The New York herald., 1869-10-28
Issuo and the Prospect SigeI an
Lager.

Our Approaching State Eiec,ion-The Main
Issue and the Prospect on SigcI and
Lagor.
AS citizen proud of the dignity of his
State remarked to witness on Andy John
sons impeachment trial, Remember, now, the
eyes OF Delaware are upon you, so Greeley.
in sounding ''the long roll, calls aloud, Gre
publicans of the Empire State, the eyes of the
Union are upon you. You can rescue this
grand Commonwealth from the fraudulent
clutch Of her spoilers, if you resolutely will"
which, being interpreted, means that the State
last year, on the largest vote ever polied by
either party, was carried for Seymour by ten
thousand and for Hoffman by nearly twenty
eightthousind majority. Allowing for trading
IN last ycIrs vote, the real majority of the
democrats in The State poll may be set down
at about fifteen thousand.
This then, is the majority which the repub-
licans this year win have to overcome, and
they are laboring with the hope of overcoming
it. They are encouraged by the late results
In Pennsylvania and Ohio, although on short
poll these results show heavier falling off in
the republican than in the democratic vote.
But the main reliance of the republicans here
is in the expected reduction of the tremendous
democratic majorities of this city and Brooklyn
cast last November. These two cities as COM
pared with the State, on the vote for Governor
came out az follows -
majority.
New YORK city-For Hoffman ..... ll2,622
New YORK city--For Grlswold..... 1882 Co. $50
BrUoklyn-Il oifman ............... 49,60i
Brooklyn-G riswold. .............. 25,0jj 2i5ID
New York ana BROOKLYN democratic
majority ..s.......................... $4,000
Deducting the vote on both sides of these
two cities, the vote Of the State was as fol-
lows:-
FJr Giiswo,l.. ...............+....... 342 o2s
Eapa',lcan majority .............,......... 5753
Tao strength of the democracy, therefore,
lies ia these two cities. With them this party
now holds the State; without them the
''unterritlcd" are in a minority of sxty-Gve
thousand. With reduction of last years
democratic majority in this city to the extent
Of twenty-five thousand, and a reduction Of
five thousand in Brooklyn, and no loss to the
republicans outside, they will recover the
State, which they hope to do. But what is
Tic prospect? On the aggregate vote the
result, from present appearances, may be con-
silerod doubtful, because the real fight Is for
the Legislature and the strength of the Legis-
lature is in the rural districts, where lies The
strength Of the republicans. The unparalleled
efforts Of the democrats last November 10 poll
in this metropolitan district majorities sufficient
to carry the State will not be repeated
this year, because they are not wanted. II Is
possible, then, that in this city and Brooklyn
together the democratic majority may fall
twenty or even thirty thousand short OF HoE-
mans, considering the transfer of the fight to
tho rural districts, the fusion OF the republican
factions in these two cities and the disturbing
local forces operating against the democracy.
The workngmens unions alone Of these two
cities can turn the scale on the State ticket
just as they may choose to CO. and they have
an opportunity in this election for . coup detat