The New York herald., 1878-10-21

Aggregate uemocFatic majority, C59
stii again, NJ tue republican convention TINS TALL
tho same pocy on tho part OF the Monroe county
republicans has boon repeated. The Orleans county
delegates into The Convention very resoute, aud
presented as their candidate John H. Coruei, pres
idsnt OF the First National Bank. Of Aibion man Of
excellent standing ana good parts. Him they voted
for en- masse, urging that justice demanded his
Septance by tho Convention. ILoy wore supported
IN their plea BY some twenty delegates from Monroe
u number not sufficient to enforce II Monroe had
nlnsty-twO d0ioSatos, Orteans thirty-two lho nrsI
Informal ballot showed riLy-lwo votes Tor Cornell
ana seven y-two ior John Van VooruIs the Monroe
county candidate whereupon the Orleans dcicvution
withdrew III body, leaving the Monroe
nominats Mr.. Van VoorhIs by themselves.
This tney did HI Is lawyer Of CONSIDER
able Tcputation-a man OF positive character
who IL said 10 10 apt, by nis blunlness, 10 give
offence, but sIiil one whom most persons respect
Orleans republicans may or may not extend 10 lhe
formal rejection oi his Candidacy Tnoy are 70 hold
meeting ~ Albion ON Saturday, ~ which they VIII
WEAK PARTY WEAKENED FURTHER BY DIVISION.
The Opposition TO tue rspuo.lcaa party mere, as
elsewhere. is composed not oniy o. democrats, but
NATIONALS There - a tcmpsrapce party, 100; lor
Rochester was and stli be cousiaered The head
quarters VI tho 0mpsrance novsincnL Two years
ago one oi tho principal temperance champions, A.
a. Hopkins, WHO rssides here, was nominated by
tnis party ior congress aud received good mai.y
Last year became Its andidate tor secre-
tary oi state. Tho partys present strength, however
OCCASIONS bat Httlo auxiely.
For years tue national party, formerly the work.
tDgmen's parry, has been relatively stronger Mon
roe couuiy, especially IN tne cny, than any where
mems party mas nad IN every ward
Twice u eiecied ATS candidate, james D Graham-ao
iron master ana man vi decided snap ana vIgor..o
the Assembly, and i've years ago IL nI Ivr Gov
ernor against Hoffman. Lust spring u elected men,
somewhat 20 inc Nos YORK CITY Board oi Public
WORKS, and at TIE sauae time sent two Aidormeu 10
the Common Council. Tue parry then Cast between
four auu hve thousand llUouL one fourth OF is
vote throughou. the Stateh ana Claims now 10 have
votss ~ Aonros county. But this party, be-
sides suffering depression from tho recent de-
leafs IN ane Wsst IS Just now broken IN
Two by quarrel over the question wuo SHAH DO
member VI CongrcAA Recsu.iy The democrats VI tho
distriet nominated as tnsr Copgrsssioaai candidate
" u. Isam1erton formerly Presbyt tsran minister in
Brooklyn, VINO, having marfea wealthy widow, Is
akrseADiy situated ~ peconisry way aud popular,
owing 10 mis- hDerai expenditures Among otner
things MT. LaInDertou supports a greenuacx paper
here, the N,iti0aaL Worker He nominated by
tns as nocrals Win Tue lnat he would bs
auoptea ny tho grse.backsrs or nationals as tneir
owu; Uut when The Natloual Convention met u re-
jected ham anu TOOK W with Mr.. Brown, tailor wao
lives In Medina, Orieaus county. So Instead OF
Laai0ertou's, Wy went Browns uame AZ the head OF
ths leading column Of the National Worker soon tho
what had beea aons, moi, aciiperated aud next
directed the National Worker to take down Brown's
nams aud substitute l4lnDertons. This having been
done another nstiouai paper, the True Blue, con-
tinued 10 NY The name of Brown aud sup
port him. The DIVISION creatsd IN tne ranAs VI
the nationals does not look MS ~ ~ would sueeuiy bo
healed. RcpvbIcaps sorrow ana uenocra,s rejoice
accordingiy. Tue formsr wouIu have preferred, IN
any case. u sohd union OF the nationals, that Tho
democrats might not secure tho advantage OF cos-
ton With them; but they now see that aavantags
won wniie they themselves uro spit at ieast tepora
riiy, iniV county factions over tier owu Congress
sionai uckeL Lam nDerton, the emocratc-n Attonai
candidate. ~ foridaDie 10 some respects, anu under
n disadvantage Ia AnotDer respect. He ~ woI edu-
Gated, and posse sscs, besides ms wealth, engaging
manners. lie belongs 10 sportsm4n's Grub, and is
sometning oi a sportsman He Ia well disposed too,
u ~ unaerstoua, toward Nr. fildon; Dut this act
does NOT IN ths estimation oi many, enhance his
prospects.
NR. riLDES's ALTERED PRosPKcrA
Many democrats nere do not Ike Mr.. lilden, or,
rather they iikc HIM less Low than they ever did.
Rochester, as wsll as SYRACUSE was stronghold oi
the famous Canal Rang that Inc reform Governor so
ruthossIy assailed. In Sy raeuse tho Bedsns bore
The bruDt; IN Rochester the Lorda Ola "Jarv.n
Lord AZ that time State senator, aDd MS son 9e0rgc,
state Assembiyinan IN the aays OF Tweed had i'm
meLse canal iaterssts and great poticsi ibn uenee
George Lord went 10 JAIL was tried, convicted. and
ony escaped the State Prison by the operation
UI the statute OF limitations Tns circumstance
did not Improve tho temper OF the Lprds or
tbeir friends In tho democratic parky, VINO
from sLs outsss have ssesissa NJ giIdsn'a