The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-10
Mr.. OLCOTT's IOTT.
IN <rSument From ms Piuraiit,eS for ~,
nenominatien.

To THE EDITOR up THE SrN-Nr n
view OF the fact that took very pr"n.rsn,
part in The congress campaigns at 'nI
iaOs and 1873 in behalf Of Representz'lvs
y Van Nech,en Olcott. I desire to 'all our
attention to certain facts IN coune,fI1a
with the isos campaign which show 10.
yond any aues,ion Of doubt the popularr'v
Of MIR Olcott throughout the congress dts-
triCt and prove that he II the man uho an
obtain the greatest number Of votes in IA
coming campaign.
In that portion Of the Eleventh Assembly
district which il contained IN the Ftns~n'a
Congress district MIR. HalliEan. the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress IN iens r.
Ceived = plurality Of .:sI out Of a total vote
Of $50 In IsOs Mr Waldo. the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress. received =
that district a plurality ~ Ss7 in a total vo'-
OF :4t1. Although the vote In ionS M 80
Eleventh Assembly district was ~ les 'hsa
the vote in 1919. the plurality of the nera-
cratic candidate vas sa7 lees than The PIN
rality Of the Democratic candidate 10 iss
In that portion Of the Thirteenth Assem-
bly, district which lies In the Fifteenth Ton
gress district the vote for Representative
in Congress in the election Of Inas vas "a
les. than II was IN ipns n the election "
1909 in this district MIR Hslligan rsreiv~d
plurality OF I;e. while IN III" election II
sembly district by a plurality Of -
The Eleventh and Thirteenth Nssenn,v
districts are ea,h OF them overwhsminrlv
Demo rats" and II - nav opinion tha' tho
large number OF Democratic voters who
cast their ballots for Mr.. ol"ott did ~
not only he au-e OF his popularity with 'hs
people throughout the CONGRESS di-trt''.
but also because OF the ia that 'h-v
felt thai he was 10 every possible way ne
district There IAN ne no doubt from these
figures that he - the logical candldAt. for
congress this wear when 'he Republican
party Will need every vote II can get and 20
that end must of necessity nominate inc
man Who can secure the most votes
In the other Assembly districts in the
Fifteenth Congress district Representative
OlCott re- eived greater number Of No'"-
- les c. Dhsn n" ne re e t;,a.n ~ T TlH
distrI'f. which - his home district HIa
plurality IN that district IN as was less than
II was IN 1905 hut there ~ no doubt IN ih-
mind Of auv one who ~ familiar With the
situation m hat district thai he diheren's
m N" vote IA 'ho~" ~" wears Was caused
nv the In 'tional disturbances throughout
the distrr resulting from the primary ele
ton Of l'H~
In ~ "nt article Tar SUN said thai Nj
Olco't 70 "iyed plurality 81 3.Os7 IN ica5
aud n plurality Of I.tsb IN is'S. The vote
IN the Fifteenth Congress district in los
the total number Of votes in the election
Ot 1865 Vas llp greater than the vote in tho
els. ton of iSa
IL seems TO me that IL would he the duty
of william VI Benne'' the Republican
leader OF the Fifteenth Assembly district.
To Use all OF his EFFORTS az the leader Of The
pa'tv 10 secure he nomination Of man
ho has served HE constituents faithfully
aud vth ability dur ing three terms ~
ungre~-. and particularly because ot he
IN Tra-iEg pluralities IN a year Ike this
when II u "on"eded that the Republican
party should name it, strongest man
inruen' and the machinery under his
OntrOl Tor the purpose OF satisfying his
own p"r,onal ambition Z" -s,nrT h r,I nom,nA-
NV N"RA August "a