The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09

views will with them to secure honest administration
,eaea and State affairs rigid maintenance of the const
suon economy In public expenditures, honesty in the
award OF contracts, justice to the soldier in the field and
e taxpayer at home the rigid safeguard Of public credit
anu 'no s,Apusion OF corrupt men from public Office
union must necessarily spring from the people,
instead OF being dictated them we instructed by
our 70 say that in issuing tho call for the usual
democratic State Convention they vii invite all good citi
zens who are willing cooperate with to these
ens 10 come together at the primary meetings and unite
nate candidates upon this platform Of patriotism We
nave the honor to be- &C. very TDssgPss,fSy yours
7. CAGGER, Secretary. rne
Hon Benjamin Wood dssented from portion OF
the reply, but with this exception it was unanimously
| agreed upon.
10 was then resolved unanimously that the Democratic
state Convention, to be composed Of two delegates from
each Assembly district be called to meet at Syracuse
Wednesday, the 4h day OF September next to nominate
candidates for the several offices filed the Novem
Der election
The committee then adjourned sine die.
The communication as above, sent Immediately to
the Republican Committee in waiting for reply. Re-
ceivng the document they Immediately assembled in an
adjoining and carefully read il, every of whom
joined in the opinion that the reply from the Democratic
Committee was labored insult, and intended as SUCH
instead of reply to their invitation TO unite
with them,'on comm" platform, in support Of the
government In putting down the present rebellion.
They accordingly appointed Messrs Dart and Strong to
issue call and draw up report They then repaired
Congress Hall and the following the result of their
| labors:-
| REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
The republican electors Of the Stale Of New York. and
all those willing to unite with them in the support Of the
government and vigorous prosecution Of the war, are
requested choose delegates from each Assembly
district to meet in State Convention in the city Of yra
cuse Wednesday the 18th of September 1901 at III
O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of presenting candidates tc
| nd far .nu, runfGf
trolcr Attorney General State Engineer anil Surveyor
State Treasurer Canal Commiss toner's Inspectors Of
State Prison and Judge Of the Court of Appeals.
SIMEON DRAPER, Chairman.
JAS TERwnIIGER, Secretary.
They also issued the following
The foregoing call is issued under circumstances which
Justify their publication to the people The Republican
State Committee at their meeting the 9th inst feeling
deeply sensible that the present disastrous situation Of
affairs in country demanded for the time being,
entire oberaton OF all party feeling and realizing the
fact that they the representatives of powerful and
dominant party in the State could AFFORD make
the first advance did, after mature deibera
ton, adopt resolutions inviting tho democracy
| to cooperate with them. ON the assembling
presented to them, to which the Committee responded in
labored refusal to call their Convention requested
and indicated determination their part TO aacrcc 10
party the government and nation insscad Of yielding
them generous support in their struggle for political ex
senceo restore and perpetuate the arcenous policy
hameessy carried out during the late administration of
Mr. Buchanan and TO compel compromises with rebels in
arms, at once humating and dishonorabc thus cstab
fishing Mexican poAcy-a revolution a
| remedy for political defeat. Under these
circumstances, your committee cordially invite all cti
friendly to the maintenance Of the government 10
unite with in selecting ticket for State officers 10 be
supported At the approaching election.
| GEORGE OPDYkE, VIM A. nART,
! SIMEON DRAPER, s. p. ALLEN.
DEMAS STRONG,
Thus the abors of the committee ended The people
will have to do the balance of the work. and WILL II the
politicians will let them alone, do it in way chat will
rebound to the interest Of the nation.