New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-07
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

AIMS ENTITLED TO GREATER fkOMlNtNCL IN
REPUBLICAN SPEECHES.
trpov 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.I
I,,rsrowN. Nov. 5.-Ex-Gov. Fenton has not
.articinated very actively IN the political campaign
-, closing-that is his health has not permitted
49,. % sneak in public except at hOme-but he has
lie, the ppoplc of the State and the country IN
- ~ IN the direction in which his sympatmes
I'D Ms hest Judgment have led him. Besides THIS
,,buo aiding BY his counsel those who have been
,a,ooinc ON the Republican side, he has turned ms
a+t.utiou especially to his own county and Con-
o,ossional district, and has done what he could to
make that do its whole duty on election day. what
may he expected as the result of Republican work
here has already been told by another correspondent
of THE TRIBUNE and have nothing Important to
odd The Liberal Republicans have very generally
wheeled into line in support of Hayes ana wheeler
and they are not outdone in the zeal or industry
with which they have devoted themselves to the
work.
Rv constant intercourse with the people of this
aud adjoining counties. and by an extensive CORE
snondence. Mr. Fenton has been able to keep himself
thoroughly informed in regard to the contest IN tins
mart of the state. His expectation in regard TO
Cbautauoua and Cattaraugus counties does not
differ much from the estimates already published.
The want of a thorough po-liSt III our district
he said to me to-day land a certain lack OF har-
mony in our ranks which is not of recent origin ana
the cause Of winch YOU know, VIII lose lis some
votes I'm other words will not do as well rs our
Republican reputation would seem to warrant
perhaps {. $500 in Chautauqua County ana l,ooo III
Cattaraugus; we may run up to 5000 III DOM couh-
counties" CO.
THE Republicans in other parts of the State
which have visited, with the exception OF one or
two counties. seem TO have been fully walked up l
said.
"I am glad of that, . was Mr.. Fcnton's reply, aud
vet If has seemed to me that our whole canvass
mean in this State-has lacked something OF system
and yigor may he mistaken about this, bur 50
has looked There has been something OF "a revival
durinr IN, last ten days. There is also some eVi-
dence of panic or at least of Weakening along the
Democratic lines"
"What would you say Of the Democratic manage
mentp
"Gov. Tildeu's people organized early ana nave
mt forth continued, earnest effort. This has Deem
or ought to have been, manifest to any observing
Republican"
"The Republicans, as faras have listened to ana
read their arguments, have had the best Of the con-
test. a." suggested. ,
Certainly was the reply; "but do you THINK +
tbev have ALWAYS made the most OF that advantage
NOT clear TO me that our specch-makns part 81
fine coupaign has been all respects the most JUN
cious. Ii was a mistake in my judgment To resort .
IN much less to rely to any great extent upon what
is termed the bloody shirt and especially on .
arousnr unnecessarily "A sectional jealousy We /
did not need It for the Republicans who were LOT .
HAYES and Wheeler from the beginning. "e hd .
not need il for the Democrats. IL would not sue .
coed with Republicans who were dissatisfied WITH .
the party and were half inclined to 60 over To the .
oppo,Itun The battle is ours if we can hold those /
.T. L.. /. 70 la Pom IL
can party To make the contest sure we must have
them. We could not expect to win over many Dem
ocrats whatever course We pursued
"What was to be done"
"Simjly to point out the danger from the election .
of Mr.. Tilden on account of his comnttM 20 the /
extreme States Rights doctrnc-thc doctrine IN /
which secession was planted. Explain the danger .
TO the public credit not less from the cqulvocal at
ntude of the party on the currency question than .
from the assumption in one form and another OF /
Southern war claims. And with all this, rctcrate /
the assurance everywhere that our party had re- |
awakened, that the present controlling Influences /
should be satisfactory, and that the character and
pledges of our candidates were guarantee oi our /
purpose to seek true governmental reform. ms OIL
the past: | merely repeat what have heretofore /
said, but do not complain. We may succeed. ]
somehow feel that We shall, but can give you no |
trust arises from the fact that am sure We ought
to succeed. If we do not, however, am far from /
believing the ruin OF utter degradation of our conn
Try is at hand"
Il am aware" Mr.. Fcnton continued, "that there
is some risk in putting the authority of government
in Democratic hands-in the hands of a united /
South with Mr. Tilden at the head. But the qnes-
ton to me is not what they can DO but what they
wi do. The patriotism of part at least the JUST /
ambition of others, and the restraining moral seht-
ment of the nation altogether furnish pretty good !
assurance that no dire evil or giant harm viii come
Yet shall greatly deplore it if am compelled after
Tuesday next to face resalt which leads at best to
these possible consultations from Democratic rule"
The Republicans in this southern and western por-
ton Of the State are unrcmIttng in their efforts
during the last few days Of the campaign. In
Jamestown large Republican meetings are held !
every evening. T. l. W.