New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-05
THE CHANGES IN ONEIDA COUNTY.

AN ACTIVE CANVASS by TUE NATIONALIST FAIR
CHANCE THAT CYRUS d. PRESCOTT, THE REPUB-
LICAN CANDIDATE, WILL BE SENT TO CONGRESS
PROSPECTS FOR THE ASSEMBLY.
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNF.l
UTICA, Nov. 2.-The politics of Oneida County are
in that uncomf rtabe state of uncertainty that JUST
ifes the politicians of both parties in claiming
pretty much everything, and still feeling uncom-
monty anxious about the result of the voting. For
several years this has not been of the counties
that either party could confidently connt upon
carrying; decided majority Of the voters are un-
auestionaby Republicans, but almost every
wear there is ga good fighting chance" for
the Democrats TO get some of the offices,
and sometimes they get the lions share.
1t has therefore, come to be a common remark
among the best-informed politicians of the State
that nothing which Oneida may do surprises theIn'
This year there are new elements of uncertainty
and new difficulties in the way Of confident predlc-
tons of results. The first of these is the unknown
strength Of the new Observation-Disclosures
party, which now appears for the first time as an
important factor in the problem OF State politics.
The new party here as IN Onondaga County, is an
outqrowth of discomfort among laboring me2 and
vague idea that times would be easier if
they could only get control Of the Govern
ment and make and execute laws Ill the
direct interest Of labor distinguished from
capital The leaders of this party were not
originally GTeenbackeTs, although they were gener
ally en who could be easily led astray on the cur
rency question, and who were ready to join with
the Greenbackers in effort to obtain power. 1t
WAS the Labor party that carried the municipal
elections in several of the large cities OF Central
New-Yorli last Spring Utica being one OF them. IL
is not supposed that anything like as many votes
will he cast for the Groenback candidates next
Io4a for Mauo QHeiV cd i'm
the Spring; if they are, then all the calcula-
tiops of political prophets Will fail. The pO-
bticsl malcontents-LabOr ReformeTs, Green
| hackers and Communists" pooled their issues
| in this county, at the beginning of the
nresept contest but the alliance is thought by the Re-
publicans and Democrats TO be weaker than It's
| principal factor, The vote of the third party in
| Oneida County, Tuesday, is estimated at about 10
nor cent of the entire vote that will be cast some
where in the neghborhood of 500; Of this, in the
cities of Utica and Rome, 1t is supposed that the
| Democrats will furnish about 90 per cent and the
Republicans 40 while in the country the proportion
of Republican loss will be little greater The
Greenbackers themselves estimate their vote con-
siderably higher, and as they have made very
| thorouRb canvass of the county, formed clubs in
nearly every town and got the signatures of their
converts it 10 possible that their strength has been
under estimated by then opponents.
II the fight were q three-corncTed one between
The Republicans Democrats and Green backers, the
| issue would not be doubtful hut there is still
| another party with candidates in the field and
which is pushing the fight with than its usual
| energy-I mean, Of course, the Prohibitionists.
This party never elects any OF its candidates in this
| county, and about all it accompanies is to
| draw off few Republican votes, aud thus indi-
rectly help the Democrats, by whose triumph the
| aOf tamDQ w
! may happen that the greater generalization OF the
Democratic party ON the financial issues may be par
tally or even wholly eOunteT-baaneed by the loss
| of Republican Prohbtionsts In which case the re-
ative strength Of the two great parties would re-
main about it has been In years past ana the he
publicana would carry the county.
| Another REASON why 1t is difficult TO ascertain
| lust how the canvass in Oneida County stands is
| that both the Republicans and Democrats are ION
still hunt this year. and one not in the secrets OF
| the committees has no means OF ascertalnlng how
| far the people have been aroused and In what d.
recton the drift of public sentiment tends. The
| dressed by Senator COnknng Possibly TWO other
| Republican meetings have been addressed III other
| parts Of the county by gentlemen from distance;
aud during the last six days Of the few OF
| the young men Of the county have gone out into
some of the tewns and made speeches. holding in
| all about fifteen or twenty meetings. The Demo
Gratis have not held single meeting. big or little IN
| the county. Senator Herman has spoken in New
England, in New-York City. and last night he adj
| where the Congressional contest Is acknowledged
on all hands 10 DO close, his voice has not been
heard.
| In striking contrast with this still hunt of the
Republicans and Democrats has been the remark
able activity of the Nationals They have omitted
no town, and hardly school district so thorough
have they made their canvass. On some single
days they have held about as many meetings as
the Republicans have held in the whole Campaign
One peculiar feature Of their meetings is the enroll
ing of their converts. A glib speaker, who is able
TO present the sophistIies of imitation in a taking
way, addresses the farmers OF workingmen, and
then while the impression lac has made is still vivid
and before there is chance for It to be destroyed
| dnced to subscribe their names to the constitution
and bylaws Of a club, and 10 give their formal
sent to tho doctrines OF the Greenback platform in
this way they have been able to form very COM
pact organization. How effective it VIII be on eec-
| ton day remains to be seen.
think Mr.. CyruA ID. Prescott, of Rome, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress, will be elected.
Not Identified with either of the factions that have