The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
MDRIDGg THINKS HE'LL WIN
SalS HE'S CONgIDENT or ms
ELECTION TO CONGRESS.


Thirty -second district between George W
AldndGe. Republican. and James =
Ravens. Democrat. 20 fill the unsxpired
form % the late James Breck Perkins. vas
practically ended tonight. On Tuesday
pstWeen So.OOO and eO.OOO voters are TO
determine whether Mr.. Aldridge or Mr.
HAvens will he the Representative in
congress for this important district until
March T. Mr. Perkins won in the dis
trict in lons by 1000 and in IoOs by COO
Eor many years the district has ha~n
normally Republican by about the fore
going majoritiea in Presidential and
CuhernatoriAl years.
since Dickinson in the Sixth Missouri
& strict NJ q special election greatly in
creased tho Democratic ma iority. and
especially since Eugene y. Foas in a
special election overturned a Republican
majority IN the Fourteenth Massachusetts,
district 81 it.OOO. winning by q ma iOrity
81 eooo. thus recording q change % 10 600
votes IN the district. IL has been almost
generally accepted that q drift from the
Republican 20 the Democratic party has
taken place and this drift has been So,
do~n by come to dissatisfaction With the
Payne-Aldrich tariff hill. together with
popular feeling Of interest and discon-
tent over he high cost % the necessaries
~ life
Mr. Aldridge and his friends bsleve
tonight that be will win on Tuesday nv
from 700 To LOoO. Mr. Ravens believes
hs himself wilI surely b victorious. bu,
does not care 20 give figures and W,
-eversl 81 Mr.. Havenss campo IN friends
- not hesitate 20 declare that IL the
dnft IN this district OF manufactures and
Industrial enterprises 10 in any way
similar to that in the Fourteenth Masaa-
chusetts Mr.. Ravens will win by from
Son TO IO,OOo. In addition. Mr.. Havenaa
trends are counting upon q marked dia.
satisfaction Of voters here with tho a,ti.
rude Of the Republican national party
'oward Canada on tariff matters This
teauttul city has In times past close 80
= . To- important Canadian ports had
tremendous dealings with Canada and
vet within few years Thousands OF Amer.
rams have left this and Other cities SINH
larry situated for industrial develop
ments in Canada
ALDR1DOBs POLITICAL CAREER
Nj. Aldridge, the Republican candidate.
81 years old. He was educated IN the
public schools Of Rochester and Carey
Military iHsi'tut=. He was a membeT %
me executive hoard OF Rochester from
lss' tn 1901. and was Mayor Of Rochester
n lsS' In 1904. except for the Opposition
II the late Thomas &. Platt. he would
nave been nominated for Governor Gov
Morton appointed him Superintendent
~ Public Works and Gov. Black sis
pended him from that Office because 81
the S0.IOO.OO canal scandal at that time.
Gov. Roosevelt appointed eN Judge Edwin
CoUntrymsn Of Albany TO investigate.
tut nothing came Of the investiKat ton.
Ia IOsL' Gov. O,ieli appointed Mr.. AIdrides
secretary TO fhe BOARD OF Railroad Com
RrSs.oBers aud Gov Higgins in 1895 ap-
pointed W.. AldudEe a member % the
CCmmISS.Cn
Mr. AldridSe has been IN absolute
control Of the Republican party in
Monroe county for the last twenty wears
Hs lives In tery modes, circumstances
'uthls city. and Mr.. HAven-' = campSigners
are quite positive in their assertions that
VIZ lldridge il indeed poor. that he has
n.,s used his place a. the political boss
- ,hi- city for his own pocket or the
rork -t- IT his friends They declare fur I
tre-mors that the administration % this !
CIV iHair- under Mr.. Aldridge's bo~A-
sr.u ms been almost beyond criticism and
they porn' to their city very D. o. dly az
one 81 tho cleanest and one or the most
sholrsoms from every standpoint in the
country
pAvgNs.s CAREER N Law AND PoLITICs
Nr Ravens. the Democratic candidate.
70 81 y@ar, old He was graduated from
Yale With high honOrs in Issa studied
las this city and has practised HE
profession since 1897. For ten years he /
vac Jh.- partner Of Nathaniel Foote. now
Supreme curt Justice. and for more than !
A." wears ~as the partner Of the late /
Representative Perkins. whom Mr. Al /
d-idss nominated hve times for Repre-
.sntAtlvs IN Congress for this district ;
" HA,-ns stumped the county for ]
I-vsland IN Sss az an ardent supporter !
- Roswell Flower for Governor in 1901 ,
and again foT Cleveland for President IN .
-? since that year NT Haven- has
t"l7 aloof from the politics Of his party.
~f4-ing to support william Bryan (
nm his campaigns for the Presidency or
y IlliAm v HeaTat for Governor Yet in
NJ HAvens's present campaign for
oBUe-s against Mr AldTidge John ~ 4
Iynr one ~ Bryan'a most notable adj
h~-sntS IN former wears IN THE county.
ana VIZ Hesrst are supporting Mr. Havens
rro-' Enthusiastically
VT Hs'sn- ~ looked upon a. one 81
70 aester- finest. most scholarly and
-s 'ho~e vho accepked ONCE under
80 Adridge regime and Who retain their
aces are hearty N their support Of Mr.
El'~ns No Republicans % national or
? = Stale reput~ have come 10 the sup
- - Mr. Aldr,dge He has been left
= age his battle alone. For a week
49, more ne mas made spesches nightly 4
30 IN and substance OF his remarks -
''-' 30 standH by the principles Of the
10 nh"An marty Mr. Aldridge usually
- acs- hat he docs not pretend 10
platform orator. but - fully ac-
pa % - with the ISSUES presented by
r. -1v'y and does not shrink from them.
a. uHi ,nfrequsntly he will GET OF
q" nrUg Ike this a. he did last night
rTp FLOODED CANDIDATE
'u - you kno~. the regIl ArlV
~" r@'-d candidate 81 the Republican
&c.. p Monroe county for Rspre-enta.
-" Nngrs-a ! have been literally
% ".' 500 Nv the opposition. bat have
I, i-~'. '"i- - survive their attacks. and
- without any cloud on my record.
fs- vu..r ,ndof sement IN she coming
30 Wv life - an open book ready