The New York herald., 1875-10-29
Oneida, OtSegO, Herklmer, Montgomery
Fulton and Hamilton, Saratoga and
Schenectady Counties.
ROSCOE CONKLING'S DEFEAT IN ONEIDA
The Saratoga District and What Used
TO Be Said About 1t.
SENATOR WAGNER'S DANGER.
UTICA. Oneida County, n. r., |
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others that OF being the home or our two United states
Senator's OF small army of federal ofhce-holders and
several federal judges appointed through the influence OF
the man who would not be chief justice because
OF his friends and himself have idea he would make
good successor TO President Grant AS rule Oneida
is Overwhelmingly republican, and although Seymour
and Herman personally very popular in the district
the democrats have been able but in many years,
though they always try very hard carry the county
Even in 1865 when Seymour for President,
the republicans were able to carry Deerhed,
his own town, by FIVE votes against him
and the county by over 300 majority. When Herman
was up for Governor the closing of the polls election
day showed 2,156 majority against him, which,
however, cut down by Tilden last year to 351, but
this owing more to the republican stay homo
vote which very nearly 000 than to the conces-
sion OF any great number OF republicans to the demo-
cratic principles advocated during the campaign The
democrats, however at the same time elected their
candidate for Congress, defeating Ellis H. Roberts by
1426 votes, although his majority two years before
2S03 But this almost unlooked-for event
was not so much the result Of any par
ticular hold tho democrats had got of
the district OF disafecon in the republican ranks
brought about by Senator Conklng whose law partner
the democratic candidate was, and who SO managed
things that all the federal officers and their followers
threw their influence against Roberts. The fact that
the county against Tden is the best proof of this
STILL the democrats reaped quite harvest from the
dsaecton and elected three out Of the four Assembly
men, being defeated in the Fourth district by little
over 500 votes.
Early in the campaign this year the democrats
in ecstases the situation believing firmly that the
quarrel between the Conkling and Roberts parties
would be to afford them opportunity of not
only electng Assembyman in the First, Second and
Third districts but also tho Senator They were led to
this hopeful anticipation by the action Of some Of the
republicans weeks previous to the meeting Of the Re-
publican Senatorial Convention. Senator Conklng
wanted man nominated for State Senator whom the
Roberts men did not and both sides worked for days
with wonderful outgenera the other before the
battle would really begin; but the candidate
whom the Conkling party did not want was
finally nominated. Just before the Convention
met the Conkling party that they could not have
their way, and with wisdom born of sheer neces-
sity concluded to mako the best OF the situation and
made open fight Indeed, after Mr.. Sayre was nomi
nated with the view of leading republicans in the rest
of the State TO believe that Senator Conkng had made
no efforts to the Convention for man other
than Sayre they Indignantly denied that there had
been any division among the republicans the Sena.
toral question and denounced all the reports that
effect all moonshine though the fact had been
knowledge that Mr. sayre had been the choice o,
the Conkling party gave the democrats considerable
satisfaction after the nomination made,
and they straightway went to work
with the idea that Conkling out of spite would serve
up Sayre as he had Roberts, but they doomed to
disappointment Finding that they would be only cut
ting their own throats for the entertainment of their
political enemies, the republicans resolved TO wipe
their old differences and go into the fight shoulder to
shoulder, as, matter much some of them had
desired another candidate than Sayre there could be
denying that he good republican and man in
every way worthy of q united support
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Thus it is that the democrats find themselves left to
their resources to elect Josiah K Brown, their
Senatorial candidate excellent man, who Will poll
his full party vote except in the city OF Utica
and immediate vicinity Notwithstanding the united
front presented by the republicans, and tho thor
ough in which the party Ia organ
ized not only in Utica but in all the outlying towns in
the county, there not few Of the democrats who
believe that Brown will draw enough republican votes
outside the city to give him the election. Senator
Herman, whom met the other day at Rochester his
way to Buffalo, in speaking to about the prospects
in the district with that frankness which is character
site OF the man. said that the democrats had big odds
to contend against but that with hard work he be-
leved thoy had chance of electing Brown, but the
county being strongly republican he considered
it a chance only. 1--WE all in tho 1ght,n said
he determined TO win. We are we'll organized
and expect to poll very largo vote
and our candidate is a strong one who may possibly
make break in the republican ranks. II he does
will have than a mere chance to elect him.
But" he added there is big republican majority to
get rid of and get rid of will be small job"
Brown is resident of country town in the district
and Sayre is resident OF Utica This fact will, the
puDlcans contend greatly benefit their candidate
they think he will well in the country towns and
as many democrats anxious that the Senator should
be a city they will vote for Sayre accordingly. On
the other hand the democrats say that they Will SEQ to
that the city gives good majority for Brown. Last
year although the county gave Dix small majority this
city gave Tilden majority of AL few Of the dem
ocrats who have been canvassng the city say that
Brown will this year carry it by 500 to 600 majority.
This is rather too hopeful a calculation think, and II
they succeed in carrying for the State ticket by the
majority they did last fall they will be doing well
while am Of the opinion that # Brown does get ma
jority in the city, IL will be very small one indeed
ASSEMBLY DELEGATION.
The contest in the four Assembly districts Is a very
lively In the last Legislature the county rep
resented by three democrats and one republican, the
latter from the Fourth district The democrats have
renominated Richard N Sherman in the First and
Silas 7. Ives in the Second, their candidates in
the Third and Fourth being James H. Flannigan
and Walter Ballou. The republican candidates are Ar
thur b. johnson in the First, Sylvester Grdley the
Second, Curtis J. Wright In the Third and George b.
Anderson in the Fourth. Sherman's majority last fall
the First district only 175, although, az have
before said the city Of Utica gave 400 democratic
majority to the State ticket determined effort is
being made by tho republicans 10 dofea him, and al
though the leading democrats doing their best
pave the way TO victory for him, as matters look
Mr.. Shormans prospects are not Of the brightest
There two things which, In my opinion, will do
prive him Of many democratic as well republican
votes he received last year One s the disappointment
felt by several Of those who worked hard for him at
the polls at his not obtaining an appointment Of any
kind at Albany for his district mot even an assistant
doorkeeperN said melancholy democrat in complain
ing about the matter The other drawback TO his
election Is that no asked last year 10
get appropriation through the Legislature
for the Central New York Fair Association but did not
and II is said that when his attention called TO the
fact that the Western New York Fair Association had
obtained a donation for the mere asking Mr. Sherman
expressed total ignorance or any such Appropriation
having been made This carelessncss viii, u appears,