New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

Cheusngo County IS IN the throes OF n political
convulsion which. centrfng around the candidates
for county judge and Surrogate. may oveTturn the
entire Republican ticket. In great part this is a
continuance OF the three-cornered fight which last
campaign returned a Democratic Assembyman
from this county and came near rendering the re-
election OF Senator lothian p. Aids doubtful. 1t Is
a revolt OF wing OF the Republicans against
the machine leadership. OF which the Democrats
have taken prompt advantage. with tho help OF the
Prohibitionsts and the Anti Saloon League George
7. Pudney. OF Smyrna. nominated for county
Judge by the Republicans although there was con-
siderable sentiment among the more independent
members OF the party for Judge HICKS HICKS
thereupon urged TO independently. and
some Democrats assured him that that party would
indorse him. But he declined and Daniel p. cush-
man. a we'll known Democrat. was put forward by
his friends as the Democratic candidate. Mean
time. though. the anti-saioon people, who can
swing many in some OF the rural counties.
got busy. and Hubert .. Stratton. the Democratic
Assembly yman, nominated by the Prohibition
lists for county judge That put his nomination
squarey up 10 the Democrats Stephen Ryan
Democratic State Committeeman. the chief OF Che
mango County. called his associates together. and
they decided that the only thing they could do was
TO indorse Stratton. This the convention did grace
fully. on the Democratic ticket for member OF
Assembly is Isaac Darymple. well known Demo
crat and FOR District Attorney William r. Loomis.
known the personal representative OF William
Randolph Hearst in Chenango County.
William r. wadden has been renominated by the
Republicans OF Warren County for member Of As
senbIy. The Democratic candidate, Elmer J. West,
, OF Glens Falls. has been Endorsed by tho lnde-
pendencs League lie is secretary OF the Hudson
River Water Power Company.
In Rockland County the Republican convention
has named Matthew Hurd. the present Assembly
man. for member OF Assembly. and the Democrats
have chosen Frank De Noyelles, Of Haverstraw. TO
run against him.
Dennis Conroy, of Painted Post has been named
for member of Assembly by the Democrats OF the
list Assembly District of Steuben County. Charles
Moore OF Canisteo, is the candidate in the Cd Dis
trict Both candidates have been indorsed by the
Independence League OF Steuben County.
After having considerable trouble to get a man
who would take the nomination, the Democrats OF
the I'd Assembly District OF Oneida County have
named Frank r. watson Of Clinton for member
OF Assembly. Mr.. Watson. who is a druggist con-
sented TO run. although be has not much chance OF
beating Assemblyman Ladd j. Lewis. jr.. renomi-
mated by the Republicans in what is strong Re-
publican district.
Fred stowen of Cape Vincent, has been named
for member of Assembly by the Democrats IN the
1st District OF jefferson County in place of John
NJ Fitzgerald who declined the nomination.
Because of a deadIocked convention. which re-
mained deadlocked after the hour for filing party
certificates OF nomination had passed. there will
be no regular Democratic ticket in Oswego this
year. II Democratic candidates enter the municipal
race. they will have to on Independent tickets.
This will interfere sadly with the OF the
Democratic county ticket. Francis T. Cullen, q
lawyer. had the backing of ex-Mayor Mansfield,
and had twenty delegates in the convention, who
preserved a solid front for seventy ballots State
Committeeman Charles n. Bulger was backing
James H. Chrystal for the nomination. but after
twenty ballots had showed that the Cullen men
would have of him, Bulger abandoned
Chrystal and strove to effect a compromise Half
a hundred other Democrats were named in success
sion by the Buger men, each receiving the twenty
votes of the Buger delegation. while Cullen re-
ceived the twenty OF the Mansfield delegation with
deadly monotony. The Buger men. seeing how
fatal this deadlock might become the hour for
filing nominations approached. tried TO break off
the regular order of business to perntft the
ination of police and fire commissioner. Justice OF
the peace and constables. but the Mansfield dele
gates would not permit it. Mayor John X Smith
has been renomnated by the Republicans. and
though the party is somewhat split may win be-
cause OF the unparalleled situation of the enemy.
In Richmond County the Democrats have named
William A. Shortt for member OF Assembly to
ceed William 7. Croak, the present Assembly man.
He is Mcclellan Democrat. Eugene Lamb Rich-
ards, Mayor McClellan's lawyer practically con-
trolls Democratic affairs in Richmond now. How
ard Davis is the Republican candidate.
The chance OF a thsee-cornered fight IN Syracuse
| which would have disturbed tie political seuilib-