Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-25
New York Democratic Congressional
Ticket is Weak.
TIE FALLING OFF IN BROOKLYN
Landslide Of Two Years Ago Can
not Be Repeated
EVEN IF BRYAN GETS STATE
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

and in fact New York state, is likely to
TEEN with surprises. Four years ago New
York state returned twenty-nine repubii-
cans and five democrats. Two years later
the democrats captured eighteen out OF the
thirty-four representatives in the lower
house of Congress- majority of the repre-
sentatives of the great empire state-a state
which is republican to the backbone on the
issues of the day. This year it looks as if
the representatives in Congress would be
reduced to the basis of 1896.
Today the republicans are claiming every
district in the city except the eleventh,
which is now represented by William Sui
yer, and it is not beyond the range Of pos
sibiities that they may get this particular
district, though the republican newspaper
organs practically concede this district to
the democrats.
A fair analysis Of the situation, however
shows that the republicans will make great
gains over two years ago.
In the first congressional district, which
is the Long Island City district, the repub-
licans have nominated Frederick Starin and
the democrats Rowland B. Miles. This is
the district where an effort was then made by
the democrats to induce Perry Belmont TO
run, but he declined Two reasons are
given for his declination-frst, that he
wants to be able to stick a knife into the
canvass of his brother, who is running for
Congress the other side Of the East
river; secondly, that he saw defeat and the
election of Starin staring him in the face
The Five Brooklyn Districts.
The five Brooklyn districts should be
grouped together. These are the second
the third, the fourth, the fifth and the
sixth Here a singular condition of things
presents itself
The regular democracy of Brooklyn, under
the. leadership of Hugh Mclaughlin, has
6ep1are5 in of gold and against Sill
yer, and even this very year, after the
adoption of the Kansas City platform, the
Kings county democrats issued a year BOOK
announcing that they were still for gold
In addition to this, in the sixth congress
sional district they turned down Mitchell
May, the only Brooklyn representative in
the last Congress who voted against the golo
standard, but renominated all of the men
who voted in favor of the gold standard
This has greatly irritated the free silver
men in Brooklyn, and though they are not
numerous they may hold the balance OF
power. Many of the Brooklyn free silver
men openly announce that they will vote
either for the socialist labor candidate or
for the republican candidate in preference
to the regular democratic nominees Tor
Congress. The free silver democrats openly
announce that If they can elect Sulzer, the
only New York city candidate who stands
squarely on the Kansas City platform, ana
defeat G. H. Lindsay, who was nominated
in place of Mitchell May they will be
happy. They are combining all of their at
tention to these two districts, the sixth dis
trict in which Lindsay is running against
Bert Reiss and the eleventh congressional
district, in which Sulzer is candidate.
The Conditions Two Years Ago.
1t should be remembered that two years
ago when Brooklyn returned solid demo-
cratic representation to the Fifty-slXth
Congress, Judge Augustus A. Van Wyck
was the candidate for governor on the
democratic ticket, and that Brooklyn at
that time for local reasons was alive with
Van Wyck democrats. This was before the
days when Judge Van WICK and his broth
err, Mayor Robert Van Wyck, became tan
gled up in the ice trust complications.
Judge Van Wyck was very popular In
Brooklyn, and there is no doubt but what
cratic congressional ticket. In fact, more
than one Brooklyn Congressman at that
time owed his election to the nomination of
Van Wyck. This condition of affairs does
not obtain in Brooklyn this year. 1t is only
fair to assume that H. B. ketcham, the
republican, who has been nominated in the
second congressional district, will defeat
Jno. J. Fitzgerald, the democrat; that Henry
Bristow will defeat E. D. briggs, democrat,
renominated in the third district; that H.
B. Hamburg will defeat B. T. Clayton, re-
Worth, the old-time Brooklyn republican
leader who demonstrated his independence
by breaking with Senator Platt several
years ago and supporting Seth Low in his
race for mayor, will defeat F. E. Wilson,
who has been renominated in the fifth dis
trict, and that Bert Reiss will defeat G. H.
Lindsay. Unless the unexpected happens,
therefore, and a Bryan landslide occurs in
New York state, 1t is safe to assume that
the republicans will gain six districts on the
East Side Of the East river, namely, the
first, second third. fourth, fifth and sixth.
The seventh congressional district is now
represented by Nicholas Muller, the demo-
cratic boss Of Staten Island. The re-
publicans nominated James r. O'Beirne.
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large following among the Irish and Ger
mans, and he bids fair to make heavy in
roads upon the Muller vote, even though he
may not win the election.
The Eighth District.
In the eighth district Richard Van Colt,
the son Of Postmaster Van Colt, has been
nominated by the republicans against Thos.
]. Dreamer. The district is quite strongly
democratic. and it seems probable that
Dreamer may pull through, though Mr.
Van Colt seems confident of an election.
In the ninth congressional district Judge
Henry NJ. Goldfogle, a golu democrat, was
nominated by the democrats while Theo-
sdore Cox was nominated by the republi-
cans. Inasmuch as the district is quite
strongly democratic, Goldfogle's election
seems quite proba BILE.
Amos J. Cummings has been renominated
by the democrats in the tenth congressional
district, while John Glass, jr., has been
nominated by the republicans. Cummings
has quite strong following among the
labor organizations, and 1t seems probable
that he will be elected.
In the eleventh congressional district
William Sulzer has been renominated by
the democrats, while the republicans have
nominated John Schwick. Though this is a
district conceded by the republicans to the
democrats, yet the democratic leaders in
this district are not altogether at their ease
Schwick is making a house-to-house can.
vass and it is known that Chairman Hanna
sent a request to the republican leaders
that the strongest German in the district
be nominated. and that an earnest effort
should be made to defeat Sulzer.
George B. Mcclellan has been renomin-
ated in the twelfth congressional district
His opponent is Herbert Parsons. Inasmuch
as this district has repeatedly sent Nc
Clellan back to Congress despite the fact
that he has absolutely refused to declare
himself in favor Of free coinage or against
it. it seems only fair to assume that it will
do the same this year.
Hot Fight in the Thirteenth.
In the thirteenth congressional district
o, H. p Belmont has been nominated for
Congress by the democrats against William
R. Wilcox. In this district the. hottest
congressional fight of the campaign is being
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