The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-30
NEW YORK IN CONGRESS.
The Outlook for the kepr ''entatIon From
New York STATE.

New York STATE.
ALBANY. S,pt %. New York State has a
larger representation IN the lower house ~
Congress thtn any Other state, and ha,, more
ovpr. a larger number Of doubtful districts than
any two other States Of the country. These
are tho figures o. New Works representation In
the Fifty-ntth and Fifty-siNth Congresses.
respecdvely-the former elected H. 1900. the
wear Of the Presidential election. ana the latter
in 1898. the year Of the election for Governor:
lsoe-Rspubac,n %. p.mocra,ic 3 Total g.
During the period intervening between tho
two elections OF 1898 and 1898 he Republicans
In Nov York State lost and the Democrats
gained thirteen districts, turning a Republican
majority Of tvcnty-four to Democratic ma
Juritv NJ two. In other sections ~ the coun-
try. particularly some Of the Southern States
and Indiana, the Democrats are looking for
gains further TO reduce. ir not entirely offset.
the small Republican lead In the Fifty-siNth
House. Up,n New York Il devolvei a con-
= d rab'e share OF the burden Of oNsettlnR some
~ these threatened Republican losses by the
recovery Of some Of the districts which went,
almost unaccountably. Democratic two years
ago. but on the full vote ~ n Presidential cleo
ton are normally Republican.
Three Districts which the Republicans are
practically certain Of recovering are the Third,
Fourteenth and Twentieth. now represented by
Edmund II. Drgg-. Willilm A. Chanler and
Martin II Glynn, all Democrats The Third
gave a RGnM9nCan manITitT OF 400 IN lsoe' 69t
have since been harmonized. was carried by tho
Democrats In 1898. aided In their efforts 10 &C.
head of the Democratic State ticket was judge
Van WICK. TO whose support many Brooklyn
voters came on personal g5onrds or ihose Of
includes the Third. Fourth, Ninth. Tenth,
Twenty-second. Twentc-third and Twenty-ninth
wards Of th b. , Tiiy a. BrG"Tiyn tn" Z 1nnh,ic9g
the Twenty-second ward. which in n vote II
more than 1900 the Democrats carried by
Fourteenth district. which Is normally Repnb-
lican, was carried two years ago bv Mr., Chan
Ter in opposition 70 CansreSSman Quleg. who
Of the district This wear the Republicans have
nOmiHat"t WiL9T II D"pTla. who has the
dNrate thee 70 tho, number Of about 5000 In
the Twentieth district tho Republicans have re-
nominated George N Southwick. who was the
majority. but was defeated In the fight of two
wears ago by less than. 200 votes by the boy
DEMOCRAT Of Rinderhock, Martin G,lynn. This
that Mr. SouthwicI will prevail. These three
d stricts are regarded among politicians as the
There are, In addition 10 these, four districts
in New York State IN which Republican gains
are deemed most probable 4 not equally as:
snred. the first made M OF the counties Of
Queens, SUFFOLK and Nassau TALL If Long Island
outside NJ the county Of King. in which there
F Fft : Rsm distaidt. p%l IN HhlcS Of t to Rep 5sPSS&; 1hs
have nominated Alderman Elias Goodman UhiS
isHns q the untown New York districts IL
rule). the Westchester county district mHde up
Of Yestchester and he borough Of The Bro9I,
sixteen wards Of the city Of Rufa o. and Which
Ia ordinarily Republican. In the election OF
1893. the Republ'c,ns carried this district by
iican district and the divided conditIon Of Demo
cratic factions In the city Of Buffalo Is not
successfully carried on regardless Of national
Issues In the election Of 1903.
There Ia nothing 70 indicate at present that
any OF the sixteen districts which elected Re
rublicans two years ago Is In any danger Of
loss by th9t party this wear, and no Republican
are possible Tor the reason that all sixteen OF
t%hem.from he First on Long Island to the
represented in the last Congress by Democrats
soldly That two. Of these metropolitan dis
trictS vii be Republican this year Is practically
others the First. Fifteenth and Sixteenth will
be, Republican Is generally agreed. But these
nuhlicans expect 10 make. Tor there are two other
districts which they have strong hopes OF
winning, the Fourth and Fifth, both in Brook
cons four wears ago by 1900 plurality and tho
Fifth by 5000. In the election of 1905 both
Fourth by 400 and the Fifth by 5000 Tho
plurality in the latter. Democratic OF Republi-
can, being larger than that Of the neighborng
district In both cases. The Democrats had ms
their candidat' In the Fourth two years ago
Cant CLAYTON, who had served in the army
during the Porto Rico campaign, and had
considerable sold ier support. 10 Democratic
nominee In the Fifth was DR. wilson. whose
membership OF social and benevoIr"' societies
IN broom, yn Is quite extensive ard accounted
Tor much OF his popularity when running
against Charles G., Bennett, now clerk Of the
United States Senate. This yelr the Re-
publcans have nominated Harry Hamburg in
the Fourth and the veteran Republican leader,
jacob Worth, In the Fifth, with favorable indi-
cations or capturing both districts, and thereby
making a gain. OF eight districts in the Stat. In
all and transforming New York's representa-
lion In the Ftty-seventh House from 10 Repub-
Leans and is Democrats N ~ Republicans and
u Democrats a two-lhirds vote A gain Of
eight districts In New York Is equivalent to a
change OF 10 votes. nearly a. much as the Re-
publican majority in the last House.