The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-27
A REPUBLICAN NEW DEPARTURE,
Results Of the FentOn-COnk.
ling War.
Split in the Republican Ranks in Western New
York-Quarrel Over tho Senator in the
Twenty-ninth District-The Fem
ton Faction Coalesce with
the Democracy.

NIAGARA FALLS, Oct. 20, 1871.
me light In this, the Twenty-ninth, Senatorial dis
trlct Is the sharpest and bitterest that has taken
place outside Of New YORK city In this State 10
many years. The fight is not between the old an
tagonists the republican and democratic parties,
the democrats being 100 weak In point OF numbers
to entertain any thought Of carrying the district
less aided by the malcontents OF their opponents
The fight Is between the followers of Sen.
ators Fenton and Conkling, although It IL
claimed by such men as Judge Noah
Davis and United States Attorney X. Crowley
to be over the denomination OF state Senator George
Bowen, q strong Conklingite. who Is charged with
having received heavy brides for his vote on certain
bills In the Senate last winter. Those charges were
openly made against Bowen In the republican Sena-
toria Convention by members OF his party. and The
items enumerated. Bowen denies the truth OF these
charges and states that they are made TO njure and
defeat his election Dy the Tanmany-Fenton republi
cans, the Convention being controlled Dy
Conkling's right hover, Dick Crowley, and
Bowen being sound on the Conkling question, ne
received the nomination despite the protests OF the
majority OF the party The charges OF maieassnce
the district have been 50 openly made In the three
counues-Oreans, Genesee and Nagara-that com.
prise the district and the dissatisfaction OF The party
az his selection added to which hts known hostility
70 Fenton was so apparent that the Fenton repun.
licans resolved to coalesce with the democrats
for the purpose OF defeating him at the polls,
the Fenton republicans agreeing that the
nomination OF candidate Tor state senator
should he made at an open mass meeting, 70
he held ut Albion on Tuesday, October 81, under
the auspices OF n committee OF both paries-the
candidate, whether republican or democrat, to re-
ceive their support and the regular nomination from
the democratic party.
Chief Justice Sanford u. Church Is engineering the
ssnew deparure' In behalf OF the democrats, while
Judge Noah Davis represents the Fent0n republi-
cans. The excitement Is ut boiling heat The
politicians OF both wings OF the republican party
are accusing each other OF having sold
the parry and OF working for their advisers.
Tie democrats look on good naturedy, smiling ar
the fight OF the two Kilkenny cats and quietly pro-
pose 10 be IN ut the dividing OF the spoils.
The Custom House officials at Suspension Bridge
are very reticent, taking no active movement IN the
campaign strongly sympathlzng with Fent0n ana
fearing 10 lose their heads. They pay GRUMPY
their assessments toward the pr0longation or
Conklings power The Collector, the Post.
master-thc latter by the way, Is the only
federal ofllce-hoder the district tnat has good
war record-are both Fentnn men. The Postmaster
at the Fans II q nobody, without friends or III
nueDce. At Lockpori, Geneseo and Albion Fenton's
stock ~ above par.
Notwithstanding the words OF harmony preached
by Conkiing and Fenton there Ii nythng Dat mar.
pnony between the followers or the rival Senators.
The programme Il the hearty support OF the STATE
ticket ana strong effort by both factions To eject
10 the Assembly anu senate only such men as are
known reject tine views Of their respective Chiefs
Failing In ihis democrat Is 10 be supported by the
dissatisfied republicans.