The New York herald., 1872-11-05
THE EMPIRE STATE.
Majority Of Upwards Of Twenty Thousand
Claimed for Grant-Greeley Men Equally
Confdent-will New York City Give
$4,000 Democratic Majority

ALBANY, Nov. Midnight.
From the latest expression or opinion concerning
to-morrow's result would say that the major share
OF confidence In victory is on the side OF the re-
publicans. They talk Internationally and count
upon majorities ranging from twenty thousand to
fifty thousand. They argue that HonmaD's NeW
York city majority Of 1868 win be cut down forty
thousand this time, aad as he was elected by only
about ten thousa nd votes, it is folly for the
Greeley party to hope, even by republican as-
lection, to make up f2y the admitted
diminution in the democratic figures OF that year.
Henry Smith, late Speaker OF the Assembly. insists
that there were ut least forty thousand fraudulent
votes cast for Holman in 'os and yet his majority
was only fourth OF that number. A gentleman
equally prominent on the democratic side in this
county, but who declines to have his name men,
toned, tells me that after his forty years. expe
rience Of the politics OF the State, with every
county OF which he claims to be intimately ac-
quainted he feels satisfied that there is an honest
liberal democratic majority capable Of duly electng
Greeley and Herman. All that he Is in the dark
about Is New York city. He says the democracy
and liberals OF the State will do their whole duty,
and, as an index, he relies sanguinely on
ALBANY COUNTY GIVING TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DRED DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY,
or five hundred more than 1t gave before. II New
for the democratic candidates Grant will be de-
feated-that is the burden OF every democrats
6sre this T9sg was
some Of them politics have been the study OF NE
time, and they can lay their finger at moments
State State where the vote In any oi the past altsen
years has been IRREGULAR or revolutionary:
city. They have heard rumors OF bargain and
sale between certain democrats and Grant
republicans. Republicans have industriOusy In
named the spirit Of distrust in the democratic
ranks, and the announcement was made and came
mere s tat ina ae S wo 70
| OF Grant. All the democrats hope and ask for Is q
| majority Of $4,000 on the part OF democratic
to witness that the State shall be made safe for
| both Greeley and Herman. "Let New York be
trning, trator0us, indifferent, and the game is
lost" The Jubiant and hopeful circular sent forth
| by the Liberal Executive Committee has had a
good effect. 1t has fred the hearts OF the faithful
and strengthened the knees OF the weak
INDIVIDUAL ANrAGONIsTIC OPINIONS.
Mr.. Philip Teneyck: who follows State politics as
ment and the one he loves says he has no doubt
about the result, which means that Mr.. Teneyck,
&c ssSs
Purdy, whose eagle sweep takes in the Valley OF
Sonoma as well as the Valley Of the Mohawk, and
through the details OF State and national politics
back to the beginning of the century, says he has
Purdy, impressed with the wisdom OF Providence in
stamping mutation on the face OF nature and alter
mating ne Of ts yea an me divine
. change In the government. 1 have canvassed
both sides thoroughly, and l can draw no other
| conclusion than this, that the republicans enter.
tain superior confidence to the democrats for the
following two reasons =
Fi,st-Tammany Hall being paralyzed, they
| party Is cut down 40 900 on its vote OF 1868.
| Set0ni-That the stay at-hOme straight-Out and
| Grant-suppOrtng democrats will more than cOun
terbalance the liberal detection, which, they say,
not one ehalf as forminabie as represented.
Here you have the reasons why the republicans
feel so sure Of winning. without being as confident
the democrats also hope for success for two other
| reasOns:-
| the regular republicans OF 81, 900 votes
/ SecOnd-There will be few stay-at-hOmes, as every
democrat feels that something like total disSOlu
tlon OF his party will follow Grant triumph in New
York State.
/ AS to the way Greeley and Herman will run have
heard many perplexing statements and specula
tOns this evenings they will run unevenly. Greeley
will be cut on one side, Herman on the other. Some
| liberal republicans who will
VOTE FOR GREELEY WILL SCRATCH HERMAN;
some proud unbendlng democrats OF the stiff
necked generation, who viii vote for Kernan will
throw the top Joint OF the ticket In the gutter.
Herman will probably go ahead OF Greeley by
thousands. The registration is 5000 greater than
1t was last year. The feeling about Herman is in
tense tonight. Hundreds Of republicans have
pledged themselves to vote for him In place OF DIX,
and thus vindicate "freedOm OF conscience and
religion" heard two Protestant ministers of the
Gospel declare to-day that while 1t would not
become them to take an active part for Herman,
vote against him on the score OF his religion. They
said IL would be a bad and dangerous precedent to
set, and altogether at variance with the principles
OF American liberty. Judging from this standpoint
friends multiply as write, and the enthusiasm for
him IL aDDareHtlV OF the genuine kind.