New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20

roe County were united In support of the
cause d STOOD Tor to en- extent that was
very gratifying 20 ali: and with them
were the great mass OF Republicans %
this county Who lonEec for better poll
rics
TIE campaign ras made OF p high
rlsne anG or appeal was made 60 the
judgment O. the people Of this county
over tho heaGs % the organization which
imposed ts. anc tae people saw clearly
ard acted quickly. a. ,hey always DC.
while this may 5ustly he hcralded as
. great Democratic victory. x was no
hess 4 victory such as the progressive
Repuhlioans have Deen winning both IN
the East and in the West u Is q VIC
toTy over the things for which Cannon
has stood enc Tor the ideals which Gov
ernor Hughes typifes.
The resuit q he vote IN the City
wards shows that the revolt OF The men
who most feel The high prices Of neces-
saries. against The payne-Aldrich tariff
bill has not been exaggerated. The people
OF this county. felt certain. demand an
honest and q reasonable revision OF the
tariff schedules in the interest Of the
consumer and not in favor Of the Spe-
cisl interests which exchange campaign
contributions FOR favors in legislation"
Democratic chairrnan's Views.
Howard = Mosher. chairman OF The
Democratic General Committee. thanked
the people Of the county for their sup
port in ihe campaign. and said he be
nel-ed that they had seen What he and
other leaders Of the party had been try
fnE to make thein sec for some years
ria, tho government must be returned
q the hands 81 The people.
Tt means that the people arc TIRED Of
The present order OF things and wasn't
chsng,.~ h said. The same ching was
shown in the Massachusetts election"
-rlie Republicans believe that so far as
s6e county Is concerned thts is only a
temporary victory and that in the fan
tho many Republicans who supported
the Democratic candidate viii return to
she fold.
The explanation ~ the result IS simply
that thousands or Republicans supported
Mr. Hsvens because OF the hue and cry
on the moral issue. sn6 perhaps 70 some
extent because 81 the tariff argument on
the high cost OF living.
Mr.. Havens lest Rush. Greene and
NTendon. OF the towns. and the list, "a
Sd. eth and 18th. OF she WARDS
Mr. Ravens ~ss called on the tele-
y7hone tonight by Mr. Aldridge and con-
graduated by the latter. Mr.. Aldridge
assured Mr. Hsvcns that he held the
latter in high esteem. The Congress
nlan-elect replied that one OF the dis
agreeable things about winning was that
some one had 10 lose.
The Democrats OF Rochester and Of the
county went wsld tonight. Parades.
fireworks. speeches in all the hotels and
on many street corners and a celebrs-
tion such as Rochester has not witnessed
in some years marked the victory. which
many chose 10 look on as moral one.
The Democratic leaders all spoke to-
r Eht al Democratic headquarters, in the
NNhitcomb House where throng crowd
% the corridors. Cries OF "Havens for
Governor snd '-IfsveRs VIII be our
next Governor" and extended cheers
greeted The Congressman-elect when he
appeared.
Normally Republican by 5000.
Monroe County. which comprises she !
sd Congress District, is normally Re
publican b,- about 6000. James Breck-
Perkins whose death in the middle Of
his third Congressional term. made nee
essay q special election to-day. carried
she district in 1905 by 10 167 votes.
IIavens had arrayed against him one Of
the strongest political organizations in
only seventeen DAYS and with hastily
constructed machinery. he accomplished
the remarkable overturn.
Rochester is a city Of both homes and
factories. Monroe County is one Of the
states garden spots. crowded with
highly productive farms. Rochester has
reputation "a = manufacturer Of mems
clothing. shoes. Photographic supplies
buttons amt various small wares that
require skilled labor. Mr.. Havens stood
on platform advocating tariff reform
IN tho interests Of the consumer. a re-
siSion Of the duties on wool and woolien
i goods. a removal Of tho tax on hides and
lumber i'm the interest of cheaper houses
and for the preservation Of forests a re-
moval Of the tariff on iron ore, an in
pcndence Of all political bosses Of any
party.
ut. Aldridge. his opponent oontented
himself with general procismations IN
fsvor 81 the policies ~ The Republican
administration. ON tho tariff PROPOSE
tor he was regarded as a sstand-pat-
t,r."
csnadisn Reciprocity Favored.
Both candidates declared for recproc-
ity with Canada. an employees compen-
sstion sct, a parcels post and d postal
savings bank. although Aldridge's posi-
ton in these matters was less clearly de-
lined than his opponents. In spite Of
trc excitement of the campaign, to-
DAYS election passed OF quietly. Not
~ithstanding Democratic charges Of Tile
Bal registration there were no arrests
4 report that William J. Corners chair
man OF the Democratic State Committee
Was in town 10 work FOR Hayens was
quickly denied and discredited.