The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
The Senatorial Fight in Erie County
and Its Aspects.
L oCAL sQUABBLES
The Con est Between the Laning
and Torrance Men.


many knowing politicians OF the democratic party, Mr..
A. Laning laid out cold and stif as a renomnee
for the State Senate by the nsrumentalty OF VOTE
pretty much all the political talk OF the hour here has
centred upon the probable consequences Of tho Sen
ator's defeat There is question that his friends,
who legion in the party in these parts,
and many others outside his party, anxiously
desired his denomination for more reasons than
one, and that all tho machinery known to
the shrewd political mind set in motion
weeks before the all important Convention TO meet
to accomplish the greatly TO be desired result am
told that Mr.. Lanngs friends hour before the Con-
vcntion assembled had the slightest anticipation
that he would receive minortyof the votes and this
fact If true OF itself would show that there
were means used to
that was finally reached which suspicious to say
tho least At all events during conversation had
with certain politician Of the city, though he did not
charge that anything improper done to influence
the Convention the way IL was Influenced, he ntmaed
as much as to say that money sent up from Albany
to defeat Mr. Laning. have found many other per-
sons who believe that money was used but who on
being pressed refuse to say whom they believe tho
money really belonged before il TO Buffalo STILL
It is but just TO Mr. Laning himself, and to his
best friends, who willing to work very hard
politics themselves, to say that they utterly re-
pudate tho idea that corruption at the bottom OF
the affair, far money and "Albany" are con-
cerned; but what Mr.. Lanng really thinks about the
of his defeat mystery II is that in his
usual manly way, he attributes his non-success as q
mere chance Of war, and was informed by friend of
his, who tried to pump him on the subject, that he
navey remarked, as reply, that he did not get
the nomination simply because somebody else
HAPPENED TO HAvR
in the Convention than he had had Though he takes
his defeat like philosopher am inclined to the opin-
ion that 1t will require great deal of hard work the
part of Mr. Torrances adherents induce of the
Laningites to go into the campaign and make battle
earnestly for his success 1t simply strife, some
people claim, between the city and the country Mr..
Laning getting large majority of city delegates,
while the country people went against him. Ono man,
politician, and rather partial the republican
candidate would have that the result in the Conven-
tion brought about in reality because the Senator
had so acted at Albany a certain bill which he could
4 not remember and which concerned certain local
matter, which he could not recall to mind but which
land this he did remember and with erceness of
when he recalled it that highly amusing) had
caused good many citizens to pay that
orbtant To him tho defeat then, merely the
natural outcome Of
long forgotten by every one But be the cause
of the defeat what II may, there be no doubt
that II has apparently incensed large number OF
stanch democratic voters that they will not for
Mr. Torrance the democratic ticket That this feel
ing should be bitter in quarters all the
stranger because of the stand taken by Mr.. JOSEPH
Warren and others like him, who Weld gremarkakic
influence with their fellow democrats in ~he county
1t freely predicted by somo that the newspaper
which Mr. Warren controls would, out Of revenge e
the Senator's mishap, particularly as Mr. Lanng hac
done much TO infuse harmonious feeling into thC
Syracuse Convention where, delegate he did hi;
duty TO the party admirably, at time when ther,
was great danger OF outbreak Of actonists would
come out boldly against Mr. Torrance Tn,
| wlsh doubtless, was father to the thought
with many republicans, but the result hai
been quite different from their expectation. Mr.
Warren and his friends out strongly in favor of Mr.
Torrance already, and defending him from potica
attack with ardo that must be certainly rather
fusing TO some democrats who are said to be secretly
working within tho party lines to bring about his de-
feat Stn Mr. Torrance must feel his position keenly
he being il were by Of the disappointment o
those small fry politicians who were bent on. hav
ing Laning and no ono else, somewhat isolated from
many Of the workers of the party IN the city. Your
correspondent met him tho other day and quite IA
vorably impressed with him. He talked freely OF the
prospects in the county for the democrats and very
naturally predicted victory his Of the house
He disclamed in the most positive manner having had
any
PERSONAL FEELING IN THE CONTEST
! which closed with his nomination.; indeed. he spoke
highly Of Mr.. Lanng as one who had done the county
manifested for him by his political friends
Now to the chance OF the county being carried for
Mr. Torrance IL must be borne in mind that Governor
Tilden is the last man in the State who could by any
act Of his cndanger the loss OF the Senate 70 the de-
mocracy 1t true that he has the reputation OF being
vindctive 10 wonderful degree, OF never iorgiving
any who, in his opinion, may have injured him;
but hardly possible belicvetaking Tor granted
thai he really did influence the defeat OF Lanlng the
| nominating Convention-that he would have done SO
without feeling certain that the man OF his choice could
carry the Senatorial district at least that the district
cnnldh hng bv ndv ofh han Mr.
though that somebody was not his personal choice
Aud yet tor all that am OF the decided opinion that
the democrats will have very hard work 10 carry the
district Not indeed that Mr. Torrance will not pull
we'll but that ho Will have too much 10 pull against
notably an undercurrent Of III will Tlden and his
ticket In the second place. the republicans have put
in nomination sherman s. Rogers, man somewhat
after the stamp Of the late Mr.. Ganson, well known
In the city Of Buffalo, and who certainly would prove
for the democrats to elect their nominee against even
though there the best Of feeling in the party which,
rs have shown, there is not In 1873 Lewis who was
denounced right and left Tweed Senator, whether
rightly wrongly will not discuss, the republ-
can candidate for Senator. Ganson his democratic
opponent and, though beyond all doubt the most
popular public in Erie county, only defeated
him. total vote Of "a 600, by 70S votes IL
is claimed that Torrance win poll very heavy vote in
the country Districts but II the city vote should not
come out in It's usual strength for him aud the croakers
in the city should carry out their designs not TO support
him. il will avail him but little Yet Torrance is one OF
! that kind Of men who gain upon you the more you
know them; for that knew little about him before
his nomination. and shook their heads when
asked about his chances shortly after he nominated
told few days ago that they believed after all he
would prove q strong man. Between and election
day, therefore, is not impossible that the sober
| ond thought Of those who now feel so sore about
| Laning viii have them among Torrance's
warmest supporters Not satisfied with what had
heard Of HIM IN the cty-and heard SO MUCH l-feel
ing against him there that 1t would be unjust TO
ESTIMATE POPULARITY
by the city alone--I went TO Gowanda Lancaster Con-
cord, Evans and several other places Of town to
learn what the drn Of opinion there, and found
that there the intensest unanimty among the demo-
Gratis and that each and all predict the OF the
party's nominee. Mr. Torrance has already begun 70
make himself heard al meetings. and will, no doubt,
make the campaign lively in speechmakng as his
opponents desire The other day he lad down his
views the subject OF canals and argued that Cover
Tidens policy must result IN such economy and re
ducton OF expenditure that commerce will no longer
be taxed IL has been In passing through the State
that indeed, pure administration OF the canals meant
choapened transportation.
In some Of the Senatorial districts there are two or