New-York tribune., 1879-10-30
s,rrPrN. CHEMITNG AND AILEGANY.


LARGE PLURALITY EXPECTED FOR SENATOR
DAvENPoRT-THE REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT or
UNBROKEN sUCCFss-NOTEs ON 1HK CANVASS.
IrRnM SPECIAL corr F~PoNDENT OF THE rRIBuNE.l
BATH. Oct. 27.-The old XXVIIth Sena-
toria District comprseo tne Counties of seuben. Che
mlne and SCHUYLER. The one leaves out Schuy er,
but includes Alecany. thus making Republican success
even more certain than before III Sc three coun
ties form the XXIXtn Congressional District Hence
their aggregate publican puraliuos will indicate
what may be- expcced of them. Their puralitirs on
Cougressuicu were; In 1s7G-Steuhen, 1,O75; Allo-
gany 2.5s3-a total OF 3,6js-wiich must be reduced
by tho Democratic plurality 5ii Chemung a net
Re ul,cdn plurality Of 3.1l4 In lS7S-steub' n.
sos; Chemung 1s5; Allcgany. 1.65O-a total OF
. 73O In view of these figures Senator Ia
Davenport does not need to bcstir himself
greatly for ri cction. The former XXVlIh
District had been Democratic for several terms under
senator Bradley. But two years ago Mr. Davenport
reversed of things, and elected by ma
oy OF 257O political feat which he could still have
prontcd u, had the district remained 1t In the
new district is stronger, although some Of the
temperance people object to him because he was
lcmuorary connected with the Pleasant Valley Wine
Company merely the executor oi n relative.
Tue Grcenback caudidlte Tor Senator is Captain A.
Wood, OF Hammond, port steuben County. Captain
Wood Is lessee of The Bath ard Hammondspor Railroad,
and formerly connected with tue steamers on
Kcukd Lake. He will not poll the fuh Greenback
strength owing to Mr. Davenports popularity Nor has
Mr. Davenport anything to fear from the cdndidncy ot
William b. Pratt. Batcsburg. IN the same county. Mr..
Pratt has been "A political chameleon and chrouic
boter. Though honest ia his convictions, he has been
unstable ~ water" He a rank Abolitionst. yet
he had completely changed by the 10th OF April,
1851. to write this paragraph among his
editorials ia The SteuJen FdrmerS Advocate:
No talk of patriotism viii draw AID no cry o traitor
drive them uhe Democracy to shoot their fellow
citizens of the South for resisting the unconstitutional
and wicked aggressons OF tue mghtest aud ineanest
fanaticlsm wnlcn the the shone upOn
such erhead sentiments Mr. Pratt declares, are his
sentmeuts today That they are the Of
tie district Will be evident November by large
plurality for Mr.. Davenport. TINS plurality estimated
AZ 1900 Will probably be made up of 200 from Che
uung. l,5OO from seuben, and $500 from Allegany.
In sieuben County the Republican nominees for the
ASS by john W. Davis. oil Urbana in the lst Dis
tric and Captain Russell ~ ruttle of Hornellsville,
the III District Mr. wis is extensive grain and
wool buvcr aud he as large circle Of friends among
toe farmers. He q Supervisor; and has now
been cordially nominated to succeed the HOp A. Z.
Brundage The Herald OF Hammondsport. supports
Mr. DAVIS "on general principles" although IL
is not a political paper Edwin j. Armstrong
OF Campbell. is the Democratic nominee Mr
Armstrong was rank copperhead during
the He has been Supervisor but lie was defeated
candidate for Sheriff three years ago. The Green
backers have had a candidate in the field for two
months-Rmetall L,ngweli, OF Hammondsport They
expected that the Democrats would indorse this nom
natiou but they have not done 80 Mr. Longwell can
not than $50 votes. The Republican plu-
Iay for Assemblyman IN this district was la In 1877
and l26 1873. Owing 10 the redistrictiDg OF the
county Republican strength IL still greater and Is
safe upon the election Of Mr. Davis by 200 pu
ray. Something however. will depend upon the votes
In the Soldiers Home The lid District OF seubenis
always Republican. The pluralltios on Assenlbyman
were 4O7 In 1877. aud 1,205 III 1873. Ordinarily the
Republican candidate would be sure OF large margin
but THIS year Captain Tutte hnds the Democrats and
Greenbackers supporting Nc. Goodwin 3. Humphrey,
manufacturer Of Horue.ve. as his opponent. Cap
tam Iutte fail Of an election but Ills plurality
will reduced proiaby To 400 on account OF the COM
bnaun against n the great bulk of Gree nback votes
In stcuben beng In the Id Dstrict. As prom
nent officer the IO7n ege Mt. thr founder Of the
pnper no known The HorneH Ies. and president
OF the village of HOrIeiis ir Captain lui Tie has ec-
meuts of popnar strength whc few candidates possess
The Kelly m iycinent In SIcubcn ls formidable. Old
Democratic party leaders have been thrust aside 10y
Tden and Robinson, aud nOhOdies have been put IN
tnrir place such Democrats as the Hon. &. Z. H..
Walktr of Corning, ard Wiiiam l.. Howell. d. e. How
ell j. L. i.nbiD T. A. ls9ce ana j. l.. kOJie. of Bath,
hfe among the directors OF kcly's canvass When "a