New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
l ISSUES OF NEXT CAMPAIGN
FIGHT WILL BE OK NATIONAL POLICY
PROBABLE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
NEW CONGRESS.

Albany. May Y (specaD.-National issues will be
fought over in the thrty-seven Congress districts
Of this State this year and since this is President
Roosevelt's State. the conflict for the posses
sion Of the Congress districts is expected 10 he
especially fierce. The head Of a national adminis-
tration would naturally wish 10 see his policy Of
government sustained by the majority Of the Con-
gressmen representing his home State. and in this
wish would have tho sympathy Of every Republican
leader. Colonel George ". Dunn, the chairman OF
the Republican State Committee. Will work zeal
ousy 20 bring about the election OF the Republican
candidates for Congressman.
With the worknEmen OF the State prosperous
under the Republican administration Demo
cratic leaders doubtless ef the difficult
nature OF the task before them. one OF the most
marked evidences Of that prosperity is the increase
IN the amount OF deposits in the savings banks. on
July l. 1890. the amount due to depositors was
1922 os1. .5s6 &c a year later there due TO the
depostors 1851 81 For the period from July l.
1901. January J. 1902. there also an increase
OF the amount due the depositors. Then the de-
cison Just made by eX-Judge Earl Of the Court of
Appeals. referee Of the Supreme Court. that the
special franchise signed by Theodore Roose-
welt when Governor Of the State Is constitutional
viii. IN the judgment Of leading Republicans ma
1erfay affect this years campaign in favor Of the
Republican party. because it he pointed out
that a law has been passed largely increasing the
taxation of corporations and therefore. decreasing
that Of other taxpayers
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Ex-senator David b Hin can be regarded as the
national Democratic leader in New-York State this
year but thus far ~ has given only slight ind
cations of what he considers the main national is
sues of the camaign from the Democratic point of
view His speech in New-York City on April Il be
fore the Democratic Club. worded with such
caution that his Democratic friends have
been able gather from il plan Of campaign
His sole emphatic declaration was this; The self
ish scramble for Congressional favors on the part
Of protected interests which pertains 10 the enact
r,1ag in fhpSp n
rishes arguments innumerahle for the Democratic
contention that revenue should be the sole and
bona hde purpose Of every revenue measure" That
seems TO imply tariff for revenue only pro-
gramme.
In anticipation Of the contest for the seats I'm
Congress many Democrats and Republicans Of
prominence have already announced that they are
candidates FOR the nominations for Congress Of
their respeci-vc parties in the districts in which
they live 1t IS plain therefore, who will probably
be the candidates for Congress in a large proper
ton OF the districts of the State.
New-York State under the old Congressional ap-
portionment law had thrty-four Congressman At
present the State represented by twenty-five Re
publicsns and eleven Democrats. one Demoorat
Amos J. Cummings. died recently. The eleven Dem
oerats with exceptions all live in greater New
York. Those exceptions are Mr.. Pugsley. Of Peebs-
kill and Mr. Ryan. of Buffalo. The Ist Congress
District which takes in the counties Of Suffolk
and Queens. two districts in Kings County, two IN
New-Yor City and all the districts Of the interior
of the State except those Of Congressman Puesley
and Ryan, are represented by Republicans. Sub
stantially therefore the interior Of the State so
far as the Congress districts concerned, sup
ports the national Republican administration. and
only IN vicinity of Newly ork is the Democratic
= opposition strong.
MAY HAVE MORE REPUBLICANS
I'm is the hope OF the Republican leaders here
4 that the number of Republican Congressman from
the State will be increased the fail election,
despite the fact that the three additional Congress
ment granted TO the State by the present Congress
sionsi Apportionment act were surrendered by the
legislature OF 1901 TO the southeastern angle Of the
State. about New-York, where the vote OF the
Democratic party IS largest. But Il must be re-
embered that the Democratic legislature of 1892 in
dividing the Congress districts, took pains to give
the Republican party small chance possible
in Nev-York City to elect any of its candidates
for Congress. That gerrymander upset by the
Republican legislature Of 1901, when & arranged
the Congress districts, and the Republican
have had opportunity TO elect Republicans
az Congressman Under the present apportionment
Kings County will have six Congressman instead OF
FIVE as at present, and New-York County. Rich
rnond County and the Borough of Queens Will have
eleven Congressman where they have nine.
To refer especially TO the Republican candidates
for Congress. 1t is presumed here that Congress-
man Storm of the Ist Congress District, IS a cand-
date for denomination Reference having already
been made in The Tribune concerning the Repub-
Hcan candidates in some OF the New-York City
districts. attention will be paid those districts
here. Then coming 10 the first Congress- District
north OF the Harlem River, the XIXth. which CON
sfsts westchester County Republicans here think
that Norton p Otis. OF Yonkers, will probably be
nominated
MAY NOMINATE BRADLEY.
Orange County Republicans who live in the old
xVIIth District having within its bounds coun-
ties Of Rockland Orange and Sullivan, district
which is now the XXth, say that they think Thomas
w Bradley, OF Walden will receive the Republican
nomination. The present Republican Congressman
is Arthur s. Tompkins. of Nyack. who is now
ing his second term.
Colonel Bradley is head Of the great knife manu-
featuring works Walden, Orange County. He
was born in 1S45. and became a mechanic at. an
early age serving in the manufacturing institution
OF which he is now the managing head AS a boy
he private in the Orange County regiment
during the Civil War was awarded a Congressional
medal for gaantry at Charlottesville and
brevetted major for meritorous service, and was
severely wounded at Gettysburg. He present
also at the battles of the Wilderness the siege
OF Petersburg In 1876 Colonel Bradley
Der OF the Assembly from Orange County At pres
ent he Is a member of the Chattanooga and Gettys-
burg Commission companion OF the military order
OF the Loyal Legion and a member Of the Society
OF the Army OF the Potomac. Colonel Bradley for
many years enjoyed the personal friendship OF the
late President Mckinley. and although a strong
organization Republican. his high regard for his
friend led him 10 vote for Mckinley for the Repub-
ucan nomination for President in the Republican
National Convention of 1922. Colonel Bradley being
az the time a delegate To the convention from his
Congress district. AS delegate from the same
district the Republican national conventions of
1856 and 1900 Colonel Bradley voted in FAVOR Of
MsJor McKinleys nomina ton for President Colonel
Bradley IS an ardent protectonist Of the Mckinley
type. For many years he has been an intimate
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