The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-28
REPUBLICANS VERY SURE.
CHLIRMdN UDELL HEARS FIVE ne
PORTS EROM THE STATE

tho Return of n Republican Majority |
in the A.sembIy-Harmony All Round. |
The Hon. benjamin Il. Odell. Jr.. Chairman
OF the Republican State Committee. had IA re- |
ception Yesterday at Republican headquarters |
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. All the statesmen |
from above the Harlem and the Bronx who are
depended upon to return Republican majority |
in the next State Assembly came to see him.
1t was harmony meeting from first TO last
Though there were elements in the gathering
That ut times had bssn discordant. they an
nounced condition o! affairs up the state that
was emincnty satisfactory to tho worthy
Chairman. and to everybody else who ia inter
ested in Republican success in tho State this
fall.
One OF the earliest visitors was the Hon.
George w. Aldridgc, former Superintendent Of
Public Works. who declared that in Monroe
county he was going to elect four Republican
Assembymen this year sure. and he said he
was going to carry tho entire local Republican
ticket. too. His candidate for Mayor. he said.
had been endorsed by the Good Government
clubs.
Senator Hobart Crum. known as the Abe
Lincoln OF the Republican party.told the Chair
man something about the turn down of the
Hon George W. Palmer by the Democrats. and
talked hopeful like. but he didn't say once that
no Was gong 10 carry SCnOnlTle county LOT HIS
Republican Assemblymen:
Tho Hon. William Barnes. chairman OF the
Executive Committee OF tho Republican State
Committee. announced that he would hold his
three Republican Assem- b men all right M in
Albany county. Former Senator Clarence +.
LeIow OF Rocklsnd. who in 1894 occupied =
position somewha' similar to that OF the Hon.
Robert MaZct. declared that RocGland county
this year could be depended upon to return a
Republican Assem- blyman. Kockland returned
a Democratic Assemblyman last year. but
Senator LeXow is very confident.
Tho Hon. Jacob Smell of Amsterdam. who is
bigger man than the Hon. Tom Costigan OF
New York. assured everybody that he had
things cnched in Montgomery. and. "B' gosh"
he added. when Jake Smell snys it. that's the
end OF it. Put it down IA sure
The Hon. S. Fred Nixon OF Chautauqua. the
Speaker Of the Assembly. assured everybody
who talked to him that the Hon. Norman s.
Mack OF Buffalo was full OF prunes. Mr. Mack.
when he was down here the other dav. said
that the situation In Chautauqua county was
such that thu Democrats were pretty sure OF
getting tho first district AIr. Mack said that
the people OF jamestown were up in arms
against Gov. Roosevelt for removing county
treasurer up there and they were
bound to have revenge the Repuh-
lican candidate for Assembly. Mr.. Nixon said
he'd bot the Hon. Norman f. Mack his whole
printing establishment in Buffalo that the
First district OF Chautauqua would be llspub-
lican. or II air. Mack preferred to bet money
he'd bet him anywhere from 50. 900 to $4,000.
and throw in one or two OF his grape farms in
the bargain. Dir. Mack, 1t may be remarked.
return ed to Buffalo before Mr.. Nixon's arrival.
The Hon. Francis Hendricks. from onon-
daga. said that in Syracuse they had Oh the lists
the Hon. James X. Mcclure. the Bryants
mayor who 10 irving to be reelected. and that
they proposed to tumble him over into the salt
works and pickle him for fair. He said that
Onondaga would send in four Assembiymen
cocksure
The Hon George Dunn of Binghamton called
attention to the registration in Broome county,
and then wanted to know if it was necessary
to ask any questions.
At Republican HEADQUARTERS he was assured
that 1t was not.
The Hon. John f. Hazel of Buffalo said that
he was going to gain three Republican Assem-
blymen in Erie county. He said the Republl
cans were doing most Of the work UP there
this year and the only uncertain thing about
the election was the voting machine. which
was to be used the first time.
The Hon. ~. Jacobs OF Rensselaer, said there
was no doubt hut that that county would re-
turn at least two Repu bcan AssembIymen.
i hese are only \ leW OIL the statesmen WHO
visited the headquarters and talked over mat
tors with Mr.. Odell. Every county had a rep
ressntativs there The situation throughout
the State. It can now he said after most care
full canvass Of every county. indicates the cleo
ton Of not fewer than eighty five Republic
can Assemblymen, out OF a total Of 100. This
would give a Republican majority Of twenty
in tho next Assembly. There were fifteen dis
trcts in the State last year that gave less than
800 plurality for Republican candidates. and
nine that gave less than 800 plurality for Dem
ocratic candidates. These are the only dis
trcts that could by any possibility be placed in
the doubtful column.
The Republicans last year had siGhty-seven
in the assembly. There is not one of the dis
trcts carried last year by the Republicans that
is conceded this year TO the Democrats In
| every close Republican district the hepuhl-
cans have been aroused and they are alive to
the situation and will get out and work and
vote on election day. In the close Democratic
districts, on the contrary. there are two or
three that will surely be carried this year
by tho Republicans. While the Demo-
Gratis do rot admit this for publication.
they do admit it privately. Peace has
been restored in the Republican ranks
in Putnam. and also in Columbia These
counties both returned Democratic Assembly
men last year. Greene county last year re-
| turned Democrat hy a very small plurality.
| but this year the Republicans there are work
| ing like sixty. The same is reported from
| ChemunG, which is always a close county. but
which this year Is considered certain FOR the
| Republicans.
| Here are figures based on the moNt care
| fuI canvass OF various counties that Will be OF
| interest to Republicans no less than to Dem
ocrats Albany county will almost surely return
3 Republicans; Allegheny county will return
! J. Broome will return - CattarauCus will return
>, Cayuga . thautauQua >. themung !. a gam
| Of ;Chenango Clinton n gain ot Column
hla gain OF Cortland |. delaware, I.
sex Franklin, |, Fulton and IInmiton |. Geue-
| see |. Greene !. gain 81 HsrIimSr ], JEFF
ferson2 Kings t. Lewis |, LiNiugstou |, Madi-
! son |, Onondaga 8. Monro" 3 Nassau |, New
| York 4. Niagara >. Oneida =. ontario |. Orange
?. Orleans J. OsweGo2 Otsego !. Putram |, II
! gain OF !: Queens .. Rensselaer, =, 81 Lawrence
| :, Saratoga !. Schenectady |. Nt,uben =. Su'-
! folk !, sullivan !. WioGa |. Tom kIus |, l-trr
| ,, Warren !. Washington |. Wavn" |, W"st-
chester !, Wyoming L. ana Yates /. This
makes a total Of ".
| IL W III be noticed that this list ia most con-