The New York herald., 1875-10-25
A Bitter Contest in the Twenty
sixth Senatorial District.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS At FEVER HEAT
Possible Gain OF Two Democratic ASsembIymen
and Democratic Majority in
Ontario County.
AN INSURANCE WARFARE.

>lESEvA, Ontario County sOct. 90 1876.
II the Senatorial confession this section OF the State
dependent for solely upon a free indul-
Eencc personal oE:the mostvolent kind Of the
respective candidates by their respective party
mics, It is than,likely that the tight would be
'draw' the night orelection whenI was in the dts
tric represented by Sclkreg halan idea that the
charges made against him by hisoppouents ABOUT
rs bad as could be made against any member OF the
Legislature, but they mae in ati formal logi-
cal sort OF way, without being weakened by personal
invective, that left a very marked impression upon
those who read them in the local prints or heard
them made by the democratic speakcrs on the stump
But in this district the charge and counter
charge RACES neroey that even the
good natured country editors, VINO shut up shop at
eight O'Clock and would think them selves justly open
the charge of dissipation IL they ayed up after ten
lose their temper every day in talk ing about tho con
test Finding ordinary language weak to give
preston their feelings they al each other liars
in big capitals The result IS rather confusing to
stranger at FIRST and If he did not go.o work and in
vestigatc for himself before leaving tho district he
would be certain go away with thoAfmpression that
the democrats had put in nomnatonLone OF the most
Infamous scoundgcls outside OF Prison. and that
the republicans had followed their example However,
all things considered do not wonderafter all that the
rank and le falling the wake OF their local leaders
in town and country should be fierce not only in
this county but in Yates and Seneca which also
In the Senatorial district for outsiders have In to
egg on greater bitterness the mostvioeut opponents
Of one or the candidates. Everybody knows how dis
agreeable is a strangers interference in domestic
row. and how il often happens that the combatans Join
forces out OF sheer spite to give the interloper
MORE THAN BAaGASED FOR
II may be that where the strife is what particu-
lar shall represent certainsedistrct in the
hn Sc IN
vote in all matters of state that be
Bidcred by tho Legislature people outside Of the
district have right do all they can legitimatey 10
influence the defeat election Of certain canddate
but the voters Of county do not look at the thing in
that light They and they aloney have the right to
vote the subject they argue, and. while they
willing TO mako stand up fight with their neghbors
any point at ISSUE they do mott easily brook the
medding OF third parties with thelriocal difficulties
And such be the feeling in Yates and Seneca
and Ontario countless particularly the latter,
pvcr the efforts being made by outsiders
pass the defeat OF the democratic candidate for Senator
Stephen H. Hammond Indeed II the crusade against
him by persons resident oe either OF the three
counties continues, / am perfectly satisfied from tho
tak heard about tho matter by both republicans
and democrats that will result in increasing his vote.
As already said, the contest is very bitter
in district and personal abuse is the chief offensive
weapon used by both sides. Mr.. Hammond is accused
of various heinous offences and Of the pct ephets
applied TO him is 'fee taker" and ''blackmailern The
republicans charge that when he Deputy Attorney
General he was bribed by an insurance company with
SIS paid cash not 10 do his whole duty when The
company was in bad way The answer made TO this
by Hammond himsefis that he employed counsel
by the company, and the So 900 legitimate fee.
4 leave the reader to judge for himself OF the propriety
not to use a stronger term-of the Deputy Attorney
General accepting tee counsel IN where his
action a State ofncer might have to como into play.
Certainly people would open their eyes If IL
pass that Just now, when the members of the Canal
Rng are being prosecuted, Deputy Attorney General
Fairchd should become counsel for and take retainer
from Belden or Denson. However, Mr.. Hammond
frankly acknowledges that he got the S. 600, but
,ounse it may DO only question OF propricy after
ALL But
THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE
against him that the bill he introduced in the Assem-
bly, winter providing for the taxation of the cap
al stock OF insurance companies strike, and
that he demanded $50, 900 from the companies
sdouceur induce him not 20 press the measure. am
OF the decided opinion, from all have been able to
near matter that the story about the 500 600 Is
Nil CANNON from the fact that the Clerk Of the Assem-
bly has shown by journal Of the House that Ham
mond did all he could TO push the bill after he had
introduced it, Furthermore such bill was suggested
5y the bankers aud others this district well by
Tax Commissioner Andrews, of your city, who claimed
that just that SOL 900 600 should escape
ation while banks and other institutions making a
third Of the money OF the insurance companies had to
pay their capital stock Another crime imputed
10 Hammond is that he some time ago gave dinner to
his political friends az Penn Yam; and yet another, that
he seen drinking in q saloon, and that he invited
York Assembly candidatesl It will be borne in
mind that Hammond was the author OF the
County Treasurcrs bill In the last session this
defeated thanks the OF the friends of the Canal
IRing, whom Hammond as chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee had offended by his refusal to insert
many Of the "littleo items they wanted put the
supply bill The year previous he had endeavored to
pass similar bill, but the county trcasurers money
proved too potent, and the only bill anything like the
one he desired made law was that, now a law, which
concerns Seneca and Monroe counties alone. IL
Jarvis Lords creation, and though Hammond tried 10
H.. IincOlnig
position and that Of Srublc from Yates behalf Of his
county thwartcd him. Though he did not accomplish
what he after, the county treasurcrs' give him
credit for the will they can't for the deed and now
that he is irving to become senator thew are deter
mined that il they help It on he will be defeated
They will even use money 70 prevent him from going
back 10 Albany. These county treasurcrs, rather,
Aheir agents, among the intermedding outsiders
have alluded to, but they not half energetic in
their hostility to the democratic candidate another
class of outsiders, the men representing
INSURANCE
There to be general combination Of all this
interest against Hammond and you cannot 60 into
hotel or tavern in city or town in the district with
out finding on the table or counter some insurance
paper from New York or pamphlet rehearsing the
s. 900 and $50 900 charges Here in Geneva Is an in
Burance agent who is the distributor Of these docu
ments, showing plainly how the land lies, The story
Ebout the $50 100 may bc but IL does strange
that such concerted movement should he made upon
Hammond because Of that fact alone. II may be posi-
bic that the insurance companies are fearful lest il
elected, he may his bill TO tax their capital
stock and, as Senator, be more successful in tho
propose to discuss the merits demers Of the ques
ton, for Hammond may be as big a rascal as
MS political opponents claim that he is and
IS the charge about the insurance bill has not been
sustained oy proof every the district loft like
Niuryman TO decide the ISSUE OF as his Judgment
nctatcs But the effect tho charge has had upon the
people in the three counties can from observation
speak with some accuracy In the FIRST place in some
p the larger towns IN the district only this partcu
lar charge but all the others and the ono
fhnt hc Is corrupt doing hlm vast injury and
ne win certainly lose many democratic votes by reason
Of them but with many republican farmers hc ctrer,
struck as being the other way since GovcYnoy
Tdens raid on the Canal Ring and all the talk he has
indulged ~ a tne various fairs he has attended about
the reduction Of taxes, the farmers have got
REDUCTION THE BRAIN
tthe meetings which are held every now ana tbor
which they attend faithfully, suboc. seems IL b,"e
greater attraction tor them and they follow speakcr
who deals in figures by the hour With the same ntcr