Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
.GOTHA|M'S DISTRICTS
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New AppWtimment Causes
Much Uncertainty.
BELMONT rs ANXIOUS
MCCLELLAN AND RUPERT
LIKELY, TO RETURN.
Next Delegation From Metropolis May
Be Eight Tammanyites and
Three Republicans.
BELMONT rs ANXIOUS
,ectal Correspondence of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK, June o, 1902.
There Is considerable uncertainty among
members of the Greater New York congress
lines. Under the new apportionment. which
goes into effect this fall, several of them
are thrown into the same district.
The present seventh district, which is now
represented by Montague Lessler, a repub-
lican, has been reformed in such a way
that democrat should undoubtedly be re-
turned from it. It has also lost its num-
Der, and under the new apportionment it
becomes the eighth district. including
Richmond county. all of the first assembly
district, most Of the second and parts Of
the third. fourth and sixth.
This is part of the territory now repre-
scented by Thomas J. Dreamer. Perry Bel
mont Is announced as a candidate for the
nomination In this district this fall, and he
is almost sure of election.
Representative Goidfogie, who now rep
resents the ninth district, will be a candi-
date for nomina ton In the new ninth, which
includes parts of the second, fourth, eighth,
twelfth. sixteenth and tenth assembly dis
tricts. those being In part of the territory
that he now represents. 1t is expected that
Assemblyman Adler. who carries the eighth
assembly district whenever he runs for Of
fee there. will be the republican nominee
In tA1S QlSCTlCt, anu Ills IFleuQS IuiIlA tLldt
he would have mighty good chance to
carry It.
Belmont Wants to Return.
The new eleventh consists in part of the
territory that was included in the old tenth.
which was represented for years by the late
Amos Cummings. o. H. P. Belmont. who
now represents the thirteenth congressional
district. Is q candidate for the nomination
in this district this fall. and it is understood
that he is willing to move into the district
to live for the sake of getting the nomina-
ton there.
Several of the friends of the late Repre-
man would make a better representative
for the district, and there Is likely to be a
contest for the nomination.
The new tenth district includes the four
teenth assembly district, the home Of Will
lam Sulzer, who will Undoubtedly be re-
nominated. '-'&
1t is not expected that there will be any
change in the representative from the
twelfth district, GeorgefB. Mcclellan. Mr..
McClellan's present district covers good
part of the territory embraced in the new
twelfth. i S.'hi
The new thirteenth district Is carved out
of the heart of the Island. and it is ex-
pected to return a republican to Congress.
This district runs from West 18th street to
East 93d street and from Sd and I'd avenues
to 18th and Sth in most irregular course.
There are number of candidates for the
nomination from the Republicans, among
whom are James w. Perry and Lispenard
Stewart. The Tammany men Of the dis
trict are not telling anything about their
but It is expected that1some Absalom will
be selected to show the love the, organiza-
ton has for the young man
Probably Elect a Democrat.
The new fourteenth district lies part in
this county and part in Queens. 1t will
probably elect democrat Ex-Assembly
man Joseph I. Green has been talked of
for the Tammany nomination
The new fifteenth is a west side district. in
ciud;ng all of the nineteenth assembly district
and part of the twenty first, and 1t has an
east-sides branch, part of the twenty-ninth.
William II. Douglass, a republican, repre-
sents this territory now Some Of Mr..
Douglass friends have said that he might
decline denomination. Mr.. Douglass has
not made any formal declaration, and until
he does nothing will be done. Adelbert
Steele was very anxious to have the nomi-
nation in 1900. and his friends may put up
a fight for him this year. A Tammany
Absalom will be slaughtered here sgai1
this fall.
Col. Jacob Rupert, jr., will get the Tam
many nomination in the new sixteenth dis
trict unless all signs fall. He has large
business interests in the district. and has
represented 1t for a number Of years.
The new seventeenth includes part of the
twenty-frst, the twenty-thrd and part of
the thirty-first. There is more than a
fighting chance for the republicans to
carry this district. and they are going to
try. Alderman Elias Goodman of the
thirty-first assembly district, who made
an excellent run against Col Rupert two
years ago, is candidate for the nomina-
tion
Eight Tammany, Three Republicans.
The eighteenth district consists Of the
Bronx, and President Haffen has told sew
erai Of his friends that he thinks the Tam
many nomination will go to Col. Joseph A.
Goulden. a prominent G. A. r. man. Elk
Senator Mitchell is candidate. and if he
and Senator Hennessy are able to do up
President Haffen for the Tammany leader
ship Of the thirtyfifth assembly district he
will get the nominal ton
1t is reckoned that there will be eight
Tammany men in the Congress delegation
from this city next year and three republi-
cans. The Tammany score may be re-
duced by one and the republican increased