The sun., 1900-10-29
KINGS CONGRESS FIGHTS.
REPUBLICASS SURE or WINNINo
mack AT LEAST THREE SEATS.
Preseut Delegation Il soiidiy Democratic and
All nave Been Renominated Except One
-stcond and Sixth Districts In Doubt. but
Ketcham and Relss May Garry Them.

freeent DfItHhtfOu DemOfTauC huu
All nave Bern Renominated Except One
81 cond and sixth Districts In Doubt, but
Ketcham and Relss May Garry Them.
The determined effort which tho Republicans
are making in New York county to redeem a
number Of Congressional seats IL also being
made by the Kings county Republicans There
Is not n single Republican Congressman from
Kings county They are all undor the control
of Hugh Mclaughlin Just as thoroughly =; the
New York county men are under the control
Of Richard Croker These men are i've in
number representing the Second. Third. Fourth,
Tifth and sixth Congress distriCts
In all save the sixth district the present hold
ers of the seats were renomnated at the word
Of Mr. Mclaughlin In the Sixth district
Mitchell May who was elected In isas on the
Free silver platform, had the hardihood to
vote against the Republican Currency bill. and
for this reason he lost denomination In his
stead ex-Coroner George II Lindsay, an old
time Democratic politician. was put up. Like
Mr. May he is running on a silver platform, but
unlike Mr. May will vote on all questions as his
boss dictates.
or the five Congress districts in Kings county
three are almost certain To be carried this year
by the Republicans These are the Third
Fourth and Fifth districts. In the Third dis
tHct Magistrate Henry Bristow, strong orti-
San Of Lieut.. Gov Woodruff Is running against
the present holder Of the seat, Edward II briggs
In 1898 briggs was elected by a plurality OF
i,l32 This district - hOtmaly kcL uhitan
and IL is conceded even 10y the Democrats that
Drggs has a very eiRnt chance Tor reelection
lie got In two years ago on huke and while
he j. personally IOpular the overwhelming
sentiment Tor beIubli'Hn Iunbrles IN The dls-
trict j. such that be- u sure 10 le esnoved under
Magistrate Bfintow has een making a splendid
"A
and he /, being ably assisted 10y Col. Edward
r. Britton. who fought him tor the nomrdtlon.
Both OF these men are from tho Twenty second
ward, but all the Ire-cOnycnt!on rivalry be-
tween them has disapI cared,
In the fouIth district Harry A Hanbury, n
young business man OF South brooklyn, Is
running against Congressman Bertram 7. Clay
tor who wa elected two years ago by plu-
rallty Of 400 Clayton's war record was Of
was captain Of Troop {. which served in Porto
Rico, and this wn- worked for all 1t was worth
the Fou .teenth Regiment. National Guard;
His record in Congress 4. nothing TO he proud
Of lie has done very little except to vote
his constituents. on the other hand, Han
bury Is an extremely popular man. Hi7 great
hold Is with the younger element. lie has
has been prominent In Kings county politics.
lie Is member Of the County Committee.
e e aGns yy essssnt hs Re E
win the seat senator Coffey, who was fired
out Of the Democratic County Committee and
put back bv tho courts. after which he resigned.
iiyes In this district He /. very bitter against
Iis influence viii doubtless be fei on election
CaSdi ca iates ~ tho RenuhcsH ticket.
In the Fifth district Jacob Worth the old
time Republican leader OF Kings county. y
making ihe race against Congressman, Frank
Wilson. q Williamsburg physician, Nobody
IN Kings county knows any more about poli-
,saY, ipD hiLtTi
elected lie Is immensely POPULAR in that
man, woman and child. His opponent has
done practically nothing in Congress. Wilson
won u iseS 10y a plnralit, q 2sSo yotesi 6It
viii win by plurality as large, II not larger.
IN the Second aud Sixth districts the Re
publican, chances are not 80 bright. In the
Who was elected In iseS by plurality of 4lOS
votes. The district Is FORMALLY bem0cratic.
Ketcham is a briahtyoung lawyer. He Is mem
ber OF the Hamilton and Crescent clubs and
s9n Of II KetGham Of Dove, plains y
S' Sssigs 9ara IL as4 @ and ,hersiS % %Geanss ,hatt
Presidential car Gandidates " III ruli him 'G ont
In the sixth district the hsht f. between
Bert Reiss, apother Young lawyer and ey-
hl4 fght on the issues Of the campaign, In
all lis speeches hc simply tells the crowd to
get ont aud hustle and be sure 10 vote on clec-
tion day. Rrss Is making. on az average. three
speechas n night and In addition has been
visiting an the factories in the Green Point
section, which il Comurised within the sixth
district he l. "A great friend maker and there
is not n candidate IN Brooklyn who Il putting
forth the energy and enthusiasm that Rass is
Although very young, hc has made an enyiable
raityn r any q the candidate. to "vcrcoEe
In 1895 May wes elected by .s49 votes Ex-
Congressman James r Howe, who repre-
sented this district once, was elected on tho |
Republican ticket and IL assisting young Reiss
in hil campaign ile thinks Reiss will surely
win
In the opinion of conservative Republicans |
the BROOKLYN Congress situation Ia therefore |
hi.: The Republicans will certainly win in |
the Third, Fourth and Fifth districts, prob |