New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18

hundred votes from one year to another. although
The majority has rarely fallen at an election OF
any great Importance. below the thousand Hiaih
Chenango is essentially an agriculture! county
very similar in general characteristics 10 Del
aware and Sullivan counties, with whicn. uhuer
the proposed apportionment amendment uId"h
by the Constitutional Convention, II Is joined 70
make a new Senate District, at once compact
and homogeneous. 1t is hilly, upland country
cut into many pretty valleys, all dralnlhe Into
the main basin Of the Chenango River, which
COWS through the heart of the county from north
east 10 southwest. Norwich. tho county seat
with population Of 1920. is the only place
above the size Of the average conn,S meg ovec
Chenango's majority for General Harrison over
Mr. Cleveland In 1892 was l,l)0. Last IAN Idi-
mer for Secretary Of state, CARED II Dy i'2si'
Mr. Morton this year ought TO get l4oo ne 10. "a
nuhlican candidate for Assemblyman Is DaNlh
Sherwood Of Greene. Mr.. Sherwood is farmer
of means and education, and was sent 10 the As
semby last fall by majority OF lAoS. tie lIaue
an excellent impression at Albany az a ~ -.
term member and gladly renoninateu pE
his constituents. He will undoubtedly repeat
his c.sditable victory Ct 1898 .
Tioga County. adjoining Broome on the west
in the Southern Tier. has an admiraDie rcCoEu 81
consistent and stawart Republlcanisn' lhoush
small in area and declining shehty III papa, una
tion Il has. in recent years. malh'diheu anu
even increased It's Republican ma)oriueS me
Susquchanna runs through the ioWfr nan va
the county from border 20 border pciole '1 IN
ir- south into Pennsylvania. and in Us WinulhS
valley lie the chief towns and the rlcher iai ,
lands To the north the country Is rouen, hiIIS
and much Scdntly popud''"'
the census Of 1890 gave Tioga populdtlo-n -o NJ
only % geo the total vote cast in 1917 was '''p,
an extraordinary showing. President HaTris" nae
majority over Mr.. Cleveland that wear was 900
In 1S93 when the total vote cast iell 20 80,
palmer for Secretary Of State. beat cora Me!ri
1850 Ii is thought by the Ropuoiicah rndh ,d,
that Mr.. Motions majority ms "a VIZ can
about POO Epenetus Howe. al C2ndo,' u d C'i,
didate for reelection TO the Assembly, ne -
n leading man in the county ard last winter luIN
high rank in the Assembly, though w" W. v,,l
is accYred this fall. ana ne VIII
undoubtedly be a conspicuous figure IN 'he nm
LEGISLATURE especially If the RepuDncahS te' 1
control Of the lover branch. MI. low IIau .,
margin las year # 1134. His Democratic "ppoie,,'
is Clark s Carr. of Richford town IN the nor'ne
ern end Of the county. Tioga IS me noInt r ~
Ex-senator Thomas Plat ana es psr.y
interests mas been intrusted for a NUMBER 3i
wears TO the very capable hands OF imam "a, h. -
Snvth. jr. who. in conjunction with MS lathsl'
chairman of the County ColnifitteG Delo,,,, n
dts and manages The OWcgo IlncS' pun
ushed al Owego. the county seat. .....,..,,,
Tompkns County. whose sea- OF ov,rn,,e
,,or,hvrestern corner of Representative Kay :
hilging and overpopu,ated Congress u !s,,a..
Cayuga Lake stretches down across us no. c,I,
border reaching TO Ithaca, ana SeoSi al. o,,,.d
y moi poitically the county should be grouPeu
with those of the great central iahe me-
rather than with its present nelsnpois ~
eusouehanna Valley basin. Tompklns toun'S
has shown more variations, perhaps, III ltS ~ ~ ,
publican vote than any other portion % t t,'c
ZXVIth District. The RepuDhcah HlaJuitrs
occasionally during the 'ast ten years la'T a 90
low as 500 or COO. The growth OF ithaca H,u" :,
.,alf-. and In noDulatiol has seemed recently 10
sdS fresh strength to the Republican orsani%a
ton. and in 1892 the creditable majority o! LSti
wac given 10 the Republican elecloTai .iSh.'.
Iae+ TaT Palmer's majority over Never ieil 10
OK but on a greatly reduced vote. Mr.. Morton Moi
should get next month majority over hili Ot
froro I 200 TO 800 The party is III eNcelIeIi ,
anai,ion and Mr. Hill has little or no personal
streneth in the county. even inside the Demo.
cratic organization The Republican, canptda IF
IUo u,bo has already served one term sue
c esseT at Albany Mr.. Stewart had to con-
tend tend with an Independent as well as Demo mo
cratic opponent at the last eec'U on nu'
handsonelv over both his rivals HIS nlaJorI'y
naar 7 n Conkling. his Democratic competitor
Uoe ss5 So far no opposition Assembly cand-
date has been named