Tri-weekly union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-186?, 1866-10-27
THE CANVASS IN NEW YORK-THE
PROSPECTS OF THE NATIONAL
UNIRyISTS.

The New York Times, which supports the
Republican ticket, has the following in re-
lation to- the condition of affairs in that
great State:
The Democrats are much more sanguine
of electing Mr.. HOFFMAN than they were a
fortnight ago The number of names regis
tered already indicates vote in the city
which will approach, if it does not exceed,
hundred thousand; and this in fact is re-
garded as favorable to a very heavy Demo-
cratic majority here. A very strcng effort
has also been made to array the entire
liquor-dealing vote, and especially the Ger
man lager beer interest," on the Democratic
side. Theexisting license-law is sweepingly
condemned even by that very large class of
respectable and responsible dealers to whom
it is of decided advantage, and as it was en-
acted by Republican Legislature, it is easy
to excite hostility to the Republican party
on account of it. The naturalization COM
mittees of the Democratic party are also
very active and naturalizing and registering
very heavy vote, in addition to what has
been hitherto cast.
The action of the Syracuse Convention in
authorizing reorganization of the Union
party in this city, and the exclusion of all
who declined to accept the creed Of political
faith and action prescribed by certain politi-
cal aspirants, is likely now to make itself
somewhat injuriously felt. 1t is perfectly
well understood now that this was a trick
intended solely to secure Congressional Domi-
nations in certain districts,-as for example
.i.~ eI-N,i., ..sia c,~,sssa.-i..-ss ~s--t'O"vfSl
so far as a State Convention could empower
| them, to purge" the party of all who would
not vote as required in electing the nomina-
| ting conventions, by making a new enroll
| ment of members. The practical and In
| tended result was that two or three ultra
| Radicals in each ward made up the Repub-
| lican party to suit themselves, excluding a.
| traitors and renegades everybody whom they
/ chose TO consider "unsound." This was
very naturally and very properly regarded
| by the great body of Republican electors as
an arbitrary and utterly unwarranted at
/ tempt TO create a ae0 party, and they have
accordingly gone on under the old organiza-
ton, precisely as if nothing of the kind haC
! been attempted.
This state Of things can scarcely fail Il
affect somewhat seriously the Republican
! vote of the city, "a very many Of those ex
! cluded by this new and arbitrary attempt a
recognizing the party will not recognize !
by supporting its nominees Perhaps a
their main object is supposed to have beer
already accomplished, the State Commute
might wisely interpOse with the tardy exer
else Of little iberality in the matter.
In the interior8f the State the Repnbii
can organization is vigorous and its effort
effective. The vote will be large, and tn
Republican maiorities will be at least
heavy as heretofore. But they must be con
siderably increased, according 10 present az
pearances. to overcome what is likely to b
the Democratic preponderance IN this city
The Republican committees cannot be TO
active and energetic. They must not max
the mistake Of being oyer-eonhdent Of IN
result