New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-20
BUFFALO SITUATION MIyEn
STRONG CONTEST OVER LOCAL rrrv--
BEARING ON THE STATE CAMPA1c,

Buffalo, Oct. 10 (SpeciaD.-In Erie CoUn+y a..
IticaI situation is still somewhat mixed ~ 20
however. does not apply TO the leaders on ~. nat
publican State ticket The unbiased ouinfon -
garding them is that their prospects for CO
the county certain any political rorac.-s
can be- While secretly admitting that OdsT ae s
carry the county. the Democrats are INSISTING +sn
ii Will be by a small plurality. When Roosevelt. -
for Governor he lost Erie by 27O0; conseopar.'.
the general belief that OdeH will carry the cO,,r.
should be satisfactory to Republicans.
Whatever uncertainty exists regarding the si,r
tion in so far IL pertains the head of the S.,
ticket is due entirely to the strong fight bs,r~
made on the local ticket. This local fight will ~
OdelI lust as hard as his strength will helm g.
local Republicans: consequently, the local fight ha
an Importance that is not confined merely to ~
county. The best criterion at present Of the rs
tive chances Of the local candidates is the bettIn
and all the betting is at money Aside from
this uncertainty regarding the local situation n n
believed that the conspicuous part taken by Pres,
dent Roosevelt and Governor OdeH in effort, n
settle the coal strike will Offset any influence vhicb
the coal issue may have had at the beginning
II is conceded by the Democrats that George A
Davis and Henry W. Hill. the Republican candt
dates for the Senate in the XLIXth and XLVIItb
districts respectively. will be returned. In the
XLvIIIth Senate District the Republicans have
strong hopes OF electing William Schneider former
Assemblynan in the WITH Assembly District and
Democratic candidate. The always is close
In this Senate district. but Schneider is popular
and well known, and much Is expected from him
the Republicans will lose one or two AssembIymen
1t is believed that Assembyman Charles F. Brooks
With district Hinson is a former municipal court
judge and strong Democratic vote getter. In the
WITH Assembly District the contest. as IN the With
Assembly District, always is close. and. more fOr
that reason than anything else II is possible thar
defeat former Assemblyman William Metzer. John
II. Bradley and Anthony ]. Burke, Democrats viii
be returned in the Ist and lid Assembly districts
respectively. because those are strong Democrats
districts are strongly Republican il is GER
tain that Robert L. Cox, George Ruehl. James K
in those districts. Cox is a new man, and received
his nomination when Assemblyman f r. O'Maley
trict attorney. The Others are now in the Assem-
bly, summed up. the situation in the Assembly.
indications being that each party will get four
the eight districts da i,g year tae Democrats capt
In the xXXVIth Congress District Colonel D
Wil1iam RYAN Democrat will be returned in i5s
James w Wadsworth in the XXyIvth district.
and T. B, vreeland in the xxXvIIth Congress
John G. .wickser. the candidate for treasurer on
friends by the strong run he will make in Erie
the county For the same reason Senator Higgins
will make fine showing throughout Western New
York
Much interest is manifested locally in the fight
being made by s. Fred Nixon for Assembly In
Chautauqua County. The canal men in NixOn's
district have the impression that he is opposed
canal improvements and they are fighting him on
that score, but the hEht. II is believed here. will
not result In Nixon's defeat, although Il viii cut
down his majority
Outside OF Erie County IN Western New-York
the Republican State ticket will run strong This
is due largely TO the fact that Governor Odel made
such remarkable reductions in the State taxes and
also because OF the school district legislation m
which he interested himself legislation that result
ed in giving much more of the States school
money to the thinly populated and poorer country
school districts than they had been receiving.