New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-06
PROSPECTS IN THIS STATE
DEMOCRATS HOPING TO PROFIT BY RE
PUBLICAN APATHY
prpr.B1lcANs Confident OF CARRYING
THE ASSEMBLY, SITUATION IN CITIES
WHERE MAYORS ARE TO
BE ELECTED.
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Albany. Nov 5.-Whle the charmen OF the
Republican and Of the Democratic state COM
rnittees profess as is expected Of them. absolute
faith in a victory for their respective political
narties in this State at the polls on Tuesday OF
mis- week. politicians who are in less responsible
places are much less sanguine Of the result.
# the Assembly vote be the test Of party
strength at this election, then they there are
a goodly number Of doubtful Assembly districts.
and therefore no absolutely certain prediction
can he made regarding the outcome OF the cleo
ton.
In general however. It may he stated that
leading Republican politicians herr while fear
, ing that the Republican strength in the As
sembly VIII be less are confident Of RepuO-
lcan majority in that body. and the Democratic
leaders while confident Of making gains Of AS
sembymen. are only hopeful Of having DEM
ocratic majority in the Assembly. In general,
also tho Republican leaders are apprehensive
that The Democrats will make gains IN As
somby districts of the metropolitan district
composed OF the counties Of NewYork kings
Queens and Richmond. and yet have faith that
the Democratic party Will lose some Of the pres
ont Assembly districts it holds ir the interior
Of the state
MIR ODELLS PREDICTION
benjamin b. Odon. jr. the chairman 81 the
Republican state Committee. says that the next
Assembly viii probably contain eighty four Re
puhiicans and slxty-six Democrats. The pres-
ent Assembly has cighty-sevcn Republicans and
sixty-ihree Democrats. He thus appears to
think there viii be- a net Republican loss Of
only three votes But Mr.. Odell is neverthe-
less striving 10 keep the Republican total at
eehty-seven votes. as at present He has strong
hope. Republican politicians here state. OF de-
prving the Democratic party Of its present As
scmhlymen from the counties Of Chcmung, elm
ton. Columbia Greene. oneida, Richmond and
Rockland and also put Republicans In place Of
Democrats in the With Assembly District Of
Erie in Seneca and in two or three districts Of
Kings
Democratic politicians say that they are well
aware Of those plans of Mr. Odell. and that
David y. Hill and Richard Croker have for once
acted tremendously. and have taken appropriate
measures to guard against such losses Mr.
| Croker sends word here that ne IS confident OF
defeating DR. Nelson II. Henry in the Vth As
sembly District of New-York and Robert Mazet
i'm the XIXth Assembly District. and Samuel l..
Slater I'm tho XXXIst District ~ the same city
In tho interior Of the State the Democratic
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for Republicans in the lid and IVth Assembly
Districts Of Albany. the Id Assembly District
OF Broome County the lid Assembly District Of
Duchess. the With and With Assembly Dis
tricts OF Erie Herkimer, the lila and WITH As
| scuhlv Districts Of Monroe. Montgomery. the lst
and ia Assembly Districts If Niagara the lid
| Assembly District Of Oneida. the Ist Assembly
! District Of Onondaga. the I'D Assembly District
Of Orange the IIld District of Queens the Isl
District of Rensselaer,. Saratoga. Schenectady
Schuyler. sullivan. the Ist and Id Assembly
Districts Of Ulster, Washington. Warren
Wayne the IIId District of Westclester County
and in Yates.
HOPING REPUBLICANS WILL s rAY HOME
II will be- perceived that the Democratic lead
ors are attempting t. break into the Republican
lines AT a large number Of places. hoping that
this being an off year tho Republican vote
viii not ho cast. while tho Democratic vote. be-
ing concentrated in towns and cities. and easily
cast. Will be cast. and Democratic candidates foI
Assomhlymcn will hc elected Rural regisra
ton has indeed been heavy. but this indicates
nothing. since the rural registration is not per-
sonal Tho town and county committees regis
ter this vote Little interest has been shown in
the election in rural communities. and Therefore
Republican politicians fear that the + publican
rural vote will fan off 10 an alarming extent
II may no that the Assembly majority will
| turn upon the result Of the election for local
officers ia the cities e the state. In both New
York and Kings counties important local OH
GERS az. 10 te elected. In the second class
cities Of the State-Albany. Troy Rochester and
| Syracuse Mayors are to De elected for the irsl
tim, under the new charter for this class OF
cities Buffalo is aeitated hl being face 10 face
with the question of e.ccting large share OF hel
city officers Here in Albany the Democratic
party has such dissenslon In its ranks that rs
leaders fear ifs defeat although usually the city
gives Il Democratic majority
THE MAY0RALTY CONTEST
There is n three cornercd contest for Mayor
the contestants being James II Blessing CRep)
Thomas T. Van Alstyue demo and OK Mayo
Oron r Wilson RepD. who has accepted nom
nation from the Independent Municipal party
TN. question in the minds Of politicians Is
.Vrhat proportion ~ Democratic and Repuhh
can votes wilt Nr. Wilson rtcelNc'
In the city Of Troy the Republican leaders
have hope Of electng Daniel T. CONWAY.
Progressive Democrat and ot defeating
| Mayor Aialloy tDem) who has been rcnomi
mated. tx Senator ia" ga MrInhy' j.. N"o
~ course is supporting Mayor Nalloy IS SAFE
30 l.. alarmed by the outlook for his candidate
and the fact that young Democrats are support
ing Conway
In the ,it, If Syracuse there has been terc
contest between ex-Attorney General Hancocl
,p,n, and Mayor Mcclure lpcmD. fot MAY OF
m. r.rorts from Syracuse recently received
indicate, cir Hancoch's election. James j. Beldel
p Kirk a prominent Democrat. having openl'
.xrross.d bis hostility to Mayor Mcclure nm
his approval of MI Beldcn's criticism of Mayo
Mc,iuirD's administration.
FL Th- four proposed constitutional Amendment
apparently viii De adopted
GOOD PROSPECTS ~ WEsTCHEsTER.
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