The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-27
PERRY GOING TO CONGRESS
WITH LESS NOISE THAN HARRI.
son NAMES ~ NOR GOING.
Friendly Meetings That Take the Place
Of TorchliKht Psrades and Csrt.tail
Oratory-But barney Martin says
That Nlr. Harrison II the Heal Thing.

The Republican opponent Of Francis
Burto Harrison for Representative Of the
Thirteenth, or crlsh-hat, district is james
W. Perry, who has lived more than thirty
years in the district. Mr.. Perry's literary
bureau lacks the dash and clatter OF Mr.
Hsrrisons typewriter corps. but his prac-
tical old-tme methods. supported 10y his
long acquaintance with his neighbors and
subst antial Republican plurality in normal
times. are depended on TO carry him right
along with the ticket.
Il may lose few Republican votes,
said Mr. Perry yesterday, for Mr.. Har-
rison has some Republican friends who
will support him for personal reasons.
i understand he Is n nice young man: nut
! am assured that there are some Demo-
Gratis who are going to vote for me. The
old cry of tnriff reform isn't going to win
here In these piping times
MIR. Perry was pr CtLing law in New
York when Mr. Harrison was horn. He
was graduated from Brown University
and Columbia law school and Das member
Of President Chester 4. Arthur's law firm.
Arthur, Kncvals & Ransom. now knevals
d Perry. He har been promiN"nt in Repub-
licar party management FOR Year,. ~"
ran for Memhur of Assembly In 1850. get ING
son more votes tina james 4 Garfield go'
IN the district. Inv lSas hc ran for Congress
in the Cd Thirteenth against Jefferson NJ
Levy, nu' was defeated.
The Thirteenth the ran across the island
of Manhattan from river tO river Under
the new apportionment made Ivy the Repub-
licans IL nuns north and south. The cleo
ton districts embraced in il gave Roosevelt
p. ~? over Van WICK for Governor in lsas
and gave Oiell more than 7.ON plurality in
1900 MIR Perry is the Republican leader
tof the Twsnty-seventh Assembly district
He is n member of the Republican. Union
League and Lawyers clubs
One 81 Mr. Perrv's campaign methods
has advantages over the usual form Of
meeting, and the Harrison scheme Of
literary Illumination Haudshakug gather
ings are held in small halls through the
district Letters of invitation are sent 70
the residents If a certain section. informing
them that on given night Mr. Perry will be
AZ a hall Ia meet them and talk with them.
In this way those who do not know him
learn the personal qualities of the candi-
date and hose who have formed previous
acquaintance have an opportunity to re-
new Il Mr. Perry finds that the people
Of this par,iruar di-'r riot prefer his method
10 cart tail oratorv and torchlight parades
While Mr. Perry has been cOnspiCuou-
in party affairs for a long time he has NOT
chosen to accept political office that has
been offered 20 him President Roosevelt
offered him plac" in tho Federal ser
vice al New York with n good salary Gov
Odell offered 10 make him fiscal supervisor
of the State charities. Mr. Perry declined
both places, hut consented to run for Con-
gres- and acceptance of tho nomination
" deemed equivalent to election.
Nr. Harr-on- typewriters uttered this
paragraph YESTERDAY
Mr. Harrison - slowing elements Of great
popularity IN his canvass Those who meet
him for me first Tim" are impressed with
his ability. '1rueStneSs and strength senator
Barney Martin looked him over with iudiciil
gravity wncn he made is first appearance
TO speak ~ the 1roHuoiS club TIE verdict
rsarhed wa, II" viii do, al rlgl {, all rlgut.
he is the real thing The decision has been
Endorsed by all ~" leaders, aud owing 70 the
remarkah" vaglrie> ot the Republican ap-
portionneut of this district, no less tran ten
Assembly district leaders have a share in
Mr; Harrison ,camp"Igq3,,. Political patGG1.
will NJ the Job the Republican machine did
there.
Mr.. Harrison is sending out a letter Of
irdorsemcnt which hears the following
names, tn" favor being decidedly Demo-
cratic:
John G. Carlisle. Charles s Fairchili
Everett = Wheeler. Ahram : Hewitt. Henrv
7. Dlmock, Abraham u Lawrence, August
Belmont ,WiIl,Phm solomon; J9hn B,selow.
Straus, iuson helps stokes, Hugh $, Thomp-
son, Henry Morgent. au. Edward Cooper,
Hugh Il Garden William Church Osborn
" q. Mill,, Henry ". Mcvickar and Alfred