The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03

BuuAto, Eric Co Nov. I, 1890.
he Aia,sde II Erv cou~,y-TN Germans for LincOl.-
me Co.n,y a7rsbssosn, DC
The true position Of Erie county the presea, CANVASS
and the side upon which the majority wi most likely be
found 90 election day has been considerably msrepre
senied The Union aud the republicans each claim
fos their ,cke, more or Iess majority. The most
avorsbls calculations made BY the friends OF the Onion
movement give them three four hundred majority
the whole county, chile the figures tho other side
show from nfieeu hundred thousand republican
majority As the decisive day approaches the interest,"
all sides utensoes and the Queen City o. the Lakes 10
nov tho theatre of political excitement when-exoeps
ing the excitement which exists In Albsny-s second
only that exhibited in the city Of Ne- York-s the
Queen City the second In COMMERCIAL importance 10
the Umpire state. vii be instructive 10 take =
brief yet comprehensive and dspsssooste vies of the
real position Of srslrs from the contemplation OF
some facts which cannot be confovcrted, 10 calculate
~bai gill be the probable result.
10 the art place. the rapidly Increasing commerce o.
this western emporium and the great accession 10 the
Pcpusiion Of the county, particularly BY emigration
(moeuy composed q the German element has materially
advanced the business and political imporiAncs Of this
place since The las, qusdrcnnia election Eric has always
been -his county, having Invariably given mscriies
for the shs Presidential esnddats and there q only
kfEe irttance Nneren ~ oTpr'ton oAnaustc tof tsu
gree. ever been successful Under ordinary circun-
ssrc,s soco,isg 10 the apparently established rule that
Anercsn citizens in numbers the democratic
element preponders,cs, this city would give . demo
cratic majority In the preseot contest. bat there IL
smother condition q Affairs here which operates ID direct
opposition 70 tai rule II n this A large por.lon-2sr.
haps neatly suethrdof the population Of this city and
county n con, ecd Of GermAns a few years Nxo-n
deed. /. recently a. lsSs ard last y-ar-msny OF these
-ere cn the eide q the democra W but within ths
year ~ tro the sentiments oi the have been
Changing and 10 this campaign The elo2sence q prcnl
rect 6ernsn speakers on the republican side-Car
shuru. FreiricS Hsssanreck and their cosSutors-hs
bad ooositcr.he inauence 10 changss the opinions
many Of the Ger voters While Efforts Of the na
eoiis republican residents. and the moncy which they
have sp~ui have aAso had their influence In working Ia
Instances almost complete revolution tu sen,l
mept upsuest,co able rcsul. % this election
VI shov considerable democratic gains In some " the
wards Of this city but osbev wards EXCESSIVE
ly made up OF German cittzens In The rural disricts
there oil be Q pretty good Republican msioruy-that IL
n .ooesi~d In tho town of West sepea. IN which the
Mon nea claim fair 'prty forty Germans who
AVE heretofore voted democratic ticket have come
nat 10 day. over their signatures and that
hey rteod 70 for Lnooin and the princpa
hey ssssn for the change is the frsion q toe
win the Know NotbinSs the rural districts ~i O. re-
pubcsu. so that the oay nope toe democrats have s
conhnsd 70 the city "a Bufslo Indeed, tne battlefield
nay be ssf 70 within tho limits Of the wsrfs Ths
Fourth, Fnh, sixth seventh. Eleventh snd Thrtesaih
se Gcfma0 wards and u Ia almost certsa that - can
tben (etecp,ns perhaps tue Nfh sra S',sol Va e