The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1876, Page 4

4 THE TWO SIDES. of te Oetaber Elections the Doubifui States. Republicans Figure Up*224 Votes as Certain for Hayes, DEMOCRATS CLAIM i ae oo) Statements of Several Working Political Leaders. The Effect Upon 195. 1b fs of the highest importance to know how the re- Spective managers of the two parties in the present contest view the situatiou, now that the crucial test of the October elections is over. Have the Uctober elec- Yons encouraged the democrats or the republicans? Have they slackenod or stimulated their efforts to secure victory in Novemver’ For the purpose of wscertaining these points calls were made recently both upon the Democratic and the Republican State committees, with what results will now be stated, Mr. Magone, the chairman of the Democratic Com- mittee, was evidently clated by the result of the elec- tigns in the October Stutes, which he pronounced a great victory tor the democracy. ‘The determination pf the contest in Indiana im favor of the democracy,” said he, “will have the most favorable influence upon the vote of this State. ‘There are always a large number of doubtful voters who Ink their fortunes with the party which they believe will succeed. Thousands of doubtful democrats amd republicans who hitherto hesitated to join our ranks for fear that we would not suoceed will now openly declare for us. The letters we have received yesterday and to-day | They ad- | vive us of immense mass meetings he!d from the home | have all been of the most tavorable tenor. of Wheeler to Long Island Sound, and trem the Hudson River to Lake Erie, and our correspondents im numerous towns in nearly every portion of the State send us lists of citizoms, with their post oflice adresses and occupations, who have hitherto vuted the republican ticket but have now either joined the democratic erganization or openly declared fur Samuel J. Tilden and reform. A week ago 1 advised the Hxratp of the great ide of popular sentiment which has becn sweeping threugh the Empire State during this canvass; but since the victory jn Indiaua the current has even been intensitied, until, {rom the touor of ull the advices we | bave at hand, as well as from the reports of men not hkely to be carried away by party enthusiasm, and simply recording the results of painstaking and care- ful observation, we have ao reason to doubt that Gov- ernor Tildeu will carry this State by a handsome ma- Jority.”” THE EPPECT UPON THE DOUBTFUL voTE, “Bat, Mr. Magone,”” expostulated tho writer, “the republicans also claiui that the Uctuber elecuons re- sulted in a victory for them.’? “Lam aware of the fact,’ Mr. Magone responded briskly ; ‘but our reports have made the eflect of these elections upon the doubtful voters-uf the State clearly apparent. We are receiving with every mail advices of the most encouraging character; here, tor instance, are some letters which we have received within the last bour.” With this Mr, Magone exhibited quite a number ot letters to the writer. They were certainly of a most highly congratalatory and even effusive character. “The efect of the Indiana election,” contioued Mr. Magone, ‘upon the floating vote of the State leaves no doubt in our minds that doubttui voters regard it as a democratic victory; not that Indiana was necessary for a democratic triumph, but simply that it assures it, The meotings last eveuing at various prominent potnts—at Troy, Rome, Syracuse, Oswego, Rochesier, Ugdensburg, Malouc, ‘Hudson, Peekskill, &c.—were bl the most Gemonsirative and even jubilant char- acter.” “But was not the loss of Onio a defeat for the demo- fratic party, Mr, Magone?”’” +How could it be a defeat?’ Mr. Magone returned fecisively, ‘when we all siong conceded Ubiv tv the fepublicans ?’’ And with still greater emphasis be Added, ‘We have not lost Unio, because we never had N—we never claimed i And, lurtbermore, remeinver ibat the republicans barely savea Obio, and up to with- In a few days of the ciection bad proc ed that they would carry Obto by 40,000 majorit 18 THK BOOT ON THK OTUER LEG? “But the republicans say, on the other hand, that rou Lave barely suved Iudiunat’ “That 1s a fair question, aud I am glad you have put. ittome, In Indiana Mr. Williams, our candidate tor vernor, Jabored under the disadvantage that many mocraté did not cousider bis early training and occu- pution in lie as proper qualifications for the arduous duties of Governor of the great State of Indiana, wuile in November the feeling of State pride will bring to our side many voters who declined to vote tor Williams but who will be but too proud and happy to cast their ballots tor Governor Hendricks, Indiana's most popular von, as Viee President of tho United States. Governor Hendricks’ popularity will give us Indiana nex) mouth by alarge majority, His popularity is vot » matter of experiment, but bas been tried aud proven when he wiectod Goversor while the whole 4 of his Heket was deteated.”’ INDIANA CERTAIN NEXT NOVEMBER, “Then you confident of securing the electoral 1 indiapa i Novembe: “Undoupted!:; It is well known to every intel: ent man thatthe republican party made the re ndiana election (heir battie Heid for the national cou- lost, aw they needed Hot only the electoral vote of In- diana but also the prestige of a preliminary triumph m October to iutiucuce the voie in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and withoat sueh infiu could not hope tocurry these all-imporiam States. And yet, understanding the situation per- hey did, aud | vch able men as Mor- Blame and company, and with im- mense funds at band to devauch such voters as ceul@ be bought up—iunds wrung irom the earnings of 90,000 vitice-holders—they were yet defeated ou the battle ground of their own ehvosing.”” Mr. Magone delivered this lavt sentesce im @tone of uy, woued earnesiness Mr. Magone $b proceeded to give a sammary of r q the caleuiatiol the Democratic Committee tor No- vember, as foliows ‘Necessary for a choice, 185 votes, STATES CKRTAIN FOR TILDEN. Connecticut. + 6 Moswimsippi. y New York ...+ . % Loumiava .. 8 New Jersey. 9 Kentucky... 12 « & Tennessee. 12 8 STATKS PROBABLE FOR TILDES. 4 Sout Caroly 7 «10 Califeran 6 . . a DEBATABLE seveeses MLD . 2 + . ” hat we must suc- our programuve. You will see that the state- {s founded upon the most curesul estimate of la: eneral clections and the ts of the rec tober contest." ‘But, Me. Mayone,” tLe writer again ex, ‘ew York, Connecticut ats New Jersey are generaliy the leading three doubtful States, are they “They cannot be justly classed such, Take New York, in the tirst piace. Two years ago we ried it by over 60,000 majority. List year, notwithstanding the serious defection in several counties growing out or the t ennal exposures, and despite the great lo York city vote arising irom lvcal troubles, wi y about 14,000 majority. Now, isaflection in the canal counties has been more U overcome by citizens sceing that rogues been cut off trom the public crib at which Ubey bave bithero fed avd that their own rnteresis huve been promoted thereby. Iu New York city and Brook.yn we expect a large majority compared with the meagre majority of 90,000 last yenr.”” CONNBCTICUT AND XEW JERSEY. “And as to Connecticut and New Jersey 1” decwediy democratic State; there Mi as to is no doobe what Connecticut our adviees trom uso a large majority, The iret that ¢ themselves do not feel certain about Conneticut clearly evidenved by their claiming the recent iowa elections as baving bedh in their favor, while in realty wo bave carried nine tow! fore. By the way, as regards the city vote, oniy last evening there were three reputable business meu hore whose names | wili give you on condition that you with. hoid * ée0i a Broadway firm. Mr. Magoue extracts irom the letters above aliuded to, h correspond with those published in the HeRaLD of Vetover & They give lists of repubiicans, With be 1 Post Office addresses, who have 8, od Mr. May yi While the writer publicatior that every inaul brungs atill more. stulated, | vn the | | wus no ene who could | | could not undertake to give the | errand, but semt back the message that * : NEW was at the rooms ot the committee several of these let ters arrived aud were opened and shown him by Mr. Magoue, THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THK STORY. In order to ascertain the republican side of the story, as the H¥RALD loves always to give both sides, acyll was made upon the Republican State Commit- tee. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Like the mystic temple of Delphi the State Committee is shrauded in deepest’ —_{mpenetrabrlity, when you finally do effect an entrance you ‘fin oracle, Mr. Cor choice liquors and exquisite cigars toa iriendly politicians, Whenever the writer called upon the committee for information he would be met with the excuse that Mr. Cornell was busy, too pressingly en- gaged, in faet, to I hw sanctum. Moreov: wer in bis place. one of the Seeretaries, once attempted ment, but presently “backed out,” saying i of the commit- lof the writer’s tee. He promised to inform Mr. Cot Henee the reader will possibly get Mr. Cornell's ear,” readi.y see what a tremendous persenage Mr. Cornell is, President Grant, Governor Hayes, Governor Til- den, Goveral Sherman, Cardinal McUloskey—every great man ip the land ean be seen except THE MIGHTY AND XCLUSIVE CORNELL. ess of the cuairman has infected the or, even if he be uence, cau generally omly When Mr. Corneli’s ie’ engay: josely investigated it 1s often tound that they are iu the mature of whiskey and cigars, or else why is it that when Mr. Cornell is de- nied to every visitor you cay seo hurrying waiters carrying into bis sanctum trays which Jairly groan under their Joad of liquors and rs? The National Committee, however, is less pressingly engaged with political cronies, and always accessible. Mr, McCormick, the Secretary; General Hawley, Gen- eral Arthur, Col ort, and other noted publicans were ‘ound, and an interesting though oon. cise statement of the situation was readily obtali Mr. McCormick said he was only ember of t committee, god could not therefore speak for t whole committee or even for its chairman, but he would give bis opinions for what they were worth. ‘The lullowing ts the election outlook, a# viewed from the republican committee rooms : STATKS CKRTAIN FOR HAYES. Colorado. 3 22 Inno. a 29 lowa iL 4 Kansas. 5 5 Mai 7 Wiecousin...... lw Massachusetts 13 South Carolina, . 7 Michigan. 11 North Carolina. lo Minnesota 5 New York. 35 Nebraska 3 New Jersey. 9 Calitornia.... 6 224 8 8 6 Tennesseo. Bb] Texas. 8 n 6 12k 8 ease! 6 a comparison of th be secu ata glanee that New York, NewJersey and North Caro- lina, which are claimed as certain for Tildeu, are claimed with equal positiveness tor Hayes. Wiscousiu, South Carolia and Californi, which are put down on le ag ‘*probubie”” tor Tilden, Ligure on M list us certain for Hayes. ‘ail of Til den’s devatabie” States are put down on the republi- can list as certain for Hayes. The quecrest calcula- tion ts in regard to Florida, which Mr. one, mod- estly, only claims as “probabie"’ for Tilden, while on the Tepublican table it 14 readily conceded as certain tor the democrats. ‘The ways of political calculators | are, indeed, dark and devious and difficult to reconcile, TUE OCTOBRE ELKCTIONS. As to the effect of the Uctover elections the following statement was furnished :—" She gains are greatly on our side, We gain five Congressmen in Obio—per- bups six—and feur in Indiava, which we cepsider a remarkal jain under the circumstances and full of encouragement to our side. In Obio our majority is pearly double of what it was last year y 5,000 and this year it is between 9,000 and 10,000, and in Iudiana thé democrats simply’ retain a Governor, which they havethad for the last tour years. I see no cause Jor democratic congratulations 1 this result, and certainly not @ boasting. The pretences of the demo- cratic congratiflatory address recently published are utterly unfounded und even preposterous.” : O10 AND INDIANA. “Is it not true, then, that you have predicted a majority of 40,000 ‘in Obio, as asserted by tho demo- rats Y “In this room we have never’ predicted more thi 10,000, und some of us predicted not over 5,000. W hud a close contest last yeur, and had no reason to ex- pect anything but anothr strenuous contest.” “Is it mot true that you staked the Premdency on a victory in Iadiana?” “No, itis uot, We madein Ohio quite as earnest a asin Indiana. We shall reuewehe coutest in \d hope to carry it in November, t jority of 20,000 in Ohio.” Jeraey, which you oe? “All our advices. indicate u perfect union between the republicans, independents and liberals in New York and New Jersey. This State bas wever been lost by the republican party in @ Presidential year when the party bas beum united. Ever since the ioundation of the republican party the State bas unuormly gone republican iu a Presidential year, with the single ex- ception of 1868. when the dem s stole our votes.’’ “Will pot popularity carry Ind for the democrats in November ?”” “No; he curried it in October of 1872, but that did not provent Indiava from going repablicau by about 20,000 in November,” A prominent official, who rules nota thousand miles stom House, stated that against the detec- repubtican ranks claimed by the Demoeratio Commitiee he coula readily God 2,000 Tammany dem- ocrais who would not vote for Tilden, b rd them in dispensing was no political future the fedtral pairouage, for them if Tilden was elected. will be three cents, REPUBLICAN TYRANNY. No, 2,009 H Street, Wasmyctox, D.'C., Oct, 20, 1876. To tHe Epitor or tak Hxratp As Zachariah Chandler recently denied, in an inter- view reported in your columns, that be had used com- pulsion to obtain contributions from his subordinates, I think that you will find room for the following sta! ment:— Last spring I hold the position of First Assistant Ex. aminer im the Patent Offices having obtained it by- success in several rigid competitive examinations, and filled it long and satistactorily, As the Corncetcut election approached the republican committee of that State urged that I should vote with them or pay them money forthe campaign, 1 s00n saw tbat they were determined to force me into compliance or out of the office, But, after ull consideration, 1 concluded that [ could not conscientiously aid io any way a party which, as I thought, had so wrotenedly mis- governed the country. So persisted in refusing. At last these blackmailers called im the aid of Secretary Chandler; and for the first time he made himself visible in the aflair, One day the chiet clerk of the Pateut Office handed to me the following memo- randum, which seemed to be in Chandler's handwrit- ow. H pay."” ‘The Chief Clerk said:—“Ch havo been preterred against you, Mr. Babcock, before the Secretary, ‘The charges aro that you refuse to vote or to pay for politi- cal purposes. The Secretary wishes a report upon the ‘wo points named in the memurandum.’’ Ot course 1 Was tndignant at such @ requirement; but 1 did nothing ctiul, On the contrary, 1 made a temperate pul written report, the body of waich was as Babcock, of Connecticut, won’t vote or 1 won't vote or pay for as av officer of Luis dep huice as & priv olitical purposes, becnuse my duty a tion ty any party, ey which Ido not owe. The chiel clerk subsequently assured me that this report was laid before secretary Chandler, and tead by nin; also that Uo requirement for a report origi- nated with bim entirely, neither the Commissioner of Patents vor the chief clerk being concerned with itin aby way except as mere channels of trapsinission. This was a very few days beiore the last Counec- tion, “About a week 4 my disebarge. pretext for that ack man was Working more steadiy and con than mysel!, [bad even deeiimed a jeave of absence which bud been tenuered to me in common with all the Connect.cut voters. No reduction ot force bad yet been required, Indeed, Secretary Chandler could not then reduce the examining corps Wiihout violating the positive commands of an exiating law. I had received Abe very lighest testimouiais aw to etficiency from the wen wider whom | bad immediately served in the oifice, aud bad three times led pumerous lists of com petitors in aificalt echnical examinations, My record Was geberaliy recognized as mort excelient, The wifole sum of my offending Was Uhis:--L bad declined to vote contrary tv my couvictions and 1 bad reiused to be robbed, “For that coniuwacy this high-mioged | Cabinet officer first exette al! the prestige of bis posi- | von to intimidate me intof somplance, aud then, when this proved jovudicient, }unisbed me by expulsion. It is true that | bave not suffered materially thereb but f owe him oo thanks tor that. Ef) aww taken he expected a dilterent result. At any rate the | inherent meanness and despotisin of his course remain unaltered and unatoned. If 1 were a ne; ad te a séuthern pianter I could begin proceedit agaist him under an act of Congress which denounces the penaitics of fue and imprisonment against such often- ders in that section, Bat in my case there is no redress, except to publish the oulrage as broadiy as ond trust to public opinion for the rest. Io you will help me, and atthe same time do our readers a kibdness by setting the truth larly tore them. ¥. BABCOUK. YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, | Vance and Settle. | disturbances that characterized the conduct of the | many men who diwiike some of them, altuough they | approve of others, Judge Serle claims that these | are, indisputably, a dead weight and a drag oo the | NORTIL CAROLINA. | Close of the Joint Canvass of | A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. | A Very Close Vote Anticipated—Democratic Suecess Probable, pee ae DEMONSTRATION AT KINGSTLN. Newnery, N, C., Oct. 21, 1876. One rosult of the joint cauvass of the candidates for Governor, which closed im this county to-day, will be | to bring outa very large vote in November. Over | 200,000 ballots will undoubtedly be polled. Many thousands willexercise the right of suffrage next | mouth who, for various reasons, usually stay at home. Both Vance apd Settle are men of great personal popu- | larity, and their unexampled canvass during the last three months has brought them face to face with the people in nearly every neighborhood of the state, The people know them as no rival candidates in North Carolina were ever known before. Both poszess tact, personal magnetism, an engaging address aud com- | manding presence. | Whoeveg of the two is elected, tt is certain that the republicans have gained largely in the public respect | by reason of the ability, boldness and high character | of their gubernatorial nominee. They have coased to | | be regarded as a contewptible faction, made up of | & few greedy office-holders, backed by an | my of obedient Ulacks, and entertaining | tenets too infamous for toleration, ‘The greatquestions | whic bave beeu debated from one end of tue State to | the other have impressed the citizens with a sense of the dignity and importance of the pending struggle | of parties, and have taught them that there is much ! to be said upon both sides. They have heard the claims of each ably advocated; they have listened to much strong and Keen argument, and many have ob- tained information about public affairs which they could nover have arrived at otherwise. The diily re- peated logical wrangle of the two elampions as they have traversed the State has proved an educational factor of no mean yalue, It bas sot the masses to thinking for themselves. ‘The jomt canvass has also iargely contributed to the reintorcement of law and the biishment of order. ‘The spectacle hay been presented of two distinguished men earnestly contesting tyr the prize.ot the Centen- nial Governorship cf the old North State, and eup- ported by zealous and iu some vases rash and unscrupulous adherents, who, with ali their eagerness bave steadily observed toward each other the most knightly courtesy and honor, and have scorned to make ignoble or ungenerous appeals, or to resort to discreditable methods to gain votes. A val- uabie consequence of this reciprocal fair dealing on the part of ibe twu candidates is seen in the fact that the crowd at Jonesboro uud at afew other points in the | earlier part of the campaign ceased altugether toward its close, The example of Vance ana Settle effected this moch good, and tree speech and joint debate will doubtless be accepted for the future as a rule i the unwritien law of North Carolina politics. A GAIN TO THE REPUULICANS. ‘Ihe republican party iu this State will have gained much Ly the canvass even If 118 ticket is deieatey. lis org«uization has been not only maiwtained in every county but rendered stronger and more elfective. Rad- jealtsin has had ao up-hill road to travel trom the start, here as well as yverywhere else in the late Conlederate States. It whs an alien party, Offensive in its origia, its traditions, its spirit ana its history to the Jeading ciemeuts among the peuple of the South, lis @ war Were not of such a characte: mugh headway as it diu is, und its“ iptroduction @, % woud It has obtained a foothold now, however, which can only be dislodged Dy the general disbanding of the republican party throughout the country. THOUSANDS OF WHITE REPUBLICANS. 1 have now visited widely separated sections of the State as an entirely dispaesionate und unprejudiced ob- server, 1 find that there ure thousunds of white re- puolicans in North Carolina, especially in the western and coutral parts of the State, who are men of the hign- st moral character, i who neither hold nor appear to desire offic Many of them were Unionists at = th beginning of the war, Many otbers gallant and faithial Confederate soldiers, who carried their acceptance of the situation to theextent of giving )m their adhesion to the party whicn, to them, represented the federal government. I see no reason to think these men hypocrites or secret aspirants for tavor. They are, doubtiess, as honest #6 ir fhbors, In tact it re- quires, in communities where the democrats are largely in the ascendant, not only nerve and courage, but high integrity and an invulnerable record, to be a republi- can atall OVATIONS TO VANCE. ‘To judge from the enthusiasm with which ex-Gover- nor Vance has been everywhere received during his progress through the State bis election would seem « foregone conclusion, and that, too, by a very lar; Diajority. Nothing like it was witnessea e in th Harrison campaign of1840, ge bodies of mounted Men, Often with bauners and bauds of music, have welcomed him to be every village be has entered. Torchlight processions und bonfires have almost nightly made the cteroal stars pale their ineffeciual tires in bonor to the great war Governor of North Carolina, ‘Tho ladies, with flags and flowers, have conspicuously aided in the numerous pageants and processions which bave marked b:s going out and his coming in, making the whole 3,000 miles of his journcyings trom point to T3008 point almost a continuous ovation. Ob the comprising the unprecedentedly large multi which have attended the joint discussion between Vance and Settle the larger part, with occasional ex- ceptions of un apparently even balanc sufirage of shouts and cheers to Vance. Whethor these demonstrations were spoutancous expressions of feeling or deliberately preconcerted teatures of = pro- gramme makes but litle differcuce, It the former, they are, of course, significant of Vance’s widespread popularity. If the latter, they stiow a thoroughness of Organization, which, properly wielded, must be ly efficient in {8 final results at the ballot bo: is this to be said, however, thai the bulk of the North Carolina population in quict avd undemoustra- tive, and a very fow men distribuied through a crowa, say One in twenty, can get up noise enough to make it seem Unanimous Judge Sctilo has persistently depre- cated all applause from his friends, and bas requested that no demonstration shall bo made in his bebalf be- fore election day. RSTIMATING MAJORITI: Of course the parusans of nd Settle confi- dently predict each tbe election of his favorite. Ex- Governor David 8S. Ri whom 1 met the other day at his home in Rockingham county, is quite specific in this matter of propnecy. He toid me his estimate of Vance’s majority was 6,321, and requested me to com- | manicalw his vaticination to the New York Heratp, He 1s one of the oracles of tne party. Oo the other hand, ex-Senator fhomas L. Clingman is reported to have expressed his beliel, not long ago, that Vance woutd be celeated. A prominent democrat in the western part of the State says, ina letter to another democrat, that in OC rokee and Swain, Macon and Jackson counties Vance will fall behind Merri- mon’s vote in 18 “Henders * he writes, ‘will give Settie a heavy majority. Madison will go radical by a small majority. Io gee aoe Vunee wiil juse 100 on the vote of 1872 know no county in the ‘west where Vance will get Merrimon’s vote unless it is Buncombe and Yancy, but in every transmontane county Seitle will gain on the Caldweil vote. I think there ts po doubt of this, In Jackson county Settic maue a fine impression, His friends were elated, and ine democrats were thunderstruck at his Loidness. It hurt, und there was no jubilation ator the speaking was-over, I tell you there ts no | hope here tur Vance, ana unless he mak eavy gains tn the east and in the centre he will ve deleated.”’ I ht of & good many democrats who will vote for settle, but these will be more (hau counterbalanced probably by negro votes for Vance. There is a considerable floating white vote in the State which constiiutes the balance of power and will decide the result whichso- evor way it goes. On the whole tho issue of the cor test is exceedingly doubtiul. 1am inclined to believe that the majority either way will be sp small as to re= quire the oilicial cou determ, 3 THR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, The aggregate majority of wnti-convention candi. dates for the Constitutional Convention of last year exceeded that of tho pro-convention nominees by 7,653. The constitutional amendments proposed by Conventivn, and which are to ve voted upon No- vember but litle more popular than the Con- | veution hself was, They ought to be aaopt | will aodoubtedly be det he leurs they will be neglected to 4 xr much as they donot involve that eager personal i | terest whied attablies to canduiacies tor office. He sinks votes will be swapped off against them. They are to be voted upon inalaimp, and there are very endments will be defeated by 30,000 inajority. They democra ave lost largely by loading themeely meedicss buruen, It was in every way untorta that the vole upon them was postponed to the day of the Presidential and State election, Aspirants for State Sevatorships and other positions in the fature may be whipped in to thei sup- port, but the rank and file of democratic voters cannot. Many democrats will voto plump against them, while many m Wil pass themmltogethe THE CONGRESSIONAL VOTR. Aa to the election of Congroxamen the | of en tate are so arranged—by the cony: OCTOBER 24, 1876. | majority against | another eounty o! | Leach and Mr, George (avis, ot Wilmington, are | slate in-tho session of 137 | Horatio Seymour, of New York, veing the only other cess sometimes called gerrymandering, but which, I believe, is considered legitimate by bot ries —that the only district certain to be carried by radicals is the second, now represented by a colored man named Hyman, but im which Governor Rrogd is the republican caudidate. He will be elected by 8,000 majority, more or less. This | much ‘1s certain, It looks to me os if the democrats could carry the other seven districts, Prominent republicans, however, such as Colonel Thomas B Keogh, Governor Brogden and others, y, in the Third district, Young m the | of them radicals, y over their democratic competitors, I had a conversation, a few days ago, with Mr, W. Jon epublican nominee lor Presi ial elector im the Seventh district, who contended that Sr, Thomas J. Dula, republican, wuuld defeat Hon, W. M. Robbins, present Representative for Congress in that district. Robliins had about 4,000 majority two years azo, but there was practically no cuutest, Merrumon’s majority , 1 the eleven counties composing the die- triet, was 1,5: Jones claims that Dula will eee this’ majority and go some 200 or 300 better. Jones says Dula will certainly carry six of the eleve counties of district. ula i ay able and energetic man, and 18 making @ thorough canvass. To the Fifth district I Gnd Mr. James E. Boyd, repubil- can, and lis friends, contident of his success, Mr. James M. Leaeb only ted Settle, them the republican candidate for Gongrees, by 254 majority, in 1872, im the Fifth district, Alamance county, which then cast 223 iettie, it ix claimed will now give ard of 200 inajority, Ju Caswell, that district, Jud; raya that he lost some 300 votes by inti T offset all this, however, I may 6 beat his republican oppocent (General W. L. Scott) by 1,400 two years betore. A DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE. The Legislature elected two years ago had a two-thirds democratic majority in cach house. There will, inevitably, be a democratic lons tle ui) Boyd and 8 here, The democrats will, without any possible doubt, carry the incoming Legislature, thereby iusur- ing the election of a democratic United States Senator tn place of Hon, Matt W Ransom, whose term expires March 4, 1877. Ransom in dili- geutly traversing the St for re-election, He has already, so he tells me, made upward of thirt speeches wt various points Judge Fowle, Mr. J. also aspirants for the United States Senator-hip. But Governor Vance will get the nom:nation of the demo: cratic caucus, whether he succeeds or fails in his | present race for the Governorship, It 1s questionable, though, if this nomination will be equivalent to an election. The policy of the republicans 1s to repeat the smart little ganie by which they smashed tho 3 and made Augustus 5. Merrimon Senator by supplementing with their united strength eighteen bolting democrats in the General Assembly. THE DEMOCRATIC SPRAKRRS. In the campaign now in progress the democrats havoa very deciled advantage im the number if not | in the ability of speakers. Hundreds of speeches daily aro geueraliy beiug made nil over the State. The audien are small, ranging {rom filty persons to two or three hundred. Whether the republicans are doing any ef- jective work in a quiet way, to offset the loud and open forts of the rival party, is more than J can toll, It is | rtain, however, that neither of the State Executive Committees has made even so much ag ay approximate estimate by townships and counties of the provavle vore. A canvass of the entire State, in this sense of counting noses, was nade in 1872 by the Republican Committee, but there has been nothing of the sort this year, No man, whatever bis tacilities of observation, owing to this absence of specitie data, can Intolligently foresee the result. The probabilities favor Tilden aud Vance, but the vote will be very close, and North Carolina may go for Hayes and Settle. GOVERNOR VANCE DELIVERS AN ADDRESS TO THREE THOUSAND PERSONS--HE DEFENDS HIS WAR RECORD. Kixasrdx, N.C. Get. 23, 1876, Hon. Zebulon B. Vance, dy=icratic nominee for Governor, spoke here to-day, for two hours and a quarter, to upward of 3,000 people irom Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Jones, Craven, Onslow and Lenoir coun- tics, He was received at the railroad depot by the Greenville cornet band and a great concourse of citi: zens, of whom many were on horseback. Immense enthusiasm was manitested. Governor Vance claimed that he steadfastly maintained the supremacy of the civil over the military authority turoughout the war, He said that he told the absence of w State Govervor who did #0. Jeflerson Davis, Secretary of Wu y Confederate States S that if the Confederate government did not respect them he woul call upon the State militia to entorce them, and that he would, if necessary, issue a procla- mation recalling the North Carolina troops from Lee's army to sustain bim, The price of the Hunan (o-duy and henceforth will be three cents. bs | CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES. CONDITION OF THINGS AT THE DIFFRRENT HEADQUARTERS YESTERDAY. The week opened briskly yesterday with the cam, paigu committees, During the past week much busi- ness was transacted and thousands of letters and docu- ments were mailed to all parts of the country. The labor of the campaign is sure to increase as the can- vass advances, and yesterday was an evidence of the fact, inasmuch as the work was jucreased almost two- told ever the previous Mouday. There appeared to be nothing of a very startling character in national poli- City matters were about as the week loft tem. Among the mapy “independent” and “retorm’’ organizations out sue of the two great parties the newest and perhaps the most peculiarly, arranged is Tue United Sta Reform Association.”’ The managers claim that the fundamenial principles of the organization are pre- cisely what the two great parties claim to be theirs. They are looked upon as political strixers, but their account of themselves aud their strength may not prove uninteresting. They say:—*If a candidate in whom we have coutidence is presented for our support, he can, with our aid, be elected, We think it quite apparent that without it no candidate can succeed in either of the States above named, and it ts our firm | determination not to cast our votes for any ore who does not in our judgment tuinl the requirements which the public hovor wad safety domand, We are as firmiy determined to submit no longer to the reign of paiitical abi nd we invite the co-operation of all Iriends of retorm for the purpose of putting an end to it, We do not propose to make an: at thw time. We prefer to await the action. of the two great parties which are es paring for the coming canvass. A candidate may be put ia pomina- tion Whom we can support. If 18 be otherwise, the oc- casion will suggest what is due to ourselves and tbo cause we advocate. We hold, as was held by General Jackson, that the Presidency is neither to be sought for nor declined, and that the people may properly sup- port whom they choose, without regard to bis personal wishes and without asking permission to use his Our claim to be rd will be understood when we state \nat Our orgamizstion exists in twenty-one of the States, that it bas 651 brauebes, and tbat the num- ber of our cnrolied members on the lst of ch lust, in some of the Middle and Eastern States, was as toi- lows :— Now York, Pennsylvan Connecticut, + 29,448 Massachusetti 1 20/577 New Jersey. quarters during the Jereut parts of the Union, all of them containing, of course, hopeful sentiments for the success of tho -euuse, Yesterday a letier was received trom Btanton Duncan, who said that the party was filled with treach- ery in Indiana at the last election, but would rally aud poll a very large vote in the coming fight Matters in Olio too, he says, are ve, und a large and enthesiastic vote ‘will be brought out there, Mr. Duncan is in of 4 ba. tional couvention to Washington the entire reor- rty and the placing of proper men tleman who has lately spoken im y for the greenback party stated to the writer that the audiences were enthusiastic for ooper and Carey, ‘The Citizens’ Committee rogm, at No. 166 Fifth ave- were more quiet than usual yeserday. The were bury mailing documents and repiying to 7p Halecoae are reecived daily in jarge numbers. National Democratic Commitee rooms, at No, 69 Liberty street and tue Kverett House, were visited erday by many promivent — gentlemen of arty, imeluding overnor Tilden and Mr, Dorsheiimer. Matters stood about as they did on ‘Saturday, although the city nomimations seemed io be not so euthusiastically mentioned as they were a jew days ago. |t was certain that without the aid of the republican party’ Mr. Green could wot dofeat Mr. Ely, and this support the republicans were not inclined to give. A graud torchlight procession ts in contemplation for Thursday evening next to ravify aes, It is expected that 33,500 men will om ig Cit} There was very littie business transacted y: at the Filth Avenue Hotel. Mr. Chandler, the chair- man of the National Commitice, was at bis jost, und Governor McCormick, the alfabl retary, returned* from Philedelphia, There e many Visitor: whom were Cari Schurz abd ex-Governor Ohio. uyes, of ‘The price of the Huns to-day and henceforth wilt be three cents, KINGS COUNTY NOMINATIONS. John D, Pray, a lawyer, wes, nominated last nigh! by the democrats of the Second Assombly district of Kings county ag their candidate for member of Ags- bly. air ie First Assembly district Joho M. Clancy was nominated, Jobu A. Dillmeire was nominated for the Assembly | the the regular and reform democratic conventions of kth Assembly district o! Kings county. ’ -I'RIPLE SHEET WARD POLITICS. THE CONTESTS FOR ASSEMBLY-~UPTOW™ APATHY AND DOWNTOWN ENTHUSIASM. . Now that the important places on the Tammany democratic city and county ticket are fillea and the attitude of the two tactious has become more decided, the ward statesmen have the Assembly nominations to Speculate upon, and the whole force of their mighty intellects arc brought to bear upon the subject Dur- ing the present campaign these gentry h: been kept a little in the background except when they organized a club, draited a set pf resolu. tions or atrended a banner raising.’ The ditficulty of penetrating the fature, which, though not remote, was far enough away to be bevond their ken, buftied them, and they feared to stake their reputations as political seers upou predictions which the changetul positions of the factions might at any hour falsity: Now, however, these aggravating obstacies have been removed, and the Solons of the beer saloons and the Warwicks of the primaries are exultant. So i as they were in doubt whether Tammany would fuse with anti-Tammany, or run a sepurate tieket, or form combinations with the republicans, or do any of thousand and one widely different and fre, quently utterly wprobable things that were spoken of, these gentlemen abstained trom being too pro- nounced iu thetr opinions of local mutters, and sedu- lously avoided 4 very strong personal indorsement ot any candidate tor district representation. Now the ward potentates claim most of the attention of tbose residing under (heir jurisdiction, and the rank and file forget for the nonce, the national, State and county ‘agitation, and concentrate their cnergies upon dis- eutuagling the politics of the Assembly districts, This 1% something which, in some sections of the city, je easy enough effected, but in others it is @ matter which affords scope tor no end of — divcussion, wraugling anu very violent hustinga cloquence, Already tho ainers of agpirauts to the Assembly have uttered their slogans, and immature orators have tulminated bad rhetoric at opposing candidates, and quoted the most flowery eulogtes they could tind in support of their favorite: Wara club rooms, those forensic iustitutions whe: decayed local statesmen and boisterous but ambitious youths can spout and rant at will, nave resounded hight alter night with the vlamor of the wass meeting and (he chari teristic appiause of the primary conven- tion, Of course these things are the inevitable tore- runners of election day, aud come about yearly as surely up the torchights and the banner raisings, und i Luey abound more than usual im this campaign they only to indicate the prowund interest (hat is feit 1 its result by ull classes, In those anti-nomimuvion contests tor the Assembly the upper Wards are not so mucu involved this year ag those in the lower sections of the city. As a general rule the aspirants for candidature up town have been reduced to two or at most threo in the sevoral districts, avd 6o much attention Ww paid to the greater issues involved in this election that ward politicians are unable to raise any great excitement .or to troubl ims upon av official term at Albany. istrict whose on was contested in the Tammany Convention by the Corneil and Hewitt delegutions aud in which Gen- eral Spivola’s caudidacy recefved some oppvsition there lus not been a great deal of warmth in the Assembly cuniesis, A strong capdidate jor Assembly was expected by some to compete with Cuzzens in another district, but ho seems to withdrawn his claims. Itwasin the lower dis tricts, and notably in those upon the east side, where most interest in the Assembly nominations has deca manifested, aud in some of these candidates have becn almost as DuInerous as the ward clubs, In tue Fourth district, the old banver ward of the democracy, | thas was particularly poticeable, aud tor weeks past evtbusasm bas run high over the claims of sev- eral candidates. At length, however, two succeeded in gathering to themselves ull these scattered forces, and during the last ‘ew days Jobo Galvin and Richard Walters bave hotly cvntosted the ward. The tormer served several terms in the Assembly, the latter is quite 4 young mau, representing what might bo termed the young men's joterest in the ward, unu from the strength he succeeded in collecting in a very short time, outside, too, of the political machinery of the dis- trict it 18 clear that the elemeut who supported hum are really in earness and will no doubt at an early date be- come a power in chat section of the city. In the ad- joing ward, the Thirteenth, this same disposition on ‘the part of the young men to make their imiluence felt in politics bas been shows, its exponent in this case being Mr. Michael Sigerson, whose numination by Tammany Hall bas been strongly advocated by various residents of the Uistrict and at a pumber of ward meetings, has met with ‘ong indorsement, ‘ve rosult of the bominations last aight in the Second district goes to show that the youug man power extends to the Fourth ward tov, iis represeutative, Mr. Grady, having re- ceived the nomination. TAMMANY HALL NOMINATIONS. Last night some of the Assewbly conventions of the lower districts met aud chose torcandidates James Healy in the First district, Thomas Grady in the Second and John Gaivin m the Fourth. Peter Mitchell, in the Fitteen; ‘thomas E Ecclestine, 1 Nineteenth. The Tammany Aldermanic Convention of the Sixth Senatorial district nominateu George Hall and ex-Al- derman Guntzer. ‘The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY. ACTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES—THE PROPOSED COMBINATION TICKET. The auti-Tammany conference committccs mot at Irving Hall yesterday aiternoon, but adjourned with- out transacting any business of importance, This evening the conference committees from the German (Ottendorfer) orga ization, independent citizens’ party aud the anti-Tammanyites, will meet at No, 209 Third aveuue for the purpose of further discussing the im- portant question of a combination ticket.’ The repub- leans bi not yet taken any practical steps toward Negotiating as to a union with the outside democratic s afternoon, how it 18 understood of the republican leaders wiil be held, when the matter of indorsing Comptroller Green for the Mayoralty comes up. Toe Republican County Convention embles tomorrow evening. Mr. Green then receives the indorsemeat a Contereuce Committee will be appointed to arrange the balance of the ticket. It is now stated that either Senator O’Brien, Major Bowe or Joel 0. Steveus will receive the nomination for Sherif. The Jast vamed gentieman was Under Sheriff for a number of years, is secretary of the Tammany Society and his claims are backed by a majority of tho Bar Association, John KE. Burrill is likely to be piaced in the Geld for Surrogate, and James C jor Court. This was th rally favored Jast ulgbt among the representative men of the Taminany oppo- sition, To-night a meoting of the labor element in the interests of Comptroller Green will be held at the Cooper Institute. DISCONTENTED DEMOCRATS. HOW AN ASSEMBLY NOMINATION WAS SECURED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. The democrats of the Third Assembly district of Westchester county met in convention at Croton Dam yesterday for the parpose of nominating a candidate lor member of Assembly. The two prominent aspir- ants for tho position were Stephen Horton and George E. Craft, both residents of Peekskill, tho last named, as was generally understood, bein, openly a pe of & too close affiliation the jouders of the republican party im that déetrict, On a ballot being taken it was uaserted (and with seeming fairness) that Horton bad a majority of ur votes Over his rival; but during the confusion which ensued another and more dexterous count by the friends of Craft made it appoar that more than the righttul number of ballots bad been cast. . Accordiugly another ballot was demanded by crowd, and while preparing for this 1t was Ireely charged by the adb ents of Horton that several delegates we bought and sold upon the floor of the Convention, On the second ballot Cratt was nominated, At this result . great indignation was manitested among Horton's friends, aud many of the delegates openly announced their determination not tw support the nominee, In sort some of the better class uf democrats in the northern portion of the county bourtily ured of the corrupt process whereby they have been at every Stute election during th d over, ‘bag and baggage, 5. It is vot improvable thi endent candidate for Assembly will be at ouce nominated in the district above mentioned, The price of the HRRALY to-day and henceforth will be three cents, THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS. Ata meocting ofthe Executive Committee of the Re- publican Reform Club, held at the rooms of the cluv, No, 39 Unton square, tast evening, the following rego- lutions were unaaimously adopted :— In view of recent nominations maie by the s0- pendent republican orga di ot ine ed AL work within it to the i repubitean party, that this elub withdr: trom pation with icin the hearings belore the Republican State Committee concerning © reorganization of the party in for that purpore. te wit» of our committee nted L iH atou, Prancis Blwood B, The L hom im the iat to justice and ved, That ti wood E. Thorne tue tsi tu behalf of good republican wombn and Saratogs conventions and in tI wit sincere re Me is city, t tant the Indopendent regan Tatton h tinder ilucnees adverse to the weltare ut the party and the cause of repavlican reform, whieh justity ‘and conipel bis withdrawal trom its presidency. MR, YHORNE'S RESIGNATION ‘The following lewtor explains itselt:— Crnteal Commtren :— the place of Prest- ya 1 eonnaetion with the t Kepul ‘My suttictont rea. iF doing 9 is a verted frum ginal purpose, It was formed tv promote # reorgaui- in this city blicam nom. the whole Burt tfully convinced that uri the ot Tam resretfully cress the canvass it hae {allen under other influences (han those with whieh it begat in the Eighth Coa- heey district and its more geld primaries show me hat it hae e largely subject witch! ate’ adverse to" the welfare of the “7 rt. jons Topresenting it. Its conventions republicas success of its national and State that terests contribute es of the democrats in the State and whieh would be on inate, or act belief that the Heke. I toward the national elections resalt aster to the country, and which mo Kelp in the slighteat degree. It ts my firm belief that th in very ox . ¢ ‘Wheeler oy wion, if and U jayos good election also of Morgan and K sidious democratic influences, sonal schemes, are now controll ization with « view to defeat | in this eonviction I am confirmed by the eer last evening by the Executive Committee of the “Republi can Retorm Club,” @ disi ted und patrioti % ided to your own, was the motive which induced dune. other han in your Presidency so long as I baw have sompane tho place to n withdrawing from it now, vers of the or: the course into are leading it. elder 1 he associates recent ‘city is the battle groand of the Presidential campaign, and democratic plots. dovised by artful, men and backed by an abundant supply of mone w v te Undermine the republican vots fully worsing in any organization, which | aw connected of for whic | am im any way respom: it is tine for me to couse the connection and the re. never cease to work for ap ‘of the repuvlican party he 16 one tm ganization plished, but T will not work for otto with ‘vod be je ogy whose course im of ber aia rils int tnd tu of Now andthe interes ne Sand tends, in the ‘and the demoerats, to defaat the object 8 to those whe non if Tilden rs which it set out to accomplish. With th eurncs'ly supported tiny efforts, and an earnest desire the success of the republican national and State tickets, ) + bediont it, romain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, | 0) op New Yorn, Oct. 24, 1876. or The price of the Henato to-day and henceforth will be three cents. YORKVILLE REPUBLICANS. REPURLICAN RALLY AT PAREPA HALL~-SPREECB OF DANIEL E. SICKLES—THE BOYS IN BLUM IN FORCE. Last evening the republicans of the Yorkvillo dis- trict assembled at Paropa Hall, Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue, under the auspices of the Twenty-first Assembly District Republican Association, The great hall was densely crowded, and for several hour: after the orutorical services began the foggy atmer phere was illuminated with the bursting rockets an¢ other pyrotechnic oxhibitions of tne constantly passii compavies of the “Boysin Blue.” Ateight P. M. the meeting was called to order by Colonel A. ?. Ketcham, Mossrs. John D. Terry and W. V. White acted us secre- taries. After the reading of the list of 250 vice presidents and twenty-five secretaries, General Sickles wag in- troduced and greeted with round after round of applause. He reviewed the action the democratic party just before. the open! of the war ofthe rebollion, daring which time they Supplied the Southern rebels with arms and ammual- tion to fight against the flag. He then took up th dividuals pvominated by the democratic party for State aad county offices. He charac. terized Mr, Smith Ely as the new captain of a piratical ship, whose cruise would sweep the rights of the workingmen from the deck of the ship of State, It was the republican party that passed the eight-hour law tn tho faterest of the laboring men and the leaders of Tammany Hall are endeavoring to abro. gate it Tammany Hall has already reduce¢ wages to $1°60 a day, in order to make so maby more serfs for Tammany Ha and the time has come tor a revolt against that rale of brigands. Mr. Tilden bas published throuzbout the State that he has reduced the taxes of tae State $7,000,000, It is not true. During the wat ‘we were obiiged to contract a debt of $21,000,000 tor bounties to soldiers. Tho taxes were la so that the debt could be paid im 1877. Goveruor Hoifman iound $6,500,000 im the treasury for that purpose, In Hoffman’s term of office a great part of that sum was wrongfully diverted trom thal ur; und used (or other purposes. When Governo: Dix came tnto office he discovered that defalcation, He saw the honor of the State was compromise¢ and hi on republican ‘islaoars to amount good, and veneers imposed for tbat purpose. n When Governor Tilden came into office he found see amoant had been made good by the republicans sue he now says:—‘'Lwok at the amount of tax imposed by Dix and look a¢ the amvunt imposed vy me;” but he tuils to say that the tay imposed by Governor Dix was to cover «de falcations and misuse of State money by democrats, and he 1s now responsible lor over $600,000, If Tildea had rebuked ¢! in 1863, i! be and his triends had been loyal and not traitora, we would not have vad a bounty debt. 1 bim bere and now with the ee full respousibility of $21,000,000 of bounty. debt, He and his irends distributed that $6,500,000 awong tboir relatives and rebel friends, which amount tney of this Stare to pay twice “reform.” have forced the pare over, and tow Mr. Tuden calls Situng Ball, who Indian agency and asks for amm our soldters, must yield the palm to Governor Tild Now tor Gevernor Tilden. There ts organized conspiracy to curry the election of the State of Now York in tavor of the democratic nominee. Tilder chairman of the State Goueral Committee in 1868, aud wus charged with fraud by Horace Greeley, He is again at the belm,as the arch »chemer, and if the whole republican party is uot vigilant and watch- ful it will be robbed of the Stato as it was in 1863, The majorities in Georgia for the dem: means shotguus for every republican black or white who dares secession. § Tilden will leave us the capture of the city of Washington by G ‘al Lee would have lef, us, If 1 had a committce of investigation to examine the history and transactions of Samael J, Tilden since 1862, with power to send for persons and papers, I state fearlersly that I could prove him as greata traitor as ever drew asword. (Cheers.) Now fork is the battle ground of this election, and I feel confident that we will be victorious, The clection of Mr. iilden means the opening of 9 business panic beiore which the paaie of 1867 would sink to insign cance, It us = Another war of races in rebel debt. 1t mosns will be declared a puility, 1t means the prostration of American credit throughout the world, while now the crevit of the republicat government country in 1861, was refusin; meeting of the people, Hayes was cxlisting men in the Union army. In 1863, when ygur streets were running with blood, Hayos was leading his men in battle. Ie when Tilden was proclaiming the wai Hayes was pri Hayes you lind the loyal men who saved thit nati Bebind Tilden you find the rebela who tried t¢ destroy it. I toll you, men, we will win. I tell you wo will ‘hold the fort.’ The speat closed with urg ing bis hearers to work 1n their precincis and election disiricts, and to sbe that their votes were not lost for the want of oue or two days of honest work for the wollare of the country. Mr. J. H. Warwick followed, after which the meet- ing adjourned, Two thousand Boys in Blue partici- pated ip the procession preceding the meeting aad re- mained as interested listenors to the remarks of the speakers, Niehofl’s Great Eastern Band turnished the music. NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS. AN OVERFLOWING MASS MEETING AND REPUB- LICAN DEMONSTRATION—EX-GOVERNOR NOYES DENOUNCES TILDEN AND THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY IN THE SOUTH. Traxton, Oct, 23, 1876. An overflowing republican demonstration was held here to-night. General Rusiing presided. The plat form was crowded by prominent republicans, Kx- Governor Noyes, Ubio, was the principal speaker, His address oceupied nearly two hours. The solid South and Governor Tilden’s record were the topics commented upon and also the Southern rebels and a Confederate House, Hevalladed to the revel claims, saying that bills had been presented in the late Congress asking for wl funding of pi ie claims in amount the national debt. Ho read items ol one bill presented by Congressman Fuller, of { ana, amounting to $840,405. He said the bilis tor hers graves In the South would be next presented. ‘The constitation prevented the payiment of the rebel war. debt, but he said there was no provision to prevent the payment of the private claims, Northern demo- id, would be dictated to by the rebel Soutu, the same as they were in the Missouri Compromise aud Fugitive Slave law, {{ the government wero in the hands of the democrats ouce more. Loyal democrata, he boped, would vole with the repubicans, as they = did fo the case) «oof — Vatlau- digham, who rag tor Governor of Uhio in 1863, and now he (Noyes) called on loyal democrats to unite again with the F pubdlicans to beat Tildeo, ride culed Tilden a@ ® relormer; he called him a railrom Smasher aud asserted strongly that he robbed rail stockuolders, and made himself denounced him as a ballot box stuifer and « violator the purity of elections, He read the letter trom Horace Greeley to Tilden, in which the former cbar| him with election frauds while Cuairman of the New etewenne Committe, and in electing Governor joffinan, General Conway of New York, also delivered an s, , of > de