New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25
THURSDAY,
OCT. 25. 1894.

can County Convention, and has the united support
by faithful and efficient service at Albany Mr..
Snyder is prosperous farmer Of wide acguan,,ancs
go last fall and will doubtless repeat that creditabe
victory next month His Democratic opponent Is
Seneca County, which .adjoins Schuyler the
north has population of $500. and cast vote In
evenly divided between the two parties Mr. ,oo Cleye.
cnS 81 dord eaea the
over Palmer by only so votes Seneca Falls and Water
manufacturing Interests. which have been severely az
feced by the business depression OF the last eighteen
legislation OF this Congress and the policy OF the
Cleveland Administration may change enough votes
In no event however IL the majority one way
the other likely 10 exceed 100. Last fall the Re,
Seneca Falls won a rather unexpected victory, beat
n n proyed Sme by d en
has been renomnated, and hopes TO make second
Thomas Hammond also OF Seneca Falls There have
been unfortunate divisions in the past In the RepuD-
still survives The party is. however generally
local fight than it has been for number of years.
HILLS MASTERY IN CHEMUNG.
The nomination of Senator Hill as the Democratic
candidate for Governor seems to preclude the pos
siblity OF Republican In Chenung No
county In the State is more devoted to Mr. HilPs
personal interest mole susceptible TO the peculiar
political methods Ly means Of which he has steadily
risen to power. The history of Chemung County
for twenty years past is the history chiefly OF
David b. HIPS corrupting and corroding influence
in its politics. influence which indirectly and in
sdiously has debased and enfeebed its whole social.
commercial and Industrial life.
Trained boy in tie cynical and venal politi-
cal methods of Charles Cook, the nte-bellum mag
nate of Schuyler County, this struggling and
bilious law student and dabber in politics, brought
into the politics of Chemung skill, adroitness
and audacty In the manipulation of voters,
which gave him ready eminence even among the
hardened politicians OF that always measuraby
Durchasable
battles, within and without the party organization
and his allies have counted for supreinacy. and
with the gradual extension and perfection Of the
machinery OF :he sale and barter. the debauchery
of the public conscience has become complete and
rreyocable For years the purchase of votes In
Elmra has been looked upon ; or less UNI
avoidable scandal. tolerated by public opinion and
visited by neither legal moral censlIre. Enor
in local. State and Federal elections and the cal
ousness of public sentiment to this debasing in
means and responsibility are more than suspected
of making the suffrage direct means of revenue.
CORRUPTION RAMPANT IN ELMIRA.
According 10 the local authorities there to-day
in Elmra over 200 corrupuble voters-fuliy one
third OF the voting populs tion-while in the OF
Chemung County there ut least 800 more. The
bightins effects Of this decentralization on the com
merclai life ard public spirit OF the and county
are only 100 evident Elmira with dirty streets, bad
water and signs of stagnatiOn and shabbiness
every hand, presents melancholy contrast 10 the
hamton once inferior in wealth and population but
now Outstuppins It's handicapped competitor with
enormous strides. The county. too. with its
hausted tobacco fields and declining population.
hbits the same symptoms If sglect and retrogres-
SION II county with such floating and corrupt
be vote 10 safe estimate ever be made of
suits at the polls. The normal Democratic majority
= about 81 Bu. there always extraordinary
Varla lions and personal surprises II Senator Hill
resorts To his mehonored method Of rolling up ma
Joriurs in Fnemune he NAV carry the county by
anything from 1900 TO $50" His majority is not
likely to fail below 200 IN any event.
For tn Assembly Their" Is an active fight N pro-
gress between Colonel Archie f. baxter the Repub-
lean. and john r. Stanchield. the Democratic
ddaie B,th nominees Eve in E'mlrl Colonel Bax-
ter IL Vel known q .awAer and a public
speaker, and has great personal strength in the
county H. was 4 candidate FOR Congress in 1852.
the disastrous year 0f the Fo!ger campaign and
WAS beaten by one OF tn great banking family OF
Arnois. Mr.. Stanchfeld = the former law partner
of senate Hill, and j. the Local counsel for the
Arnot Bank and FOR the Emir, Refornatory II.
has been prominent in the recent Investigation Of
The RefOrmatory ana IL IN, litigation growing out
OF H. II j. understood ina z y" j. elected ni IN"
next Assembly Is Democratic. he be tne choice
OF the machine for the Speakershp. This years
Assemblymau vas Rohert + HIsh. Of Horsehsads.
'onS Ccnspcuous fsgf" AT Albany but now set
aside IN M Stanchh-ids inter - lie WAS elected
last fail hy majority III ~.