The New York herald., 1878-11-01
EIGHTH coxoREssIosAL pIsrRror.

EIGHTH coNGREssIosAL DISTRICT.
The quadrilstsral contest IN This diaorct goes on
apacs dsepsns with the approach OF election
eve Mr.. Jerome ID every day on the wing nike
bird speak. and has already in person a.
most every available voter the d,stricI some peo-
Pile had AZ idea tnAt bon vivast ike him would SIT
In his ssdquartsrs, regals himself with caba-
lsro cigar and be content with issuing orders 10 his
camp tor the csnduct oi ths campaign, but
suoh is his siyie He 10 abroad sooa, alter the
CRY or the mkman v hoard on tho streets and ave-
nues and Il 10 midnight before his labors Of
the day ara closed. The vim with which ho
entered on Ihs canvass shows abatement. and tho
result Is that the whole district ringing with his
name Mingling personally with the voters Of all
csssos OF society mis- magnetic contact carries all be-
fore IT, and This is halt tho battle III advance Atthe
Jerome headquarters, corner Of Sixth avenue and
Thirteenth street, y number OF staiwart men were
assembled, aud each had encouraging story 10 tell
OF the favorable progress the name aud fame OF MI
Lawrence Jerome wore making IN his respective SEC
ton OF tho district Tue tables were Uttered win
tickets In red wh,lo and bae cclors bearing the
Ofthe democratic candidate for Congress- Ex-Adcrman
Ike Robinson reported with enthusiasm the feeling he
found prevailing In behalf Of SchelI and Jerome 10
morning tour he had made OF tue district. he SAID
tnat all the democrats who voted for AcCook two
years ugo resolved transferring ther surages
10 Jerome on this occasion, and he was satisfied tho
moral support Of majority OF the democrats In the
cratic csnddate Mr. Mccook is Working with charac-
terstic hoperuin and bravery his recollection.
Ho has good deal to contend against on account OF
promises made In the last campaign 70 HIS sppportNrs
aud which n the large majority Of cases had 70 ro-
main uatul1cd Every candidatc Is free with promises
before election and Mr.. McCook was no exception 10
the rule. Out OF 1000 men who wanted hs Influence
obtain places in tho Custom HOUSE he could crafty
only hvs aud all Tue reAt turned .'soreheads" Sun
he makes gallant asnt and ts as sangunc Of victory
as wnep no ran IN 1876. r. A. x. Hadley =. the can
oidatO OF the Shupo-O Riley grcenback-labor party,
and General W. ". Aysriil. Of cavalry fame, repre-
sents the Irylng Hall democracy. Tho dgnt nowsvor,
IL between Jerome and McCook. Averni, il he keeps
In the race, may succeed IN drawing away
few hundred votes from jerome and
Hadley-pernaps hall . baatahon-but there Is
a srroug impression n The district that
one tho two viii shut up shop and retire before
election day and leave tho arena 70 The TWO more tor
mtdabls gladators A politician at the Jerome head.
quarters speaking Of Mr.. Ayerill SAID Hs hant got
no money. He ha,nt PAID no assessments, and IN
bet v dollar he'll araw out OF the race on the ast
day There IL doubt but that this distristis very
close. McCooks majority In 1875 was only sos. and
ne received the most OF u IN eight districts Of tho
Eleventh Assembly district. McCooks heutenAnts
arc Charles Baksy and J udge Morgan; Jeromes are
Colonel Wagstan, Ike Robinson aud d. K Twombly.
Neither candidate can afford 70 lose 100 votes.