The New York herald., 1876-10-16
THE STATE CANVASS.
Interviews with Mr.. Garrst Sargent and Ex.
Commodore VoOrhiS, Of Nyack.
Prophecies as to the Presidential
Election.
Seeding Republicans and Why
They Secede.
NYAck OK rHK HUDSON. Oct Is ls7o

After an hours ride by rail from the city OF Now
York your correspondent finds himself the beautiful
twin villages the upper and lower villages OF Nyack
the Hudson. and without further preface will pro-
ceed give the ofhis political gatherings in this
latitude
RocKLAND COUNTY.
Rockland county has given from 600 to 500 majority
for tho democratic party ior the past hve years 1t
has been republican county, but one occa-
sion qs7 gave msiorisy;for the republican candi.
date Tor Assembly, when James II. Nelson the demo.
cratic candidate, was defeated by majority of 62S,
and Daniel Tompkins his republican opponent. was
elected upon local issues Rockand may therefore be
garded among the stanchcst democratic counties for
its size in the State 1t usually polls about 900 votes
Nyack is the county This place is distinguished
healthy and comfortable summer resort for city
folk, several families OF prominence social city life
making 1t their annual home during tho season.
Among tho wealthy permanent residents In Lower Ny
ack are Isaac s. Lydeckcr republican, Eli Gurncy
(republ.can), Tunis b. Tallman (rcpubhcan) David j.
Blnuve Presiden; of tho Rockland County Bank (re-
publlcan), John w. Towt (republican), Tunis
De Pew tdemocrat), Commodore William voor-
his, NY.YC. (democrat, Tuns Smith (repub-
licau) and others of wealth, mostly OF re-
pubncan affiliations In Upper Nyack there are
such men Of means as Joseph Hart democrat,
worth, say, 800, ,0o0, John G. Daman democrat,
worth, say, $6oooo) George Greene republican, worth,
say, $50, ,0O0) Charles A. Brush Independent gen.
teman, worth, say, 500, 900; seldom votes; II he
votes at oil he will probably vote for Tlden Judge f.
H. owen democrat, worth perhaps $500, 000, Garret
Sncdikcr tdemocrat), William r. Dean independent in
politics. Garret Sargent (demoerat) and few Others
about equally divided between republicans and
Gratis The above gentlemen represent fortunes OF
$4,000 and upward 1t will be that Nyack,
Upper and Lower, possesses the pecunlary element
an important degree and that 50 lar the weight OF
the money bags goes the beam turns IN favor OF the
republicans But when to the poorer classes,
the masses, the bono and sncw OF the town
", you Will find majority OF ,hem to be democrats.
| INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT UPPER VILLAGE.
Garret Sargent Is tho President Mayor OF what IS
called Nyack Upper Village The upper separated IRON
tho lower village about three years ago. the oojcc: Of
the residents being TO preserve themselves from the
excessive taxation involved in a continuance OF tho
connection. Whore the upper villagers arc obliged
to raise 81, 600 by taxation the lower CON-
pellci 10 raise $4,000. and but lttlo I'm
upper village they have, In case, a main
avenue broadway, milo and half long, that IS
Central Park. Tho upper village has other local i'm
provements, and the only complaint Of the Taxpayers
is that they do not think they are assessed high
enough.
| President Garret Sargent was born In Nyack, is
about sxty-four years old, man Of intelligence, in
dnstry and actlveness lives the property his grand
| father bought 1747, and bears his Christian
patronymc he the grandfather OF several bouncing
| boys zone OF whom bears we'll known gwen name and
born with others in the city ofNsw York; and IS al
together welltodo farmer, with abundance OF town
lots and villa sites, commanding line views OF tho Hud-
a. Tappan Zee He s highly respected by his towns
men amt the county people IT large. He has held the
Office OF Town Assessor for eighteen years evidence
Of the estimation in which he IL held by his neighbors
Ho is out and out democrat, and as such your
respondent called upon him at his snug stone house
| last evening"
WHAT PRESIDENT SARGENT THINKS or THE SITUATION
| CoRRxsPosDESr-what DO you shink OF the political
| situation, Mr.. SARGENT
| MIR. .SARGENT-Nationally or Statef
| CoRRksroNDKAT-B0ih, if you please
Mr. sARGKSr-I think that there is not the slightest
doubt OF The election OF Mr. Tden the Presidency
Ny Tor this belief Is the changes that nnd in
| my own immediate nelghborhooo. can nsme in tho
| village OF Nyack upward OF forty republicans who
| Tden ticket can't say about the State
| ticket That's another natter feel at liberty 10
name at least ono well known republican who has
come out In favor OF Tden and Hendricks That 10
Peter voorhis, brother OF Commodore voorhis. He
ready made several speeches with effect Mr voorhs
10 strong man, good old-fashvned farmer -lnlker,
and has great deal OF influence among the republican
party He has never held any public Office OF I'm
portanco. He was y trustee Tor the village OF
Upper Nyack, and made very good one. The prin-
cipal reasons Tor these changes may be traced, frs
70 tho frauds committed AZ Washington; secend. TO
the fact that the republicans have held the rcins OF
power for sixteen years. and that IL Is time there
4 change In the national government believing that
such a change would bring about better tmcs-at any
rate that they could 30 no worse BY change In the
administration
CoaaEsrospESr-ln regard to the farmers in your
county,
little change among the farmers. Az heart they
mostly democrats As regards the new voters-the
farmers sons who come of age At this eectonI know
IL to fact that they generally arranging them
selves along the democratic limo.
. CoRRxsroxDENr-Ho does the German vote stand
In Rock and county,
sARGKSr-The German vote now in this county may
be rated at nineteen favor OF the democrats
while previous to this II was about twohhs rcpubl
As tho young Germans come OF age they follow in
the footsteps OF their fathers in regard politics.
vote the democratic ticket In tho town Of Claksown
the Germans hold about one-sxh the entire popula-
ton OF some 1000 ln Haverstraw there
are are few Germans and some at Stony
ton about onc-tweIth OF the entire number. They
are quite numerous IN Blauvetvle ana also in this
village OF Nyack. There some wealthy Germans at
Ramapo, but do not know what their politics are AS
a WHOLE believe the German vote this county as
Tho German population may be classified as farmers,
storokeepers saloon keepers and Iaborcrs They are
good, quiet, thrifty class Of citizens.
CoRREsPoNDKsT--Now In regard to tho
STATE TicKET2
sARGENr-In my opinion the State ticket will
about twenty per cent behind that OF the Presi-
dental electoral ticket That is to say while, in
my Judgment the county will give fully 1000
majority TOR Tideutt gave between 800 and GOO for
Greeley It Will give but about 500 for Robinson TAX
ing a basis tho vote Tor the State ticket in 1874,
ss DO o bsS G ssn
being two liberal republicans at the head OF the State
tckcty
or There certainly mas been no complaint vet
among the democrats think the feeling would have
Oeen oottef Wnen tue question comes 10 DO
argued, II = straight democrat, had been nominated
/ believe myself that Mr.. Potter should have
received The nomination instead OF liberal republi.
l have doubt tina. the dodge at the Saratoga
Convention IN having Seymour nominated by acclana
ton was 10 throw Potter overheard. Potter Is too big
man for some OF our democratic leaders and they
AND would crush him. The whole thing at Saratoga
Was, IN my opinion. pc, up job Tor that purpose
ThAse who persisted IN urging Governor seymour Ia
run ator his repeated POSITIVE and unequivoca decli-
nations perpet ated an Outrage upon the party
State that merits unqualified condemnation. have
no hesitation IN saying that believe am Justfabe
IN doing So and am Tree 10 say this IL tho sentiment
OF all intelligent democrats In this locality.
Ex-coMAoDoRE WILLIAM vooRmIs
10 one OF tho weaithies perhaps the weahisst resi-.
dent OF Nyack lower village. He Is one of the most
public spirited citizens Of the place and is good friend
Of tho poor in these times OF depression Your
respondent found him at his Office, an octagonal build
ing the brink OF the Hudson commandinT grand
view OF the Zcs tho country across and o the Com
modores beautiful and famous yacht, the Tidal Wave,
A. she rides gracefully at anchor short distance from