The New York herald., 1871-11-05
WESTCAESfER COUNTY POLITICS.
Status Of ths Opposing Candidates After an Acri,
monlous Campaign-fhs Cost Of Carrying the
Sins Of Tammany Hall-Shrsvd Tactics Of
the Republicans Of
"RadicalRum Nachino'-A Vote
for the Impeachment Of Andrew
Johnson-Prospecs Of tho
Assembly Candidates.


q close, has been prosecuted with more than GUS
tomary vigor and party acrimony by The friends OF the
opposing candidates In Westchesger county. All
that the liberal use OF "promises to pay'' could
subserve, or that the unmeasured abuse Of rival
newspapers might accomplish has been cast upon
the political waters In the hope that the product
may be returned In the coveted form OF favorable
votes on election day. As regards the success
Of the democratic State ticket there
seems TO be little doubt, and as q
consequence both parties have unbent all their
energies to the task OF securing victory their
respective legislative and local candidates. By Tar
the most important Of the vacancies to be nled Is
that OF State Senator, In view OF the fact that
the next Senate viii asast In electlng sue
cessor TO United States Senator Conkling. Will
ham Cauidwen, Of Morrisania- the chosen cham
pion OF the democracy, VINO has represented
the Ninth Senatorial district during the past four
years at Albany, does not appear TO have cvinced
much personal energy in the work OF securing
waverlng voters, doubtless relying on the historical
majority Of Jenersonian disciples in this and the
sister counties OF Putnam and Rockland. While
the friends Of Cauldwel do not deny that his past
aniliarion with and present ambiguous attitude
towards the notoriOusly
coRRUPT MAGNATEs OF rAHMANY HALL
cannot fail 70 altenate portion OF the democratic
vote IN this district they are sanguine Of hts still
receiving Q handsome majority among the masses,
VINO have no desire to ConKling again entrusted
with the interests OF the Empire State in the United
States senate. To the republican deDunciauons OF
Cauldwell Cor his support OF those legs-
lative measures favoring the boulevard
system OF Improvement" his adherenw point
10 the fact that, through his efforts last
winter, this county was saved the snug little sum
ment OF the wiieits dela,cation afar. His concur
renee In the proposed scheme Tor aunexing seven
formed a Key note in the canvass against him. but
II Is not believed by his iriends this can Affect his
Ivail!nS themselves OF the hope that the recent
exposures OF municipal rottenness In the metropolis
would surely produce GENERALIZATION in the camps
OF the rural democracy the repuJl put forward
as their candidate Tor Senatorial honors ex- County
Judge William II. Robertson, silent though SUBTLE
politician, who brings to the polls the prestige Of
having never yet known defeat II It were possible
to SO repuplicanize the district as TO an
four hundred given last year, 1t is almost
universally conceded that Robertson alone would
be the man to do It. Il should be remembered
however that q very material portion Of the pori
cal influence possessed by KoDertsOn, In former
years accrued from what has been termed
THE "RADIcAL RUN MACHINE,n
which consisted of republican Board OF Excise,
appointed by himself while occupying the position
OF County Judge This board has been grapnically
descrl bed IAN instrument OF torture invented ex.
pressly to punish democratic rnmseers just enough
BY this potent eectioneering process II Is asser,ed
that he could control one thousand votes in
long since been abolished, Robertson stll possesses
an amount Of influence which his political o, pO.
nents do not affect 10 despise. When he was elected
TO Congress In 1865, owing TO division IN the demo-
cratic Ranks Robertson secured large number OF
votes from the members OF that party by proclaim
ing himself conservative" and on the distinct
pledge unreservedly made that, II elected ne would
vote TO
SUSTAIN ANDREW JOHNSON
whose threatened impeachment was then the ab.
sorbing topic OF the dav. HIS Congressional record
subsequently showed that he only voted for the
Impeachment Of johnson, but that the only occa-
gions which he varied from his habitual retlcence
In the House was when ne voted In favor or every
extreme radical measure that was introduced. In
return for these democrats assert that he
was given the control OF all the federal patronage
In the Tenth Congressional district, which ne
retains up TO the present time. Although now
cupying the modest position OF Supervisor from the
town Of Bedford, Robertson's aspirations, whether
reasonable Otherwise, incline towards the Execu-
tive chair OF this State and well Knowing that
Tuesdays election will decide his political life
death he mas left no means untried to insure suc-
cess preparatory to stalking his all, as 1t were on
the issue.
THE ASSEMBLY TICKET
IL Is anticipated that the contest In the Assembly
districts VIII not be close except In the Second,
where the strength or the opposing parties Is ABOUT
equally divided. II the prospects OF the democratic
candidate In the First district have not been de-
feated by some or the disreputable .s0akers''
who have been ''doIngr the Darr0oms In
his interest, his friends may attribute 1t TO luck
more than 10 popularity. James W. Hustled, rcpub-
hcan, by shrewd management, coupled with the In
nuence Of Tammany, carries the vote OF the Third
district In the pockets oil magnificent fur overcoat,
said TO have cost twel We hundred dollars. lie
VIII 60 to Albany again this winter.