New-York tribune., 1880-10-28
sroRuryG DEMoCnAIC SrEONGHoLDS.

CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRfCr-AN EVEN C"N''-
FOR sUCCEss-IHE TARIFF ISSUE TO THE FhoN'
-DEMOCRAT1C ROORBACKs-THE XXIoI DIS S'hi'i
ALL RIGHT
lrRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRiBUNb'
MrppIETowN. Oct. 25.-Orange. Rockland ana
Sullivan Counties composr the XIYth Congressionai
District. All these have oeen Democratic ID uihrs
past-Rockland and sullivan invariably So il
an not mistaken, and Orange most
of the time. Republicanism IS steAdly
ON the gam IN Orange. however, and the county Is
now oretty closely balanced II promises soon 10
be bright spo on that dark patch of Democracy
which spreads across the mountainous country IIoh
the Hudson River INTO Pennsylvania and New-Jer'
sey. including half a dozen counties III Ne" iolA'
three or four in Northern New-Jersey ana fiKe
County in Pennsylvania, about winch hut
ace Greeley made an unconplimentary remark
that stl hnpers IN the memory of the Inhabitants.
Strongly Democratic as the district has been IN
past times It returned a Republican 10 Congress TWO
years ago-a result brought about by weak Dem
ocratic candidate. a good Republican nominee ana
a popular Grcenback"r. who took nearly 3.O0O votes
away from the Dem, cratic party The vote in 1878
WIS: Ferdon. Republican. Hip; Beeoe' Demo
crat II 1928 VooIhs. GrcenbackeI, 3,2Gl; Fer
doU's plurality. 53s.
This yea. cbe wanted to try again, and came
within two vote, of the nomination. The successful
man WA Lewis Beach. N.W-Y Jrk lawyer, who
has a summer residence at Cornwall. He Is not
id ntld.d vith the district, and IL far from beng
"a etr.i & aiaiddtc f.r a close race. Agunst hnn
the Et,ubicaus ara running Charles J.. Piorson OF
Ramapo. .4ucm1eroi .h. OH and widely known IRON
manufacturing firm If hat piao Nr. Persons
graudta her made at Ramapo De & $50 cut nails
manufactured in the United states. His
father Is SOIL living. ami both father and
son are among tie most prominent iron
men in the country There IS an especial
appropriafencss now that The tariff question: nnyoly-
mg tine manufacturing interests of The country. has
ben forced by the Democratic ati'm INTO -e
foreground of political discuss ou, 80 the romlna-
tion for Congress o. ~ like Nr. Picr on. Ills can
didacv emohls,zes tue tlrtf issue In t.is strict
for he has important interests dcprulmg de
rectv ON protective legislation, and large
bodies of worlmen are in bus enjoy whose
worh and wag depend upon jhc prosperity Of the
enterprises controlled bv his iiua. Ar. Prro1 f..
but littIe known IN tae distinct outside hls own
town. meyer having run tor any Office before or
taken am active part in political WORK. Neither he
nor hl, opponent is upon tue stump In tHis part of
New-I0rk lt doe, not seem 10 be expected Oi candle
da,e. for Congress that hey shall W1l. speeches
The Greenback rs have a cJudI Iatc--COiolel \. y.
Clements q hot-l-krepar M LIBERTY, ln Sullivan
County: but their movement has collapsed 10
such au extent tlat he VIII probably not poll over
500 vote, 90 che cuure lituc. Mos Of Do, strength
viii come from ms own county, and from men
who would 20 with tue Democrats If tine Greeubacl
party should drhaul
Iought 10 have sud in speaking If Mr. Persons
incarnation. thlt Mr. FrIon. who has made a
valuable member and gwen genera satisfaction TO
hi. constituents save perhaps three or four places
where ha bad 10 lll vacanc"- ln the post-oii ''-.
declined denomination. The Republicans OF the
district are well plea ad with their nominee, and
are working hruluIo1sy 20 e'ec- hm. They are
not making much aoise about the Con-
.,r.s,.onal contest ami the Democrats imagine
nar they are not making much effort,
bu. p good deal o. que, wor., is beng done winch
will t.H at Oh, polls. Ihr bu,ines, vote and
the vorkugmau's w, VIII play au important part
i1 tine result. la fine sort If vote "a candidate
Io,s not need ;o - huJ ing Tor with brass band.
f. Mr.. Person carr e., Id, own county of RocIaud,
d a r. viii ,i rt sullivan, and be- Wall be elected.
ile vlt, of tu" three counties for Governor
last year was Fo. Cornell. 13.202; FOR Robinson
I22GI; for X ly. Los toja Democratic vo,e,
14.l79: Democratic p.uraiy, 977 Tins Is not a
yer, large adverse plurality 10 overcome, IA vie"
ol the conditions of the present campaign. When
one secs bow cheerful and aggressive tLe
R,puohclns are, and how >ulen and
| dc>pondeut the Democrats have become
since the Indiana election 1t es not seem 4 rash
prophecy To say that Orange Count, i, going Il
gve 300 Republican majority aad tla. Person will
! be elected.
! Consderabl. ADJ was made in the Democratic
paocss last week over tlc prctc d-d conversion ol
AN old Il publican. Mr. Clemson. of the Wheeler
| Madden x Clemson >aw anI File Works. of thi:
place the extensive concern ia wich senator Madden
IS a PARTNER The report haI no foundation save the
| fact that on the occasion OF Democratic torch
light parade, when Mr.. Clemson and hs sons wer,
absent from home. hs daughter iit the gas in ia,
| front rooms of the house and opened the blinds
| The illumination OF the wealthy manutactuTer'-
| house made paragraph which eagerly
snqtched up by the Democratic paper
of the county. As soon Mr.. Clemson heard
of the affair by telegram from Senator
! Madden. he telegraphed explicit denial of the
| story chat he had come ont for Hancock: but the
papers which published the rcpor' have with on,
accord overlooked the denai.
| immediately west of here is the XAlSt District
made up OF the counties of Chcnaneo. Delaware ano
| Otsego. 1t elected Bundy. Republican. in 1876 by
majority OF l,76S. aud Weber in 1875 by plural
ity of 5l97-a Greenbacker receiving at the las
election over 5000 votes. Colonel Fer
rls Jacobs. of DELHI. Is the RcpuD
lican nominee this year. He was cassmate of Gen
| era Garfield in Williams College. and has the ab
| lty 10 represent the district in a way that will max,
more mark than Is male by the average Ncw-Yorb
| Congressman, who is usually rotated ont of office
before the House knows more Of him han the SOuno
| of ms name on the roll-cal. Colonel Jacobs Was
| one of the anti-Grant delegates 10 Chicago
| and no ono was more delighted thar
| he at the nomination oi Garfield
| He took part IN the wonderfully dramatic scene
| .b.l ,tgf
ried forward and held over GIri"ld'5 head rae
| standard OF NcwYork was little slow IN starting
| Jacobs shouted " By heavens thal dag has got tu
| wave the head OF my classmateW and seeing
| the staff strod, across the back of the seats (,
| where Garfield sat. In the triumphll arch formed
| above the fortunate nominee, no banner was hclC
| higher than that Of the Empire state.
| | hear that there ~ some dissatisfaction will
JacoDss nomination among the friends of defeated
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