The New York herald., 1872-08-20
SETH WAKEMAN.

The Thfrtieth District Not To Bo Scared
by Liberal Notions-An M. G. Who Don't
Relish Greeley Pie, but Who Tells All
He Knows about Grants Strength I'm
His District.
BATAVIA, August !, 1872
In the three counties which are included in the
Thirtleth Congressional district-Genesee, Niagara
and Wyoming-there is q lively contest going on
among the republicans as to which county ought to
have the honor OF securing the Congressional nomi-
nation for one OF its Favored sons" The present
representative Is Mr.. Seth Wakeman, OF Genesee
county, and the gentleman who wants to get the
nomination against him Is Mr.. Hoskins OF WyO-
ming. The latter Is a strong Grant man; and,
anxious to ascertain whether Mr.. Wakeman was
the other way" called at his residence to have
cnat with him but he was not in nor was able to
find him at any place in the town.
Faugued and hungry after my long jaunt In the
cars in the morning from Buffalo and my even more
tedious tramp about the town, l returned to the
depot, with view Of starting for Rochester, when
my attention was attracted to two men on the
station platform very warmly
DISCUSSING THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
One was farmer, clad In homespun. The other
was pae-faced man, nervous and quick In his
movements. He wore long linen wrapper and
looked as though he had at some time been farmer
himself but had got up in the world by dint of hard
labor and since had had ~ former roughness
rubbed of. soon learned that he was the gentle
man had tramped all over town In search ol=Mr:
Seth Wakeman. The eastward-bound train
soon came along and Mr.. Wakeman got into one OF
the cars. took seat near him, and soon got into
conversation with him about the political situation
as we logged along. found him to be not much
OF talker; but, IN answer to an innuendo OF mine
that had been told he would soon declare for
Greeley, he exclaimed
81 declare for Greeleyl-is it II Why would
tr.r. ha I'M fOrG GraQ Wo rot thar
LAUGHABLE THING.
His fit OF merriment over, he contlnued:-"Wh
ever told you that told you o falsehoOd Such an
idea never entered my mind In fact, it could never
have entered my mead to do such foolish thing.
l am for Grant, and don't care who knows 1t.
for his election until the polls are closed on the 5th
OF November. Declare for Greeley indeedl Oh,
mol haven't got SO far out OF the right way as that
"what does your district think Of Greeleys Is it
OF your opinion 9''
1--WE have number OF liberals among u.s. but
they are, think, more than onset by the number
of democrats who say they will vote for Grant. In
Grant or not vote at all are quite numerous. They
are also pretty strong In Wyoming, but In Niagara
badly broken up in some places and there are fears
1or the county's going Greeley Still the Grant men
are confident What Is better they are
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS
They have been up and at it ever since the Phia-
delphia Convention. II hard work can make the
district go Grant it will go for him by rousing
Majority
'Iiave the liberals chance OF carrying the dis
trictY'
7 .'Not the slightest; 1t will go the regular ticket
by majority fully as great as that given in '6S.
think it is quite possible It may give larger
majority. We have no fear whatever. Everything
Is working nicely, and when the votes are counted
next November the boasts OF the liberals win be
found to have been based on absolutely nothing
stronger than brag."
'Then you can be set down as pretty good
Grant manp'
swell, should say So" exclaimed the M. c., as
the train stopped at y small station, and he hur-
riedy made his exit.