Year: 1873

Tweed. and who had declared that he would do 80
again II he got the chance. This charge have
Information derived from reliable sources IN his
district know it to be utterly ground
Ies Iess winter in the seaaie he made
good record for himself as hard worker, and,
though he was set down az one OF those who re-
ceved $4,000 for voting against the Pro Rata
Freight bill; the general belief is that he was sus-
pected OF being sharer In the Pro Rata bill pool
simply because or the $4,000 revelation made
during the sittings OF the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, which had IN charge the question OF
the right OF Tweed to his seat In the last Senate.
General Wood stu claims that he was never
bribed, but admits that he did borrow money from
Tweed and Gould but as the people at large have
already pretty well made up their minds as TO what
the loans made to him were IN reality intended to
accomplish, need not here go into detail about
the matter. suffce 1t to say that he has not been
renominated, and could not have been had he tried
his best to secure the Convention in his favor. 1t
was his intention some months ago to run again
Tor the Senate confident that the people ol his
district would give him hearty support and ne
was probably led on to this hopeful view OF things
by what his friends alleged to be fact-namely,
that the very charges that were investigated DUR
ing the session OF the last Senate were freely made
against him during the canvass OF 1871, and that,
against him by his republican as well as democratic
antagonists, he was reelected by the tremendous
majority o. 2S3 over ms popular opponent tSaas has
was considerable division among the republicans,
giving him majority OF 2,S21; In the other two
counties he actually ran ahead of the State Ticket


THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC OPINION


His friends, however, this year learned to their L
tpss na as
to his alleged maligners that In 1871 the charges
were simply regarded as campaign slanders by
many, and that then no formal investigation had
been held. as in 1872. This difference Mr. Wood
himself doubtless overlooked when he expressed
candidate this year but the fact is that whether
he was guilty or not guilty, and although
from an ignomnious expulsion, the results OF
the Official investigation made an impress
sion on the people in Livingston, wyom-
to be lasting. 1t took the poor old gentleman some
time TO become convinced OF this but his friends
short time ago got their eyes opened to the real
induced Mr. wood to declare that he would not be
a candidate. The Convention was finally held and
who viii, beyond doubt be elected by hand
some majority over his democratic antagonist.
Had the been oosn c%ed eno@ga 70 20 ave
heve, from what i have heard upon all
sss ssss that the SesnanS canGdats would @
have had everything his % own 1--WE way m % the race; e.
ps % he the
can say for Mr.. Bowen's district; for, as have
already intimated had that gentleman been re,
suppose that the people in his district look upon
the charges against hum pretty much in the same
charges made against him in the newspapers and
by rival politicians before any official investga-
ton had stamped the suspicion attached to his
conduct with the seal OF condemnation.


A GOOD RECORD BLOTTED OUT


And yet General Wood is greatly to be pitied. AS
foT mse as gallant gal sodisr SO ana won the re-
spect of every man he had any dealings with In
the army. When he returned home he resumed
practice OF the law, and even his most inveterate
enemies are compelled to acknowledge that as
Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee of the SEN
In his Senatorial district he was popular to a
degree that falls to the lot OF but few publ men
In country districts, where man Is everyday con-
duct, and even his private affairs, undergo Scru-
tiny from his neighbors which public men
IN large cities never % dream Of; and and
place in the estimation of all his neighbors, demo-
Gratis and republicans alike. But his election to
the Senate was indeed q fatal thing for nim ana ina
charges made against him, in two brief years he
has forfeited the respect ana esteem OF some, II
before, NO one feels his position more keenly than
General Wood himsen and must say that pited
him him from my hsart short time aEo W when a;n met
for the. Senate, and when he added, rather re-
proachfnlly, You newspaper men will have one


THE AssEMBLYMEN.


AS to the Assemblymen In the two districts,
find that Ebert 1ownsend who was the represent
ative OF the county last year, has been renomi-
mated, and that Elshe s. Whalen has also been
renominated IN Orleans county. They are both
republicans and will be reelected, although the
farmers in the latter county threaten to make
things lively for Whalen because he went over to
Lme camp OF tne usury law Iepeaieas ,asn ",n.el
every day, begging piteously for mercy and
promising to vote the other way this winter
prayers may have the effect between now and
election day OF softening the heart Of the
hardnsted plough followers IN the district, and II
they do no man will be happier than Mr.. Whalcn.
Niagara county Will also be sure to send two re-
publcans again this year, A: @, Comstock and Dr.
o. Bardwell being nominated. Allegheny will send
a republican, and in lieu OF Archibald Kennedy
Jonathan B. Morey, republican. win be elected IN
Livingston, and Wyoming will also as usual send
q republican. SO 1t will be seen that as lar as the
Twenty-nnth and Thirtieth districts are concerned
there Is no hope for the democracy In the matter
OF either Senators or Assemblymen.