New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-19
THE CANVASS IN NETWORK.
ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICANS.

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPO BLlCANS
THE LARGE NUMBER or CLUBS IN THE HUDSON
RIVER CoUNTIEs-BENEwED EFFoR1s AFTER TBE
INDIANA ELFCTION-A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE
STATE COMMITTEE.
TyRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIEUNEl
ALBANY Oct. 1s.-Thc state capital has lost IN
Che present campaign much Of its former political
importance The threads which used to be gathered
into two great knots at the State Committee Rooms
here and to radate in al directions. reaching, con-
trolling and often infusEg life into the canvass in
Congress and legislative districts, and which
brought back fund of useful information to guide
the politician and the correspondent in forming their
judgments Of results, now originate in the Fhth
Avenue and Everett hotels in New-York, and Albany
has taken its rank with the other political prov
inces of the State, though it still holds an important
place in that rank 1t is useless therefore to come
TO Albany hoping to obtain q view at short range Of
che political machinery of either party, but 1t Is
good place from which to take preliminary obser-
walton and to learn something Of the work that ma
chinery is turning out.
The first thing which impresses one on starting on
a tour Of observation through the State is the
earnestness and zeal with which the politicians OF
both parties seem to have gone to work. dont
mean that the people, 50 far as have seen them'
are vet aroused to unusual pitch OF enthusiasm
OF excitement for have known them to he more
demonstrative at similar periods in less important
campaigns; but the necessary work OF thorough
organization out Of which the enthusiasm VIII GER
tainlv grow has been early attended to. believe
that there never as many political clubs organ
ized in the towns along the Hudson River as are
now in active operation and it is said that the same
is true of every portion of the State My obserya-
ton has not been extensive or minute enough to
enable me to say with any degree of confidence
which party is better organized, but my impress
SION is that the Republicans have not been behind
their rivals in this important particular. There Is
more outward evidence of an exhaustive canvass OF
voters by the Democratic committee than by the
Republicans but as know that the latter, in addi-
ton to the ordinary machinery used for TINS pur-
pose, have also employed other agencies not usually
resorted TO to obtain complete information in regard
to the political condition of every county appear
ances in this case may be deceptive.
The indecisive character of the October elections
seems 10 have stimulated the leaders of both parties
10 redonbled efforts. The Republicans do not
conceal the fact that the loss Of Indiana, even with
the gain of Congressman which was made there, was
disappointment. Early in the Summer they had
quite generally conceded that State to the Democrats
but the substitution of Harrison Tor Ortiz on
the State ticket, and the vigorous campaign which
the Republicans made, had given them reason TO
hope and this hope encouraged by the assur-
auces which they received from their friends there
But the disappointment which followed the partial
defeat has not brought with it a particle of dis
oouraeement. The Republicans understand better
than they did before that no balf-heartcd work VIII
bring victory next month. Had Indiana followed
the example of Maine and Vermont and taken Its
Mace bv the side of Ohio as a Republican State
there would have been danger that the Republicans
would have been Overconhdent, and would nave
allowed Gov. Tilden TO steal victory from them
That danger has now certainly passed. il the
Republicans are not successful in the coming
election it viii not be for lack of warning that they
must work for victory.
The Democrats have certainly been encouraged by
Their partial success in Indiana and rhe clean
sweep they made in West Virginia and Georgia
don't think the results in those States have con-
WINGED that class of Gov. Tldon's followers who are
accustomed to look the facts they squarely in
the face that the Democratic party viii succeed in
November but l do think that they believe success
possible and that of itself is sufficient to make them
unremitting in their work. They everywhere talk
bigger than the Republicans: whether they believe
all that they say OF are only aiming to inspire their
friends with confidence and "wboop the election
through - as they say in the West, shall be better
able to port in a few days.
l hear some complaint among Republicans Of the
management of their State Committee These COM
plants may ne just OI i!ltl may VIC '''
of past jealouses that ought by this time to have
been healed up. l don't know. But II is true that
some of the most earnest Republican workers. who
had opinions Of their own before the National Con
yention at Cincinnati and had the courage 10 put
them forward, complain that they are not fairly
treated and some of them 90 so far as to accuse the
managers of the Republican State Committee openly
of lukewarmness toward some of the nominees
have seen enough of this State already 10 know that
both Gov Hayes and Gov. Morgan will need
the earnest united wedirected efforts Of all Repub-
licans and that any misunderstanding that may
arise among their supporters from any cause viii be
attended with great danger. II the complaints 10
which / have referred are grOundlcsS, then those
who make them ought to be convinced Of that fact
at once and shown that their efforts are welcome
and appreciated, and the fact that they went to
Cincinnati in the interest of Mr. Blaine or Mr. Bris-
tow or any other candidate is not to be used against
them now. The supporters of all candidates who
are now earnestly laboring for Hayes and Wheeler
ought to be placed an equal footing. If these
complaints are veil founded then it rs time that
every member of the Republican committee learned
that ho has no right TO leopard the success Of his
party in any particular By reyiving or perpetuating
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