election IN the new district tna'
Of 1892. proved tte folly OF the eerr! inanue'
made by the fraudulent Democratic Aesi''"
., 1900 How, could II be expected that 'He
,.o,ors NJ Dutcbes, County should even tor-
get the fraud By which Edward Ospornc """
hoe, counted in as a Democratic senator
from the Senate district OF when th's oo"'.'
formed a part with Putnam and Co.uI"p.a ~
the northward? And the voters ol o'.s~'
County. eyewitnesses, almost, OF TINS aoo''''''"
bic transaction, could not be expected " 'o
done such an offence. AS a consequence %
though there Democratic toa'
which gave Cleveland the electoral vote OF the
State by 455OO plurality. the voters OF tn's o's
,r,ct elected Jacob Lefever, Of New-Paltz. 10
Conorsss hv q p,urality of $40 votes. In 1874
the district went with rush to the hepuoN-
can party, and MI LeteVer WAS
plurality Of 5,5c9.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF VICTORY.
This year the prospects OF the Repup''ca,''
are brighter even than in 1874 for winhiHs '"o
district by a large majority. The district shows
in flo
Democratic county committee hopeless apa-
thetlc to a remarkable degree; the Republican
committee actively at work and conhdent Oh
victory lanes w Hinkley, the former cnalr-
man NJ the Democratic State Committee lives
AZ Poughkecpsie within the boundaries OF the
district: but beyond few editorials In MS
newspaper THE Poughkeepse News fress'
he has done nothing toward earning Demo-
cratic victory In the district Mr. HlnKiey' ~"
deed. is too shrewd a man not TO Kro" 'ha' ''o
tide is so strong against the Democratic parry
In the State that nothing OF value could be
ACCOMPLISHED to stem il. lie was delegate 10
the Democratic National Convention, came
home in an indignant mood resigned the cnair-
manship of the State Committee to Ehlot Dan
forth. and retiring to Poughkeepsie. devoted
his attention to his street railway IN that ctS'
MR.. HINKLEY PUT Up MAN.
But although Mr. Hinkley thus retired, ap-
parently from all participation In doomed
campa gn, he had the prudence to retain IN MS
possession the machinery Of the party IN 'ne
district and he nominated Richard T. CohheH
city editor OF his newspaper. for Congress. MT.
Connell came before the Democratic congress
DIstric, Convention and made such a fervent
free coinage speech that he was nominated Win
great enthusiasm Since his nomination Connel
,l.o,,t (, ict m
in the style first exemplihed by William j.
, prvan Politicians interpret Hinkley's action
in nominating Connell not TO any hope OF elect
ing him. but 10 the thought that II Bryan
should ue elected President the defeated Demo-
cratic candidate would have the naming OF the
Federal appointeas.
The silver Democrats are suspicious that Con-
nell Is merely assuming devotion to silver
ard they point TO the inactivity OF the Demo-
cratic county committees an indication that
the gold bugs have captured the organization
and do not desire to roll up big vote lor
Bryan or Conne Here in Ulster County one
Democrat John T.. Cummings. Is so suspicious
Of the Democratic County Committee that ne
has organized silver clubs and is WORKING haru
for BRYAN Cornell Is a boy orator. and the
silver clubs have brought forward large num-
her Of other boy orators. The "od line Demo'
Gratis" look with great disfavor upon the re-
marks OF these youths and intimate that the
Depioc rate party lS III Il Ddu way "iieH ~ '""
to depend upon such speechmakers
KETcHAM a STRONG CANDIDATE.
The Republicans have nominated for Congress
the veteran. John II. Ketcham. OF Dutchess
County He undoubtedly is the strongest Re-
publican In the district. For many years ne
represented Duchess. Putnam and Columbia
counties in Congress. He was most indus
tr.ous Representative. working hard for the
voters In his district. None Of them ever asked
him 10 attend 10 matter OF business III
Washington and found that their request was
not granted Moreover the interests or the dis
trict were closely watched. Mr.. Ketcham thus
makes an exceptionally strong candidate. M
boy orator like Conne is going 10 keep him
out of Congress.
A r clearwater County Judge Of Ulster
County said to-day In talking about the po-
litical situation In that county: The RepuDlicahs
OF this county are united in support OF the Re
publican ticket as ] have not seen them be1ore
in many years With Republican union there is
Democratic disunon. | have yet to see solid
Democratic business man who favors the elec-
ton OF Bryan and Sewal Hundreds OF Demo-
Gratis will vote for Mckinley and Hobart
THE DUTY on CEMENT.
This county will also roll up big vote fer
John II. Ketcham. since We are deeply interested
IN the preservation Of our present protective
duty on hydraulic cement. At Rosendale and
elsewhere in this county there are 1000 men
omnloved in thirteen cement factories. We have
TO meet the competition Of the Portland cement
dealers Of England; OF those at Stettin. in Ger
many. and those at Alp Nauch. In Switzerland
The Wilson law reduced the duty on cement
There are also hundreds OF mer employed In
making cement barrels Upon this question or
protection we shall cast a very large vote Tor
Mr.. Ketcham. In my Judgment we also snan
elect Emory 4. Chase OF Catskhl. the Republic
ran candidate for Supreme Court Judge IN the