New-York tribune., 1871-10-06
,CONKLING, MURPHY g. Co.
HOW A U. 8. SENATOR DlSHONORs HIS HIGH
OFFICE.
HOW ROSCOE CoNKLINa GOT INTO THE CoSvEN.
TION.
Nrom fAs HYrnoNse 6tanddrd,

u6 p6OpI6 BDOulu understand pTeClScly Ino
means employed TO force Roscoe Conkling as deegae,
upon the Republican State Convention. oomprehon,
sion Of these will reveal something Of the desperate ana
to sts the true expression Of the popular thought and
enable it 70 obtain control Of the machinery OF tne
Oneida County and from said district he desired 70 20
accredited TO the state Convention The necessity o. tne te
situation demanded his presence as the leader VI uo
pathway Of his prefermenI HIS wishes and those
not In unison. Roscoe is not popular at a.
home "A prophet s not gsnSa nas,o vbosS hosS word
law wherever Custom Houses prevail and the sposmen
assemble Is not potential with the %
of the people that Roscoe determined 10 DO battle for
the place that would not be acc aSSors
do battle with the weapons OF bribery anu iH'nuA'A'
In whose use he has become proficient. ,.
He measured strength with the people and against inst
them marshaled his trained cohorts OF placement The
LIST Assembly DISTRICT Of oneds County !: cSmposeSa
OF the First Second Third Fourth Filth Sixth sevenIn, hs
towns of NewHartford and Paris. each Ward elect,
Ing one and Ssh town hss besa 70
cali the District Convention in the week immediately
preceding the ahs
called the 10th u days prior to the time
the district swsrmed with Federal officers, who busted
themselves in manipulating tho caacuses In the
OF their chief The primary meetings were n' nstsnce
closely contested. Notwithstanding the open and
ysy' aid ,oo Of Ds%SSgs carried %
three delegates, its opponents securing TOUT, pn9
Eighth Ward claimed by Doth parties, tne Conns
candidate apparently securing majority OF the Votes
but obvious was the stuffng OF the anu % S
unhlushing the alliance or the Federal wiz M
the Democracy that the Secretary OF the meeting re-
fused to certify the election and at subsequent meet
ing the antiConkllng candidate was returned TtnOm'
opposition having regular credentials OF his eleeuoh'
Tho town Of NewHartfOrd was carried by ConGilng IN
irregular manner while the town OF Paris was un'
On the opening Of the Convention II was composed as
fS ss Ing F' Of snS an
Conkling-the Second, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, ana
Ninth Wards Of Utica. and the town OF Paris. g. Tne
ohioo-holders In close place and used every APP
pliance to e1trcate themselves therefrom Their first
recourse bribery. Jonathan Simmons, respect
able gentleman and the delegate from @ the slh.n
Inspector in the New-York Custom.House offered
ling and upon this being refused asked him to name the
price of his treachery remarkng that such chances @
that own reputation did not grow on every BUSH anu
that should not sell himself for any amount Foiled
in this force was resorted TO- and at the hour
appointed for the assembling OF the Convention, the
Chairman of the District Committee, himself not dele
gate, moved into the chair and declared his
election to It, while motions, calls and protests from
delegates entitled to make them unrecognzed and
scrupulous Chairman Of the District Committee in
sructed the equally INSCRIPTIONS Chairman OF the Con-
mants uen,Sh and pps the thing through How ws the
henchnan obeyed the command Is shown IN the suDse-
quent proceedings. The majority finding all efforts which
they made to be heard unrecognized by this ire
sponbe Chairman. proceeded to organize the Conven-
ton iu a proper manner, and to elect delegates TO
the State and Judicial Conventions the officers duly
atesting the credentials OF the delegated Afterward
the minority reinforced by bogus contestant from the
Ninth Ward, by the claimant from the Eighth and ny
deegatechosen from the Town OF Paris but who nad
already given full substitution to another appehf IN
his place. went through the farce OF eectng Roscoe
Conkng and his associates TO the State Convention.
State Convention In the opening moments OF TING Con
yenton Of the packed committees to be appointed
he magnanmously waived his r9hf to Dc plscedon the
roll. The Committee on Contested Seats met lts COM
position is well known The violence OF Its
little light. From letter OF Mr. j. A. shearman, and
from the OF me %emosr ao OF s Se M DISTRICT
Oneida was called, Mr. shesrman was Informed
sened his certificates and adsvis wheh Wers mol epen
read The documents OF Mr. Conking also were unread
colt Of NewHartord engrossed the OF the Commit
tee In laudstion Of Mr. Conkng No esdencs ,cas Ior
hat the Chairman Committee said they would
vote upon the Nobody understood IT. and nobody
packed committee by the customary vote declared MI
Conkng and his shadows the regularly elected deeses
Nowhere in the history Of political conventions can
the record Of greater outrage than this be found Inc
ted 0 ns % we on but Se
sure would have hestated long before appointing
the right and bindly do the will OF its master, II he
could have appreciated its utter lack OF fairness when ne
further comment We present the facts. Our readers
commended to their own reflections.
THE CUsTOM-HousE PLATFORM HALF-IIEARTED
STRING OF RESOLUTIONS-TwEEDS DEBT TO
SENATOR CONKLING.
Netr-Hdrfn Pdltddum
THE TRIBUNE takes the defeat of the Greeley
FentOn Republicans in admirable temper, and pledges
Its support to the ticket nominated by those who
ness. 1t promises Its best efforts. for victory,
Wit With @ssauas5s i sny55SnPs could add a I,
unit 1t would be that tho platform which THE TRIBUNE
gs that nt Of e ss
string Of resolutions upon which the party now goes into
the campaign. '.' II the Custom House platform has
nothing 10 say the subject Of amnesty, speaks in
very hestatng manner about civil service reform and
Is undecided on questions OF the tariff 1t has gone
the the derinans, and not far enough 70 satisfy the
ulua-temPerance men. Senator Conking appears
S bolt De Of s 65'y
sisted f on maFnS speech which insnied the self
respect Of Republicans like Moses H. Grinne and Mar
to accept seats In Convention which stgmatied them
as Tammany thieves. Mr.. Conkling has been costly
to s q S
Ring he 50 eosueltly de9oInces m t. Il Mr Tweed is
largest diamond breast-pin,
DIsGRACKFUL ROwDY1sM.
Prom tn. Indianapolis Journal
The row in the NewYOrk State Republican
Convention at Syracuse VIII have adeney 70 increase
revolution In system Of civil service The disracefu
slS Se sna feon
argument In favor OF taking the public patronage en-
tely out Of the hands OF those who select men Ior ON
cal poston with reference TO their ability TO manage
the political organizations Of their respective States by
force and fraud. No matter who trumphs In such
privilege OF dispensing ofhcal fsvors Is Q
source OF weakness to any public man; Things have
or Penton would surrender the State ~ the Democracy
rather than have the Republican party achieve victory
come to this they lost their influence They should
be taught they allowed the place OF leaders for
the good of the party that the interests OF the party
are not to be sacrificed to advance their personal
schemes It would be q very good thing for the New
York pubcsns II they could kick Fenton and Conkng
both into obscurity and commit the Leadership OF the
party to better II not abler men.
CoNKLINGs PLATFORM NOTHING AT ALL"