New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
OUTLOOK FOR ASSEMBLY.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF GAINING
THREE MORE SEATS-THE
CANDIDATES.

OF the twenty-one Assemblymen from Kings
County the Republicans now have nine They are
confident Of adding three at least at the com
ing election. and have hopes for two other seats
All Of the present Republican Assemolymeh' WIN
the exception Of Edward c. Brennan, nave Deeh
renominated and II is expected, viii be reelected
II the xvIth District Gustavus c. Weber VINO TOOK
Brennan's place on the ticket will undoubtedly
win handsomely. To quote Walter B. Atteroury'
of the Kings County Campaign Committee:
OF the twenty-one members of Assembly in Kings Kings
County the Republicans feel certain OF eleGting
Morgan in the lst Cotton IN the Ipth Pe e GT4% x4
P the " gh h wSe in Peg the With a the RaRfH T IN 'RS
in the XVIII, Wilson in the XyIIth, Remsen in in
the xXIst with a strong probability of electing
Blackwell in the XIth and Linde in the XVIII
Although some of the present Assemblymen won
by a narrow margin yet in every district except
one there IS Republican majority in Presidential
years. The men who expected TO win districts
from the Democrats are Rainey in the Xth, Droge
in the XIIIth and Hughes in the XXth.
John Hill Morgan, whose picture and sketch were
recently given in The Tribune, is conceded to be a
winner the Ist.
William II Bodine in the Id. is a young man,
being only twenty-six years old He born and
educated in Brooklyn. and is employed
mercial traveller. His home IS No. 251 Washing
ton-st. His district is hopelessIy Democratic.
There Is no hope for Edward E. Black in the lid,
as the Democratic plurality is between 1000 and
1900
II.
in the IVth District is probably best known a
former Election Commissioner. He filed that place
two full terms of five years and portion Of
third, He is a native Of Brooklyn, having been
born there about ffty-two years ago, and is in the
wholesale stationery business in Manhattan. His
home is at No. 1876 Greene-ave. in the Seventh
Ward He IS a member of the 23d Regiment War
Veterans Association, and a member of several
social clubs. His plurality last year 412. In
1896 the district went Republican by 2S37.
reelected in the Vth. Last year the Republican
plurality 473 and IN 1886 it 2,315. He
born in Orange County in 1858 In 1879 he
Brooklyn, and began manufacturing mems furnish
ing goods. He has had several terms in the AS
sembly and this year candidate for the
Senate nomination in the WITH District
A CLOSE DISTRICT
Assemblyman j Harvey Waite. who has been re-
nominated in the With District, expects TO be
elected, although the district is a close one. His
plurality last year only & votes. He
cessfully passed examinations for the Annapolis
Naval Academy. but admission refused to him
because he was over the age limit. He then be-
came L naval clerk but in 1873 he went into the
tea and coffee business
In the With Charles s Warbasse is a lawyer,
born in Newton, y. j., thirty-eight years ago He
has been an active worker for the improvement of
the Thirtieth Ward. in which he lives. The Demo-
cratic plurality 1880 last year. but in 1896 DR..
Parshall Republican candidate. carried the dis
trict by $50. There is hope this year on ac-
count of the desertion from the Democratic ranks
of the Coffeyites.
Frederick r. Moore. candidate in the With, is
& colored man. His chances are not considered
good. ii is Democratic district He is
bright man, however. and has made good fight.
He confidential messenger TO Secretaries of
the Treasury Sherman. Window. Folger, Gresham,
McCulloch and Manning He came TO Newly ork
with the latter 10 take clerical place in the
Western National Bank.
To say that Samuel Loring is running in the IVth
IS say that he is in almost hopeless fight.
This district is the buwark of Democracy in
Kings County.
HAS MADE A HUsTLING CANVASS
John Rainey. in the Xth, is expected to win as
It is a normally Republican district although the
present Assemblyman, Fiske, is a Democrat. He
by 1uke and by aid of his record. Mr.
Rainey IS a native Brookynite, twenty-seven years
old and lives at No. SO Park-ave. His business is
that Of real estate and insurance broker. He is
personally popular. and has made hustling can
vass
Waldo r. Blackwell in the XIth District, is an
other example OF hustling young man in politics
He has made remarkably hard fight against