The New York herald., 1874-10-11
WEsTCHES1ER POLITICS.

Prospects OF the Rival Partics-The
Lookout for the Congregational Success
Probabilities for the Assembly
and County Nominations.
AS though BY common consent, the rival politi-
cal parties in Westchester county have not vet
chosen their standard bearers in the approaching
contest for the ever desirable spoils or ONCE II
is, as usual busy season among that class Of the
community VINO labor diligently at the primaries,
knowing that work judciousy performed there Is
half the fight for their friends. Within the past
few weeks number OF ''slates" have been made
UP by those who would faln lay claim to possess
Ing political prescience but these, 1t Is almost
needless to state, have been, as usual, rnthlessly
broken, together with the hopes OF their origi-
nators.
The officers TO be chosen at the ensuing election
are those OF Congressman for the Twelfth Congress
sional district three members Of Assembly, County
Register, District Attorney, Superin tendent OF
the Poor, two Justices OF Sessions and Coroner.
As Mr.. Clarkson N. Potter declines to be o candL
date for reelection to Congress, the democracy
appear somewhat at loss to md
SUITABLE SUCCESSOR
to that gentleman. Among those prominently
mentioned In connection with the nomination are
Marcus L. Cobb ex.Assemblyman Henry G. Nelson,
N. Holmes Odcll, the present county Treasurer,
and William Ii. Pemoerton. For the same ONCE
on the republican side are named G. Hilton Scrib-
ner, ex.Secretary or State Amherst Wight, Jr;
Elliot G. Cowdin and u. Ogden Bradley. Aside
from these however, Ii is not improbable
that state senator William II. Robertson will
ultimately accept the nomination, in accordance
with o pretty genera desire which seems to pre-
vail among leading members OF the party. In
case OF Judge RobertsOn's election, which might
almost pc termed q foreQ0ne conclusion IL would
not interfere with his Senatorial duties at Albany
next winter, rs the second term OF his Congress
gl0Qal existence III na
eember, iS's The county as its territorial limits
existed before annexation, now forms the Twelfth
congressional district, hence the chances in favor
OF a republican victory are materially augmented
inasmuch as k0ckland and Putnam counties,
which formerly belonged to tue district generally
gave democratic majorities.
THE ASSEMBLY CONTEST.
The contest for members of the Assembly
promises 70 be an animated one. In the First
Assembly district, which includes the new Twenty
respective democratic adberents are urging the
claims OF James q. Coulter, ex-Mayor OF yonkers:
ex.Congressman John B. HasKin and William
Cauldwell, who has already had several years OF
Legislative experience in the councils OF the state
There seems 10 be little doubt that the repubIi-
can nomnlnation wlli be gwen to Il. Y. Bell,
Of src s0nhsTs nas for The second Assembly DIS
rghsfully considered doubtful ground, the
elective najoritlcs having on more than
one occasion been counted by units. Among
the uemocratic aspirants FOR seat In the lower
house at Albany, in this district. are Colonel John
son. formerly OF Governor Hoffmans staG Thomas
X Down'ng Z. schienel!n. H. H. Hopke ana
nominee ior the district viii depend wholly on the
party action IN connection with the Congressional
candidacy. Shonld Senator Robertson consent 10
run lor once, the nomination for AssemDyman
VIII most probably be given TO Amherst wight, Jr.
MAJOR General James W. Hustled has. IL Is ur-
derstood, again consented to represent tine
Third distrcs In the Assembly next winter