New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
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THE NATIONAL PARTY.
ITS GROWING POWER IN NEw-YoRK.

ITS GROWING POWER IN NEW-YORK.
RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS FOR SUPERVISORS
TILE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE GREATEST SUI
FERER.
fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, March 1.-THE election of Boards of
Supervisors in most of the counties Of tine State has
been test of the strength of parties Politicians
and those who disinterestedly watch political move
ments will be naturally curious to know the result.
year ago, after this samc general election of Super
vsors, whatever spoils there were within the grasp
Of the boards were given to either Republicans or
Democrats. A third party-the outcome of the rail-
road strikes last Summer and Of the talk in Con-
gress about slver-has since appeared at the polls.
In the elections last Fall and during the Winter.
members of this party called themselves var-
ously Greenbackers. Independents and Working
men. Since the Toledo Convention they have
begun to call themselves NatiOnalists. One
after another many of the Independent political
organizations mentioned have dropped their own
names and assumed this title. Leaders Of the party,
who are members Of the present State Legislature,
declare that all of the irregular organizations
throughout the State WILL at the election in NOvcm
Der next, be formally known as members of this
"National party" The old titles were used at the
elections for Supervisors. however. the one only
being put on the banners at elections for Mayor in
Auburn and Elmra. In tho cities the National
party, rather, it was usually called the Work.
ingmen's party, bad moro strength at the recent
elections Of city officers than its opponents sus-
pected, and less than its leaders counted upon.
In Rochester and Syracuse the Republi-
cans had majority, the Workingmen came
next in strength, and the Democrats last of
all. In Emira, Auburn, Utica, and Oswego
the candidates for Mayor Of the Workingmcn were
elected and those of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties were defeated. From the cities there
have gone forth Greenback and Workingmcn mis-
sionaries to the country near at hand. They have
formed Greenback clubs and political associations
that have seriously affected the vote for Supervisors
in many of the counties of the State. This infu-
ence chiefly radiates from the Cities of Elmra Syra-
below which shows the result of the election for SUI
pervisor in most Of the counties Of tho
State, that the Democratic party is the
chief sufferer from the attacks of the in
terloping Greenbacker and WOrkingman. In one
county, that of Chemung. the Workingmen utterly
destroyed the Democratic party's representation in
the Board of Supervisors. In close Legislative dis
tricts it has frequently happened that the Demo-
cratic candidate has succeeded getting elected by
inducing Temperance Republican to run for the
same Office in order to draw off votes from the reg
ular Republican candidate. The Republicans, OF
course, will retaate by letting loose WOrkingman
candidate on the trail of q Democratic candidate,
when they once perceive this method of weakening
the enemy. Several of the counties OF the State
have not yet held their elections for boards of super
visors this year. They not, therefore, given in
the table below, showing the result of the election,
comparison with last years result in each county
being desired: