The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-20
Congress NOMINEES IN KINGS.
Republican Candidates Chosen In Five
OF the Six Districts.


The Republican Congress conventions
were held last night in Kings county and
these candidates were nominated
Second District DR.. Herbert j. Knapp.
Third District Charles T. Dunwell.
Fourth District Charles b. Law.
Fifth District George T.. Waldo
Sixth District William M, Calder
DR.. Knapp. who has been chosen to lead
the forlorn Republican hope in the Second
district is well known williamsburg physi-
clan and one of the founders of the Masonic
Hospital. In his race against Congress
man George H. Lindsay, who will be re-
nominated by the Democrats, he will have
to confront a normal adverse plurality Of
about 5000.
In the Seventh district, which is still
more hopeessly Democratic, giving Con-
gresham Fitzgerald a plurality of l2,8Oo
two years ago, Col. Michael j. Dady could
not discover any Republicans last night
willing to make the race, and the con-
vention adjourned after referring the selec-
ton of candidate to a committee of seven
of which the Hon. s. V. White, a veteran
Republican war horse, who was treasurer
of the campaign committee in the Blaine
campaign il chairman. Mr. White, who
was delegate TO the convention, made
a ra ging speech, which showed that he is
as stalwart a supporter, OF the party az IN
the days of the Plumed Knight.
In the Third district Congressman Dun
well, the only Republican candidate in
Kings county who escaped disaster IN
the Odell slump in 1902, was renominated
without opposition.
Mr. Law who " as nominated IN the Fourth
district, Is a young lawyer and has been
active in politics in the Twenty first Assem-
bly, district Former Magistrate William
Schnitzpan, who made the race in this dis
trict against Dr. Wilson, the Democratic
candidate, two years ago and was beaten
by nearly 5000, was anxious to run again
this year, but did not make any fight against
Mr. Law in the convention.
In the Fifth district George f.. Waldo OF
the Eighteenth Assembly district was
nominated over his opponent, a. Stewart
Walsh of the Sixteenth Assembly district
The vote was 2ll to %.
Mr. Calder, who las chosen in the Sixth
district without any opposition, served as
Superintendent of Buildings under the
Low administration and made fine official
record. He was born In this Congress
district, has always lived there and has
erected over 900 houses in the Park Slope
district. He won the Congress nomina-
ton by defeating Charles s. Dewey, the
leader in the Twelfth Assembly district,
at the recent primary.
This year the hepuOllcans are SURE OF
reelecting Mr.. Dunwell in the Third district
and of recapturing the Fifth and Sixth
districts from the Democrats They will
also make hard fight to elect Mr.. Law
in the Fourth district, which is close.
In all the conventions the national ticket
was ratified with genuine enthusiasm, while
the Endorsement OF the State ticket was
made in the most perfunctory manner.
Some OF the district leaders who attended
the conventions privately admitted that
they were convinced that just as soon as
the campaign was over Governor Chairman
Odell was bound TO start a crusade TO under
mine the Hon Timothy l.. Woodruff's props
in Kings county.
Next year, one of these leaders said,
I'VE will have a big fight on our hands but
Odeli, in my opinion, even If Higgins Is
elected, will not be able to take control OF
IL. c.a. IraIM