New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
ALDRIDGE NAMED
Results Of Congress Con0en-
tiOns at Rochester Harmonious.

Poobestar AnriI Roth the Republi-
cans and the Democrats of the ia congress
District Monroe County, to-day no1nina'eu
their respective candidate for the seat IN
the House Of Representatives made vacant
by the death of James Brock Perkins.
George w. Aldridge, for twenty years
leader of the Republican party in Monroe
County a former state Superintendent Oh
Public Works and State Railroad Commits
sioner was named by the Republican coh-
vention without opposition. The convention
was hardly an hour in session Charies
H. Wiltsie, a lawyer of this city. NOM
mated Mr.. Aldridge. and the nomination
was seconded by ex-State Senator Wliiiain
w. Armstrong. who a few years ago mead
ed the Armstrong insurance investigating
committee, and Eugene ]. Dwyer, Presi-
dent of the Common Council
The speeches were simply personal In
their note and did not touch upon general
political questions. Mr.. sAldrich keyed his
reply upon the idea that he was an Aneri-
can first and. as he said. "a Republican
afterward" He did not touch upon general
political subjects.
James S. Ravens, a former law partner
of the late Representative Perkins, was
nominated by the Democrats after some OPP
who was elected Secretary of State in 1906.
Forty votes out of the total of IT. were cast
for Mr. Whalen. Mr.. Havens's nomination
was then made unanimous. The special
election will be held on April 10.
Unusual interest attaches to the coming
conflict in this Congress district for two
reasons. The recent overcoming by the
Democrats of the 14th Massachusetts, dis
trct of a Republican majority of some
IA 600 has awakened nationwide interest in
Congress elections which are to be held
before the regular fail elections. The sec
ond factor of interest in the local contest
will come from the efforts of Mr.. Aid
bridges opponents to use against him the
fact that he received s1,O0 from the fire
insurance companies doing business in this
state. following the passage of a bill in
which the fire insurance companies were
interested.
Mr.. AIdrdge admits taking the money
and declares that his action was proper
that the check was not personal gift, but
was used for the benefit of the Republican
party in Monroe County. and that, more
over the testimony clearly shows that the
present was not made TO him until after
the bill in question had become law
Hence there can be no suspicion that the
gift was for the purpose of influencing
legislation.
There are indications. however. that some
Republicans are not satisfied with Mr.
Aldridge's explanation. and expression
of this feeling came this morning, when d
meeting was held at local hotel. headed
by the Rev. DR.. A. S. Crapsey, to protest
against Mr.. Aldridge's nomination. Those
in attendance were mainly Republicans,
some of whom, II is asserted. have hereto
fore been regular" The movement will
proba bly, find expression in an organized
effort against the election Of Mr.. Aldridge.
Mr. Ravens. the Democratic nominee, is
a member of one of Rochester's leading law
firms and a former paytner of the late
Congressman Perkins He is accounted a
lawyer of excellent mental equipment ana
an orator of force. He is a Democrat, but
of independent views. To win he must
overcome a normal Republican plurality of
imposing size. Mr.. Perkins received a
plurality slightly exceeding 10000.