"Summing up the most important internal improvement works for which Mr. Seward advocated state aid, we have, the enlargement of the Erie canal,[54] the Black River canal in the counties of Oneida and Lewis and joining the Black River with the Erie canal, the Genesee Valley canal in the counties of Broome, Chenango, Madison, and Oneida joining the Chenango river with the Erie Canal (the two canals last mentioned would unite Lake Ontario with the Susquehanna River), and the Hudson and Erie Railroad previously mentioned. Turning to the results of the election we find that Section A gave a large majority to Mr. Bouck with the greatest per cent of the vote in Class I, and the least in Class III; Classes I and II of Section B also cast a majority for Mr. Bouck, but Class III and all of Section C gave a majority to Mr. Seward. Class III of the last mentioned section gave the largest per cent and Class II the next to the largest per cent of the vote to Mr. Seward. Recalling that the Hudson and Erie railroad was to pass through the entire length of the southern part of Class III of Section C and also through Class III of Section A, we see the cause of the increased vote above the neighboring classes for Mr. Seward. (See Table.) The conclusion to be drawn from the above fact that the rural region which was most desirous of obtaining some means of communication had cast the larger per cent for Mr. Seward who supported an extensive system of internal improvement, is that economic conditions largely determined the vote. ELECTION OF 1840 _For Governor_ _For President_ _Seward_ _Bouck_ _Harrison_ _Van Buren_ Section A Class I 44% 56% 47% 53% Class II 47 53 47 53 Classes I and II 48 52 47 53 Class III 46 54 46 54 Section B Class I 47 53 49 51 Class II 48 52 47 53 Classes I and II 48 52 49 51 Class III 50+ 50- 51 49 Section C Class I 53 47 53 47 Class II 54 46 52 48 Classes I and II 53 47 52 48 Class III 55 45 56 44 Cities Albany 54 46 55 45 Buffalo 55+ 45- 56 44 Rochester 55 45 Utica 52 48 52 48