The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
MONROE ELECTION
Eyes of Nation on Aldridge-
HdvenS Contest.
LIKE F0SS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats Expect That Republican
Plurality of 10000 Will Be Up
set and That Aldridge
Will Be Rejected.

Rochester. ~ Y, April 19-Voting
began today in the 1876 precincts of the
Thirty-second congressional district of
this state to choose n successor to
James Breck Perkins, Republican who
died last month.
The fight between George w. Aid
ridge, Republican. and James $. Ha-
vens, Democrat, for election to Mr..
Perkins seat in the house of represent
atives has made this election of nation
wide interest and Importance.
The Democrats rely upon the high
cost of living and the sentiment
against the rayne-Aldrich tariff law
to turn the 10000 Republican plurality
in the district into a 5000 Democratic
plurality for Havens. The charge of
graft against Aldridge consequent
upon the disclosures as to his receiv-
ing a $1,000 check from the insurance
yellow dog fund has. the Democrats
say, lost him many votes. They expect
result in this district something like
that achieved by Foss In Massachu-
sets.
The Aldridge men from their chief
tain down to the humbleSt follower
are earnestly almost passionately con-
vinced that their candidate is to win
by from 1000 to 5000. When Mr.. Aid
ridge began the contest his followers
asserted that he was to have $1,000
majority in the district,
fripY fo
scratch through by a thousand I'll get
full as a ciStern," cried one of Mr. Aid
ridges election district captains.
OF the 1876 precincts in the congress
sional districts 100 are provided with
voting machines. All of these ma
chimes have been tested. The oppos-
ing forces have each two inspectors
and two watchers. Talk of colonial
tion schemes and of proposed arrests
for illegal registration has gone on all
day.
The Havens campaignerS as well as
the Aldridge campaigners are fully
aware that Democrats and Republic
ans at Washington are awaiting the
result with the keenest interest. 1t
will determine whether the tide of dis
approval of Republican national poll
cies, which first set in several months
ago and was visibly noted in the Sixth
Missouri district, to be subsequently
sweIled by the returns from the Four
teenth Massachusetts district, is TO be
checked. Because of the voting ma
chimes the result ought to be known by
Il o'clock this evening.
If HavenS wins his Democratic
friends say that he will undoubtedly
receive the Democratic nomination for
governor of New York state next fall.
Mr.. Havens has not the slightest
shadow of Il doubt as to the result.
Neither has Louis NJ. Antisdale nor
Henry T. Mosher nor John : Whalen
nor scores of other Democrats who
have participated in all the ingoings
and outgoings of this interesting cam
paign. Most of them believe Mr.. Ha-
vens is 80 be elected by at least 5000
majority This would mean Il change
of 10000 votes in the district from
1908 and change of 5000 votes from
1906.
CongresSIs II Fassett said today:
Mr.. Aldridge has been the acknowl-
edged leader Of the Republican party
in this section for the past twenty
years. II is not possible that the peO-
pie of Monroe county. whose loyalty to
and in support Of Republican princi-
pies has made this county the banner
Republican county of this state. have
been mistaken in their judgment, nor
will they allow any proposed change
10 interfere With their vital interests" +"