New-York tribune., 1879-10-27
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
OTsEGo. HERKIMER AND MADISON.

POLITICS IN THE NEW XXTIiD SENATORIAL DIS
TRICT-rHE CANVASS OF ALBERT NJ. MILIs-No
sCRATCHERs AND No ROBINSON REPUBIICANs
HARRIS LEwTs's LACK OF STRENGTH IN HIS
own SECTION.
fFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIFF rRIBrvrl
| CooPERsTOwN, Oct. 24-The former XXth
Senatorial District comprised of Otsego and Herki-
mer Counties. Under the apportionment these two
couuties with the addition of Madison form the XXIld
District. This arrangement makes the district
more strongly Republican than IL before The total
Republican puralites have been as follows 1875,
Congressman 3.l0s 1877, Senator 1873; 1873. Con-
gresham. 2,OS6; 1873, Asscmbymeu. 1856 Mr.
Hayes carried the district by 250s in 1870. and
Judge Darcrth by 3.5l5 In 1873. The empty Of
nomination in such IA strong Republican district
specttui'y declined by several Democrats At length
Lucius Z. Clark. OF MorrisvIle, in Madison. was
selected. Mr.. Clark has been both Clerk and Super
visor OF hls county, and he is making quiet
canvass among the soldiers, 20 whom he has teen
accustomed TO paying bounties and pensions. The
Prohibition candidate or Senator is Andrew A. Mathcr.
OF New-L!shon, OtsegO County. Mr.. Mather for
merlv sheriff and II simOn-purc Democrat His vote
Ia both Oisego and Herkimer IS placed at 800 TIE
TrlnUNE has already noticed the Republican nolniuee
Captain Albert NJ. Mills. Of Little Falls, Herkimer
County. NJ Mills viii run ahead Of his ticket, not only
In Herkmer but also in the northern part Of iOtsego
He ~ivrs very modest figure, ,SOO-as has majority
III Tie district There others however quite rs well
Quai hDd TO iud,r who place the pluraes in this way
H,ik.mef. loOu; O-ego, 400; Madison, I,30O-a total
OF $780, which equals that OF Judge Danforth. Al any
rate the election Of M Mills is assured. Madison
placed senator Lpptt before the Senatorial Conven
Nou. while Otseso pr. seutcd Mr. Andrew Davidson,
the able Editor Of Ihe Repu5lieaa at Cooperstown.
Ots,go Is very close county. Years ago 1t was
always reliable for a large Republican majority; but
dis'cnsions in tie Republican ranks very
naturally resulted la turning the county over to the
Democrats Tie margin ol victory. however, IS email
In the Ist Assembly Distinct the Democrats
usually have majority or about 3O0J in
The III Assembly District the Repubicaus have
favor Of the Democrats Bar TINS balance is a
quantity, Tor the county frequently goes Republic
can when thefn Ngle hr,n@nt ort Dan!Orih mad
plurality of 37s 10 lo = wnic Beach had plurality OF
Corrrrssn.en thcrc was Democratic puril1y Of Isj
Ia 1870, aud Republican plurality o. 1882 in 1873
Even the elections fer A,scmbiyul show thui OtrgO
Tn ne Jsr Dis,rct tfe Reruhncs1 rinrahIv Vas "a IN
i577 and 4I4 in ISIS In The Id Dsirio, t6e Demo
cratic plurality was - m 1877 hut tne Republican piu-
ralty ~ in 1873. II il strange. ncu tnai the
Republicans nave reromna,ed boh ol he present mcu-
beTs oi Assembly In me 1T District AFRO Chase made
a brilliant canvass IL SIS He VIII low undoubtodly
increase hrs majority because he has been acceptable
memOer for Two terms. SIR Chase of The Hon.
GS@ytG w. Ciase' "h@ ieiieSeneu ms ocahiF IN me
NANllld Congress Mucn u h's strength COMES from
nation of j. stanley Brown, of Sohencyu-, Nr.
The IId District viii return Nathan Bridges, the
present Republican memper who hid chaig &c OF senator
EOics's per cent NIL IN The House. Mr. Bridges mas
also voted WITH great acceptance 20 tue farming class
of Wells Bridge. Tae PlohDlton candidates are Eli NJ
Burpee for The Isl District and James G. Enmons for
the lid District. Between them they may poll 2JO
votes Tue GreennackerS have nominated Martin B.
Luther, Of Uradiia. a. Asscmbiyman for the lid
District. Mr.. Luther has been requested by the Demo-
Gratis TO Withdraw fact which that the remnant
OF the Greenback parivs composed OF former Demo
Gratis 1t ls also o. interest to note that all the cand
dates the Greennack county ticket come from the
reme southern and southwestern portion Of county,
where OiSeg0 borders on CnenangO, mat h0tDed ~
Grecnbacksm. Tne vote Of tns party Otsego will not
on the county ticket this FAN, and consequently
tie home canvass lacks sliut There is no
tickets Will havea plurality OF zoo; COrneWs
plurality viii be I'm the nelghborhood OF 400
unknown a. are also Re pu6lieans Who VIII vo Tor
Diego OncuCIng Cooperstown). Rchfeld sprin gied.
CneIry Val ey and Mddehela50O votes IL All ana
viii more than offset the defectons from the Green
backcrs to the Robinson Democrats There If ieelmg
OF apathy among many Democrats when was wen ex-
uresscd by of tncr leaders IN HarWlck as follows
There's no In doing any thing. for we've to
the devll!' In the Gown ol Otego certain dlsgusted
Democrats Will adopt the curious expedien OF voting
f"r Hairs Lewis while all through tre county there Is
Gxc"pi among ultra Robinson mem iSehng mat . sego
mas not oeen Larry treated at The LANDS of the Demo
cI.ie STATE Comm tee ana that ms fgr ssola. DIS
trct represented ON that committee 10y too bitter
Herlmer Is strong Republican county; so strong. in
fact that Democrats no hope unless they make
cial campaign against the l.elnDhcan assembly man
purpose The PrObonsts have placed the Rev. George
Flsfr % Newport, nomination for the same Office
Their streugh esmated 10 be 80 votes, against 400 ~
1orU,r wears. Tb. Grcenback candidate ColObei J.
/ 4 Supfofd Of BrOckrt's BriCgc, whose chief rccOn
mendaon that he was once al the head OF the S7th
n. gIment The remnant OF GreenbacBers In Herklmer
were originally Democrats. MIR. j. Is. kifter,n lawyer
in Iicrklupr. Is tho DemOcraic nominee Tor the As
a.mLy. The plurality of Mr. GOrScrine may be safely
mentioned $40. The county ticket Is "A strong one
and 4 will command about the same figures Iils
canty L. r residence OF Harris Lewis. yet VIII not
give him 200 votes for Governor. Kelly Will develop
considerable strength along IN the rlvrr towns. nut s
Total vote win scarcely exceed 200, IN spite OF the
sctivlty cf e oq,hoic Telegraph in Little Fails Th.re
| are Kelly Cmbs AT Lion, Mohawk and elsewhere. The
puranty Tor the Republican Sale ticket VIII not vary
/ iuurh from 0OO. vnile Mr. COrnelfs plurality Will
| reach Zoo 1900. There are TO scratchere oT
" Robinson Republicans III H"rklmer.
Madison has much To regret IN the new apporton-
meut she has but member now, instead
Of two, as before Then. too, she has been
| taken fiom OsWrso I'm the old XXIst Senatorial
and the urc,ent XXINth COngressl0 DlR,rcts ana
ecihcr longer tnan the memory o man can contradict
-i she will throw her old Republican maj ,ry into the
new n.ld II there Prohibition or Grecnbdck candi
dates for the Assembly. they show no strength Tie
III Hapubcan nominee T. Mr.. Gcrrtt = Miller, grand
sou al CerrItt smith Mr.. Miller issLe in The highest
esteem aud his plurality Will reach 1000 The Repub
ciu uuralty AsscIuDlymen III tne Two Districts OF
asa It Viii thus be inferred that MIR. Mniers popular
ty will carry him aheGd OF all the other TICKETS al-
touph the ticket is put down Tor IsOO MI Cor
pelIs plurality viii bc nearly 1000. The Hcy strength
Is alo 800 under the leadership or Christopher W al
rain : A. BliukeihOG and others. The Total vote Tor
| Harris Lewis cannot III any event exceed 2JO.
A AMASS-MTETING IN SCHUYLER COUNTY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBuSE.l
WATKINS, n. Y, Oct 25.-A large and re-
marsahly # etve Republican meeting was held at the