New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
VCSTCHESTER POLITICS.

PROSPECTS ARE FOR TWO REPUBLICAN cANpl-
DATES IN THE XvITH CONGRESS- DISTRICT.
Political matters in the XvIth Congress District.
comprising Westminster County and the Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth wards of New-fork ti.y'
are warming up far as the Republicans OF INC
district are concerned. Following the announce
ment of the hold-ovcr Republican District COM
mittee OF which w. H. Ten Eyck signs hiinse'i
as chairman of convention to be held AZ ron
kers Tomorrow comes n call signed by Nlih""
r. Robertson, chairman. and i. Astley htNi''
Frank V. Willard and Joseph Il. See. maJo'i''
of the regular District Committee. elected III '"o
convention held In White Plains last March an
nouncng that "a convention of the fepuoh'a'.
marty OF the XvIth Congress District will be hela
NJ the Orawaupum Hotel In the village OF Nhl'e
Plains on Wednesday September l6. at Il ociocA
noon for the purpose OF nominating n cahuiua'e
for Representative in Congress" Thus both con-
ventions will be held on the same day. ana ae'e
gates will have to take their choice as u "''o'
one they will attend
Judge Robertson said to a Tribune reporter yes
terday that on last Friday he sent notices to the
committee of which he Is chairman 10 a'tehu "
meeting to be held at White Plains last SATURDAY
On that day four OF the committee-Messrs Al
kins Willard See and himself. constituting
majority-met Committeeman Ten Eyck ana
Uealy the other two members. were absent. al
though notified The committee discussed the
question OF calling a convention, and decided upo"
tho above date.
The trouble arises from the anxiety or CON
gresham Fairchild to secure a renominauoh'
Since the opening Of the campaign his irenus nave
shown a desire to make trouble at every oon'eh-
tion that has been called in the district notwitn-
standing the announcement of Mr. falrchllu MN
self made at Mount Kisco. that ne wou!u 10, 10.
accent n denomination unless II was given W I'M
nv the unanimous vote OF the convention; Il.
call which his friends made for the convention az
Yonkers was not only signed by an od colllI,
tee that had been superseded by another elecleu
all fha
mittee had not been informed OF any meeung OF
the members to consider the question OF Gaming
the convention II has been the practlce OF me
marty to appoint A District Committee az thee
sprng convention Of n year in which freSldentlaI
election Is TO be held. This was done four years
ago and nobody questioned the right or the new
committee 10 act and call the convention TOT tne
nomination of a Representative In congress tnat
followed In the fall. In other years than Pres,
Dental one the District Committee IS appoln.i,eu
nj the fall convention. there being no convention
in the spring Unless all signs fail. before inc
end OF the week there will be two hepdpncan
candidates in the field for Representative IN Con-
gress from the XVIth District -
Following the conventions county clerk Nrurno
will be called upon file the certificate or nofnl-
nation OF one OF these candidates, and secretary
of State Palmer will be obliged to publish one
or the other OF the names OF the candidates IN
the official list which he will issue with a view
10 anticipating the decisions Of either or these
ofncials il is thought that the Supreme Court Will
be called upon to decide the matter. ana II is pc
lleved that the candidate named by the White
Plains convention will be declared the regular
nominee of the party