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Show DEMOCRATS WIN GREOCW Special Congressional Election in Tiiirtr-Second New York District a Surprise. SIXTEEN THOUSAND VOTERS MAKE CHANGE OF FRONT James E. Havens, on Tariff Reform Re-form Platform, Scores Big Majority Over Opponent. KOCJIESTETt, X. , April 19. More than 1G.000 voters of Monroe county changed from the l?cpublican to the Democratic column today and elected tho first Democratic congressman congress-man that, has represented tho Thirty-second Thirty-second district in twonty years. .lames S. Havens, a Democrat, running run-ning on a tariff reform platform, defeated de-feated Gcorgo W. A Id ridge, for a score of years thc ruler of the county Republican Re-publican organization, by 5900 votes. Monroe county, which comprises the Thirty-second congressional district, is normally Republican by about GuOO, James Jjrcck Perkins, whoso death in thc middle of his third coiifrcssionnl term necessitated a special election today, to-day, carried the district in 190S by 10.107 votes. Mr. Havens had arrayed against him one o,f thc strongest political organizations organiza-tions in the state. Vet. in a campaign lasting but seventeen days, and wilh a hastily-constructed machine, he accomplished ac-complished one of the most remarkable overturns in political history. The result re-sult of today's election takes its place beside tho Democratic victory in the Fourteenth Massachusetts district, where liugene N. Foss was scut to congress from a district supposed to be as rock-ribbed Republican as this. Cry for Reform. Mr. Havens rode to victory on a platform advocating tariff reform in the interests of tlic consumer, a revision of thc duties on wool and wooleu goods; a removal of t he tax on hides and lumber; lum-ber; a removal of the tariff on iron ore. an income tnx, and finally, advocating advo-cating independence of political bosses. Mr. Aldridge, his opponent, contented himself with' genoral proclamations in favor of the policies of tho Republican administration. On the tarilV proposition proposi-tion ho was regarded as a "stand-palter." Both candidates declared for reciprocity with Canada, an employees'' compensation act. a parcels post and a postal savings bank. The Democrats acknowledge one of the main factors in today's victory was a personal issuo raised by Aldridge-'s record as party boss, aud ovfdcncc presented pre-sented at the "recent, fire insurance investigation. in-vestigation. Mr. Aldridge acknowledged acknowl-edged hf received a $.1QJ)0 check from Elijah Kennedy, nn agent of the. tiro insurance- companies, but denied ho benefited personally by thc transfer. He declared he turned tho money into tho treasury of the Republican organization. organ-ization. This so-called moral issue- was taken up l)y the churches, aud no less limn twenty clergymen announced themselves them-selves for "JInveus. 1 Vanquished Tights Hard. Mr. Aldridge 's defense was that his record stood for itself. He summoned 1o his aid several thousand Monroe counlv voters, who were under obligation obliga-tion io him for political favors and todav tho polling places were t hrongod with workers wearing his badge. Outside Out-side of the district ho received little, it any. assistance, ilr. Havens on thc other hand, was hblpcd by the Democratic Demo-cratic national connnitteo, which sent here such speakers as Charles lainliu of Massachusetts, former assistant secretary sec-retary of the treasury under Cleveland, and Kugcne X. Foss. the newly elected congressman from the same state. In spito of the excitement of the campaign, today's election passed off quietly, with no arrests. Voting machines are used here, and' iu a mnioritv of (he nineteen towns in tho county, and the result of the balloting ballot-ing was known within a half hour after the polls closed. At (5 o'clock Mr. Aldridge 's managers acknowledged his defrat by about 3000 plurality. A few niinul.PS later a complete tabulation of thc city vote showed ITavous's plurality in the city alonn beat these figures. Tho towns joined tho procession, with similar results. The overturning of the city was from a Republican plurality of I5!!l.r in the last congressional election of 190S. to u plurality for Havens of 3740. The towns that in' 1908 went Republican by -TJ72, gave Havens a plurality of 2154. Some Marked Reverses. Thc moel remarkable Republican reverses re-verses occurred in some of tho residence wards. The Twelfth turned a Republican Republi-can plurality of 1(552 info a Democratic plurality of 700. Tho success of Havens probably means he will lo a candidate to succeed suc-ceed himself when his present torm expires ex-pires at the cud of tho year. Tho Democrats Demo-crats declare it means tho end of all Aldridgc's hopes for elective office, but are not. so Baugaine of their ability to shako hi;i hold as political ruler of tho county. .Tames S, Havens, the successful candidate, can-didate, is a lawyer and former partner of tho late Congressman Perkins. He has never before held public office. I Io is regarded as a typical Democrat of the "old school." Candidates' Statomcntn. Mr. AlitrldRG docllni'fl to comment on the ivsull tonttrlit, except to any: " was beaten and tliat hi all there Is to It." Mr. Havens gavo out a .statement, in which he huIiI" "Thin Is not wholly a partisan victory. vic-tory. Jn a larger sense It Is tlic victory of the freo people of Rochester and Monroe Mon-roe county over a bipartisan organization organiza-tion and Hh hops. "Thc campaign was niiulo on a higii plane ami our appeal was made to the Judgment of the people over the heads of the organisation which opponod us. and the people shiw clearly and acted Quietly. iih they alwaj'H do. "While IhlH may be justly heralded ns n great Democratic victory, it was no less a victory such as tho progrensIvo Ilcpuhllcunn have been winning both In the cast and the west, rt is a victory over thc things for which Cannon has Continued on Pago Two. DEMOCRATS WIN GREAT VICTORY Continued from Page One. stood and for the Ideals which Governor Hughes typifies. "The votes in the city wards show tho revolt of men who most feel tho high prices of necessaries against the Paync-Aldrlch tariff bill has not been exaggerated." CONFLICTING VIEWS AS TO SIGNIFICANCE WASHINGTON'. April 19. Although Democratic members of congress claim the Rochester election today is a party triumph Indicative of Democratic victory vic-tory throughout the country next November, No-vember, Republicans hold tho personal side of the two candidates was the leading lead-ing factor In the result. They declared the tariff Issue was of minor importance when It Is considered Havens was running ugalnst a man who had acknowledged tho receipt of $1000 from an agent of a fire Insurance company com-pany and who was charged with opposing oppos-ing tho Hughes administration, "It was si question of men, not party, that brought ubout Aid ridge's downfall " declared Sercno E, Payne, majority lead, cr of the house, tonight. "The tariff had nothing to do with the result, therefore the victory cannot be claimed by the Democrats as one for their party." When the announcement of the Havens victory was conveyed to William J Bryan. Just before ho took a train for tho west tonight, he expressed deep satisfaction. sat-isfaction. "It Is very significant." he said, "not only as a rebuke to tho Republican parly on tho whole, but because It gor-s to show Republicans aro displaying a' will and Intention to register their protest against candidates when those candidates candi-dates aro not personally satisfactory. Mr. Havens s victory Is a notable ono d pregnant with great political possl- o.VTi rcs,,1t ,'n tho Rochester district," hnu.i2h,nP.iC,?fk' m'nHty leader in the house, -with the results in the Sixth Missouri and Fourteenth Massachusetts districts, proves conclusively tho coun LLl111"3'?111 Uie Republican administration ad-ministration and the Republican congress nrVJ?','.'op0i,cs t0 overthrow them," oY .cm- IIcarMt heard the news hero tonight with unconcealed delight. ..nil nni vory ,m,lch delighted," he said, nnn.EF S0,nRW,'-'t of an Independent In politics myself. I am glad to see the independent in-dependent vote gaining In strength, and am convinced Mr Aldrldge was defeated largely by Independent Republicans." |