New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04

-, CRY CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
bbao,,gsrrR Nov. 2.-SOme of the Republicans
- :, Nonroe and Orleans counties VIII vote Ior
a. + Kirke Hart, the Democratic nominee tor Coh-
- instead of for Mr.. John NJ Davy the present
ponreseptative. and the Republican candidate LOT
-.siectiop. Two newspapers in the dlstrlcI WHICH
80 snpporting Hayes and Wheeier-Ihe Hoc"e$'@
pr,re.s and the Brockport Repabtic-are also adVo-
r., Mr. Harris election instead of that OF Mr..
- The former of these is Republican paper
"a tLe latter independent. 1t advocated the cleo
90, 81 Mr. Greeley in 1872 but before that II had
'a,.orol times refused to support the Republican
-.,,;noes for Congress. The course of The ETpresS
~ fo,rlv he considered as rebellion in the Repub-
-, Marty. that of The Republic is not any more
tto, i the support which Mr.. DOrsheimer gives TO
c., Tildeu this year. This unfortunate division IN
tbe Republican ranks makes the Congressional con-
.est in this district a very close one, whlle il ne
had the united support of his party, Mr.Davy would
- he returned by at least 5000 majority.
Two causes seem to have combined to produce this
rpture-the demoralizing influence OF the Federal
natronage and local lealousies existing between the
two counties composing the district. OeheVe that
the Republican party could adopt no measure Whch
ould he so efiectual in removing the causes of In
terna discussion as Of radical civil service re-
form. careful review of the whole history OF pot-
show that while the Federal patronage has been CON
stanty used to build up the political fortunes oil M
dividna politicians OF of rings which have controlled
II il has been the cause of more splits and DoitS'
and has oftener caused the defeat OF the party III
mower than any other one thing. MI DaVS us
tribution of the Federal offices n tins COngreSSohal
district has not been satisfactory to all oil ms
constituents. For instance he caused the renoVal
If the editor Of The Rochester Express, who had been
Collector of internal Revenue for seven years ana
annointcd q man who was not acceptable TO some OF
the most influential Republicans who are now oppo-
enc him. | know nothing about the character OF
his appointees but as l have heard nothing to the
contrary il is fair to presume that they have been
GOOD men But angels from heaven could not
satisfy the men who were turned out or their friends
But | presnme that the opposition to Mr. DaVy
within his own party would not have been very
strong had not his enemies found some other ground
on which TO base IT. The district comprises TWO
eounties-Monroe and Orleans-and as the former
generally casts from three TO four Repuohcah No'eS
a every election To every furnished by the Iatter
tis very natural that il should take the hons share
of the spols One of the biggest poliIlcal prizes Il,
of course the in Congress- and this the CITY oil
Rochester has had for good many years. In 1874
was suggested that the time had arrived TO give
Orleans County term or two, but Mr. Dayy was
eral acQuiescence in the result 1t Is now asserted
that an understanding was then had that this year
Orleans County should name the candidate, and that
Mr. Davy was not only party TO this arrangement
but that he even pledged himself when he accepted
the nomination not TO be a candidate for reelection
This he and his friends positively deny. In spite OF
the great revolution of that year. Mr. Davy was
elected in 1874 by few hundreds majority.
When the canvass opened this year Mr. Davy was
again a candidate. The Republicans of Orleans re-
newed their demand, on the Tound that turn about
once in a while was fair play, and backed by Mr..
Davy's enemies from this city, they made quite a
formidable demonstration against him. But he hah
sdecided majority of the convention, and nobody
denies that he was fairly and regularly nominated.
His rival MI Pitts, accepted the situation, and so
did most Of the Republicans of the district THE
Rochester Erpress as well the other Republican
journals placed bis name at the head of its editorial
columns but The Brockp0d RepHblc refused to sup
port him from the start.
The Democrats selected as their candidate MI. T.
Krke Hart Of Orleans County. This man is banker,
who inherited about half million dollars five or six
years ago which he has invested In his business.
HI was formerly a Republican, and as such once
represented bis district in the State Assembly. He
was a Liberal Republican in 1872, and since then
has acted with the Democratic party. Mr.. Hart IS
generous liberal pan, and has used his capital as
topace many Of the people Of Orleans County under
obligations TO him, but neither his personal habits
his associations such as to make him proper
person to represent this district in Congress. The
general feeling among the Republicans of the dis
tTict is that he received the nomination because 1t
was supposed that he would spend his money freely
in the canvass
Isha not attempt to explain the singular course
of h in 70
IN the midst Of the canvass. from Mr. Davy to Mr..
Hart There is a street rumor which is talked of
very freely here that the managers Of the paper
have recently secured a loan Of money from Mr..
Hart either directly indirectly and that before it
was effected Mr.. Dayy was urged to mdorse the
paper Of It's publishers for considerable sum. am
than suspicious that the latter part Of the
story is true
After carefully looking the whole matter over,
cannot see how any Republican will be justified in
voting against Mr.. Davy. He is man Of fair
abyand excellent personal character, and will not
dishonor his district if he is reelected. He was
regularly nominated and is entitled to the united
support Of his party. have no doubt that lac will
be elected, although his majority cannot be very
ueat.
So much interest has been felt in the Congress
6onal contest that the other features of the cam
paign in this county have been treated as of sec
ondary Importance. i visited Rochester a few days
before the election last year and unable 10 dis
cover any important change OF sentiment since
then II is not true as / see il reported IN some
New-York journals that the Lord family sup
porting Gov Iiiden with any great degree Of ear
nestncss Nobody here knows anything about that
tough OK which Jarvis Lord is said to have given to
the Democratic barbecue, and nobody has heard OF
his having contributed a cent for campaign puT-
poses this year. The Democratic party managers
here are, believe very generally in sympathy with
the Lord family, They have been so long accus-
toned 10 have their money TO spend that canvass