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Antl-Rent and Politics In Rensselaer,.
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Rnti-Rent and Politics In Rensselaer,.
Troy, Jun. :. ls45.
To tae EaitOr Of The Tribune:
saw some days since in tie Journal oil Com
merce, a remark 10 the effect that the Wings OF
Rensselaer, County disgraccd themselves by
adopting Z part Of the ticket nominated pravi
ously by the Indians.
Ii IS probable that about 9, 500 men II Rens
seaer County have at one tine and auo:he-
worn the Indian disguise.
About tvs weeks before the meeting OF the
iShg Convention FOR making GU, county noni-
nations, some thirty persons in disguise got to-
gs;hfr and as matter of fun proposed to make
ont ticket. 1t so happened that for Member Of
Congress their choice fell upon Richard P Her
rick, and for one Of the Members of Assembly
Ryer Hermance In the fall of 1912, James
VI. Stevenson and Richard P. Herrick were
competitors for nomination in the Wing Conven-
ton, and Stevenson got enc majority over Her
rick. Lss! fall the same men were again COM
pclitors, and Stevenson got as many votes as be.
fore from the county, while Herrick succeeded
in securing majority of the delegates from the
city, of whom ne had none in 1872 The oues-
ton Of Rcato or Anti Rent had nothing to do with
the nomination or election Of Member Of Cen.
gress. 1t would have been, undoubtedly, ainaz-
ingly wise and sagacious III the Wing Conven-
ton to set aside tdc fair claims Of worthy cit
zen because tEirty unknown and Irresponsible
individuals he'd used his name without warrant
OF authority, and all for fear that the Loco. Focos
would try 10 make political capital ont Of il, and
the Journal of Commerce would find fault with it
and pronounce it disgraccIul. AS 10 the nom
nation Of Hclmance, It was in this wise: The
town of Schaghticoke and the town of Nassau
disputed with each other the right of having &
Member of Assembly. The Convention decided
in favor Of Nassau, and the delegation from that
town presented the name of Ryer Hermancc,
which the Convention approved and adopted
lie is very intelligent and respectable farmer
OF our staunchest Wing town, end as citizen
he possesses as much personal worth and integ-
rity of character as any man in the county,
The town Of Brunswick, being entitled to a
Member, presented the name Of Harry Belts,
and the City Of Troy that Of VIM. n. Van
Schoonhovep, who was a Member III 1889 and
1910.
Belts and Hermanc3 are tenants OF Van Rcns-
seIac-, and Van Schooner is no bcdy's tenant.
presume oll t1ree OF them will do all they can
within The scope of their duties to obtain hear
ing for the tenants before the Legislature.
Some curious developments IN relat on to this
Indian business came out last Friday, in the
course OF the investigation of the Grafton muir
der. A witness, who by the way Is Loco. Foco,
was asked if he knew from what source the In
dams procured the means OF armlrg and clothing
themselves lie replied he did MOI, excep. from
common report. He was pressed by the coun-
| sci for the prosecution 10 say upon whUm coni-
mon report fixed it. He answered upon the eau
dida,es at the late election. The counsel for the
prosecution insisted upon his naming them, aud
he with manifest reluctance gave The names OF
! three prominent Loco. FOco candidates. AS Sir.
nayner, one Of the counsel iUr the prisoners, and
the Wing candidate for Senator last fall has
been accused by the Albany Argus of counting
| the Ant. Renters. it may be expected, from the
we!l-Spown candor OF that paper, that the names
| Of these three Loco Focos, accused oil having
given the Indians the means o. supplying them
selves with dresses and arms VIII also be duly
chroriclsd and damned to everlasting fame
The two poliiica! papers III this county have
said very little upon the Anti. Rent question,
each being probably afraid that whatever II
might say would be tortured by the other 10 some
political advantage. 90 not know that either
of them has fallen short Of It's duty IN speaking
OF the indlan outraGes. Inc bouget charges
the Sheriff with remissness III his duty, and the
Wing makes like charge upon Gov. Bouck-
[ have no doubt that if Buuck had ordered out
the military when the Sheriff made the requisi-
ton upon him, the deaths OF Rlienburgh and
Smith would have been prevented, and the In.
dian organization long ago broken up and sup.
pressed.
There is no excitcmcn; in this county, and TO
fear is entertained Of any farther resistance TO
the execution OF the laws. I csn,:ot help think
ing that the good citizens Of Hudson have b;en
more scared than hurt The great array Of mil.
itary force looks very much like locking the sta
BILE door afiet the horse is stolen. Our Sheriff
has arrested all against whom warrants have
been issued, with no aid but that Of his deputies.
Ten persons have been arrested, Norman
Goytr, Henry Lund, William A. Parks, Charles
G. Smith, Ira Allen, Ira B. Ford, John D. Mo
ranvle, Elisha T. Burdick, Jsb6z Hakes and
Roswell Button.
Cover has been committed 10 Jail On charge
| Of murder and Hakes admitted to bail on a
charge of manslaughter.
The examination OF their suit will proceed
this week. VERlrAs.