The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
rHB NORTHERN ooUNr1EA
This . II IL Only the Republicans who
Seem TO Have Considered Them.

There are three counties Of New York on the
Canada border or on the south bank Of the 50,
Lawrence. Clinton. franklin and SC. Lawrence,
but these three are not the northern coun-
ties Of political designation. for Clinton, on
Lake Champlain. 10 connected with Essex and
Warren, on the Vermont border. and these three
make n group OF their own. Tho Eve northern
counties Of New York State. the nve veritable
northern counties" by general acknowledg-
ment OF politicians, are st. Lawrence. Jefferson.
Lewis, Oswego and Franklin. All Ave arc Re-
publican. All Ave are devoted 10 agriculture
chiefly, and nll i've have tho same voting popu-
lation substantially. without tho admixture OF
foreigneTs which separates Clinton from the
others, the foreign-born population OF Clinton
being 80 per cent. OF tho entire male popula-
Tho importance OF the nyo northern counties
has led to their repeated recognition in the
past, In 1870 the Democrats went to JenrcT-
lSOl, the Democratic. candidate for Governor
SGBt Of th % iSsi sIss9s1 & Es.5 5SSSrs TS5irs p IsS RI
State Court OF Appeals by the Democratic party.
wns 9 resident q Jefferson., Allen @; Beach.
to the. Constitutional Convention. was a resi-
dent OF Watoftown, and the Democratic candi-
erIek schraub. was a resident Of Lewis county cunt
adjoining Jefferson. and also In the northern
While the northern counties OF the State are
usually Republican. their remoteness from the
other counties and their divers local interests
combine often to separate them from the other
counties. and when RECOGNITION Is accorded to
Thorn by the Democrats they usually reduce
their Republican lead to an extent so great as
TO Offset Republican majorities elsewhere. In
the. election Of 1880 the Republicans headed
their. State ticket with a Franklin man, who.
running for Secretary Of State. carried It by
ll.00O. He carried Lewis by 400, st. Lawrence
byn,200. oswego by. $500. and Jefferson by
1,300--a total OF $4,000 In the five northern
COUNTIES. At the next State election. that Of
1871, Mr.. Flower, a northern county Democrat,
was. at the head OF the ticket. Franklin went
against him by 1900 votes, Lewis. by 100, st.
Lawrence by 5000. 0sweRo by 1000, and JEFF
terson by 300-a Republican falling of OF rs
per cent in the majority in counties usually
Since the defeat OF the Porter and Bchraub
ticket in 1895. however, the loss Of the north
e.rn group OF counties 30 fully represented upon
it. the Democrats have been Indifferent to the
claims OF these counties. and have ~disregarded
them entirely In the makeup OF thisy years
ticket. None OF the five has any representa-
ton among the list Of candidates headed by
Van Wyck LAugustusl, but the Republicans
have Relected their candidate for State EnRi-
neer from Jefferson county In Edward A. Bond.
and word from these counties Indie ties that
they will give rather more than the customary
majority for Mr.. Roosevelt and his associates
on the Republican ticket. In point Of area. st.
Lawrence Is the largest county In the State.
with a land. surface Of nearly 5000 SQUARE
miles. Lewis has 1900 square miles, Jeffer-
son. 1000, Oswego 800 and Franklin 1900.