The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
The Leaders Of Both Parties BOaSting Of Sue.
cess-Ths Open Efforts Of the Repnh-
Leans and the &crtt Work.
.e ings Of the Democrats.
The Temperance Question and the Sena.
tOrial Contest Between Patterson,
Rollins and Sinclair.

rles during the last few days regarding the pros
poets OF the pending contest but fOreshadOw the
result with any degree OF certainty is simply an
,mpossoility. The republican leaders say that
their canvass OF the several sections OF the
State indicate large gains over last year, and they
feel confident that Mr.. Strau Will succeed MIR. Wes-
ton I'D the gubernatOral char by majority OF be-
tween five hundred and thousand. On the other
hand, the democrats claim that they have gained
rather than lost since the last elections aud further
more, they insist that the disanection in
the republican ranks and the growing op-
position TO The Administration is daily In
creasing their strength, and In consequence
Of all this treat the assumed confidence their
opponents with levity and rldcule j have this
very day c0nversed with the officers OF both the Re-
publican and Democratic state Committees, and
they are identicaly and enthusiastically confident
OF carrying the State on election day. That this
feeling is sincere among the leading politicians Of the
State s shown by the fact that O large number OF
even bets are being made daily on the result OF the
contest. On saturday wager OF 81, 0O0- $500 on
a side-was made by couple OF wealthy manufac-
turers In Cheshire county, and smaller are nu
merOus all over the state.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING.
The republicans are by far the most active in car
rying Oh the campaign. They have no
less than thirty speakers IN the field
In different parts OF the State, and
1t is probably untruth say that funds obtained
from administration office holders are being ber.
ally expended IN the close or doubtful localities
Their speakers are the most enectlve in the repub
mean ranks, and they have defended Grant and his
ADM 1oI. with zeal and eloquence
Ing defenders OF the administration mas
been General Corbin, The United States District
rente the aspersions made against General Grant
by Judge Carpenter, OF South Carolina The Judge
came here as republican, and his charges carried
good deal OF weight with them Oh that account;
but their influence has undoubtedly been weakened
somewhat within day or TWO Dy General
pubicansm is only skin Deep that he never
was prominently Identified win The party, but, on
the contrary, was always known as a most bitter
democrat and VINO LETT the party because they
failed 10 elect him Governor oil South Carolina
General Corbin says that office holders OF the ad
minsiration III tne Southern States are not of The
most desirable class OF but apologies for this
by saying tnat the material which General Grant
has W select nom Is not OF the most loyal and intel
LUCENT descripuCn.
THE WORKS OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Although the democrats have few speakers In the
field, they are. nevertheless. dong great deal In
quiet and economical way. asked one OF the men,
not undertaken to tax up their case, and he re.
piieo that There were two reasons; one
nns any w and was that snev
believed the funds they had at their command
could be expended more Judiciously IN other ways.
They count great deal on being already in pos.
session OF the state ana expect furthermore that
the personal popularity oil their candidate COM
pared with The republican candidate, will give them
more strength than their opponents anticipate.
The Irish democrats are organizing this
year Tor the hrst ume and IN this
numbers are being naturalized daily. Besides the
democratic strength gained from this source the
party expect some significant ACQUISITIONS from the
infant labor reform parry and Is understood that
NEGOTIATIONS are pending for almost the entire COB
R0tlations should ne successful similar amalgama.
lion Of the republicans with the prOhibitory party
win DE It's only alternative TO make an even match
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
10 one which may ceme up during the last moments
Of The campaign ana overshadow all national issues
and he the pivot on which the whole election will
turn The froniDltory law is child OF the repubi-
side year ago that II they come into power they
would replace 1t with license law. This they not
only utterly failed to do, but not single effort was
made IN that direction. In fact, the question Of
repeating the PrOhioit0ry law was not even
mentioned during the session Of the Legislature.
This circumstance Is commented upon now by
democrats IN the liquor interest," and unless the
leaders OF the party succeed In keeping them paci-
hed win promises for the future serious breach
from this little local issue Is not impossible the
democratic rankS Connected with me discussions
pro and con on tue liquor question: have discov-
cred there II an Indictment for liquor selling pend
Ing against MI. T.. ii. Rollins, chairman OF the re-
publican committee. but better known as secretary
OIL tile Union Pacific Railroad Company.
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION
IN which also enters largely into the campaign
ana BESIDES the general erorts on bctn sides to
very special efforts peng put forth TO control the
Legislature. ON the republican side the situation
IN curious and critical senator Patterson wants
10 be re elected, ami Mr. Rollins wants 10 sue
coed him. and TO this end, az Secretary
0 me republican Committee, he Is manipu-
latng all the machinery OF the party
Oi course MT. Patterson cannot at tnis crisis
to defend the party and II must be painful TO MS
NO much against his own reelection II the repub-
iicans win he and Rollins will probably have per-
bling OF the Legislature, and unless the other
yields the field tue election OF democratic Senator,
tsaniy.
FEARFUL SNOW STORM
bhnding almost sufocating snow storm
extends over the length ana breath OF the Granite
s.ale; out II :. scarcely noticed amid the DIN and
fxnsment oil politics. The last few DAYS are
oest 10 vim TINS ~ true mere In the capital city
sba last a. true OF every other city and hamlet in
vac stAe. me republicans are The most active
ev,wherc, and ~ tue eve of election there viii
not pe single place In the STATE where there has
n .'..,,ns No." S sa OF more republican mass
inferred tina, n there IL anv v,rtue
M speecnes the, val carry The state Dy an over.
Whtiiinnk majority. Not lew Of the Semocrafs
are beginning 90 grow Disconnected AZ wnat ihcy
serm tne spsihs o. thelr state cOmm,tee. they
admit that they are doing effective WORK IN ar nm
o~ientatiOus WAY. Dut sti beneye that tn.Ie oush,
Va be created huliabaiio aud excitement on tner
~ well ~ the republican SIDE One of the ulonsar
democrats OF Concord informed me tins e,ea,na
thai there h bare possibility OF The cuhernaoraf
NJ b was lasi year. THIS OF wi be The con
sequence unless some onof the four candidaies eet
. majority oil the oihcrs.
TnN CONTEST fOh Tiik LE0i>LArTRK.
IN reply 10 q question 40 o. what the result would
be tnere he said. manner Tar from enthusiastic,
thai the republicans were resofung 10 AL sorts OF
means 10 set control OF the Legislative body. aud
a. tuey succeeded the present democratic admlnls
tssfl0n ~ the state would be 0yertnrOwn. lie
sarlhsr sdmi'ted that me party during the past
year naa not done a. much a. u might TO distln-
Sul-h itss and tnls was one reason why their ELL
thuslnsm was not 40 10 the temperature Of their
opponsnis he did not think for a moment now
ever, that the republicans OF MS own party would
eject Governor 0y a popular vote TINS feeling
al eifhsr party. II they DO not botn
iecl CONFIDENT. y AZ least sale 10
assume that tney both feel doubtful Of the
result. anu They viii not omit any effort 10 secure
NCtory. tue tning u certain. the vote OF the COM
ing e,cction, u the weather u favorable, Will un
1onbtroly be the iarRe-t that ever cast IN the
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