The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-13
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
The Politicians in the Interior Getting
to Work in Earnest.
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MANOEUVRINGS.
Republican StronghoIds Determined to
Hold Their Own.
prvKIRE, Oct. s. 1875.

DUSkIRk. OCb ., 1919.
1t Is by no means an easy task for person travel
ling through the interior Of great State like New
York for the purpose ascertanng the political
don Of tho various districts weeks before election
always to arrive at exact conclusion to The
chances each Of the two great parties for victory
This is especially at time when in many parts Of
the State the local nominations are not all made and
the politicians yet hggng and squabbling over the
whom each thinks would make the better Senator
pr Assemblyman. Neither is the unbiased seeker
utter facts always in position to be able to tell with
any exactitude whom the reliable men to be be-
Ieved, the republicans the democrats in any sec
zion. The members of both parties especially when
,hey feel that the result of their information Is to be
published, and thus back into their districts to
be discussed and pulled to pieces, always see things
Dnesidedly by looking through
THEIR OWN POLITICAL sPEcrAcLEs,
and to judge from the confidence which the leaders
both sides generally express in their
specve parties and the utter hopeessness OF the
Of their opponents is at loss to how earth
either party lose Still there is be found in al
every district a something-either a certain ex-
Taordinary popularity for local candidate having
special influence upon the general situation or a dsaf
lection some local ssue-that affords one a pretty
air insight into how both parties stand 70 depend ex.
susvcy upon the party leaders, then facts is nei-
her wise nor SAFE To about in the districts
bully watching the movements and balancing the
SAYINGS THE RANK AND FILE,
the iairer guide. Your correspondent in his travels
thus far during the past days has chosen the lat
ser have sipce the beginning OF the month passed
through several districts, noting the drift of
The political mind in its every aspect and
While | have found up to the present that very
title of that kind or enthusiasm has burst forth as yet
which manifests itself in bonires and big PROFESSIONS
md loud music is noticeable every where that both
parties have already begun to work quietly but in the
most earnest possible way So any one who has an
dea in New York city that it apathy as much as any
hing else in the interior that will 60 a great way in
defeating either of the two great parties is very much
mistaken. If am not really deceived the hardest
work is being done already by the republicans and any
person who knows what a ''team" rural republican
makes in his election district once he rolls up his poit-
cal sleeves must confess that he does not fall one
whit behind his democratic neighbor who in city and
own alike, votes on election day even when it does
ain hard enough to make some OF his opponents stay
It home. This was not the weeks ago, for
nave been informed by of the best posted repub
ans inthe State that ten days after the democratic
State Convention there general feeling apathy
IN the part OF the rank and file in his party This was
,ot because they believed
THEIR STATE TICKET WEAK
nut there was much hurrahing beng carried on by
he democrats about Tden's reform and his canal pol
cy that they got the notion into their heads that there
vas no use working very much, they could win no
easily by hard effort than by taking things easily
Cow this does look little absurd its face but was
assured that IT the reality. 1t may be- indeed that
my informant might have been nearer the truth by
;rbing the sudden change for the better lin republican
~
EhC arst thought seriously OF voting for the Tiden
sicket have abandoned the idea and have been put in
good working trim by the Central Committee This
shange Of front has, | informed by republican
taken place remarkably in such republican counties as
Dnondago Essex Franklin, Oswego Oneida Saratoga
md in St Lawrence, where, according to all ac
counts the Tden sentiment had made considerable
mroads upon the republican prospective shortly
ler the Convention of Syracuse At all events from
his time forward the democrats will have to exert
themselves with all their usual energy they mean to
vim They need longer believe that they so sure
), victory that they afford TO let things take their
course, at least while their enemy busy II is
act patent to the canvasscrs in last years.
campaign that about three weeks before the
election the democrats who thought they knew
Ill about the State felt that the republicans had at least
chance to WIN What amount of work was done by
he democrats during those three weeks made all the
certain Of finally by the general desire for
change that took hold Of the general in most OF
The States, be imagined; for a tidal wave can
lot be
BROUGHT ABOUT WITHOUT WORK.
The democrats very enthusiastic wherever met in
hese republican regions, and the talk l have heard
rom them upon all sides is TO the effect that the
majority for their State ticket in the State VIII overcap
rildens majority of last year by fun 10000 They
daim that far from the feeling favor OF the Tden
ticket in any OF the strong republican counties being
hanged, it is the increase every day, and that when
III the candidates nominated and the campaign fully
iets in, it Will be patent 70 all eyes
hat there can be nothing in store for Seward
md his confreres but the most overwhelming defeat
have found men even in 81. Lawrence county, must
Confess, who have always been known republicans
Who say they will surely for the Tlden ticket
MAT in Orleans there will be very many others, WELL
90, in Livingston, Genesec Allegheny and Niagara
ounties In this Senatorial district alone the demo-
rats say over 1900 republicans will vote for
'he Tilden ticket who will stand by their own Sena-
oral and Assembly tickets II this be So it viii be
Tcry queer way on the part OF republicans of giving
gilden helping hand In his work of REFORM And vet
n some OF the counties have named above this idea
voting the democratic state ticket and for the re-.
publican senator does prevail to a considerable extent
& is very Irish way OF doing things and nv opinion
that the voters who talk about acting viii prefer
"a nine out of ten vote their own state ticket
md for the Senator's aud Asscmbymen Of the other
ide, If they
REALLY WANT TO AID TIrDEs
When | spoke TO democrat the other day about tho
natter he remarked, ''Never you mind: a man
must pretend to show his hand in way and il a
democrat should get in the SLY no ones tho
wiser as 10 who turned the scaes.n asked whether
DC of the existence Of any IDEAL" by which can.
adates be traded or but got reply. Bargain
bargain the republicans as rule up here, while
talking hopefully Of
A FINAL TRIuMPH
Of their State ticket do not do hopefully the
democrats-indecd, might say they speak hopefully,
but that ALL When says II hope SOL poll.
tics, il does not mean much that is inspiring
So far my observations 60 IN the republican Soma
loral districts here this end OF the State which /
have visited | am inclined to believe that the republic
cans will rule fall behind their vote OF 1874 f
At all but the both sides will be larger on
he part OF the democrats especially These counties
are Genesee, Niagara, Orleans Allegheny, Wyoming,
Livingston, Chatauqua and Cattarangus. There may
be possibly very considerable increase in the demo
cratic vote in Wyoming county, and the democrats there
hey "