The New York herald., 1879-10-24
Progress of the Cornell-Ke Kelly-
Robinson Campaign.
PROSPECTS IN ORLEANS.
Chief Justice Church Out of the
Political Arena.
ALLEGANY AND STEU6EN COUNTIES

thousand Votes gave morgan III io'o i'oo' i"'oA.''
over Robinson. This is about the normal condi-
tion OF the county politically but last year the re-
publicans received 1925 votes the democrats 1892,
and the ereenback and prohibition GOO between
them. This year the county is quiet Very little
demonstration is made on either side. The repub-
licans plod steadily along, and with satisfactory
candidate for the Senate will draw out their Gus
tomary strength Of about 1000 or 1900 The demo-
Gratis. although not making much show. are quite as
much divided in some larger counties, and thelr
vote will be considerably drained by the antIiiden
and Robinson element. The greenbackers will get
probably 800 votes in all and Mr. Kelly Will get
about 500. But there are some anti-IiIoeh
men who will support Cornell and add to the repuo-
lican vote while far as can be discovered there
are not dozen republicans all told who will support
Robinson The sentiment of the county can be un-
derstood from two facts. The constitutional amend
ments voted on in 1876. changing the system OF man
agenent of the canals and of the State prisons. got
respectively sS and 80 affirmative votes. and this
year the Robinson delegates to the Syracuse demo-
cratic State Convention were defeated by vote OF
four to While, oe course, number OF demo-
Gratis who opposed the election Of Robinson dele
gates will support the regular Syracuse nomina-
tions, the Kelly feeling has good foothold in
the county. especially in the towns Of Albion. Carl
ton. Ridgeway. Shelby and Yates. and the quiet
anti-Tilden element that will go secretly FOR Cornell
is not to be despised. The county is tho home Of
Chief Justice Church and of Charles A. Danolds.
Orleans and Monroe form the Twenty ninth Senate
district of the State, and hopeessly republican.
Although Monroe gave Tiden small majority
Dix in 1874 they both strong anri-Tiiden
counties, and, recognizing behind Governor Robin
the distinct form of Mr.. Tilden. they are both
certain to give pluralltes for Cornell larger than
their ordinary republican majorties.
G CHIEF JUSTICE CHURCH.
Some of the Robinson democrats in Buffalo and
Lockport severe in their remarks about Chief
Justice Church, and alleged that he actively
engaged in the canvass against Governor Robinson.
Judge Church found at home Sunday last
confined to his bed by and ugly cold, which
he caught Immediately after his arrival at
of Appeals. Tho cold had settled on
his lungs. threatening serious illness. but he
improving under medical treatment and good
nursing. The fact is that he has not much
rs ordinarily conversed about or taken part in the
campaign although naturally interested in political
Questions. and has been entirely passive since the
Syracuse nominations. In brief conversation the
Chief Justice expressed his regret at the broken and
distracted condition of the democratic party and at
the failure OF the leaders to bring about union ut
this important crisis; but he declared his deter
mination not to interfere in any manner with the
CANVASS or 10 express any opinion 10 the causes
which forced division in the party. The active
politicians of Albion seem to be pulling straight in
the party traces with the exception of the demo.
Gratis who avow themselves openly for Kelly, and
there does not appear to be much excitement on
either SIDE The democrats find it hard TO induce
any one to accept their nomination for the Senate.
and the probability is that on the democrA tic side
there viii be- for the size of the county . pretty
large number of non-voters.
GO. ABROAD TO HEAR HOME NEWS.
There is an old saying that one must go abroad to
hear home news. and ;his is exempliied by tho
rfa pati IN he
which reach one in these rural districts OF the State
The Robinson democrats here. well in other
places, have Information OF u most startling and
wonderful coup d'etdt. which they allege Is to be
made in the metropolis during the last days OF the
election. The statement was thus explained to the
astonishcd HERALD correspondent by an intelligent
aud leading Robinsoc democrat OF Orleans county
Eat the present moment we are told by the State
Committee appearances favor the idea that Mr.. John
Kelly might obtain many Is. 900 or 20 900
In the city, But we are requested not to place any
reliance such figures. as movement is already
arranged beyond the possibility of failure by which
q leading aud Influential member of the Tammany
organization, fully as powerful as John Kelly aud
heretofore acting with him. is to be nominated by
the anti-Tammany party for Sheriff. This great
member of the Tanmany party has agreed to accept
the nomination, and will step out OF Tammany Hall,
taking with him the great bulk OF the Kelly follow
ers and leaving that beguiled and deluded Tammany
leader with less than FIVE thousand adherents, all
told. This, we are assured, is the programme to be
followed. and when 1t Is developed it Will not only
settle the question of the election in New York but
will dissolve every Kelly organization throughout
State ana unite the democracy everywhere soidy
Robinson"
But who is the man who is to work this astound-
Ing revolution in the city and to hold the Office Of
Sheriff for the next three ycarsy was the question
propounded by the HERALD representative.
"Well, that have not learned" was the reply:
'but have heard hint that 1t IS Colonel Roberts
AT all events. we receive the most positive assurances
that the coup is absolutely arranged that its
IL beyond peradvcnture and that we in the State
may confidently rely clear majority OF $4,000
tor Robinson in the city over both the opposing cam
didates."
''HopE TOLD A FLArrEnrSG TALE"
No doubt this Will be news TO the democrats OF
New York city, who may be unable to discover the
great Tanmany leader who is equal in power to Mr.
Kelly and who will on his nomination Tor Sheriff lift
the Wlgwam up on his shoulders and lay IL at the
feet OF the Irregular" democrats who year ago
elected Mr. Benjamin X. Phelps District Attorney tor
three years and Alderman Cowan city Judge for
fourteen years. The ruinor that the Tamnany
Samson is Colonel Roberts rests good tounda-
tion. and was only. as the gentleman who gave the
Information explained suggestion made by New
York man TO whom the story related. Colonel
Roberts would scarcely have the strength attributed
10 the principal actor in the promised movement
But VINO can IL bef Is 1t the venerable
and frequently disappointed Augustus Schcli?
Can IL be the eloquent and amply shirted Frank
5pinolar Is IL that orator OF the endless tongue,
Judge Clinton, or Is itcan il be- ndeed-the chain-
pioh olice-holder, Tom Dunlap? lhe latter solu-
ton OF the enigma seems likely to bc the correct
one from the TACT that the Sherifs Office is better
one tlan that OF Commissioner OF Jurors. aud that
IL is against all moral, social political rules that
Toia Dunlap should be left without place. But
can any OF these gentlemen really lift TaInmany
Hall from its foundations and deliver II over 10
Mcssrs. Hubert o. Thompson James n. Morrison
Maurice Power John Fox and Supervisor Costipan
now the managers OF the regular democracy?
That Is a conundrum which the New York defnoc-
racy may guess at their leisure. The condition OF
the CANVASS In the state may bo easily iuiaxn ed
when the Robinson party in tho several counties
are encouraged to believe that 100 will cover
Mr.. keys strength in New York city, and that
Governor Robinson will secure %, 900 majority In
the city, which, concoding 55 900 Mr. Cor
ne would make Robiuson's vote in the city I0s OOO
GREENBAcK VOTE.
The greenback vote IN orleans last year was only
B45 this year IL will not De 15O The remainder
will 40 back to their former party affiliations. A
strong greenback and farmers alliance man In the
county stated in conversation at Albion that thcro
did not appear to be disposition in the county to
support Lewis and that there is not any disanecton
ut ali among tho republican farming population.
'.Our county is small, /" he said, land we gem
orally pretty quiet about politics and vote along
steadily. l am u republican. although have been
into tho labor movement. aud 1 am quite
satisfied with Cornell lie is apparently a man
whose character cannot be assaled, because