The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25

by tho respective conventions. Gov Seymour has
always been tower Of strength 10 his party They
have always been successful with him. Ho
| ia the particular friend Of Pesoe aud Ia last
| tbs msn 10 refute tbs miserable Islander and abuse
which the 7fi6sns, and other OF tho whig journals
have attempted to heap upon him. While ths
democra<ic oasoidatos are widely popular and in
fuentisi, there il nothing about che whix ticket
that will tend in the least to oounteraot il. There
is great disparity between the two tickets, both
a. regards ability and popularity-the latter Of
which will haye, IN greater less degree, con-
trolling influence upon the election. 70 show the
relative state OF parties for the past three years.
and for the purpose Of furnishing data upon which
to found our present calculations, We give the vote
for Preaident in 1913, and for Governor the past
three yeaIs The vote for President in 1913, was,-
TOR Tayior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30, 3A
LASS ...'.......... .H,0f6
Taylor undoubtedly received the vote Of 1000
democratic no paralysis, while Van Buren drew At
least theusaAd who had formerly acted With tho
democratic party, thus outing down materially its
vote, without in the least diminishing their own
Subtract from Taylors vote the two thousand no
paralysis who voted for him, and it reduces the
whig vote TO twenty eight thousand-which WAS
pIobaby y, at that time, it has been sinoe about
tho wbig vote then add them to the democratic
strength, where o they legitimately belonged, and
time, and near which it has been since Tho vote
for Governor was, in 1850 -
For Foster (whig). NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q, 200
Seymou \uemOcTat) Z9,O22
BOYD (frse s0iler) .......... 2,S77
In 1861 it wAs:-
For Foster (wbig) ...... ............. %. 766
seymour (demoorso REORGANIZATION. D,O77
boyd usee s0iier).. ................... $3.50
For Seymour (demooraD ...............,.. 81, 624
kendrick (wbig) ......................2 3,24l
Gillette Gree soier). .................. $500
While tho wings have fnilod for three successive
years TO augmen. their voe that the democrats has
largely increased at every election. What crumb
OF comfort the wings can gather from these facts
1t Is altogether impossible to conjecture II is
urged by them, that Governor Seymour ia popular
and draws more than his party strength but il this
il the case. why do tho other candidates upon the
ticket with him draw nearly an equal strength!
And Il So why will it not rather, in this election
AID his own party, whose electoral ticket he stands
at the head Of than be argument for the success
OF ~higgery? The wings Of Connecticut like those
OF the Union, are fighting against edds in this
contest General Scott was far from being their |
choices and they will not rally TO bis support with half
tho energy and determination, they would have |
doDe with Webster, Fillmore or some other oandi-
date Fierce ON the contrary, is universally pcpu-
ler, and commands the most enthusiastic support |
from his party. His friends are at work quietly |
though thoroughly and the result will be sure TO
show, successfully He win get thirty ono thousand
votes from Connecticut, which will give him the |
lead of General Scott at least dfreen hun red !
votes. The whig vote will probably be between |
twenty Dne ana thirty Thousand, and the free soil
about two thousand FIVE hundred The democrats !
have never had Presidential candidate from New |
England, and the selection Of General Pierce they
reg ard as compliment. Both parties will do their
best and as the battle progresses and the interest
wakes greater, you shall hear again from