The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-11

10 that the whole State is 30 thoroughly aroused that
,ne vote next week win be beyond all precedent the
While the vote Of both,parties win be largely In
Creased, the difference VIII be diminished. The
democrats i IN the past two years have unquestion-
locality, but In the aggregate large. The repuoi-
cans, too have gained In that time from the John
son offsh00t which voted with the democrats In
1869. The Presidential patronage being no longer
thrown against the party nearly all the republicans
who went 01 with President Johnson have returned
favor Of the republican party. This influence how
ever win not equal the democratic gains, and II the
the majority win be cut down to very low figure
Even with the legitimate vote OF the party am led
to believe that the republican majority will only
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THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
3 me Legislature which met in the winter OF 1857
redstricted the State both for State and national
purposes The former job was so neatly done that
Il requires democratic majority Of 10000 on the
orlty In either house OF the Legislature, something
not very likely to II impossible to gerry
mander the Congressional districts so nicely but the
pest thing possible was DONE The democratic strength
lies IN the southern part OF the State, 30 the
counties giving large majorties were all placed In
and making two Others which had been sure very
doubtful. In the First district william +. Niblack,
democrat ana tne present member, Is running
against General James Veatch. The district at the
last election gave POS republican majority but there
have been two or three local elections since which,
think that General Veatch will be defeated
The Second district Is the alluded to above as
hopelessly democratic. Michael c. Kerr the present
incumbent VIII be reelected by nearly II not quite
as large majority ~ he received in 1885, namely
4,1s7. His opponent, General Gresham, has made
very able canvass having accepted the race with a
view TO emOluments to be derived from another
office TO which his present services will entle him.
In the Third district William 4. Holman, the pres
ent member, has found leonine antagonist in the
republican nominee Judge Robert N. Lamb. The
republican majority OF 1866, namely, 1855 will not
be reduced In this district, and from present pros.
poets 1t will be materially increased.
In the Fourth district George W. Julian, the man
whom Lincoln said he never knew to speak good
word In favor OF anybody but his brother is running
against Judge Reid, a democratic politician of some
note. Whatever Julian may be personally no one
question his ability. He much superior to his
antagonist, and his personal unpopularlty is not
sufficient TO entirely break down majority OF 1,547
although It may reduce 1t.
present incumbent, 10 running against man named
John w. Keightley, Of whom no one ever heard be-
one, and it was given to almost the first man who
offered to take 1t. General C0burn's majority of
1866 win be cut down to at least 1000, owing to
various causes; but 1t would have been just the
same II there had been no democratic candidate.
In the Sixth district the democratic candidate Is
nan vo9rhees VINO was put up with the expecta
can candidate. The canvass here has been very bit
ter and has resulted In completely demoralizing
James Hughes. who has accepted a nomination for
the state Senate with the expectation OF succeeding
AenurlCks Ill Jne Unlteu states Senafe Hughes
was formerly judge Of some court in Washington
City and violent democrat, but having become
converted to republcanism he has been figuring for
Office in this State for the last four years. Al the
same time he has been practising law in Washing
ton, and this summer has told some very queer
stories about Voorhees, picked up In the course Of
hat practice.
In the Seventh district Godlove S. Orth, the pres
ent member, Will be reelected over Mahon ID. Man
son, the democratic nominee. The majority here
will be reduced somewhat on account OF the popu-
larity OF General Manson and the unpopularily Of
In the Eighth district Daniel d. Pratt and Nathan
o. Ross, two respectable lawyers who have hitherto
kept out OF politics. are pitted against each other.
Pratt, the republican candidate, Is man of unusual
ability, and when In Congress will take his place mt
the head Of the delegation. The district ID repub
can by more than 5000 votes.
In the Ninth district General John Oster Cleaver
Shanks, u member OF the present Congress- s the
republican candidate with Judge Robert Lowry as
competitor. The republican, majority In 1866 was
l,455
AS we approach the northern part Of the State the
republican maJorlties Increase In the Tenth, which
lies IN the northeast corner the majority In 1866 was
1895. Major Wm Williams present member, will
be reelected by about the same majority. His
opponent, Andrew Ellison, is simply man OF straw,
set up to be knocked down,
The Eleventh district lies west of the Tenth and Is
republican by a majority OF 1895. This is Colfax's
old district. His successor IL General Jasper Pack
ard, who has had M. X. Farrand, another lawyer o
good repnte for an opponent Farrand will be unable
TO reduce Packards majority, and the probability Is
that he Will increase II. The democratic gains In
this State viii be in the southern aud central per.
TONS In the northern there will be great republican
gains.
BETTING.
Extreme partisans are generally keen 10 back their
judgment with their money, but, heretofore, the
democrats have refused all bets except on large ma
jorltits. Such thing as an even bet not TO be
obtained, and as for them Offering to give odds, as
they asserted they could do such thing has never
been seen. Within few days, however a change
has come over them and they are willing II not
anxious, to risk a few dollars on the result Some
in this mornings Sentinel offers five bets of
81 ,000 each, which, although based on an imposs-
blity, serves TO show the feeling OF the party few
weeks since republican advertised for days that ne
had $4,000 to bet, but no takers ever appeared.
THE STATE FAIR,
which closed on Saturday, was In some respects
success The exhibition OF articles was not so great
the year before, but there more agricultural
horses, more agricultural trots and better agrlcutu
raj time. In point Of receipts and the number of
persons in attendance the fair was about the same
AS that OF 1867. Politics, however, interfered here
as well as everywhere else; but aside from this IL
evident that unless the horse business was dis
caunienanled and aUrilulfnral and