Year: 1872

I'm November.


UTICA, August 49, 1872.
Oneida county forms Of itself the Twenty-second
district, and is just now rather lively stumping
ground for the two contending political parties the
Conkling and anti Conkling entering into the sport
OF the canvass with more bitterness than in any
one other section Of the State. The liberals in the
county are very loud in their boasts as to what
majority they will give Greeley in November.
and the GRANTEES are equally noisy in their
claims. Mr.. Ellis H. Roberts is the representive
in Congress from the district, and Is well known
as devoted adherent of the Conkling party, and
in fact he is Conkling's right hand man, and what
ever the blonde Senator says is law in the party.
Mr.. Roberts says ditto. l called upon him to-day
to ascertain what he thought about the situation
generally and In the district particularly. He is the
editor Of OF the leading dailies Of the CITY, and
when entered his ONCE he was hard at work at
his editorial duties. He is an exceedingly
agreeable conversationis and your correspondents
chat with him on political affairs was, therefore,
by no means barren Of result. 1t was profitable in
point Of information Of Q definite character, for,
though Mr. Roberts is politician. he is a man who
is ever ready to acknowledge the weak points in
his party, instead Of endeavoring to run them up.
In q word found him q frank, outspoken man,
thoroughly posted as to


THE MANoEUvERINGs OF BOTH PARTIES
and with an unbroken faith In the superiority, in
point of right and justice, OF his party over its
rival.


II understand, Mr.. Roberts, said !, after had
introduced myself; II understand that the liberals
are stronger in this county than in any other in the
State proportionatey. My Investigations have
shown rather mixed state Of things on both sides.
Now, what s your opinion about the matterS"


Mr.. Roberts laid down his pen on his desk slowly
and carefully, as though 1t was made OF glass and
the least rudeness might break its mighty Conklng
pensively for moment, and then exclaimed


my candid opinion is, SIR, that we shall carry
the county by even


.Presuming to be q little facetious remarked,
II mean" said he with considerable warmth
"the party which sustains the national admins
tration as against the men VINO would, no matter
what good or III happens to the nation by reason
to obtain control Of the government.''


"Then you do not put much faith in the alleged
strength OF the liberals in the county Yv


"Well, they say they know OF what they affirm;
wide Of the mark. We have as yet not made very
thorough canvass Of the district, but men who are
accustomed to canvass It, ana who have so far in
vestigated the facts as to the detection in the
publican ranks, are in no wise alarmed The truth
Is, we have in our midst a few people who will vote
against the party they have heretofore been con-
nected with but they are not SO numerous as to
create alarm In this city, for instance, which is
ordinarily democratic although we lately elected
republican Mayor, the liberals claim that they will
carry 1t by a large majority, and have three hun
dred to four hundred & Greeley republicans counted
said before, we will carry the countyby


GOOD MAJORITY,


probably an increased majority, for General Grant.


"IIad the North Carolina election any effect on
the two parties in the district"


cit had. l freely confess that when the news
was first made public that North Carolina had gone
democratic by majority OF thousands, 1t caused a
remDe Srt Of up
the thing, felt like going over to the Greeley camp
at once. But the reaction, after 1t became posi-
tive fact that the republicans had carried the State
by electing their candidate for Governor was i'm
mense and republicans became more united than
ever and ten times more determined to make the
'T'hen you think everything looks favorable to an
ultimate administration victoryY'


republicans In this district will give General Grant
larger majority than he got in 1868; and firmly
believe that he VIII WILL, -uv co,-vr,v


in November by an overwhelming vote. We are
sure in the coming State elections OF Maine, Indi-
ana and the other states winch shortly hold their
local elections


"How about Pennsylvania


1--WE shall carry that In October. We may posi-
bly lose the Governor; but l think the republican
majority for Congressman ut large will be such
that there will afterwards be no doubt about how the
state will go In November The true test vote Of
the strength OF the two parties will be the vote
Congressman at large and that will be the certain
indication OF the result OF


THE NOVEMBER BATTLE"


"How about our own State, Mr.. Roberts''


''Grant will be certain to carry IT,"


"But the Greeley people are betting that the
State will go liberal by from fifty to seventy thou
sand majority"


Mr.. Roberts smiled an incredulous smile at this
and Observed


From all the advices In our possession AT pres
ent think General Grant Will carry the state. The
country districts WILL believe, give MIN larger
majority than they did in 1885,"


"But what If New York city should give Greeley
10000 majOrityY,


at will do nothing of the kind. 1t gave 10000
majority in 1865 for Seymour, but


MAJ0RprIEs IN NEW YORK CITY
will not be made up this year by the same means