New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
RAINES WINS IN ONTARIO.
HE HAD ONLY NARROW MAJORITIEs IN
MOST OF THE TOWNS
HIS FINAL DEVICE WAS TO MIsLEAD THE
VOTERS BY AN INCORRECT STATEMENT CON-
cERNING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SAX
TONS ATTITUDE TOWARD HIM
THE FIGHT TRANSFERRED TO
WAYNE COUNTY.
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THE FIGHT TRANSFERRED IO
WAYNE COUNTY
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Canandagua, n. Y. Aug. 10.-John Raines has
won the support OF Ontario County as cand-
date for Senator, but by such small majorities in
most OF the towns that the Wayne County Re-
publcans need not think him actually the choice
Of Ontario Frank II. Hamn OF this village,
the opposition candidate, had only one week IN
which to make his canvass. while Raines had
been at work I'm his own behalf for year and
he had the assistance at every point Of Thomas
c. Platt Mr. Platt aided Raines In getting
patronage at Albany for Republicans possessing
influence in Ontario County. The canal patron
age was awarded to Raines by George w.
Aldridge Superintendent OF Public Works
Besides Raines had the active assistance OF
the Democratic leaders. who naturally believe
that with a weak Republican candidate for Sena-
tor they will have a good chance Of electins
Democrat in this district There were $50 Demo-
Gratis who voted for Raines at the Republican
caucus here In Canandaigua That was the
opinion Of leading Democrats who were at the
polling place and saw the voters going up to the
ballot-box with Raines ballots in their hands.
HOW RAINES DECEIVED THE VOTERS.
RaInes, as a final device to influence Republican
voters issued a document. ostensibly from the
office of THE Ontario County Tines contain
ing a pretended dispatch from Clyde. the home Of
Lieutenant Governor Saxton, in which the cor
respondent labored to prove that Mr.. Saxton was
not against Raines and had been mlsquoted by
the correspondent OF The Tribune and other
newspapers when they represented him as giving
reasons why Raines should not be renominated
1t need not be said that The Tribune's corre-
spondent did not invent the interview with Mr..
Saxton The correspondent met Mr.. Saxton In
Rochester by appointment. and Mr.. Saxton then
dictated the interview to the correspondent
Upon ending his remarks Mr.. Saxton said to the
correspondent: please read aloud my state
ment" The correspondent did so. and Mr. Sax
ton said that 1t just what he wished to say
about Mr. Raines. The correspondent then sent
the interview to The Tribune without the slight
est alteration. 1t a formal statement Mr..
Saxton did not make it in haste. but with care
and deberation. There be question.
therefore. that he Is opposed to the nomination Of
Ranes for Senator and will do all In his power to
defeat him.
Raines at midnight last night sent this mis-
leading statement about Mr. Saxtons attitude
toward him into every town of the county, and
it distributed at the polls at every caucus as
soon as the voters assembled. Raines did not
include in this statement. however. the following
dispatch. which he received from Mr.. Saxton on
Thursday:
The Hon. John Ranes: I told a reporter, in sub
stance. that hoped Hamln would carry ontario.
because / was afraid your nomination would cost
the party votes Said nothing about the county OF
Wayne CHARLNS 7. SAxTON,
MIR. saxton's opposition to Ranes thus ut
tered without hesitation to Raines himself. 1t
natural that Raines, in his effort to throw
dust into the eyes of the Republican voters OF
was not opposed to his nomination. should deem
1t imprudent to print this dispatch
IT IS MACHINE VICTORY.
Mr. Saxton is right II Ranes is nominated
for Senator his nomination will cost the Repub-
lican party votes In both Wayne and Ontario
counties. The resistance made to his nomna-
tion in his own county, after only one weeks eff
fort by his opponents, discloses the fact that
there Is danger of his rot receiving the full Re-
publican vote. A citation Of the vote of few
of the towns will disclose how unpopular he ac
tually is in the county and how only by the aid
of a political machine was he able to gain ma
jority in 1t. Thus in the town of West Bloom-
ed he had only four majority -, In f Phelps the
Raines, 81. and Hamlin AZ; IN Richmond, Ham
lin. 49, and Raines. So: in Victor. Raines $780,
and Hamin, 166; in Manchester. Ranes 55, and
Hamlin, As. Raines had only eight majority In
Bristol. If man were Overwhelmingly favor
.te for Senate he would have carried these towns
by larger majority. In Geneva tnere was no
opposition to Rares was there any in the
town OF Naples Ralnes had the best success in
Canandaigua. his home. The Democrats there
aided I'm, has been stated. and he polled 631
votes to 1875 for Mr.. Hamlin. Mr.. Hamlin did
we'll in certain towns. In South Bristol he had
20 votes to only | for Raines. In Canadice he
received 81 votes to 13 cast for Ranes In East
Bloomfield he got 1S2 votes to SO for Ranes. In
South Bristol he had % to 13 votes for Ranes
and in the town of Seraca he had 81 to SO for
Raines. 1t IS clear that. although Raines car
ried twelve towns of Ontario County out OF SIX
teen. and will have sxty-four votes in the AS
semby District Convention to sixteen votes for
Hamlin yet he carried most of the towns by only
small majorties.
But for the fact that the Republican farmers
Of Ontario were getting in their big crop OF oats
and could not go to the caucuses he would have
been beaten
WHAT WAYNE MAY DO.
The fight over the Sena.orship is now trans
ferred to Wayne County. There Mr. Saxton and
his friends will undoubtedly set to work to make
arrangements for the election OF delegates in
favor Of the denomination Of some Wayne County
candidate