The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-02
ELEVEN NEW YORK
CONGRESS SCRAPS
g. 0. P. Has Rivalry in Seven
and Democrats Four of
States 43 Districts.
RUM ISSUE IN ONONDAGA
Hottest Fight Is in Twenty
first, Where Both Sides Have
Heavy Contests.

In addition to the interest in the fight
for places on the Republican State ticket
the attention OF the organisation in seven
Congress districts Is focused on con-
tests for the nomination for Repre- senta.
tive In the House. Several of these
scraps are exceedingly bitter and will
result in the bringing out OF large vote
at the primaries tomorrow.
Democratic candidates for Congress
o. KID by the organization have rivals
In only four of the forty-three districts
In the State. In three OF the districts
the Democrats have no properly desig-
mated candidates. In'two Of the districts
the petitions were rejected by the Secre-
tary OF State for lack OF signatures.
while in the ee-Livingston- Orleans
Wyoming district, also including a part
of Monroe, no Democrat could be found
TO make the race against Representative
Archie d. Sanders, the Republican in
cumbent.
In the fxst and second districts the
Republicans and Democrats have fused.
the latter indorsing Representative Fred
erick c. Hicks OF Port Washington in the
first and the Republicans Withdrawing
their candidate in the second in favor Of
Representative John Pope Caldwell. In
spite Of this proof Of his strength Mr..
Caldwell has opposition for denomination
In his own party. Stanley c. Fowler Of
Far Rockaway is making a peppery
fight.
Probably the most bitterly contested
of the Democratic fights is in the third
district in Kings. where the local organi-
cation in one of the Assembly districts
revolted against Francis p. Bent. the
choice Of John H. McCooey. the big boss
and Is supporting Conrad Hasenfiug
Taking advantage OF this division John
MacCrate, the Republican designee, Is
running in the Democratic primaries,
hoping to slip in or at least make SO
many Democratic friends as to win the
election in November.
Four Rivals in the 21st.
BY a coincidence. both the Republic
cans and the Democrats have contests
in the Twenty-hrst district, New York.
John A. Bolles was finally picked out of
six Republican contenders for the organ
ization support. But he still has three
rivals-A. b. Humphrey. prominent in
tine Republican Club; Reverdy c. Ran
som. negro. and Melville A. Hays.
Representative Jerome +. Donovan
has the organization support for fenom-
ination on the Democratic side. But he
Is opposed by Representative Daniel c.
Oliver. who by the redistricting was
thrown out Of his old bailiwick. He has
been in Congress for several terms.
whereas Mr.. Donovan was elected to MI
a vacancy in the spring.
The Republicans nave rivalry in the
Dutchess-Putnam-O district. the
Twenty-sixth. where ex-Mayof Daniel
w. Wilbur Is trying to defeat Represent
alive Edmund Plat for denomination.
the disaffection against Mr.. Plat being
in Orange county. the Democrats are
nominating Albert c. Mayham Of that
county.
The Democratic organiza ton in the Co.
lumbia Greene hoharie-Sullivan-U1ster
district has Endorsed the candidacy Of
John X. Evans. who was prominent as
one of the insurgent Assemblymen in the
United States Senatorial fight in 1911.
He is the only Democrat to carry Sulli-
van county. his home. in many years. But
John j. Burns Of Monticello does not in
tend to permit Mr.. Evans to get away
with the nomination unopposed, and is
TGere was some trouble in this district
over the denomination by the Republic
cans OF Representative Charles b. Ward
Greene, Schoharie and Columbia were
against him at first, but finally yielded
70 Ulster,and left Mr.. Ward unopposed.
Lunn Trying to slip Back.
Two Republicans are aspirants for the
nominal ion in the Fulton Ha milton
Schenertady- Mont distri.x
yhirtieth They are ex-Judge Jeremiah
Keck of Johnstown and DR.. Frank Crow
Their dentist of Schenectady. Hoping
possibly to capture the plum, while the
Republicans are fighting over it Repre-
sentative George II. Lunn, the Demo-
oratic incumbent is running in the Re-
publican primaries. He has no opposi-
ton in his own.
Possibly more personalities have en-
tered into the Republican fight in the
Broome -Chenango-D dis
trict. the Thirty fourth than in any
other. Here State Senator William II.
Hill. carrying the whitman banner Is
having a battle royal with julius E.
Rogers. whom Representative George w.
Fairchiid tried to make his legatee. Mr.
Rogers. OF course has the backing of
the anti-Whitman forces, led by ex-Sen-
ator Harvey u. Human. Senator Hill
has the backing of George Johnson, his
father-in-law and wealthy shoe manu-
facturer near Binghamton. The betting
Is slightly in his favor.
An equally strenuous fight in the
Republican ranks is in the Cortland
Onondaga district. where Francis Hen
bricks. veteran leader OF the latter
county. has set his heart on defeating
Representative Walter w. Magee for re-
nomination, Mr.. Hendricks took this
stand because OF the Representative 8
opposition to the Federal prohibition
amendment. On this issue the organiza-
ton has repudiated Mr.. Hendricks and
unanimously Endorsed Mr.. Magee His
opponent is Giles II. Stilwell
PaImer's Brother a Candidate.
In the Chemung -steGben- Schuyler-Ti-
oga -Tompkins district. the Thirty-sev-
enth, the Democrats have put their best
foot forward in the nomination OF Frede- I,
rick w, Palmer. brother of A. Mitchell
Palmer. the Federal Alien Property
Custodian, because Of fierce three {!
cornered Fight for the Republican
nomination.
Alanson y. Houghton. wealthy glass
manufacturer Of Corning. essayed TO |
take the. nomination away from Repre- |
sentative Harry ii. Pratt. II has broken |
up old political lines and thrown to- |
gether J. Slost Fassett. former Senator
William J. Tully and former Congress