The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-20
THE LIBERAL CAMPAIGN.
rs NEW YORK 4 DOUBTFUL sEATEe
Some Facts and FIgureS-The Greeley
Majority In the Metropolis-mr. Gree
ley's Visit to the West-Advfces from
the Great Central States-RecePtion OF
Yates, the English Observation-Disclosures
Debut.
rpRoH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


[PRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, September II.
The Radicals class New York among the
doubtful States. The reasons they give fol
doing 80 are these: The O'Conor and Adams
ticket will rob Greeley of several thousand
votes; the movement Of Herman, q Roman
Catholic for governor, will iDjure the Liberal
movement In the rural districts 10 the extent
Of several thousands more; William NJ. Tweed,
who still exerts an influence In the lower
wards Of the city, is quietly working for Grant
and Dix. The Radicals will have the benefit
of the Congressional election law and the mill.
tary supervision Of the polls, the control OF
the bsyonets being In their hands. By these
several means they boast that Greeley will not
get over 10000 majority in the city, and will
not ts&ss Harlem Bridge with over 5000
majority. To this they oppose 10000 Radical
majority In the rest OF the Stale.
Their promises not being wholly correct
their conclusions are at fault. What Is ca'led
the Apollo Hall faction, which was expected
10 vote for O'Conor and Adams. has been con-
ciliated by the nomination of Herman for Gov
ernor, The .straight Democratic" ticket will
not get five hundred votes in the Slate. The
fact that Herman, Is 8 Catholic may hurt him
with q bIgoted lew; but the class who object
to q mar on account OF bis religious conVlc-
tions do not generally form q liberal party. 1t
Is true that Tweed had q secret bargain with
the Grant managers, and Grant may count
upon some help from the slums; but the ex-
tent of It Is exaggerated. The assistance OF
the United States marshal may be counted In
Grants favor. The Democratic and Liberal
committees are determined, though, to watch
the polls closely, and as far as possible to
checkmate the attempt to t~errorlze voters
with the bsyonet. 80,
The lsreesU vote ever polled in his
CITY was that Of November, 1868, for -Presi-
dent, which was l56,054. The vote for Sey-
mour was los, 3l6, for Grant 47,73S. Allowing
for increase In population, 1t Is safe to eell-
Divided in the proportion Of 1868 the Demo-
crats would have ll6, 700, and the Radicals
So. 800, or q Democratic majority OF $4,000.
II we allow Tweed, O'Brien, Connolly and the
other Ring allies Of Grant the control OF 5000
votes, which Is a liberal estimate, the Demo
cratic majority would be reduced to $4,000.
But to Offset this is q Liberal Republican vote of
at least 10, 900. Giving Grant 5000 Democratic
alum votes and Greeley 10000 Liberal Repue-
lican votes, the latter's majority In the metro
polls ought to be over 10000.
Brooklyn gave twelve thousand majority for
Seymour In 1868. There Is no Tweed and
O,Brien influence there, and the Democrats
AL Republican element, equal to at least two
thousand votes; 90 that Brooklyn may be put
down at sixteen thousand majority for Gree.
ley.
Our politicians, In estimating the probable
result Of an election in this State, calculate
what the Democratic majority Is likely to be
ps.he counties south Of the Harlem River,
which are New York, Kings, (Brooklyn,)
Queens. Suffolk and Richmond. This they
offset against the probable Republican major
iy in the rest of The State. Hence the
phrase of 'Crossing Harlem Bridge" with so
bridge, exclusive of the Cities OF New YORK
and Brooklyn, gave Seymour twenty-five
hundred majority. Supposlng that they give
Greeley the same. and add to 1t, Brooklyn, Blk
teen thousand; New York, seventy-thousano;
the Democratic Liberal candidate g 10
"Cross Harlem Brldgen northward IN NoVem-
The majority for Grant In 1858. In the coun-
ties north Of Harlem Bridge, was $4,000. Libe,
raj Republicans are now very numerous all
through that part Of the State. II but five per
cent, Of the Republicans vote for Greeley, the
majority for Grant north OF the bridge viii oe
reduced to 10000. This Will leGve a majority
for Greeley 10 the State OF New Yols Oh 6s,oVo,
which is about the figure agreed upon by the
beat authorities on the Liberal side. ! have
ente.ed into these details 10 show hew falla-
cious are the boastings OF the Grant papers.
One of them actually predicted the otner DAY
that Grant would sweep the city.
The indications are that we shaI carry
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana In October:
There has been q great deal of doubt about
thess States, but our friends are quite san
guine Dow. The faith In Ohio has grown up
within q week. II we carry those States next
month the election OF Greeley is assured IN
November. I must admit that at present
there Is much depression Of spirits among tne
MANY. OF them have given up the election 10
advance. I do not share In these feelings. l
Bee nothing Encouraging In the result In
Maine and Vermont, and my adVices from the
West are that the Liberal Republicans are
very much more numerous there than ID new
England. But even the New England gam
applied to the great central states Woald
Mr. Greeley starts off on q tour of Penusyi-
yania, Ohio, Indiana and other Western States
tomorrow. He will make short speeches
whenever he is called out by. the people, on
the pattern of those delivered In New Hamp.
shire and Maine. Probably he will be received
with q great deal of enthusiasm on the route;
and II Ia Thought here that his appearance and
speeches will rather help the cause.
Edward Yates, the English novelist, bad
unite an ovation at the Lotus Club last night.
Abont two hundred members were introduced
to him, and banquet with toasts and speeches
followed. During his stay In the United
States Mr.. Yates will deliver q series OF popu-
lar lectures. He has been fortunate enough
10 secure engagements for sixty nights AL al,
ready, and will receive about seVeniy-nve
hundred dollars for the work. HIS iuck WIN
induce other English literary celebrities to
come over with written lectures tronae;
suffrage advocate, will lecture here this
winter.
Mario and Carlotta Patti made their debut
in concert last night. In spite of the deter
mlnation of the audience to be pleased and TO
overlook shortcomings. there was great dls-
appointment over Mario's singing. 1t was
worse than was expected. The old gentle
mans pluck Is to be admired. Think, though,
AmeHtcan listeners would be better pleased II
he would merely show himself and bow and
leave us to enjoy the remembrance OF the past.
NYM
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR All.