The New York herald., 1873-10-27
THE EIGHTEENTH SENATORIAL
DISTRICT.
The Farmers Have Say About Mr..
Wfnsiow's denomination and Put .
Farmer Candidate In the Field-Mor-
ris ID. Winslow's Dilem mmas-JcHerson
and Lewis Counties.
XArERrQHN Iefferaon Qnnnty


WATERFOWL, Jefferson County,l
Oct. rs, 1879.
In this stronghold OF republicanism, like in every
other district north New York county, the Sena-
torial question Is regarded as the most prominent
issue OF the campaign The district is made up OF
Lewis and Jefferson counties, both strongly repub
lican, and both, as far as the general run OF the
majority Of the voters are concerned, have been
accustomed for years to look upon the democratic
party as o sort OF monster which every good citi-
zen who has any hope OF salvation In the world to
come should avoid contact with as he would the
company OF Mr.. Beelzebub himsel. However, the
repugnance to the monster Is not by any means
as strong now as 1t was In 1859, when Jefferson
county, becoming suddenly converted TO the new
faith, as preached by the woolly-horse apostles.
abandoned the democracy and gave, as an evi-
dence OF their sincerity 5000 republican majority
for General Fremont. Under the circumstances
the county has not been since that fatal day q
very fertile field for ambitious democratic candi-
dates to thrive in comfortably, although the demo-
cratic voters In Lewis and Jefferson have never
been known to nag in their annual work for the
ticket OF "the unterrihed,n though always certain
OF defeat beforehand. They have always worked
as steadily for the good Of the parry-as cheerfuily
and as determinedly-as though they were sure OF
carrying the district There are two strong causes
which apparently give the opposition greater hope
OF a nnal victory than they have ever
presumed to dream OF before. The first
is, that the republican candidate is Morris
D. winslow, one OF the socalled Tweed Senators;
the second is that In other district In the State
probably, has the amalgamation OF the liberal re.
publican and the democratic elements been more
complete or more sincere than In the Eighteenth.
As an illustration OF this fact need but to refer to
q most extraordinary occurrence which took place
in the district just before the Utica Democratic and
Elmira Liberal Convention was held few weeks
ago. 1t was this-that the Convention which elected
delegates 10 Utica was the same which selected
delegates to the Elmira Convention. This happened
because there is only
ONE OPPOSITION PARTY
IN the county; the democrats and liberals being
really one organization, made up OF democrats and
republicans. Two democrats were sent to Elmira
and one liberal republican to the Democratic
Convention. To this fact Of the two opposition
forces being so thoroughly in harmony, the one
with the other is due the compact front OF the
anti-Winslow party In the two counties at pres
sent. And now, before indicating how the opposi-
tion proposes to utilize Its combined strength In the
contest for Senator, viii refer briefly to the Con-
vention which renominated Winslow. His letter
accepting the nomination rendered him has al
ready been published; and a person reading it,
without knowing the real facts, would very natu-
rally by Its tenor be led to believe that he had
been from the start offered and finally awarded o
unanimous denomination. This was far from being
the case. The Lewis county delegation were posi-
lively Instructed by the Convention which selected
them to cast their vote for Judge Turner, OF tnat
county In order to make their real feeling toward
Winslow so plain that he who ran might read, be.
fore sending the delegates to the nominating con.
vention, this same Lewis County Convention
passed series Of resolutions denouncInQ in the
severest terms the attempt by the last Lepisature
70 repeal tne Usury laws and the attempt made by
IT TO pass the bill exempting bonds and mortgages
from taxaton, TWO measures which the farmers
were very much exercised over. These two hills
Winsow last winter In the Senate not only advo.
Gated but voted for; and, what Is more, he ia
charged with having done
SOME VERY sHREwD LOBBYING
among the members OF the Lower House whom thu
bill to repeal the Usury laws was before H. in ordar
TO have IL pass. In his letter accepting the nomi
nation Of the Convention II Is true that he declares
that the bill he supported only repealed the pen.
alties attached to the violation OF the Usury laws
as they now stand; but this is the nmslest Kind OF
bubble, as every one who knows anything about
the particular bill which was 80 hotly fought over
last year In both houses, ID aware that it was n
"tricku bill, which only ostenslbly repealed the
penalties, but In reality repealed the Usury laws
themselves. Now In the Convention the Jefferson
county delegation was numerically stronger than
that or Lewis county, the former having two AS
sembly districts to the latters one. and when 1t