New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
VESTCHESTER CITY ELECTIONS.
GENERAL WOODFORD SPEAKS Al IhH
CLOSING REPUBLICAN RALLY IN
NEW ROCHELLE.

croat interest is being taken throughout west
chester County in outcome of the municipal
elections in the cities Of Mount vernon anu NV"
Rochelle The campaign In New-Rochehe MaS
closed on Saturday night with enthusiastic rai'ieS
nv each OF the three parties which have tickets
IN tho field The Republicans held big mass
meeting in Metropolitan Hall. the Democrats IN
the Casino and the Socialists in the Town nan
The demonstrations were large. and Indicate tha'
a heavy vote will be cast at the hrst city elec'io
tomorrow. ,,
meeting and addresses were made Dy hush H.
Hammer the Republican nominee for Mayor. ana
the other candidates. The principal speaker VI
the evening was General Stewart l.. Woodiord
formerly United States Minister to SPAIN VINO
made a strong plea in behalf of Mr. Harmer'
"Mr Harmer" said General Woodford, entered
our law office when he was eighteen years ola
and remained until he admitted to the bar ana
organized a law firm OF his own. In the last -FOUR
years he was connected with our firm there passed
under his control business aggregahs seve tbs
Confidence we had in him that he was trusted i'm,
pcitly. and his word was as good as ms T1aiu,
brought against MIR. Harmer because Of his youth
Before / was thirty years old, he SAID. dlvis-
ion of soldiers in the Civil War had the misfortune
TO have me for its commanding general 1t was the
misfortune of the city Of Charleston, o -, 10 ndse
men tHr Of Southern Georgia before reached
the age Mr.. Harmer has attained. l really be
thirty years old there would have been no war"
Uaughter) He closed by telling the people that
IL they elected man like Mr.. Harmer tney Woulu
serve themselves far more than they would honor
him. ., .
Congressman John @. Underhill ex-senator
Charles Z. McClelland. Assemblyman HENDERSON
w. H. Ely of Tarrytown; Supervisor NJ: j. Dillon;
who is the Democratic candidate for Mayor, ana
others II is being said by some OF Mr.. Dlllon
friends that IL he Is elected Mayor by good plu-
rality he will be urged TO take the democratic
urge as a precedent for this the nomination OF
Mayor Edwin w Fiske of Mount Vernon Tor
Sheriff. Mr.. Fiske led the Democratic county
ticket last fall. go
The city election In Mount Vernon will be held
on Tuesday May 9. A Supervisor TO succeed Al
bert S. jerks. In the Fourth Ward; an Assessor
at-large and five Aldermen are TO be elected Inc
Republican primaries will be held tonight 10
select delegates to the city convention and to uomi-
nate five Aldermen and a Supervisor The Demo
Gratis will hold their primaries tomorrow night.
1t is expected that they will be extremely lively,
termned Is turn down" Aldermen DOllard and
Cline two Democratic members Of the Common
Council who have persistently declined 10 accept
his dication in street railway and other legislative
matters The Common Council at present consists
Of seven Democrats and three Republicans. nut
TO secure a majority or At least tie the Board
The campaign Is 10 be fought out on the street
railroad, gas and sewer questions
In Port Chester both parties have agreed on a
union ticket. and there will be no such night on
Election Day April Is, there year ago
Trustee and Leander Horton has been nominated
in the place of Trustee William J. Foster, who de-
clined TO run For Village Treasurer, Nicholas
Duffy has been renominated.