New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
TICKETS IN E.STCHES1ER.
COMPARISON OF CANDIDATES NAMED
BY BOTH REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS.

Peekskil. y. Y. Oct 26-Never in the history of
Westchester County has a campaign for public
office been conducted with such force and
hemence the campaign this fall True, there IS
national ticket In the field, nor are there any
State officers running. The ticket is headed with
county officers and is completed with the minor
town officers But with the usual sine qua
mons" OF energetic political campaigns. the Repub
licans OF this. OF the largest counties in the
State making hustling. bustnG campaign.
and are leaving no stone unturned TO elect their
ticket And the Democracy. such as it Is. is not
far behind. II is case this year OF every man
standing his canvass; but. withal, the
County Committee Is doing Its share toward the
ultimate success Of the ticket.
The Republicans have an unusually strong
ticket For County Judge Smith Lent the pres.
ent incumbent, has been renominated. He is
native OF Putnam County. having been born near
the county line For many years he has lived
Ossining where he practised Law. and became
known as one OF the best lawyers at the Vest
chester County bar. He built up large practice.
handled the diflcult with credit to him.
self and good results to his clients and when six
years ago. he nominated for County Judge,
va. UiumD mDhantly elected
His opponent is William T. Platt. whose chief
prerequisite for the place is the fact that he has
been repeatedly running for Office, and comes of
family of oficeholders whose love of feeding at
the public crib is we'll known White Plains
The Republican candidate for County Clerk is
Leslie Sutherland than whom no better known
man lives within the confines OF the county. lie
was poor boy; he learned the mason's trade and
once laid brick for living. but by his indomitabe
pluck, his clear brain. his hearty handshake and
endearing ways has his way up the ladder
until he elected alderman in the CITY Of
Yonkers and twice its Mayor being the youngest
Mayor in the State. He Is eminently qualified for
the place he seeks. His work I'm the office of
rogates clerk has made him familiar with law and
legal forms, until he Is almost lawyer His
Qualifcat lions make him emineutl- he ieS
he will fill after January l. His opponent is Frank
lin Couch, Peekskill lawyer. whose principal
fame lies In the fact that he bolted the Bryan
ticket in 1896 and supported Palmer and Buckner
for the Presidency and NicePreSIdency and has
never been known as a steadfast organization man.
Outside OF complimentary in his own town
he has developed no phenomenal strength. and
although he is making literary campaign and
strewing the highways and byways of the county
with his photographs and circular letters by the
thousands. his campaign thus far has been tame.
FOR Register there are two young men running
William G. Barrett Republican, the present School
Commissioner of the Third District. and a popular
man. who is serving his second term as such is
one. He is making personal canvass throughout
the county. with the brightest prospects of sue
cess His opponent is stephen Van Tassel. young
Board of Supervisors and station agent of the
New York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
For District Attorney. J. Addison Young. of New
I'0cheile is the Republican candidate. He has had
a long experience in the legal arenas of this and
adjoining counties, and is considered one of Tho,
brightest criminal trial lawyers at the West
chester bar He will make ideal public prosecu-
tor. ana his reputation Is a guarantee that he will
have neither friend nor foe before a Judge and
jury. His opponent, Herbert ID. Lent is we'll liked
and has long been Supervisor from TuCkahoe
but II is alleged, and thus far without contradic-
tion, that he has little practice. in the Grim
ina courts, and that II elected he would be a new
and untried man In one of the most important
offices in the county.
For Coroner. Dr. Perley H. Mason OF Peekskiu
has been renominated. He has served three years
one OF the best Coroners the county has had being
quick to respond TO where needed showing
a level head and cool judgment. and has made
many friends His opponent is Albert Van Houten
a druggist. of Yonkers, with more experience
in the line than there is chance of his election
For Superintendent Of the Poor the Renub-
licans named Edward Il. Long. of White Plains
who has served on the School Board many wears
commander for many successive terms OF C'rou1-
we'll Post, G. A. r.. and a prominent Free Mason
His opponent is Moses w. Taylor. an ex-Super-
visor OF Tarrytown
The Republican candidates for the Assembly are
unusually strong. In the 1st District they have re-
nominated William c. Mains, of Mount Vernon
In the lid District j. Mayhem WAINWRIGHT of
Rye. has been placed before the people and I'm the
IIId District General Hustcds old territory James
Kellogg Apgar has been renOminated for the fourth
time They Will all be elected.
The Democrats have named in the Ist j. j. Sloan
OF ionkers: In the Id Urick Y. Griffin of New
Rochelle and In the lid, f. L. Ryder of Ossin-
Ing none of whom have any special elements of
strength "