The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-05
AssEMBLrMAN BROWN.
ONEIDA COUNTY.
UREA. Dec. 2 1875.

UTICA, DeC. ., 1910.
SENATOR sAYRE.
Senator Lowery, who represented the Nineteenth
Senatorial district the last Senate gained no small
reputation for his independence action as legislator
and for his contempt for the party whip. It is prob
able that Mr. Theodore s. Sayre republican, who has
been elected in his place (Mr Lowery declining re-
nomination. will himself just independently
during the coming election, judging from all hear
OF the mans character. Mr. sayre is hardware mer.
chant doing business in this city He rather re-
uctant to talk about the matter of the spring cleo
tions when / visited him Yet while not willing
he said, to be considered already pledged
to vote for separating the local from the
State election in New York, he frankly that as
we'll as he could Judge OF the matter at present, he
thought the local election should be held different
day from the state election. My idea is" said he
"tha every voter ought TO be given every possible OPP
portunityno vote inelligently with the State cleo.
ton and the local election taking place on the same
day do not think that voter who willing TO take
the pains TO find out who are the bad and who the
good local candidates be deceived but the fact of
the matter is everything is done in hurry in New
York, and when business man there gets his ballot
am told that as a general thing he is only too glad
when he gets rid of So long at the FIRST glance 1t
looks all right he votes it, Yet there are GER
tainly more chances against his voting for
all the good local candidates when they made
part OF the State tcket-and made times with all
the little variations OF the local politicians interested
than in the success OF the general ticket ITSELF
than " be had only local candidates 10 look out for
think, the whole that separate local election all
things considered, IN the light that now IT, would
be better"
BooSvnlE, Dec. 8, 1875.
AssEMRLYmAS BkLLou.
The Fourth district VI oneida county has never
known, for upwards Of twcnty years until last Novem-
Der just how u felt 10 eiss democrat 70 the Assem-.
ton Of ihs voters 10 the .ircs settled upon in No
vcmber 20 make an exception 70 The general rule IS
Walter BalOu, q laNycr. Who resides al this place
which 10 some thirty odd miles north Of Utica the
line Of the Utca and Black River Railroad
road found M Baiiou bis ouice after two visits
He Is quite young man. 70 al appearances; bright
sharp and well informed a. 10 New York city and her
general way OF doing things al the polls election
days. In answer 70 my question whether not he
considered that an election for local oflccrs IN New
York city, held some day In the spring Sould be pref
cradle TO its being held the same day as the State
election, he replied, after some thought
't Is not reasonable for you to expect one residing
az do so far away from New York, who
this matter OF elections to give you any Information
that would be Of positive value. However, | am
decidedly OF the opinion, on general principles that
the further away from one another keep local
elections from general elections the better the people will
be OF in allclties and towns local election has not
at least ought not 10 have anything whatever do
with general election The two wholly distinct in
their essential bearusA aud 70 put them together and
try TO make them both necessary another is an
absurdty. What, for instance, has alderman 10 do
with State Affairs and yet as understand e. BY hav-
ing your election for aldermen the same time that
you vote for Governor or Secretary Of state in New
York, democrats and republicans in OF fact are
haranguod and urged 10 vote for all the same pot
cal issue There may be reasons. not known TO me,
why II would be better Tor New York city to have her
local election the day the State election II
there any such reasons and they prove all convinc
in0 shall Of course Al Albanv conform INV action