The New York herald., 1871-10-23
NEW YORK.
CHENANCO COUNTY POLITICS.

PRrscn Prindlr, His Course Political and
Judiri.tI-Alicged Irregularities ia OM.c-
Isterest In the Election Centred Upon
Prindie-NIajori,y for the Republicans State
Tieket-Expected election of Republican
Senator and Assembiyma
NORWICH. Chenango county, Oct q, 1871.
In the rural districts In the absence OF any State
national issues OF universal interest," local ques-
tions are apt to absorb the attention of politicians
and their partisans. Such Is especially the case in
Chenango county in the present instance. There
Is serious split among tho republicans
with reference to their local judiciary ticket
and The excitement here IN the ap-
preaching election win be principally confined
to the once OF County Judge and Surrogate. The
republican candidate for reelection Is Horace @.
Prindle He is or was . Methodist parson, was for.
meriy . democrat but repented Of his sins and got
converted into q republican. But he has lately
fallen from grace in the opinion OF many members
or his present party Unfortunately for him and his
friends there Ia some question about Parson Prin
dies honesty. II Ii alleged that In the performance
OF his Official duties he has received sums OF money
TO which ne was not legally entitled. The
law allowing fees for services as Surro-
gate has been Abolished and the position
Of County Judge and Surrogate Is now
. salaried ONCE. The charge against Parson Prindlc
IL that after this matter Of remuneration had been
nodded he continued to take fees formerly for
hls services as Surrogate. The answer is that any
sums which he received were not paid for services
rendered in his judicial capacity but for the draw
ing up OF all wills and other legal documents-wo ork
performed under his direction for the convc-
nIence OF applicants, and not within the sphere
OF his ofncIal duties. Whatever foundation
| there may pe for this ''lndscreton,- or alleged
| illegal conduct OF legal officer, IT Is certain
| that Parson Punde has produced quite q
sensation IN political circles In Chenango county.
The general effect viii likely be TO bring out larger
vote tnan would otherwise be polled at this election
prnGie ana MS w MAKE ne eaor1
posed TO Prindie VIII be equally anxious 70 defeat
him: and with this view SO high is che feeling, most
OF the latter class Will join hands with the demo
cratic candidate Tor County Judge. AT an
is ordinarily good Tor at least one thousand.
and, perhaps, twelve nundred republican majority.
sion or election Tor Governor. 1t Is believed by
many that the Parson Prinde excitement will call
as last year and inc natural consequence Of % tnat
viii he 10 assist the republican Stale ticket. Thus,
ana. at ie same time TO be tue means Of increasing
IN small way the chances Tor success OF the repub-
Besides Cnenango county Delaware and schoharie
counties are inclLded In this Senatorial district.
Yeomans tne democratic, cardidale Neither OF
them Is citizen OF this county. botn belong 10
Delaware county, and reside IN DEM: Inere IS less
year than there has been for several years past
partly because all the talk just now among the poll
ticaus s about Parson Pr1nde and hts pecadiiloes,
ana partly because Mr. Hubbard, the popular demo
| cratic senator, who was thrice eected from q
! republican district, ana whose home Is here,
! declined the democratic nomination for stall an-
other term. Had he consented TO run again u Is be.
lieved ne would be elected: Dut as lac has declined
the republican that were formerly cast for him
In this county Will now revert 70 tne regular rcpub-
hcan candidate and the belief here ID that Graham
viii be elected. Chenango county is entitled TO one
representative in the Assembly. The present men,
Der, Andrew Sbepardson, has been renoniDated
and az the county goes republican by handsome
majority and shephardson popular. his reelection
| a. set down for certain.
Tue ssues among the politicians and the people OF
both parties In New YORK city Will have eject on
the eecficn here. Republicans in Cnelango county
say Inc gross corruption among the leaders OF Tam.
many iiall wonld undoubtedly have had some slight
/ influence electors here were there not counter
charges OF corruption in once affecting members
| OF the republican party. But at present neither
| Tweed nor Murphy NJ OF hall SO much importance
! to tn. people OF this county AZ Is Parson Prlndle
/ The pr,, ,baDie result OF the election In this
| county my he briefly stated rnus:-The county
wiz give abost twelve hundred majority Tor the re-