New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-13

Erie County than year ago. There Is good
feeling all around" said Senator George A.
Davis OF Lancaster, to-day and | expect
Colonel Roosevelt to receive a tremendous vote
In the county"
REPUBLICANS UNITED.
The Republican party more seems united.
and Colonel Roosevelt according to the testi-
mony Of prominent Republicans. will receive
the votes OF hundreds Of Democrats who adj
mire his character. Moreover. the nomina
ton Of a Tammany Hall man for Governor
in the person Of Augustus Van Wyck has
been looked upon with disfavor. The nomi-
nation Of Judge Titus or OF some other upstate
Democrat was expected The rural Democrats
are apprehensive that New-York will dominate
the State through the Tammany Hall organiza-
ton. Great extravaganza of government. they
believe. would follow any establishment Of Tam
many rule at Albany.
One OF the best proofs OF that. in their Opin-
lon. is the proposal Of the Democratic State Con-
venton. under Tammany Halls lead, to repeal
the kaines Liquor Tax law and abandon the
taxation OF liquor dealers That they know,
would mean the loss of 81 100000 now devoted
to the reduction of State taxes. and Of SS,OOOOOo
which is used TO diminish local taxes. The sum
of S12.0OO.0O0 would thus be imposed they see,
on all taxpayers. The rural taxpayer even If a
Democrat. is not in the least disposed to pay
any more taxes than he Is now paying and he
hesitates. therefore. about putting In office
political party which has given It's pledge that
It will repeal the Liquor Tax law, and thus put
100000 in the pockets OF the liquor dealers
of the State, which must be replaced by tax
payers
Senator Edward Murphy. jr.. is the leader OF
this attack upon the Liquor Tax law He seeks
a reelection as United States Senator. In order
to be elected he must win from the Re-
publican party a number of Senate districts.
One Of these which he Is assang Is that repre-
sented by George a. Davis. of Lancaster OF this
county Of Erie. The districts the XLIXth. en-
braces all the twenty-five rural towns of Erie
County and the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and
Twenty-hfth wards of Buffalo. These three
wards contain half the territory or the city,
but they are only thinly populated II is rap
idly growing part Of the city. and Republicans
chiefly are erecting homes in IL, so that its Re-
publican vote is increasing.
GEORGE A. DAVIs's RECORD
Mr.. Davis was born In this city in 1888, and
received his education in its public schools, and
from early youth supported himself He learned
the pcture-frame makers trade. and worked at
the bench long enough to sufficient money
to support himself while studying law. In 1880
he admitted to the practice Of the law, and
that has since been his profession. He is now
one Of the prominent lawyers OF Buffalo, al
though resident of Gainesville.
Early In life he enlisted i'm the 14th Regiment.
National Guard. and filed every position in that
regiment. from private to commanding officer.
In 1850 he was elected member Of the Board
of Supervisors from the Ninth Ward and later
a member OF the Board from the town OK
Lancaster In 1SS994 and 1895 he was chair
man Of the Board Of Supervisors. being elected |
by the unanimous vote Of Republicans and Dem |
ocrats. In 1890 he was the Republican candidate |
for Congress in the XXXTIId District, but was |
defeated by a small majority. owing to Demo- |
cratic Landslide" He then represented the |
XXXIst Senate District in the Constitutional |
Convention Of 1894. receiving the largest ma I
jorty of any delegate upon the Republican |
ticket for this office that year. and was one OF |
the active members of that body. serving upon |
the committees on Banking Insurance and Mill |
tary In 1895 Mr.. Davis was a candidate for |
Senator from the XLIXth Senate District on the |
Republican ticket. and received 12oIl votes to |
G641 given to John r. Veeder. his Democratic |
opponent. Senator Davis a member Of the |
Senate has been chairman of the Committee on |
Indian Affairs and member Of the Judiciary, |
Commerce and Navigation and Penal Institu- |
lions committees.
While Senator Davis had n large majority in |
1893 this is no assurance. In Edward Murphy. |
jr s. opinion. to all appearances, that the dis
trict cannot be carried There was big shrink
age of the Republican vote in 1897. for instance,
as the following table giving the Republican and |
Democratic majorities in the towns OF Erie
indicates.