New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
REPUBLICANS EXPECT GAINS.
FIGURE on GETTING TWO MORE CON
GRESS REPRESENTATIVES, THROUGH
THE REAPPORTIONNIENT

THE REAPPORTIONMENT.
As result Of the reapportionment OF the
congress districts IN this county the Republican
managers are counting on making net gain of
TWO representatives at the coming election
montague Lessler in the old With. and William
II Douglas. in the old XVth are now the only
Republicans in the New York County delegation
The political sharps predict that Tim" Sulli-
van will carry the new With against Lessler
That Will he a loss Of one As an offset 10 this
II is expected that Charles S. Adler will win in
the INth. James ". Perry in the XIIIth. Mr.
Douglas in the XVIII and Harvey T Andrews
in the XVIIth
sullivan is likely to win in the With because
ne has al the money he needs and he is run
ming in q district where the normal Democratic
plurality IS about 5000 Mr. Lessler won in
January last because or fierce factionaI hos
ulity toward Perry Belmont. The district in
oludes Staten Island ard the Ist Id lid and
With Assembly districts in the lower part of
the city.
Charlie Adler who time and again has
beaten Tim Suvan's man in the With. is
opposed by Congressman GoldfogIe. who is not
a popular candidate. The normal Democratic
plurality in the new IXth is about 1900 Adler
says he can overcome this. The district includes
the With. Nth and XIIth districts and parts
Congressman William Suzer is running in the
new Nth. The district is heavily Democratic.
and Mr. Sulzer should win without much diff
Guilty. The Republican candidate is William
Biau. the hustling secretary of the Hungarian
Young Mems Republican League The district
is made up Of the Xth. XIIth. XIVth and XVIth
and parts Of the IVth and VIIIthe districts.
Henry BirreH Deputy County Clerk, is the
Republican candidate in TIE XIth District,
against William r. Hearst. Editor of The
American and Journal" This district is largely
Amos J. Cummings's old bailiwick. and the
democratic plurality makes II normally sure for
Tammany- The district Is made up ~ the With.
lHth. Nth. XIIIth and parts Of the With. XVIII
and XVIIth districts
George b. Mcclellan. in the XIIth District is
expected 10 have an easy time of IT, The Re
publican candidate is Charles Shongood The
district includes the following Assembly dis
tricts The XNIIIth. XXth, XXIId, XXIVth
and NXNIth districts
The new NlIIth. where James W. Perry, the
Republican leader of the XXVIIth District is
carrying the Republican cplors, is safe Re
publican district In normal times. Francis Bur
ton Harrison, the Democratic candidate. viii
need all the racing qualities OF a Suburban
winner 10 keep along with Mr. Perry in the con-
test. which is likely To be a spirited one. The
friends 81 the candidates are wealthy and in
huentiaL and will make a determined effort
The district runs from HoustOn-st- north 70
around seventy second st, thIoush the ulddle
~ the city. taking In the Nth. NNNth. NANllth
and the greater part Of the %NINth District
The normal Republican plurality is about 3.Im.
Ira r Rider is tle Tammany candidate in the
XVIII Mr. Rider clerk IN the office or
James CooCan in III" Van Wyck atministra-
ton. Or. Andrew Anderson. of Long Island
CITY IS the Republican candidate. There are
two Long Island city wards in the district.
which is normally Democrats by a heavy plu-
ralty- II includes the following Assembly dis
tricts. The XVIIIth and the NXNth, and part
Of the XXVIth
Congressman William n. Douglas Repubh-
can is opposed in the XVIII for reelection by
Henry Martin. secretary Of the Antitrust
League The district Includes the XINth and
barge part OF the NNIst Assembly districts, and
portions OF the XVIII. XNIIth and N%INth dis
tricts and is regarded as safely Republican
Congre ssman Jacob Rupert IS seeking re-elec-
tion in the XVIth District which Is held 70 be
safely Democratic His opponent is William X
SpoOner q prominent Republican lawyer. The
district includes the NXNIId and NNXlIld and
parts Of The NXXth and XXXIst districts
Deputy Appraiser Harvey T. Andrews is the
Republican candidate in the new NNIlth. his
opponent being Francis g Shober. a reporter on
The World " The district is one Of the close
ones In the county. There were faCtional diner
enCes When Mr. Andrews was nominated that
threatened 10 endauger the success Of the ticket
Harmony once more reEns amonS th" Repubh-
cans in The district and Mr.. Andrews stands a
better chance - election than his opponent The
district includes all Of the N&tiId and large
portions If the NXIst and NNNIst districts.
Ex-SchooI Commissioner Joseph Fl. Goulden
is the Tammany candidate m the NNlllth
against Frank G SChoeffler. Republican. The
district contains more Tammany than Repubh-
can votes II includes The Bronx and the An
nexed District. together with small slice II the
NXNINth