New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-01

THE CANAL. RING DEMOCRATS WORklNE HbALouohi
FOR TILDEN-A THOROUGH REPUBLICAN ORGAN
ADMINISTRATIONS OF A REPUBLICAN con-
GRESHAM.
IrRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.I
OswEGo Oct. 29-If the Canal Ring really in
tended TO organize an active opposition to Gov Ill
dens election within the Democratic party, the evil
denees of il ought to be here. Nowhere In the
State was the Democratic party more completely
under the control of men directly or indirectly III
terested in fraudulent canal contracts, or VINO sym
pathized with them, than in this very Cl'y anu
County of OswegO, and there has been very h'''o
change in this respect during the past TWO ye"ia'
Willard Johnson Delos De Wolf, and other pToml-
nent Democrats who act with them, are Just aS
influential in their party now as they ever nave
heen aud the only reason that they have not ar
raved their followers against the Governor' "honl
they most cordially hate, is that their LOYALTY 70
marty IS stronger than their love of revenge II
tbev could slaughter Mr. Tlden and save the party
they would not hesitate to do it. Experience Should
have Taught the Republican managers long ago that
IL is never safe to build hopes of success on Demo
cratic discussions. The crack of the party whlp on
election day. just before, is likely to cause even
the most disconnected Democratic voters 10 "heei
into line and vote a straight ticket. Inc "olS'
Democrat is preferable with many of their party
leaders TO the best Republican, and boithg uluer
any circumstances is the greatest OF poiicai crineS'
The state of affairs which find in this county is
therefore not one which is calculated to cause sur
prise. There was aud is great dissatisfaction with
A. TIJap,s nomination. but it has shown itself
more in the murmuring and grumbling OF lndiVld-
nails than in any actual attempt to defeat him oreven
IN reduce his vote The anti Tilden Democrats were
apatbetic rather than actively opposing. Willard
Johnson who suffered more than any one else III
this county from the attack on the Canal Ring sau
early in the canvass that he should vote the Demo-
cratic ticket and think he still intends TO 90 SO,
Though have heard of one or two others VINO VIII
"scratch Tildeu from their ballots. THIS apathy
of the leaders has seemed to extend even 10 terahN
and file of the party, and during most OF the cam
paicn the Democrats have done very little work.
But about two weeks ago sudden change oc-
crrred The Republicans say that the principal dis
contented Democrats were invited to New-lork,
where they saw Mr. Tiden and were persuaded to go
earnestly TO work don't suppose the details OF the
interview if any such took place are known to any
except those who present, but the reports are
that Gov Tilden, having demonstrated to them that
his success was pretty well assured, offered TO let
-by-gones be by-gOnes if they would come home ana
devote themselves to the canvass, and promised
them that if he was elected they should receive the
same consideration as others with whom ne h"s
never had quarrel. Whether this Is the secret OF
not, certain IuaV tucIo HAS poNii " Si''''
revival among the Democrats recently the result OF
which will be that their vote will he increased con-
siderably beyond what it otherwise wauid have
BEEN
The Republicans of this comfy were never more
united better organized or in more hopeful spirits
than they are now. Their work was begun early
and their canvass IN which the name and p5htlcS oil
every voter in the county has been asceralned ana
recorded shows highly satisfactory results. Inc
majority of last year about 1900 will certainly be
doubled and it will not be surprising If 1t reaches
that of 1872, when it was little more than 5000
The county will also send to Albany three Republic
can Assemblymen.
The XXIVth Congressional District comprises the
counties of Oswego and Madison, in which William
II Baker was elected in 1874 by 1,O14 majority
over A. S. Warner, a boiling Republican supported
by the Democrats. Mr.. Baker has been renominaed,
and thus far there has been opposition to him,
unless the report which hear to-day is true that
Mr.. Warner has concluded to run again as an indie
pendept Ii makes very little difference whether he
does or not for Mr.. Baker who has given his con-
stuents reason to be satisfied with his services, VIII
certainly be elected by a majority that can hardly
fall short of 5000.
The Liberal Republican vote played a very unim-
portant part in the contest in this county IN 1872
De Witt c. LittlejOhn, who had for many years been
the most popular man in the Republican party here
and who had large personal following, joined the
Democrats in the support of Mr.. Greeley in ls72'
but carried very few of his friends with him. Since
that time he has acted with the Democracy and was
a delegate to the St. Louis Convention, where he
laborcd most zcalouSly for Mr. Tildcns defeat.
After the convention he came home and announced
his determination to support Hayes and Wheeler
but his conversion to have had less effect here
than the report of it III other parts OF the State lie
has not been here since the early part OF the can
vass.
The Grcenbaclz candidates VIII receive but few
votes in this county, and as elsewhere, they will be
chiefly drawn from the Democratic ranks. zL.w.