New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
\. Y. STATE REPU BLICAN
CONTESTS CHIEFLY LIMITED
TO THE CITIES.
TWENTY-ONE MUNICIPALITIES WILL
CHOOSE OFFICERS-MANY ASSEM-
BLYAIEN TO BE ELECTED.
IBv TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuSr.I

BLYMEN TO BE ELECTED.
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBU-Sc-l
Albany. Oct. 2G.-New-YorI1 Republicans will
retain n majority I'm the Assembly. and will
IN all probability choose the Mayors of n
full score of cities i'm the coming election.
Whatever intensity there has been in the
political campaign in the State of New-York
this year has been limited 10 the cities, since
there has been no state contest. there be-
ing no State officers 10 elect. It was the de-
sign Of the trainers of the constitution of 1894
by separating city from State elections thus to
concentrate the attention of city voters upon
city affairs in the odd numbered years, and the
scheme, il may he said, has been most success
ful this year, for in twenty-one of the cities Of
the State voters have been debating solely the
merits and defects of their several city admin
isrations Thus there has been a complete and
ruthless review Cf the acts Of the adninistra-
tons which are about to depart official life.
The cities in which mayors viii be elected on
NoTeEber 3 are: OF the frst class, New-York
and Buffalo; Of the second class Albany. Troy.
Syracuse and Rochester; OF the third class. Am
sterdam, Binghamton, Dunkirk Geneva, Glow
ersvIle, JohnstoDn. Kingston Little Falls. New
Rochelle, osweso Rensselaer,, Schenectady.
Utica Watertown and Yonkers
Voters Of the State viii. II is true. have one
affair Of State Importance submitted 10 them for
consideration, namely, proposed amendment
10 Section il Of Article Of the constitution pro-
hibting the passage by the legislature Of special
bills exempting property from taxation. This
suggested amendment TO the constitution has
not been made subject OF political controversy.
II passed the legislature unanimously. II was a
selt-denying ordinance that member OF the
legislature ventured TO oppose Nevertheless,
there were reports here the last week that the
amendment might be defeated by secret opposi-
ton; from what quarter was not explained. As
semblyman u. Z. Lewis, OF Monroe County. who
presented the amendment. in view of these re-
ports expressed himself as anxious about il.
State officers and members Of the legislature ac-
quainted with the taxation in this State eX
press themselves as highly desirous that the
amendment should be adopted, and would con-
saer il a public misfortune if it should fail Of
adoption. In the aggregate, property worth
e4l is now exempt from taxation in
this State
IN the interior Of the State the Republican
leaders in every city are confident that the Re
publican candidate for Mayor viii be elected.
George ". Dunn. the chairman of the Repub-
hcan State Committee, and Frank Campbell
ihe chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
lee have been paying considerable attention TO
me contests in the 100 assembly districts, the
former being especially watchful that the Citi-
@hs Union nominations shall not lessen the
chances Of the election Of Republican nominees
N Aew-YOrk City. There are l0J Republicans
ana forty-fye Democrats in the present Assem-
NY The Assembly was elected in n Republican
uual wave year. and therefore no Republican
raoer would be surprised or greatly distressed
mere should be reduction in the Republican
presentation. for il is somewhat expected ana
is believed, that matter what the loss,
~e'e VIII be a Republican majority in the AS
Snoly. There are nine Republicans now from
AeW-York County-Assemblymen Adler, Bell,
''shnett, Davis Henry Seymour. Sherer, Smith
@"o Wickes-and it Is hoped that the Repubh-
ssh representation viii not be reduced. Kings
NOunty also has a large Republican representa-
~" al present, ten members in all: Assembly
,-eh Adams, Blackwell, Cotton. Morgan, Price,
Nancy, Remsen. Waite. Weber, Wilson. 1t
= thought here that Seth Low will get a tre-
.leheous vote in Kings County, and this would
s'iAg many Republican votes 10 the Republican
Ni'oiaates for the Assembly.
~ The interior Of the State the main effort of
ue Republican leaders viii be 10 retain the
ASe Assembly districts which they won last
sesr' One of these is the Id District of Rens-
ISelct but for two years has been carried by
sOAa r Ahern. Republican. another close dis
'O' is the Ist. Of Oneida County, which was
ealfed in 1900 by Michael ]. McQuade, Repub-
still another close district is the IVth, of
's County. In this district in 1900 William
raity 'N ''' F
~ ;, e,;, one Congressman is 10 be elected
frsa. an vacancy in the XXIVth Congress Dis
comprising the counties of flgyVPEO. Lewis
sao Jefferson. The district gave over ten thou
for republican plurality in 1900, and there
KnN VII surely elect ex-senator Charles w.
condpp OF Lewis County Republican), as its
N,,ngressman
,hs 'lectlon also may now be predicted Of
3udoas ,ublican candidates for Supreme Court
Tb,ss sS-A v. S. Cochrane. OF Hudson. in the
Glar,a.- -oolcial District; Edgar A. Spencer OF
cbsySas ne ne In the Fourth Judicial District;
Fortee = Parker. Of Owego, and Gerrit A.
trict 'gf ~ Canastota. in the Sixth Judicial Dis
In M. "na 10 william H. Adams. OF Canandaigua,
vac Eighth Judicial District