Year: 1875

strenuous effort on both sides The repub-
hcan speakers advertised for the remainder
of the present week average more than fifty
for each day. The advertised democratic
i speakers are not more than half as many,
but they comprise larger proportion Of
men of first rate ability. Ex-Governor Sey-
mour, altogether the most plausible and
persuasive campaign orator in the State,
makes his first appearance in the canvass
at Little Falls this evening, end he will also
| speak in this city on Thursday evening, at
Utica on Saturday evening, and at Sche-
nectady on Monday evening. Senator
Herman speaks this evening at Troy,
tomorrow evening at Whitehall, Thurs
day evening in this city, Friday even
ing at Albany, Saturday evening at
Utica, and Monday evening at Rome. The
only republican champion who can compare
with these two is Senator Conkling whose
only remaining appointments are at Buffalo
tomorrow evening and at Utica on Friday
evening. But if the democrats bring their
| great guns more frequently into the contest
during the week the republicans have an
advantage in the greater number of their
meetings.


The activity Of the canvass on the repub-
lican side is a consequence of the repub-
lican victory in Ohio and the expected vic
tory in Pennsylvania, where an initiation
| platform will have the same effect
as in Ohio. The New York re-
| publicans have gathered hope and zeal
4 a,
a vigorous canvass. Within the last day or
two they profess to be sanguine Of success;
but such professions ore made for cleo
tioneering effect, and may not have any sub
stantial basis. The leading republican organ
of this city stated yesterday that 'the
State Committee has in its possession infor-
nation which leaves no doubt whatever
as to the success Of the republican State
ticket, alleging that this opinion is founded
on "a very thorough canvass Of the State.
| 1t is probable enough that the republicans
are making gains and that they will reduce
the democratic majority of last year, but we
do not think they have any chance of re-
covering the State in this election. Governor
Tilden and his friends are managing the
democratic canvass with remarkable Skill and
the reform issue, which they press with
unwearied diligence takes a strong hold on
popular feeling.


The weak point of the democratic canvass
is one which hardly appears on the surface
and does not admit of exact measurement
There is considerable opposition to Governor
Tildens ticket in the democratic party itself,
but it is not openly avowed. If it has been
communicated to the republican leaders in
private conversations this may, perhaps be
one Of the grounds of their professed
confidence. 1t is well known that there
was a strenuous democratic opposition
to Governor Tildens nomination last year
that he encountered passionate democratic
opposition in the Legislature last winter, led
by Speaker Mcclure, and that the dishonest
democrats who have been hurt by the canal
investigation had formerly great number of
friends and large following who may not
all have deserted them. A remark made by
Attorney General Pratt in the Canal Board
last week shows he is out of accord with the
Governor and rather damaging statement



proves that he is more than willing to
damage the democratic ticket. 1t does not yet
appear how the numerous friends of Chief
Justice Church stand affected toward the
ticket, but the Judge is supposed to
be out Of favor with the Tilden
democracy Speaker McGuires statement,
to which we have alluded, i'm
peaches the veracity Of Mr.. Fairchild, Gov
ernor Tilden's candidate for Attorney Gen
eral, and is also a blow to Mr.. Hammond,
the democratic candidate for Senator in the
Twenty-sixth district Speaker McGuire's
damaging statements are corroborated by
the published evidence, including an afida-
Wit by Mr.. Howard Carroll and letter from
Mr.. Alvord, prominent member Of the As
sembly Nobody, except. perhaps, some of
the republican leaders, has any means Of
estimating the extent Of the democratic dis
affection in the rural districts. We all know
that there is a formidable division in the
democratic ranks in this city but it is di-
rected against Tammany and its dictatorial
chief, and is not likely to do any harm to
the State ticket 1t is altogether probable
that the democratic State ticket will be
elected, though by no such majority as was
given to Governor Tilden last year.


THE THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK.-One
of the reasons why the creditors Of the
Third Avenue Savings Bank should
promptly take steps for the displace-
ment Of the present receiver and the
appointment Of a new receiver not mixed up
with the broken bank is incontrovertible
The trustees of the rotten bank gave bonds
not all, of these trustees have made large
profits out Of the bank, but they now resist
the payment Of their forfeited bonds and pre-
tend that the swindled depositors have no