New-York tribune., 1902-08-18
ACONGREsS COMPLICATION
THREE PRESENT REPRESENTATIVE IN
NEW XXVTH DISTRICT-TO SETTLE
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.

Albany. Aug II CspeciaD.-Republican leaders
here at the State capital hope 10 see soon some
settlement Of the conflict over the basis OF rep
resentation in the Republican Congress District
Convention which is to be held in the new
XVIII District formed from the counties of
Saratoga, Warren. Montgomery, Fulton ana
Hamilton Some trouble in selecting Repun-
Iican candidate for Congress in the district was
anticipated when three Republican Congress
men. in consequence Of the reapportionment Of
the districts Of the State in 1901. were thrown
into one district. but no struggle over the basis
of representation in the districts Repub-
lican convention anticipated.
The representation committee of the district,
which has lately been meeting will assemble
again tomorrow night at Sara toga and make
another effort 10 come to an agreement the
basis Of representation 10 be awarded to each
county for the convention. The committee has
as its members Senator Edgar T. Bracket. Of
Saratoga County; Emil REBEL of Amsterdam.
Montgomery County; Cyrus Durey. postmaster
OF Johnstown. Montgomery County. and a
brother OF Congressman Emerson, of Warren
County. Congressman Louis ". Emerson is
said TO be candidate for denomination. and so
also are Congressman Lucius K. Littauer. of
Fulton County. and Congressman John K, Stew
art Of Montgomery County. Senator Bracket
and Postmaster Durey are contending that the
basis Of representation in the Congress district
convention should be the Republican vote Of
each county. Representation Of counties in the
Republican State Convention is governed by the
Republican vote, they say, and the Congress
district conventions should follow the same rule.
Governed by that rule, the counties in the Con-
gress district named would have the following
representation in the Republican Congress dis
trict convention: Saratoga, IL; Fulton and Ham
ilton Q; Montgomery. s, and Warren, q.
Senator Bracket has stated that the Sara
toga Republicans favor the denomination or
CONGRESSMAN Littauer. It is apparent that II
they do and Littauer delegates attend the Con-
gress district convention from Saratoga County
who will vote with the Littauer delegates from
Fulton and Hamilton counties. they would have
the power to nominate Mr.. Littauer as there
would be twenty votes in Mr.. Littauers favor
Montgomery County delegates would. of course,
vote for Mr. Stewart, giving him eight votes.
and the Warren County delegates would vote
for MI Emerson, giving him six votes MT
Emerson and Mr.. Stewart, even by unltlng thelr
votes, under such circumstances couIu HoC O0L
troll the convention. -
The Republicans of the counties of Montgom-
ar1 and Warren are insisting upon equal repre-
sentation in the convention; that Is, that each
county should have the same number OF votes votes.
Unless this is granted. they say the flepunIicai
leaders in the counties Of Fulton, Hamilton ana
Saratoga could perpetually nominate the tte-
publican candidates for Congress in the olsIfict
The three candidates Tor the iloiIIna t!oii r1i
Congress are all highly successful manufactur-
e-s-Nr J,.ttauer of gloves. at GloversVlile;
Mr.. Stewart Of knit goods, at Amsterdam ana
Mr. Emerson of clothing, at Warrensburg. Inc
Congress district is one in when theTe are
many manufactures which would he affected
Inv changes in the duties upon goods imported
into this country. Messrs. Llttauer, Emerson anu
stewart have each had long experience IN
public life Mr.. LIttauer as Congressman, MI MT
Emerson as a State Senator and then Con
L-asrnan and Mr. Stewart Assembly
man and then Congressman. Each one or the
three also is of a pertinacious character anu anu
,oay he trusted not to give up his candloacy
for the nomination until 1t is positively neces-
oorv The nomination carries with 1t election
as the district has large RepuDhcah ihaJoiI'S'