New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-01
THE CANVASS IN WESTERN NETWORK.


GRANT MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
RANK AND FILE OF THE GRANT PARTY
IRON THB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THt TklbOhbl
HoRNELLsvILLE, Oct. 29.-I shall indulge IN
propheses in regard 10 next Tuesdays eecuoh III
Western NewYork most Of the counties OF which nave
now visited but shall leave it TO Administration core
sponents speakers do the Boosting and to spread
abroad their estimates by counties and Assembly dis
trcts / content myself with saying that have seen
some OF the Administration tables, and am that
giving them the advantage Of all doubts they are count
ing on majority in the counties west OF UTICA al least
IS 900 greater than they will get This opinion
is based ON an estimate carefully made from actual can
vases some cases. from local Liberal Republican and
Democratic estimates in others land these have not
failed in any to reduce by from 10 TO 80 per cent?
and in the few counties which have not visited OF
heard from directly have taken the Grant figures The
Administration tables TO which refer concede NeWfork
and Kings Counties Greeley and Brown by about 10000
and claim the state for Grant by from 10000 to 26OO
What the Of the in the eastern half OF
the State you better than l. and leave 1t to you
and the readers TRIBUNE to judge whether tax
ing into account the facts have mentioned, 1t is one OF
the political possibilities that the vote Of this state shall
be cast for Grant.
The Administration press and the Grant orators N
Western New-York are everywhere asserting that at
least three Democrats will vote for where one man
who has been Republican will vote for Mr. Greeley II
this were So Grants majority in Western New-York
ought be much larger than it In 1868 But IT Is
not true any large per centage OF the Democracy
persist their opposition 10 the Liberal ticket they are
very successful in cOnceang their sentiments from those
with whom they have lately acted. Take one county,
for example IN which an actual has been made
I omit the name. as the Liberals do not care 10 have
their exact strength revealed to their opponents, or TO
invite a special effort and the extraordinary use OF
money by the Administration among them. The canvass
was made by districts and every voter was seen who had
not publicly committed himself. The footings showed
an average Of % Liberal Republicans to town. which,
transferred to the Democratic side, makes gain OF 60
An average of about five Democrats to town will re-
main at home vote for OConor, and an average OF
about five have been viii be bought TOT vote Tor
Grant This the Liberal party 50 stronger in each
town u the county than the Democrats would be aonend
should give them q small majority in the county The
Administration tables give the county referred TO to
Grant by about 900 OF 500 majority In my own est
mate, to which 1 have rofcrred above nave plaeeu
Grants majority at 5OO What is true In this case is true
everywhere Tue Democratic detection, as far az 1t can
DO discovered, is very small.
ADMISSION OF FAIR-NTNDED GRANT POLITICIAN.
met the Hon. GLENN w. scohed Of Pennsylvanla,
Yesterday ami it but just to say that he showed mere
calmuess and fairness in discussing the campaign than
any other representative Administration man have
seem Speaking OF the october election IN pennsylvania
ne said that the Liberal Republican eeIQent IN that state
wa insignificant in numbers though not III chaTaeteI
Nj higll-tOueQ.
publican party there the result showed that they
had no following mink he is mistaken TO the num-
her Of Liberal Republicans in lis State and attribute
Hartranfts immense majority 10 Otherkauses, but his
remark recalled what l had been told IN
almost every town that l had visited in New
York in regard TO the character OF the
Bourbon Democracy Senator COBking says that the
Liberal Republicans have reformed the party by leaving
IT, The fact is that if there IN the community
who has been q consistent Republican from the
frat. and has 20 conducted himself In public
and in private TO gain tho commences
of his neighbors and acquaintahces irrespective
Of party If there is man whose patriotism never Wa
yercd throughout the and who would listen 10 no
COMPROMISE unt The legitimate results Of that struggle
,rcre forever assured by constitutional amendment
that nan is more likely than any other TO be found III
the liberal Republican ranks But show me Demo
crat who during the war, a vcrltable Copperhead
and secessIouis OF bouDtyjumper or boasts thai
he was III the mob that attacked TIE TRIBUNE once
during the draft riots or there some OF them in
this sectiou)--shOw a man who is thief gampler
or who lives by crime Of any sort, and Will show you
one who il most likely to be the market for sale and to
he bought by the Grant party II not already supporting
IT, do MT say that all the good men In the kepuOah
party in TINS State have joined the Liberals, or ihat all
the bad in the Democratic party have joined
Grants forces but do say and can prove that TINS mas
been the OF conversion in this campaign, ana that
Gratis many times.
THE TACTICS OF THE ENEMY
Nj scoheld said that the Scranton District In Penn
svvana was probably OF the most coriupt in the
United States The Democrats there would not vote
their own ticket unless they were paid for IT. he did nj
mean 10 say that IL TO buy each indvd
ual voter in order keep him the party, but 1t was
necessary 10 put money into the district to be used oI
election purposes. The Administration, therefore, had
two ways making gains there first they were sure
TO make gains unless the Democrats used money and
secondly those gains could be increased by sending
money there themselves He did not say what was done
by the Administration there this year. whether Cam
eron supplied any funds his lieuteDaDts there have
only mentioned the circumstance because il suggests the
inquiry whether there arc any similar districts
in this state. 1 have not heard ot any, hut
think il behOOves the Liberal managers who are
depending in any upon the vote OF men who
An the last suspected OF being purchasae to be on the
alert have heard well authenticated reports that con
siderable sums Of money have been seat into some OF
these Western counties, but the local committees and
managers are well informed OF the facts, and WILL
think preyent any Of votes from that Hav
ing referred SIR. Scoheld's conversation, will add
that he is the only Grant have met In the North
since the Baltimore Convention who Las expressed any
Qualification that the Democratic party has abandoned
the old dead aud buried questions Of the past and come
m uuou the high ground OF the Cincinnati Platform. He
Va Dad Of II; he was not glad that MT Greeley
had left the Republican party. hut he pleased the
advancement tho Democratic party had made. hear
il said by Grant everywhere that their
candidate 10 sure TO carry the state, whatever
may be .he fate OF the Naturalization STATE ucket'
because Grant is stronger than his ticket nave
found 10 evidences OF IT, nave seen evidences every
le,a NJ q. Marty tyranny never known among RepuO
ieans befofe ana II seems to that this viii drive
almost every out-and-Out Grant man 70 Eo1 Or DA
al!