Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-01
PROSPECTS IN NEW YORK -ELEC-
TION ON TUESDAY NEXT

The election in New York takes place on
tuesday next. 1t is purely a State election
Yet is 1t important in a national point of view,
since 1t will foreshadow the organization of
parties IN respect to the Presidential election.
IL IS important in another aspect. On the
Legislature which will be chosen will deyolye
the election of a United States Senator to sup.
ply the place of Hon. Hamilton Fish. There
are four parties in the ield--the Hards or Ma
nonai Democrats, the Softs or Van Buren,
Democrats, the Know nothings, and Black
Republicans. What the result will be we can
not undertake to prophecy-for the perplexed
condition of New York politics defes all ra-
honal calculation and puts prediction to the
blush. Mr.. John Van Buren,, in his recent
letter to the Editor of the Washington Union
claims the success of the Softs by fifty thousand
majority The Hards are working but do not
brag. The Know nothings, dspirited by their
recent overwhelming defeats are more silent
than usual on the eve Of battle. As for the
Black Republican party, it is moving heaven
and earth to carry the State. The old Wings,
while they have held meetings, denounced
other parties and wasted breath in extolling
themselves, have yet discreetly abstained from
nominating ticket of their own. They NAV
have secretly agreed to cast their strength
Tor some one or other of the contending parties
or, In the absence of such agreement. they
may vote as their individual preferences shall
incline them, or they may not vote at all.
Although in the shifting scenes of New
ork politics, no inference can be drawn TO-DAY
as to the aspect and the events of to- morrow
yet we refer those who may feel disposed to
amuse themselves with calculations as to the
approaching election, to the gubernatorial vote
OF The State OF New York at the last election.
as classified by the New York Herald:
For Clark, Seward fusionist and LIQUOR law
candidate..... ..............-........... l56,S04
For Seymour, Democrat Soft Shell
and anti-liquor law candidate ... l56. 495
For Ullman, Silver Gray American
candidate. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l222S2
For Bronson, Democrat Hard She'll. 33,s5O
The above shows beggarly account of the
Hards, and a formidable array Of the Softs. Yet
at the election Immediately preceding this, the
Hards beat the Softs some few thousand votes.
We believe that the Hards have rallied their
scattered strength. One thing is certain. II
is, that whatever may be thought of their plat.
form in New York, it has commanded the warm
approval of the sound Democracy Of the Union
outside Of that State.
We perceive that Mr.. John Van Buren, is
taking the "heaviest business" on himself He
has entered heart and soul into the canvass
and is booked for speeches every day between
this and the election. He not only wants to
beat the Hards-but he wants to beat the
Washington Union, although some are ma
licious enough to say that the sudden con.
troversy that has been gotten up between that
journal and himself is altogether "Pick.
wickian'-that it is the result of a good IN
derstanding 1t is called BY some an artful
dodge" SO, however, we do not think
We look with much interest to the result in
New York, though such is the changefulness
and uncertainty Of New York politics and New
York politicians, that we could not regard
any result as reliable indication Of the course
of that State in reference to the Presidency.
We hope that the National Democrats will
stand firm, even should there not be bakers
dozen Of them.