New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-02
MIR. CORNELIUS MANIFESTO
To &s Hon. ALONzo B. CORNELL, CAaIr,sas RspxIu.
can State Central C0mmsttee.

To ae Hon. ALOxzo B. CORNELL, CAasnsa. Rspssw
can State Central C0mmsttee.
SR: A few days since THE TRIBUNE briefly al.
luded to some Of the points set forth in your et.,
to the Hon. Giles w. Hotchkiss In reply to certain
questions put to you by that gentleman concernips
tho reorganization Of the Republican party In th;s
city. I now propose TO 90 moro into details and
show up some of the falssho0ds and deceptons w,
have resorted TO in order 10 justify the action ~
YOUR Committee in its unwarrantable Interference
with our local organization.
In reply to the first question. why did the Stats
Committee direct the reorganization you proceed
to give tho history of "the circumstances which led
to the action referred TO-" You speak Of the fmida
bic revolt within the Democratic party TO overthrow
the corrupt Tammany Ring, and that overtwes
were made to leading Republicans looking 10 recp-
roesl action. the revolving Democrats Offering to
support the Republican State ticket II the Republi-
licans would unite in support Of the -Tsmmany
Chy ticket, and that the proposition was readily
accepted. In order to promote this object, the
"leadn9 Republicans took two preliminary steps:
Frat: To prevent Republicans holding office under
the City Government being delegates in the Conven-
tions about to assemble; Second: To require the
Secretaries of the various district associations TO GER
tify the credentials Of delegates Both these propo
sitons were adopted by the Union Republican Gen
eral Committee. You then say that special meet
ing Of that Committee was called to rescind these
provisions" that after prOtracted struggle" the
Committee broke up-about one-hah OF the men,
bers withdrawing from the meeting after midnight
Sunday morning. while those who remained voted
to rescind these provisions"
What are the factsf The Committee
did rescind the provision relating TO tho
Init fha "A
office-hoders was not rescinded, nor was any effort
made to do it, 1t was not even contemplated You
know this is true because it appeared the following
Monday morning IN the call issued for Primary EleO-
tions; and yet you assert knowing tho contrary to
be true, that this reasonable proposition" was
scinded. Still further: You say the Committee
broke up 1t did no such thing; though your friends
headed by Collector Murphy, finding themselves
hopelessly in the minority, did all in their
power to accomplish that result, and, by
flibustering protracted the session into midnight.
Nor did about majority" withdraw. The vote
taken lust previous was test vote. and was on or
dering the previous question motion to rescind
the provision in regard to the Secretaries The Yeas
were SO and the Nays IS: total 13S After the
withdrawal the vote on the proposition stood: feas
n; Nays 4: total 81 which shows that just 81 with
drew or declined to vote; which, instead OF Dens
"about one-halfn was only little over one-thnd
II is not necessary to discuss here the real motives
that led to breaking in upon the common usage OF
primary elections, by making the Secretaries can
yassers. You say that the reason was that many
of the Presidents of the Republican Associations
were in the direct employment of the City ofhcera'
Well here is the list of those Presidents, and the
facts as to their employment. Let them speak for
themselves