Year: 1875

Is very hard TO how Mr. Hoag can wipe out Roscoes
1850 majority Of last fall In the language OF an old
larner whom met al Richmondvlle the democrats az
the polls VIII coax Hoag TO stay home for the winter
here " but little doubt about Delaware sending George
H. Wheeler from the First district and George d. Decker
rom the second both republicans. The democratic
nominees are unusually strong men, Gabriel s Mead
ana Isaac - Maynard, and some Of the sanguine
democrats declare thai they elect Mead In the FIRST
district but think they will lind that they


RECKONING WITHOUT THEIR


The democratic state ticket will feel assured, pol
a large vote and there will I'D no scratching Althongh
as said before feel certain that Chenango and Della
ware WIZ give each minority for the republican state
that Chenango especially will give much smaller
majority for the ticket than she did for Dix last year
Ihe democrats have an idea they do well in
Delaware as they did in "a and that there will be
enough republican for the democratic ticket to
Shit last years republican majority to their side
nut 40 not mink they can. Tho vote the state
ticket on both sides in each county will be large not
much on account Of the hubbub about the canal
frauds any particular love the voters have for Tden
as because OF the interest taken in the contest
Senator.


TURN OF THE WHEEL


II may be remembered that little over week ago
when was in Sekregs district gayo it as NV opinIon
that IN spite OF the ugly charges which have been made
against him OF having been bribed as legislator the
Senator would be able TO pull through successfully.
Since then marked reaction to have taken
place IN Tompkins county in favor of Schuyler took
occasion the other day to run down into the county
from Auburn, and found that the reaction was fact
What has so suddenly brought 1t about would be very
hard TO tell; but met several republicans who had
told me when | was in the district last that as the
charges against Sekeg were not proven they intended
TO vote for him who have changed their minds and
say that Iii is better after all to vote for Schuyler
From all | can learn am now Of tho opinion that
Tompkins county will give Schuyler majority
and that II the Methodist voters in Toga county do not
take that $50,000 appropriation for the Catholic
Rciormnory teo much 10 heart which schuyler voted
for the of Broomc county will not be sufficient
defeat him. Selkreg's friends have become frightened
by the new aspect OF affairs and arc leaving stone
uuurned in order 10 stem the tide that has all OF
sudden set in against their candidate | in
formed Lansing that the railroads tho particular
was mentioned would to Selkregs rescue during
the coming week in ''subsantia way" IL Is not
sure now either that Eugene D. Gere the republican
candidate IN Toga, or Merritt King republican,, IN
Tompkns county will be elected IL was thought "A
week ago that King could easily defeat Samuel d. Hal
liday the democratic candidate and that Gere would
have little trouble In getting majority over stephen
w. Leach. But the prohibition candidates in the dis
trcts Hooker and Perrgo have developed such con-
siderable strength during the past week that the repub
icans have justly


TAKEN ALARM.


And well they may have, ior the temperance vote in
Tompkins county alone last year 3l6 and 1876 in
Tioga and while the former elected democratic Assem-
byman James Bishop republican was elected IN the
latter by only l13 majority. Then X. A. Ford, demo-
crat Is carry Bmghamton city (the republi-
candidate carried IL last year) and as temperance
candidate talked and the temperance vote IN tho
county Is over 200some say 30O-he too may possibly
get elected IL would he certainly grand sweep Tor the
democrats If they not only defeated Selkreg but also
elected their candidate for the Assembly each OF the
three republican counties AT all events 1t Is almost
certain that they will win IN Tompkins and Tioga
counties, which will be democratic gain OF two. As
Tor Sclreg he is slippery eel and even though the tide
appears AT present to lie setting III against HIM with iul
Orce his railroad friends pull hlm through though
considerable trouble TO say anything about tho
expense 1t is questionable when II TO the PINCH
II they Will think enough of him TO to either trouble
or expense to save him in the day Of his peril.