The New York herald., 1875-10-23

them iorclbe las fallen into line and Is running for
Assembly IN the Second district Of this county So =
~" pe seen that Woodn has not been de and has very
lngenously succeeded IN parating the men who made
we most noise about him when he ran the last Time
ue hA he put a end 10 all opposition on the part OF
80 80 - puo.,ons belore came INTO the district had
an ldea hht he had from what had been told me by
ha,y haay , ,repuoueans IN other districts since !
naNe peeh m the two counties, however, i
nave become thoroughly convinced that while he and
s ielqs nave Won over that class o republicans VINO
op0su nih TWO years ago because they wanted polit
icai place and consideration which W oodn had Sc
cured ior H. others, he has not won over those Who
HONESTY AND REFORM
That there Is bitter feeling among a very large
number Of republicans against him a fact patent
everybody IN the district who has ears To hear ana
eyes 20 see; and, what is more there viii be more
opposition to him from that source than there vas IN
1873 Most of the hurtiul warfare against him them on
the part OF republicans was IN Wayne county In the
south towns OF Cayuga county large republcan vote
will be for Charles \. Durston the democratic
nominee In Auburn, which gave a majority for tho
republican State ticket OF 1876 the year Woodn last
and 5l9 for Dix last year. the republican vote Tor
Durson will be quite large, and II than prob
abic that Woodin carries IT at all IL will not be by
100 200 majority In the south towns OF this
county, as | have said before the republican
opposition to him viii be quite formidable
There for some reason or other, the republicans
who do oppose Woodin arc more outspoken in their
opposition than In other parts OF the county Indeed
they make no bones about ~ which very unlike most
OF those IN Auburn who intend 70 vote Tor has opponent
many of whom 10 be afraid TO anything about
the way they stand without being questioned closely
However, there enough OF the opposition feeling ON
the surface 10 indication of the real strength
that is beneath it. came across
INSTANCE
myself last evening. There eight republicans In
the party. Only OF them declared his intention OF
voting for Woodin. He is politician and an Office
holder. Tho others men OF business and stand
ing in their community.
Notwithstanding this opposition and the patent fact
that Woodin will lind the day after the election that
very large republican vote Will have ranged itself
against him. the democrats have great many things
U contend against TO make this opposition successful
They are IL is true, in better condition themselves
than they have been for years Durston and Ross
never pulled well together Tor years, and even
as late as two years ago the former and
his friends had Ross put Off the State Com
mtee but since then the difficulties have been bridged
over, and the candidate Tor Senator
and the other a candidate for State Treasurer have
found IL more than ever TO their interest TO work in
harmony Durston proved his earnesness at Syracuse
by securing Ross nomination, and Ross would indeed
be ungrateu il he did not do all he could hnyo Dur
son elected Yet there are always wheels within
wheels in politics, which only the few who are in
terested in the way they turn know anything about,
and was assured last evening by well-known demo-
crat not resident Of this district but who is thor
oughly posted about State politics generally that there
were Interests" s"-whatever that may mean-which
made Charles N. Ross father and Woodn, u sort of
necessity to one another Said he-"ME Ross cannot
afford TO have Woodn defeated 1t is but just to Mr.
Ross TO add that he himself most positively that ho
will not do anything to aid in Woodins election.
There are men IN Auburn, however, who contend that
Mr. Ross made similar declaration two years ago. and
that but for his influence used in certain way MIR
Cuyler would have been the Senator from the Twenty
h district during the past two years In spite OF the
ugly feeling against Mr. Woodn in his own
tho fact that they have an uphill job
OF it, and that to defeat him all the trickery and
appliances OF political warfare must be used in the
test Though MI Durston is a popular young man in
this county, and is making very favorable impression
in Wayne county, where he has already spoken at sew
erl meetings, there seems to be growing impression
among those republicans who opposed TO Woodn
that ne is not just the for the race though, after
all, the best tho democrats could select for general
popularity and against whom nobody has an i'll word
TO utter.
GREEN'S FINGER.
q WDOdiniS have
been lately strengthened by Andrew ii. Green, VINO, in
conjunction with some OF the republican federal Office
holders in New York city, has raised 500 900 10 be
placed ''where it will do tho most good" in the two
counties And right here 1t must be said that it is
given out freely in the district that the New York city
republicans consider Woodins presence the Senate
next winter necessary to the interests Of the party in
the metropolis, especially If Tammany should be de-
feated and tho Legislature be republican, and that a
other considerations should be subseryent TO this
! need hardly add that the Independent republicans
have not taken the bait yet though of them laugh
ingy remarked to me to-day
II don't wonder New York city republicans want
Woodin in the Senate for he knows more about that
city than all tho democrats usually sent from there
the Legislature put together"
There thing that might insure Woodin's defeat
with such feeling against him there is and that is
the presence of temperance candidate in tho ned-
THE TEMPERANCE
Is very strong in the two counties, the best proof of
which Is that this county alone which gave republican
majority of 600 TO Dix in 1872 by the and OF the
democrats has elected temperance Sheriff THIS strong
temperance vote, then, is worth looking after The
temperance offered the nomination for Senator
TX,
few days ago, but the Woodin republicans induced
him to decline Since then they have been thinking the
matter over and IL is now probable that the nomination
will be gwen Abijah Fitch OF this county Fitch is
rather advanced IN years and was of the party who
accompanied the late Mr. Seward in his tour round
the world He was life long friend of the dead states
and 1t s believed would poll heavy vote He has
the advantage too, Of being good stump speaker and
could talk water over the district To his hearts con
tent If the comfort of of his listeners at
the country meetings, most Of whom like to quor up
on their way home Taking the whole situation as it
nnHI IN hnth Ttal fpn
am OF the opinion that though hard pressed Woodin
will be elected.
IN THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
the democrats have certainly great deal that is hope
fuL Charles s. Beardsley, Jr who defeated the repub-
ican nominee, l.. n. Hardy, In the First district Of
Cayuga county last year, has been nominated Boards
ley owed his election then to the fact that G. L. Van
doren ran as an Independent republican candidate and
got 373 republican votes, which, If added Hardys
vote, would have defeated Beardsley by 255 This time
there again third candidate in the field in the per-
son of H. b. Converse, a temperance man. As he is
democrat he will not be OF much benefit to Beardsey
and the chances almost certain that his republican
opponent George l. Post will be elected Post was
once the President OF the Southern Central and in
strumenta in having II run through his town, which is
benefit to the people, ana they WILL il is believed,
turn him thanks for IT at the polls He was mem
Der OF the Assembly in 1852 and 1863 The democrats
have nominated 5. Edwin Day in the Second district,
and the republicans John s. Brown There is prohi
bition and granger candidate IN the field Also
Edwin Marvin. who is quite popular man. This
district was represented by b H. Hussey, repub-
lican, last year, who defeated jerome L. Fuller
by 440 majority Days election is certain The
town of Moravia, where he lives, will, 1t is believed,
give him 800 out Of its 500 votes; and Sclpio which
will probably give sixty to seventy majority Tor the
publican State ticket, Will give him majority The
other towns in his district will give him good
In the FIRST district OF Wayne the democrats have
mated Emory w. Gurnoe, whom they elected in 1878
by 2S5 majority John G. Hough, republican.
William IL. Clark has been renominaed there by the
republicans but Gurnee VIII be elected beyond doubt
will Allen 5. RUSSELL republican, in the Second DIS
trct.
II will thus be seen that oven providing that Boards
Icy gets defeated as matters now look the democrats
viii come out OF the fight for the Assembly with gain
OF one member Cayuga last year standing one demo-
republican, Wayne having two republicans
THE DEMoCRArIo STATE TICKET
will remarkably well in the two counties, and in
Cayuga county especially account OF the candida
OF Charles N. Ross for State Treasurer lie will
very ahead OF the ticket in the county; whereas
| believe the reverend Ives candidate for State
Prison Inspector the republican side, and
who is also q resident of this county, will run
far behind his ticket l lind that he is personally
unpopular and that ho has the double disadvantage Of