New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-28
NJ CAMPAIGN IN ERIE COrNTY.

TIE FLOATING VOTE n-INDEPENuENCE OF
THE GERNANS-DEFECTION OF Two So
CALLED INFLUENTIAL DEMOCRATS.
lFRoN THE SPECIAL CORRB POSDBST or THE TRIBUNE
BUFFALO, Oct. 25-There is no county III
York, probably, with population approaching i'll
numbers that OF Erie that has often changed The com
plcXioo OF It's political mai0rities. Running back over
The roll ~ lite Members OF Congress- since the DIth OF
tc Republican party. Democrat has followed Republican
90 Washington, and Republican Democrat with wonder
fu regularity and elections OF the odd numbered years
have shown the same disposition Of the people TO give
neither party than one term OF office at time
The causes Of this various. Chief among them is
probably the fact that Buffalo has larger floating popu-
atou than any other city in the State, and use the
word floating" in its literal rather than in its
feurativc sense. Business OF Buffalo assert that
the shipping tuuuage owned here, aud which sails from
t port considerably greater than that Of any other
city IN the Union have not examined the statistics
and am not. therefore, able TO say whether this
assertion is borne Oat by the facts or not, but
20 ls notorious that hundreds, If not thousands
Of men who are employed sailors the lakes or who
are engaged I'm the canal traffic have their homes in Buff
fao aud that they have generally held the balance OF
power here. These men, class, arc more or less
easily influenced don't mean 70 say that they can be
bought with less money than any other class OF
voters Of equal intelligence aud similar social position
brt hpt they can be more easily reached through the
men who I'm measure, control many Of them-the keep
ers Of saloons and sailor boarding Of whom
ace always il the market and for sale How FAR the
Grant party has been tamperng with these men 1t IS
impossible 20 tel there IS evidence that they have
ne dcd large sums OF money in this city for campaign
l..ri.ss and what are known as their legitimate
rel-ts such as money spent in getting up meet
iuEs numnatons, tOrchlight professions and IN the
transportation OF men 10 the adjoining towns and Wiz
laes % give eci1t 10 local demonstrations, have been
yosy exayaeaut To say that they have spent dive Or
ten dollars ia this way to every one thus spent by the
]. iarr1- ygCuiI DE within the truth.
katar uncertain vote in Erie County is that cast by
te Germans and 10 is considerable. This class OF oar
fcow-ctzans, Buffalo, seems never TO have become
,ely firmly ATTACKED 20 either party except in the
Of some Few prominent men and their immediate fol-
lowers IN have generally stood aloof, and cast their
votes prtty Jdly for the candidates whom they have
thought 10 De most honest most capable, and have
gone from one SIDE TO the Othcr~u manner that has
more than once astonshcd the politicians have heard
10 es-iu ate uf the relative strength that they viii bring
20 tine opposing parties ycr ont inc representative
Liberals both Republicans and Democrats, with Wlom
hsve conyersed hopeful that they viii not suffer IN
that quarter.
CLOSE CONTEST FOR CONGRESS-.
The result OF the contest the seat In Congress from
This district is think, somewhat I'm doubt The Liberal
Republicans aud Democrats have united in the support
OF the Hon. William Williams, the present member
ooced two years ago by ABOUT coo majority The Grant
Republican candidate IS LYMAN j. Bass bahilo
lawyer OF some prominence. said that the result Of
eucces, OF the whole ticket Is iu degree doubtful in
Erc County for the reasons have already mentioned
tunk the dispute ia which the local press OF Buao
Is iow engaged as TO whether Mr. Williams course IN
Congress in relation 90 The lease OF some swamp lands
belonging 20 the ed states Buffalo Creek, Niagara
Il ver an LaGe Erie wise or unsuitable will not
Affect auy voters. Tic Liberal Repuhilcan element bo,h
u tie civ ana county, Is srOngsuinc lenty 20 70 pNe
the result beyond doubt the Democrats are united
Tie Liberal movement developed strength heie lnne-
catcy on the aaeurnmeut OF the cincinnati ConYeh-
tOI. me Eig0iO Courier, The lCadng DemOcTauc
- rnm ln tle city, az once paced t1T NANTES o.
rafat meeting held in Buffalo on the 18TH or
MAY az which Mr. DUIshe ucr spoke for the Liberal Re-
puDcaus and some OF the most nuueuta Democrats ln
TIE County pledged the support Of their party 10 the
ticket Tue Liberals here assert that tins was the nrst
suitiOU meeting in the United states after the nOmi-
nations were made. The then formed has been
disagreement in regard 70 the nominatOns that nave
Oceu Jointly ma re, each party seeming perlecy sSsneu
ing has occurred 70 disturb the harmony that mas pre-
vailed The prospect therefore LOOKS very AOpeiui nVI
S%tv fIuE their coincidence is founded partially on
Tie result OF the charter election last February, and
partially tie belief that they will secure respeca-
bic share OF the Democratic vote.
TIE CHATTER ELECTION NO TEsI.
The charter election gave no indication how the city
will vote next month. There being no State or National
questions then stake local matters determined mems
votes more than party affiliations 1t should not be Tor
gotten too that the Liberal movement dld not take
shane until more than two months after that election,
30 at Do national politics had been mNoYeu InaI VOC
would have been measure Of the reatte stIengIn vi
tie o parties FINALLY the frauds at that electOh sur
Nod auyfbing ever known IN Buffalo before Tue
vote should have naturally been very small DOL, U Ti
ad and on account Of the severe storm that COhuhue4
ug0lt the whole day the vote returned was one "
lie largest ever retained IN any eteclon .,, a.
i+vt fal,eu some pains TO nnd out now much lnnu-
fUf. the three four sO-cdued DeuOcIaus VIZ
i-e5 fbc Grant party and whose conversion INC
tft,ifere sre so loudly shouting have. The latest,
and lhe one which is probably looked UPON ny tq ~
m1saon a. Tie most important Is that o. the hCn
Israel T. Hatch. Nobody VIII deny that ne was twS1S
years ago. leader la his party ana hOIOIe4 ~ ~ s,
f0me important oices DuV ~ 10 t, lot t6e conn
douce III Dts followers Since that time ne mas OhCo OF
twice succeeded In getting mo OSei Du Tor
te Assembly or Tor some Other posltiOn. lS M
therefore been u full fellowship WIN tne DeuloCi ,
rrt, l,,f bss boon rather looked upon as an enemy
r. IL fban as friend. He has made the
canals hobby and on ques lions eOi9S. S,rtion made
A. ~ Crtf organ mere that no man IN TINS PaiJ Oh
the State possesses u 80 large 90 t la ~ decree
a. H.tchs ieffer printed this week, ana when was 70
have created % profound Sensation alnOnS "a g gaH
~ Ionh.lrll iu Inc camp OF the Gieslty i'oe, Ia
scarcely caused ripple on the huhsS " Wv ~ ,g6r
waters Another exponent o. gaae tSe rditoT Of 7Ie
TG60i0 Post Mr. Brian, IRON Wal 81 1T, t6et
fnat Kind Of Democrats VINO ~ Min ,o pgrIes an
Il ia mas been ESQ, Tor winch suLl ne t9e,e1ce al
Il mes been Induced 70 throw US Tor con
Dis paper in favor u the hepnDne9s 30 trant men
sets Ths year hear II reported thAt tne ~ ne
gsye paid hin 81 800 tbs is very mem ne sxstence
Pes which never contains any news' anu ~ iEev
fsor a stranger in Buffalo would not D9 very E t
H 6nd out has to-day come CUT III az cum ~ ner
Hebodv believes that the Ordlhary business ~ ~ ne
,D,y,t sov such reckless expenditure Of money 3no
isi ~ fhe Grant Democrats whom hear spoken ~
Az Insepb Cook q TOMS laWyefol no lhhutLl, . -
M ssii,lv c0utrOl their Own votes, nut an DOS
ftyelV assured by Democrats lhat tbey btfe "D,o'
40 following IN the party whoso D'n'o tnoy "'-""'
ABUsE nsTEAD or ARGUMENT.
erp,rsl reuubIicans Of Buffalo Ike those all over
al "a q