New-York tribune., 1872-11-04
THE CANVASS N THE xxynu DISTRICT

TIE CANVASS IN The AN lIN UlSIhlCl.
DESPERATE EFFORTS TO DEFEAT JUDGE GOOD
RICH-BRIBERY OF VOTERS BY TIE GRANT
PARTY-A NEW KIND OF INTIMIDATION.
ITR0M THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBUNEl
DNGHA1ITON,k ,kNOv. 2.-An honest vote III
Broonie County would give Grant, Tuesday next,
majority OF less than OOO probably not than So0
Instead OF tho 1900 which he received here in 1885,
Whether there is to be honest vote not believe
nobody can tell During my short stay here have
more evidences OF contemplated Administration cOTrup-
ton than have before discovered in all my wanderngs
through the state, and whether they viii be successful
depends not the Will OF the mon engaged in It,
their supply OF cash-lor there Is lndlspuable
evidence that they have both in abundance-but upon
their skill IN using the Administration money tney
ayers correspondent OF Tie Ne0 York Tunes
Who was mere week ago, an1olhGeu 5t that S So ao
Republican would vote for Mr.. Greeley Bdsing my
orlon On tIJ ~ m ~ ge 4 ~ l 49, Snfs ~ re- ~ ,SS s
proportion ought 70 De reNeTsed Knew thay tneIe w.
no open BOurDOnism here; knew that the Democratic
as complete ana e9etNo as ~ ever was IN ,} a4 i
hat dld not theE know what he was no DOUBT iuly lu
Ceg that systematic arrangement haa Deen 1ade 70
spend an immense sum OF money IN tuls county anu
Congress District in buying votes outright ana hat cef-
Democratic voters Who could not be bought were 10
H. mtmidatcd very much as men IN Noith. CaFOhha
were inuundated last SUMNER by threats OK losecu-
ARREST OF A GRANITE FOR BRIBERY.
In o dispatch from Eimira, two days ago, reported
the arrest Of one John r Woodward for brbng electors
IN schuyler County vote for Mr. Pat, the Admins
tfaton candidate for Congress, and against the Hon.
llo Goodrich have since learned that the case was
"worRcd up by one Of the best lawyers in that county,
and that, with honest jury OF any party WOOdWard
cannot hope 10 escape cODyicuon on the evidence a.
has not been confined to Schuyler County, and Wood
ward Is not me 0ny agent Other men nav % pefn f o
HeIe in this very city Democrats have been openly
as some OF them are ready to swear to
the facts, 1 shall be greatly surprised II
there are not arrests in Binghamton between now
and Tuesday night. The exposure OF woodward seems
10 have taught these corrupuonsts no lesson lo hey
should be remembered that Bnghamtonl rs only snort
distance from Scranton, and connected WIN @ IT. ~ oCCy
have become somewhat contaminated by contact with
that most corrupt Of Pennsylvania towns ForeWaIned
T. iorearmed the Liberals here know that an attempt
A. making 20 buy up their supporters tHeg hIOn
arc engaged in they ought ~ be able 70 checnato 10
THE LIQUOR DEALERS FORCED TO WORK FOR GRANT.
find in Binghamton the only genuine cases of ntimi
dalton OF which have learned In the State. The guilty
officials here are not in the employ OF the United States
us those who attempt the thing in the South gen
erv arc but of the state. The mOds OperaRdt Of in
tmdatng voters in North Carolina by prosututng the
processes OF the Courts and by holding ndetes oNe %
lAe heaus Oh men @ nu Inv he readers Of THE TRIBUNE
There alleged violations OF the Ku-klux ana lhteIni
Revenue laws were made the pretext; here men are az
lowed 10 GO on violating Excise laws ana when the
time OF election approaches they are threatened WIN
II s notorious fact the truth Of which be proved
by any who cares to do so that there are are m rdn
tors OF which taken the trouble TO obtain
lepuG a
tSe Daees but II the result is indictment no trial
Generally follows. A few cases have proceeded SO lar
mat Judgment been Obtainedi but the criuha ia
rot even then much pressed hepuaDle lawyers OI
now humber several hundreds, and that the neglect OF
the AttOrney push them IS known ana mas
been remarked by almost the entire bar only one more
link required 70 make tne cnalh compete anu
mas been discovered within the past few days Inc DIS
trctAttorncy s intense Graut partisan, ana many OF
these men, whom he has thus in his power, are WORKING
for Grant and Platt among their Democratic friends
ESTIMATED RESULT IN THE DISTRICT.
There is a great difference Of opinion between the
Grant men and the Liberals TO what the Adminstra-
sion majority in Broome County will be. The Twoterm
men have been loudly boaslng that Grant would have
1000 majority increase Of nearly 200 over that OF
1863 AS Vsad in opening Of this letter. their honest
majority will DO less than LOCO My estimate, Defore
NV visit here based the best information could Oh
either party in BinghamtOn who thinks that with all
their corruption and intimidation, the Administration
men can bring the majority up 70 that dgure. nave
only passed huTiedly through the other counties OF th
Congress district and cannot the[eIorel SPEAK as as
been able TO obtain, think that 1t will be safe 70 place
Grants majority IOga at from 900 70 800 IL was more
than 400 in 1868. TOmpkins have supposed would
give Grant from 200 to 600 majority, against more thhh
1900 ia 1863 Hon. Milo Goodrich, the Liberal can,
ddate Congress in this district thinks thaJ he VIII
carry TOmpkins County by very small majority 1
have placed Schuyler County IN my estimates on le
Grant sde by about majority, RgaInst more than 100
in 1853 The Liberals there think that the figures should
be transpOsod 70 the Greeley side. - -,
1 have not thought that k1r. G0Odrcn nad Huch
chance Of an election, and do not think so now
will BE- ne will not come obt, Tuesday night lar De-
hind his competitor Mr.. Platt Ibe AdlnlstIaton uay
elect three out the four members OF Assembly IVu
this Congress District but thhk the eiec'ioh Va Vi"