New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-31
STATE POLITICS.
FRIGHT PROSPECTS IN ERIE COUNTY.

BRlGHT PROSPECIS IN ERIE COUNTY.
COUNTY OF PEW GREESDACKERs-RFPUBLIc
c"NFiDEST OF vICToRY-A PROBABLE GAIN OF
oSR CONGRESSMAN AND THREE AssEMBLYMEN.
itRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THR TRIDUSE.l
BUFFALO, Oct. 2s.-Erio County will certainly
give Il good account of herself on election day. /
have visited Buffalo several times before the eve
of important elections, and talked with the best
Informed people of both parties whom / could find
for the purpose Of ascertaining how the land lay
politically, but on no former occasion have L found
the Republicans IN better condition or more conf
dent OF winning victory. The issues of the con-
test here are sharply defined there is no formd-
able unknown quantity to set at naught the most
careful calculations of experienced politicians, and
the canvass here seems more like those of former
years, before Greenbackism was known this
state, than that of any other place have yet visited
Republlcanism the side is arrayed against
Democracy on tue other, with every reason to ex-
pect the success of the former.
The financial issues are discussed here, but not to
the exclusion of other questions, as in other
parts OF the State. The explanation Of this is that
Greenbackism seems to have taken no root in Erie
County, except in few of the country towns, and
in those it Is not believed to be strong enough to
have very important effect on the election. Its
total vote outside of the city is estimated at 900
have nominated a candidate for Congress, but that
means very little unless the Democrats should cap
ture him and his following between now and the
9th of November, aud even then the capture
would be so small il seems hardly possible that Dr.
Pierce, the Republican nominee, could be beaten
But because the currency, the National banks and
the policy of paying the bonds of the Government
in paper promises not made the almost exclusive
topics of discussion in Erie County ii should not be
supposed that tbs Republicans arc divided in sent-
ment in regard 10 any of them. On the other hand,
all the Republican candidates, without single
ceptlOn believe, are OutspOkcn for honest finance
but a. Of the Republican managers told me to-
day, they do not argue these questions much be-
cause they find ready to take the other side.
Popular interest in Buffalo seems TO centre in the
Congressional contest. The Republicans have nom
mated DR.. Ray V. Pierce. who is widely known as a
manufacturer of patent medicines Last year he
was the Republican candidate for the State Sena-
torship against Judge Clinton, and defeated him by
a large majority. not very much below
5000. The canvass the Democratic side was
not very vigorous one, although DR.. Pierce's ma
jority would have been large III any event. The
Democrats have put in the field again Mr. Daniel
" Lockwood, the present representative, who just
squeezed through in 1876. Both of these gentle
men know how TO make the Gght a lively one, and
they are doing il. DIR. Pierce is popular
with the active working politicians of
his party. lie has acquired great wealth
IN his business here, during the past ten
years, and has spent his money freely in improve
mcnts Of which the City Of Buffalo is proud. He
has a way, too, Of getting around among the boys"
which is tower Of strength IN a canvass such as
the present one | am told by active Democrats
that on election day last year. they found many of
their small workers at the polls active in the inter
csts Of Pierce. suspect that he viii get some of
the same kind Of assistance this year. The Repub-
hcaus say that Mr.. Lockwood has systematically
lodged the currency issue during the whole can
vass The BaFglo Courier. which is Of the
ablest Democratic newspapers III the State uncom-
promisingly sustans the hard-money plank of the
Syracuse platform, and, It is asserted by tho other
side, leaves Mr.. Lockwood to attend to other
matters without saying anything to offend the
Greenbackers if any of them should he inclined
10 vote for him. A Democratic meeting was
held IN this city on Saturday night, at
which Mr. Lockwood and Lieutenant-Goyenor
Dorsheimcr spoke. The former said not
word on the financial Issues while the
latter spoke for nearly an hour about almost
nothing else. Strangely enough, the report in the
Sunday COricr credits Lockwood with Dorshemer's
speech. suppose it was n hundcr, but under the
circumstances very amusing one. think the Re
publcars may confidently count on gaining men,
Der Of Congress in this district. The majority may
not bc az great M some of the local managers an
ticipatc. but IL will be sufficient.
The Republicans will also gain two. and probably
three members Of Assembly in Erie County. Their
nominations have been exceptionally good, while
the Democrats have made some pretty bad mis-
takes The Republicans, also turned their attention
very early TO the capture of the close Assembly DIS
trcts and in this case the early bird has caught the
worm The Republican county ticket is strong
one, and there being discussions IN the party,
there are the very best for expecting de-
csiye victory here. L. L. W.