New-York tribune., 1901-12-27
LEsSLER CAMPAIGNS IN RAIN
WITH FOUR WRANGLING DEMOCRATS
IN THE RACE HE FEELS GER
TAIN OF SUCCESS.

Montague LESSER. the Republican candidate
for Congress in the With District. where there
is a vacancy caused by the resignation or
Nicholas Muller. out in the rain yesterday
hustling for Democratic votes, while his Demo-
cratic opponents, four in number. were wrang-
ling among themselves He visited Washington
Market and South-st and shook hands and
chatted with than thoucand men, nine
tenths of whom were Tammany voters.
so you're the young feller. are We is goin'
to do up tn bunch?" asked a big longshofenlan
at the Ward Line pier "Well, / usually vote
the Tammany ticket. but they're runnin
bunch this year that won't get my vote may
not vote for you young feler. but you can bet
L won't do you no hurt
Glad to see you.'' You're u sure winner"
and 1T Will serve them just right to lick 'enl."
were some of the salutatiOns Lessler received
he went the rounds in the rain. He told
every he shook hands with about the
same story. and that that he was running
as a Republican; that he could do as much for
the district any one. and more than any
Democrat that could be named, and that he was
not the kind of try TO buy vote Hun
dreds OF laboring pledged him their sup
port.
As the canvass stands at the present time. Mr..
IIessler is opposed by four Democrats as fol-
lows:
Perry Belmont, Muller and antl-Croker Demo-
crat. of No. 20 West Fffty-seventh-st., Man
haitian.
Joseph F. OGrady, anti-Muller and Tammany.
No. 415 Richmond Terrace New-Brighton-
John E. Bennett, Greater New-York Denoc
racy, No. 121 ST. Mary's-ave., Rosebank, Staten
Island
Fritz Lindinger, Independent Democracy, No
1S Broad-st.. Manhattan.
Mr. Lesser doubtless will receive the support
of the Citizens Union men in the district, and
this will more than offset the Endorsement given
last night to Perry Belmont by the Greater
New-Yorz Democracy. His campaign is being
managed by Secretary George r. Manchester, or
the Republican County Committee. and other
members living in the lower end of the city
Mr. Manchester is confident of Lessler's election
The latter says he is going TO win. no matter
what is done ny the wrangling Democrats His
term will be for the full two years, less about
one month. He will have to run again next fall,
and then he will be in the With Congress Dis
triCt with a normal Democratic plurality OF
about 10000 against him. He is, therefore, anX-
fous to win this fall Democratic politicians
concede his election if the warning Democratic
factions do not get together - .
A ludcrous phase of the situation is the TX
that Fritz Lindinger. the good natured saloon
man of the lid District, finds himself in He
was nominated by petition, and he supposed ne
could Withdraw # he wanted TO. He mas got
to run now, as his name Will be printed on the
official ballot with the horseshoe as an emblem
He is telling his friends that he didn't know the
law loaded"
Mr. Lessler's father-in-law died in Chicago
this week. The candidate was inclined 10 drop
his campaign work and go to Chicago, but MS
wfres relatives insisted that he stay In New
York and go on with MS task of carrying a
heavy Democratic Congress district