New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28
IN THIS STATE.
,.rx THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS
CoNCEDE OVER 100000 MAJOR
ITY TO MKINLEY.

,.p ItIII, MAKING NO EFFORT TO SECURE RE-
Election TO THE sENATE-IN THE CON-
cRrss AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
o,rur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
,,,anv oct. 27-Politcians. who naturally
.,o,rd in the state capital. regard the polit-
40, campaign of the year in this State as sub
..o,t,allv completed, and are beginning to make
,he,r estimates as to the majorities on the
cote ticket and the probable number of Con-
arsssren and Assemblymen who will be elected
-. tho Republican and Democratic parties
Va one need be surprised at the statement
..ot every Democratic politician declares in
,rvate conversation that Mckinley and Ho-
-. uill have from 100000 TO 100000 majority
+, .bie state They are aware, Republicans
.o,not possibly be- of the extent Of the losses
49, Democratic party has suffered by the nom-
alton Of Bryan and Sewall and the adoption
- the Populistic platform at Chicago. They
,our that the machinery of the Democratic
or,v in this state is in a condition of paraly-
&c with State Committee lacking in campaign
,unds and actually indisposed to do anything to
a,,ninish the vote against Bryan They are
oware that the sixty county committees of the
rsnoocratic party. with few exceptions. are
merely treadng water. with no desire to swim
ohaad and accomplish something for the Popu-
lstic National ticket.
The cause Of this inactivity Of the Demo-
cratic politicians is patent: most OF the proml-
,snt ones are now possessed of some property
and they see that the Bryan programme is one
:, rohherv Of them as well as of all other
americans who own anything. And the work
,rsmen connected with the Democratic organi-
,o,ion are conscious that their wages will he
o,, one-half if Bryan is elected. and. therefore.
,nevalso are indisposed TO do any work for him.
"a where you WILL therefore from Montauk
Point to Lake Erie. you md the Democratic
rounty Committee rooms barren of workers and
with the chairmen of the committees sitting
in idleness In effect, the Republican party has
no opposition in the State.
In the Republican tidal wave OF 1894, out OF
thirty -four Congressman in this state the Demo-
cratic party elected only five; while the ke-
publican party elected twenty-nne. Inc hVe
democrats elected all live in New-York City;
outside of it's limits on Long Island. in brooklyn
and in the interior of the State every Congress
man chosen was a Republican. II II were not
for the unfortunate circumstance that there
o-s .wo Republican candidates in the XVIth
Congress District district covering the terri
tory Of Westchester County and the old XXlNth
Assembly District of New-York City. the pre-
dicticn could safely be made that again this
wear there would be no Democratic Congress
man elected outside the limits of New-York
City.
Annarentlv however if there is any loss In
the yVIth District in consequence of the Re-
rrbrcan dissension this loss will be more than
made good in New-York County. Some Repub-
ucan politicians doubt if the Democrats party
elects over three Congressman from New-iork
CITY one of these three OF course. Will DE
Franklin Bartlett. who was nominated ny the
Republicans this year in consequence OF MS
belief in the gold standard, Another Of the
Democrats who will probably be elected Is
Timothy j. Campbell gold standard. who also
has a Republican Endorsement. Possibly not a
silver Democrat will be elected to Congress
from the State Of Ncw-IOrk.
The Election Day reports about Assemblymen
ejJI be watched with exceeding interest this year.
S:cause of the circumstance that the Legislat-
pve Of 1897 will elect United States Senator
tn succeed David b. Hill. What David b. Hill
thinks ofrnts chance. of being his Own successor
S disclosed by his present devotion TO improve
nents on his estate Of Wolfert's Roost. situated
inst, outside the city of Albany, and his lack OF
interest In the matter OF the election. Mr.. Hill
aas frankly said, in conversation with political
friends. that the Democrats could not possibly
slect such large body OF Assemblymen as 10
give it majority on joint ballot in the Legis-
AZURE. and therefore that he did not intend to
make any effort 10 steal away Assembymen
rom the Republicans.
In the Legislature Of 1896 the Senate con-
aimed SO Republicans and ii Democrats In the
Assembly there were 1903 Republicans and 81
Democrats The Republican majority on joint
ballot was therefore IS votes. The Republicans
.hus start off this year with majority Of % in
he Senate. To control on join, ballot the Dem
,crats would have TO oyerturn not only the 90
majority of the Republicans in the Assembly.
tut also 10 make sufficient gains beyond that
,oint 70 counterbalance the Republican majority
tn. Senate This would require the election
u 81 Democratic Assemblymen. Instead Of the
Democratic party making the gain OF ~ Assem-
,ymcn necessary to give it the United States