New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-30
STATE Politics.
THE TWENTY-NINTfI DISTRICT.
An UNKNOWN QUANTiTY--REPUBuCAS DIssENSICSs
THE Dirty or TIE UOTn

known quantity IN the politics Of this year, he
Greenback vote, and to discussions among the Re-
publicans, OF winch shall have something to say
further or in this letter
The Nationals selected their candidate early
III name Is Ralph Beaumont, an officer IN the Ma
tional C"uncil of the CommunistIc order known a.
the Knights of Labor 10 the spread OF which hc has
devoted most Of his time for the last year. He Is
strongest in ChcmuBg County, where il Is expected
that his vote viii be about large Us that of Major
Richardson, he Il, publican candidate and consd-
cr1hly larger than that OF NJ. BIBcocN. the Demo
craft In tins county and in AUcgauy have not
been blc 20 Obtain the data from winch 10 form an
intelligent estimate Of the Grsc,.back -trsngth but
BeaumOuts vote VIII probably be smaller than thar
OF either Of the other candidates. There seems
10 be movement on foot among the Democrats 20
DIVE beaumont out OF the race, Or, failing in that,
90 capture ms votes for VIZ. Bancork. The G.cct-
bd'k hHp"H",, one of the organs ~ the Nationals,
printed ~ Corning, deserted Beaumont for BabcUck
lat week, and has probably carried some of it, con-
sirueuts with IT, ont I majority Of the Greeubacil-
cr- still stand by their ticket, which do not be
rayc viii d. withdrawn. Is the larger part Of the
t'focnUar& vote IS cast by Democrats, the growth OF
the ';Iird pIT.y does No. alarm the Republican,
much. II !, was not for Republican discussion,
here and IN Aio2any County, there would be no
The tronhic in llonsil,vilc seems 10 have arisen
in this way: IN 1871, Nr Harlow IIakes of this
placn. was nominated Tor Cougrc-. by the Ecpubli-
cans. or course. ~ a district where there are 50
many liable statesmen apAiou- To serve their couu
tly in Washington, several 90 them had e. Ice dsap-
pointed, and they took thcir def at much go heart
that they went on, o. he convention very angry.
In Allegany County especially was there much
g!umbug amuue the Republicans. AMI n come of
thc leader, did not actually Wprl, foo the drfat of
Mr.. lake. they certainly did not act "a though
they very an.ious tor his success The Demo-
cratic candidate that year Was A!r Charles
{. b. Walker, Of Corning. q man vino seems 20 have
no cucuIc, in either party, aud whom il woalI
be hard o. beat under any circumstances.
Eighteen hundred and scr,.tg-iour vas also
bad year for Republicans everywhere;
the people were Disguised with the way
thlngs were gong At Washington, with salary
grabs, Credit Mobher bribery and ocean subsidies,
aud there was political revelation which swept
away many other Republican, equally dc-,rYngof
confidence with lr. iIakcs. NJ. llakcs wl- realty
Gsappoiuf" % la, defeat and h. friends at ooc At
trbut,d 20 th" treachcry ofthr Republicans the
district, and especially OF those II Acgauy County.
There was talk that Charley" Walker has pur-
chased with money the support ii prominent Repub
lIcan newspapers aud leaders, bat tins was Sian
den that hardly anybody credited then or believes
now. In So Mr. Hakcs still took his falnr OF
two Ntars before much TO hear, that his active
oppo, non 20 any candidate for Congress whom the
Rrpubhcan- might nominate was greatly feared
hut the name OF one Of his particular friends was
placed on the county ticket. and be remained quiet
This year the crop of Republican candidates was
unusually large. Stcubrr County had three 90 four
and Allrgany-wcn. hayc never heard any very
..fr,ata ha uuu1 bcr Nvryp
Major David J.. Richardson. OF Angelica, won the
prlzc au,l got IL fairly. all the ryai candidates
admit. Major Richardson ID lawyer of excellent
character and standing at home well educated, and
every way fitted - represent his district w0rthIy
m Washington Unfortunately, he Is our of the
men whom Mr.. llakc3 suspects of having
treated him mutually in 1871. and the latter
seems to- think that his opportunity for re-
ycngc has now como. On tie day after TIN
Rct ubhcan Convention was held Mr. Iiakes
called a Mas people, convention 20 be held IN
tie Opera House IN this place. 1t Was very SHINY
attended md the nomination by it of Mr.. Francis
G.. uabcock a. a peoples candidate - Wa looked
mon a. a farce Mr. Babcock himself. seeing that
this movement had no following, formally declined
the nomination in q card published at Llmira the
next morning daYwr two Later the Democratic
Convention nominated Mr. BIbcock, aud after
,uuch hesitation he consented 10 stand. Sir. Hakes
NJ once began an earnest persona campaign against
Kchardson and in fIy0ro of Blbcock. aud III this he
has been greatly aided not only BY the sympathy
which hi Republican friends here IN i0rucsville
have always felt fUr him account OF his ill-reat-
ment in 1874 but also by the personal popularity
II Mr.. Babcoci who Is a wealthy banker and a
puilic spirited citizen The result OF this condition
of Affairs will he that the Democratic majority here
in Honellsyilic, on Congressman "iI be mGch
i,rorr than usual In other parts OF Steubcn
| County and in Chemung, Major Richardson Will
receive the full Republican vote.
Brt the IIornellsvlle bolt as It ~ called.
| would not endangcr the success oi the i~puDn'ah
ticket in thIs Congressional Distinct we're 1t hot Tor
| trouble in the southern pdft OF AieHahS "uh'S'
| There the Republican party has h"rn t"f wears
divided into two rival factions, known respectively
| rs the Angelica and Belmont rings know moth
| Jug whatever OF the mattcr' at issue between thcn
but the jealousy seems to be SO gicat that iI coop
Grafton between the two factions seems 10 Or almost
! irrossiLr Major Richardson - AN Angelica nai,
! and a few Of the Republicans of the oth'r tarti'h'
! while they not probably working AGAINST MN
! are 80 listlrsS ard hkcwarm that tl, D,H"iat7
are puhl~ hing IL all The district th2t th'lr IL
bolt there. It l. even SAID hat Nr hamilton " alu
! il one Of the leaders OF it, Am assured th3I lhrrc
| is not word OF truth In tins report Dut we most
rfIcctual way meet such assertions - l3i rue III
! hucntial Republicans who are now unJnNlI o'i'I-
ng in reputation because oi eHch Trp'I'S !" ahp"
their zeal for the cause by earnest, energetic
! work during the few remaining dlE' oIoic m i
| election. The opposition OF MI \, y. ''r 90 ah'
Fee Fress is not important he ns'd I" DC an lhHH
| entail Republican, bun IN now chronic noItrr'
| IeApact that the Rcpubllcai2 VIII gam srNtrh
Cnr ,rr.s.oual Districts IN this State anC VIII CON
r,l hc DELEGATION in Congress by larger nalorIty
Than they now have: 5ut It ought to De- uhd' lNt"ol
-; liz in , Er1.LIrau stronghold liz thus, that
! il VIII not b. safe to allow single district now
held bv hc party slip from rs grasp. 10 one can
tell with uucrrIug certainty What VIII happc' GSc
whore in tue State, and a Democrat elected h.ic
mieht turn the scale. give the DELEGATION 10 tne
Democrats. aud elect Il Democratic PRESIDENT IN
1850 No patriotic Republican OH2ht 10 iI,,'l'ltt q,
,,,lI In, urr,on,I soifr- or prrjudicc5 under snch
circumstances. The stake is too higi 10 /" W.