New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-07
All Republicans in the CnondaG1 district
are united MichncI T.. DriscOll for member
Of Congress- lie should have n rOusing
majority.
wEsrcHEsTER FULL OF CONFIDENCE.
REPUBLICANS EXPECT TO CARRY THE COT
Py NORv THAN 1900


BY MORE THAN 1900
The political campaign this IA! In Westchester
County has been satisfactory 70 Republicans, in
the fact that while the party in tho county and
Congress district for several years has been torn
asunder by a fierce factiona contest, both wings.
recognizing tho vital questions involved In the
present canvass have corle together and worked IN
harmony to elect the entire Republican ticket
The nomination Of Colonel Roosevelt was received
with enthusiasm throughout Westminster. He
recognized as leader whose popularity would
carry the entire Republican ticket through vic
tory and the care exercised In the selection Of local
candidates seems to insure Republican triumph
such as has seldom been known in old Wcstchester.
The nomination Of the Democratic candidates from
Congressman down were practically dictated by
Richard Croker often against the urgent protests
Of local Democratic leaders and the wishes Of a
ma iority Of the delegates to the nominating con
venions AFFECT subserviency to Tammany Hall.
however was tho rule and in every instance Mr..
Croker's representative had only hold up his
hand and the dictates OF the Tammany cheftain
were carried out
To the rank ana nc Of the Democracy this mode
OF procedure has been distastefuL While they fear
Croker. they do not Ike him. and his Interference
I'm the local political affairs OF the county will prob
ably meet singing rebuke on Election Day.
Senator J. Irving Burns has made fine canvass
FOR Congress. HIS opponent. j. Q. Underhill.
Democrat who voted for Mckinley for President,
has been busy cvading questions TO how he
stands on the silver question to-day and has
neither the confidence Of the gold Democrats nor
the sympathy OF the Bryan silver rrcu. Senator
Burns has won the confidence and esteem OF the
labor associations. the hremen. policemen and other
bodies of voters in tho XVIth Congress- District
and that leads hs friends 70 believe that he will b.
able to overcome the normal Democratic majority
OF the district, which Includes the Twenty third and
Twenty fourth wards Of New-York Guy besides
Westminster County.
George H. Mairs, the candidate for Senator in the
XNId District. also has hr at prospects of elc,-
ton by large majority over AsscmbymaL VIII
lam j. tiTancy, his II -lnOcrasir oppOGcnt Cf thu
three ASS emby districts IN the count; John MUl-
ligan in the 1T. Joseph l.. Ennis In Tie Id and
James Is. ApS ia the III have each made a
stirring canvass. are men ~ ability and are pop
ular. and the result OF c2.eful estimate Of the
vote in heir respective dis licts makes their cleo
ton seem merely question Of maJOrit.ss.
IN the matter Of county officers this is an I'M
portant election Ia Westminster. rh"i. are five
offices b.. filled. or the keDubican candidates
four are TenOmindtio Tor the places they have
already flied with great ability and the entire
Crumb. 81 Ieekskin. for county Clerk. Thomas X.
Hodge. OF Mount vernon tor Register; George 9.
Andrews. II rarrytovn. for District-Attorney. and
Henry Esser. OF unt Vernon. Tor Superintendent
OF the Poor. Dr. Pcrlcy H. Mason. OF Peckskill
has been nominated for Coroner
Westchest,r II Republican county. and the high
chara ter OF the Republican sndldatcs. the dis
@eusons in the Democrats ranks. tho important
National issues in the campaign and tho interest
awakened hy ne candida 81 Colonel Roosevelt
ticket VIII c1rry tho Republican county ticket
through vi,toTiOusly by large ma1or'ics
Wel-infOrmcl Republicans claim a mi jority I'm
this county for the State ticket Of more than LOO.