The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
UP-COUNTHT d. MOCHA S AWAKE
Substantial Gnirs Proniised in Onc!d, and
HerIimcr Counties.

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| Herkimcr Counties.
| UTICA Nov. 5.-Each day brings additional
| encouragement 10 the Democrats OF Oneida
| county. This is not campaign rumor. but a
| positive fact. A great deal OF work has been
| done here during the present week on both
sides. Tho Republicans have received a
| largo amount OF money. a great deal of which
will DO used to secure the election Of Mr..
Sherman to Congress. Messrs. Wheeler. Hack
EFT. and Sherman constitute o triumvirate in
charge OF Republican politics in this county.
and the condition on which Mr. Hackett was
permitted to 60 to New York as a State
committeeman was that he should generously
remember his friends in parcellinG out tho
funds Without this aid Mr. Sherman would
hardly know he wasrunninE. even though the
district is heavily Republican. His adversary.
Mr.. Bentley. is a very popular man. and has
none OF tho faults which can be laid at Mr..
Shernan's door. The situation here will per-
haps be better understood from the statement
that in 1888 this Congress district gave HAIR
rison 5000 majority. and that In all probability
1t will return Mr.. Bentley. the Democratic can
didate. to Congress by majority OF from 200
The event of the wecl; was the demonstra-
tGn Of the IA ara na
their last meeting the league had the. sigma
the candidates advocated by the Utica Hernbi.
Since that, time as many more names have
ss to an nS Ell Sn pe hsrf
rles Of tho league. From 40 to 50 per cent Of
these are certainly Republicans. and it is easy
vote. At til parade on Thursday night the
club turned out 1000 men. who marched in
i"rR from their tote to thr tity 6Iera House.
Opera House holds fully 1900 people and was
many men were turned away. and an ova.how
ys he1 9p % street. ST MAS
standing on he back seat OF a hack. held the
crowk for an hour. The speech Of Amos Cum
mings Wa the most mastery presentation Of
the worSinGmcn's position in this campaign
that has, ever leen heard hereahouts: When
he had finished George Blair. a well-known
labor advocate. addressed the meeting. max
ing I, special plea for Cornelius Haley. the
workingncn's candidate for member Of As
Thursday nights demonstration and the adj
dresses made have struck fear to the hearts Of
the Republican managers. and they are forced
in oneida county ' lie lie Anti.i;eii S AID Hc rS
League has eStablisheh organizations in
Fiji +. tit ani aa il
sympathy with the movement These men
mean business. and cannot be bought or in
undated. The Republican organs undertake
to say that the affair Is in the hands of the
Democrats. but that deceives nobody here.
where it Is generally known that the prime
movers arc and always have been Ecpubli-
cans that the workipgmen are about equally
divided between the two parties. and that they
will on this occasion vote solidly Tor the
Democratic ticket.
Four years ago Oneida county gave otiI
and Herkimer county l.n7l for Harrison The
present outlook is that Harrisons majority in
these two counties will he more than cut in
half The best informed Democrats conf
IDENTIFY claim that the Republicans will not
have to exceed 500 majority in this county
and not more. than 300 in Herkimer county
On the Presidential tickets these estimates
innate would a ne 1000 Tor Harrison in Oneida
local ticket made by the Republicans in this
county will weaken rather than strengthen
the Presidential ticket. Charles A. Tai.
colt. the candidate for, County Judge
on the Democratic ticket. will cortaiuTy
he elected. ANY fair.minhed Republican who
is well informed on the situation and can So
cure a promise not to lie quoted. is willing 10
say that Harrison will hnve 500 to y d less
votes than lie had here four years ago yLa
biggest claim made hy any one for the Eopub-
licnn~ is that Of Mr.. sherman. whn is RUNNING,
for Congress. and he says that Harrison vii
carry Oneida county by LOO which would he
falling of VI 2G5 from lSSS.