The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26
. divers political OFFENCES,

which he Indignantly uehes. Besides some
minor matters II is charged By his opponents that
he purposey played into the hands OF Fisk and
Gould by voting for the final passage OF the bIl
which gave them complete control OF the Erie Rail-
road and that has also been In the pay Of Tweed
and the Tammsny Ring, and promoted the passage
or their measures. Hence he Is called a "Tammany
republican, The charges and specifications have
peen printed by their author VINO edits weekly
paper here's but the proofs which nc cites 10 sustain
them are rather circumsiantal and indefinite. AS
the matter appears Ia print the evidence seems In.
sufficient to suostanlia'e the charges But, Judging
from circumstances within their knowledge,
there are some republicans VINO believe that
Mr.. Ey's political career at Albany has
not been altogether sporless. They say-and this Is
the most telling point against him-that he has
uniformly interested himself In measures that had
'moneY in them;n that he voted for them on occa.
sions when II was known that money had been paid
for votes and that he voted against them when
funds were not Forthcoming. The opposition to nm
is rapidly increasing. Nil. Ely comes out in card
and notices the charges and specifications sertatn,
lie explains that, Ii Common Win fw ,. Of
his colleagues, he voted for the Erie Railroad bin,
because II was deemed proper measure and that
all but two OF the republican representatives from
the counties along inc line OF ihe Erie road voted
ton with tho Tanmany Ring, anu as
serts lhat he mas done nothing as q egls-
lalor not strictly honest ana honorable ana
toi the Interests OF the republican party and the
people o his district Notwithstanding this DIS
cianner. however, there are many sKepiica repub-
llcanS who sun LOOK upon HIM With suspicion, and
VINO Will refuse TO vote Tor him. The temperance
candidate ia Dr.. $. d. HAND The State Ineorale
Asylum stands on commanding eminence over.
looking tbs lea9tlul lltle Iura CITY and that CIR
clMslanGs nay be Some smnans 10 The temper
ance men. Perhaps 'slimulant' was not the proper
WORD 10 use IN alludlng to the strictly temperance
mi in Sunlu t,t,
the sight Of That asylum Is the most harmless and
neallhful stlniulant suggestive OF the liquor line
candidate Is Lewis =. Abbott, who IL popular
in his party III the couniy-more perhaps,
in the country than in me city The county Is re-
publican by large majority. IL gives from one
thousand To fifteen hundred, tine larger number de-
pending on circumstances and occasions. At the
last election for Governor the republican majority
for the stat, ticket was trne over thirteen nun
dred. Ordinarily an election OF this kind would not
bring out Inc full strength Of either party but the
dency to increase the vote rather than reduce it.
And, as Is the case in some other countless this local
contest will add some votes on both sides TO the gene
raj State ticket. The usual regular republican MAJOR
lty for member OF Assembly viii be considerably re-
the charges made against nun, VIII run far behind
the republican State ticket, and that the aDstemous
Doctor viii take away some of the votes
lar republican candidate. Yet the straight-out tenn
perance element, ike the beverage IL advocates IS
not very strong, and at most viii poll only few
hundred votes Therc is no possibility OF an anti
liquor man being seat TO drink lemonade or ginger
beer IN Albany. Ely's republican opponents and The
democrats think the vote for MEMBER VI Assembly
will DC very close. The democrats are delighted ut
the split IN The republican RANKS ana tue dlsanec-
ton as To Ely. Those circumstances give them
hope for the election OF their candidate such re-
suit Is doubtful however, masmuch as the repub-
haye yves SO ren large neacve majority IN ns
10 let the Doctor run on hls strictly temperance
ticket " lose the votes of the doubtful ana dsaf-
fecteu, ana stiil have sufficient majority to re-
elect their man over the democratic candidate.
There Is q movement on loot to induce Ely TO with
draw IN order that the regular republicans might
nominate another candidate, so as 10 ensure be.
yDnd question the success OF u republican Assem-
byran. The prospect al present IS II Ely does not
men on both sides now believe that until the re-
turns come IN the question cannot be considered
settled.
BroOmc Tioga and TompHins counties constitute
the Twcnty-lOurth Senatorial district Thomas l.
Chaiield Ii the republican nominee for State Sena-
tor ana Roswell. g. Mcneil the democratic. The
nomination of the republican candidate Is equiva-
lent to his election. The running Of o democrat is
little more than formaity. Each OF the three
counties gives republican maJorllies. The united
maOrities oil the three amount to about three thou
sand. rhc democrats concede that the contest for
State Senator Is "lost cause" them in this Sena-
torIai district. Chatheld IL certain OF his seat
harmony here AMONG democrats ana repnoilcans n
favor oil selections made by their respective state
Conventions. The action Of the Rochester Conveu-
ton IN repudiating the Tammany corruptons as
applied TO the democratic party, appears TO be
heartily approved by the democracy, not only here
Iammany are mentioned the democrats IN the
country say this Is not a Tammany but the demo-
cratic tckel, and as such they Will support II. 1t
would seem that the course pursued by tnal Con
vcutIOn, in refusing TO recognize the Tammany
delegates will have the effect OF sustaining regu-
lar democratic vote throughout the state. In THIS
county the lammany turmoil VIII have no apprecIa
bic influence. Granting that 1t may AFFECT few votes
here ana there II certainly Will not appear as dis
tnc issue the ballot This is not only asserted by
democrats, but conceded by republicans Nor VIII
the Conkling ana Fenton teud AFFECT the general
legislative lights his parisans and their prefer
candidates VINO happen, as the case may be, to 10
the friends of either senator; but this VIII not ope
rate TO the Encouragement Of the republican State
ticket. The sentlnenk here WITH reference 70 that
subject seems TO be rather In favor OF
reorganization IN the Custom House. Mr..
Wheeler H. Bristol, the democratic candl-
date for state Treasurer, WHO resides In the
adjoining county OF Tioga, will gain some local
popularity III hs county Ia view or his adrolt and
successful efforts at Albany TO dcmolish the ring
that was running the state inebriate Asylum here.
The republican candidate for District Attorney in
this county Is Peter W. llopSus, OF the Rullon
murder tral fame, and the ability he displayed in
the prosecution of that cause win augment the ma
jority III his favor. In Broome county, then, the
majority Tor the republican State ticket Will be at
least thousand the republican State Senator VIII
have about the same, anu viii be elected from the
district; the Assemblymln Is uncertain, and the
success OF all the otner republican county candl.
dates may be considered beyond question.