New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
INDEPENDENTS AT SARATOGA.
PLANS OF THE DELEGATION-WIIIIAM NJ. EVARTs
CLAIMS TO BE URGED.

CLAIMS TO BE URGED.
At meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Independent Republican Central Committee on
Saturday evening" in Science Hail. at No 141 Eighth-s
the Chairman authorized TO I'll any vacancies that
may in the delegation to Saratoga. large mum
Der of delegates present, who expressed deter
minaon TO 90 early to Saratoga and TO use all their i'll
ucnce securing the nomination of the best candidates
available.
With regard TO the prior purposes possible action
OF this delegation EIlwood E. Thorne Chairman Of the
Executive Committee said last evening that the first
claim would be seats the Convention as the regular
Republican delegation for the City and County OF New
York. The call of the State Committee distinctly in
vited all who desired the election OF Hayes ana
Wheeler to unite in cecing delegates tot the Con
vention. The County Committee set this call at
defiance practically, by making the district
associations primaries, and in the case
of the Patterson Committee, limiting representation IN
the primaries Republicans who had signed the AssO-
citation pledge. Mr. Thorne said they did not complain
of the men who at the head Of the Customhouse
circle their official capacities but they did feel ser-
ously the bad effects of the dctatiOn which proceeded
from the granite building in Wast In his district the
XIIIth, Charles s. Spencer, Hugh Gardner, and Mr..
Dayton, under the guidance OF the Cusom-house,
had ruled politics in that district until respeca-
ble Republicans had become disgstcd, and had entirely
Withdrawn, many OF them from district politics The
Independents went into this movement in the first place.
to contribute TO the Of the National ticket; III
the second place. break up district ring politics ard
obtain voice for all classes OF Republicans in local
politics. Mr. Thorne traced Hayes and Wheeer's nomi-
nations directly to the influence of the Union League
Club the Reform Club, and the Independents Every
one of them was satisfied with the National ticket.
They had made movement TO strengthen
the National ticket by making judlclous State
nominations. To this end they should advocate the
nomination of VIM NJ. Evarts. II they could not get
bim possible and prudential reasons they should de-
sire the nomination Of ex,GOv. Morgan. They wanted
Andrew d. White least of all, and while he r Thorne)
had high respect Mr. Cornell, he and other indie
pendents thought that next to nominating Mr. White the
most impoltic thing that could be done would be the
nomination Of Mr. Cornell. But II the nomination
should be made, he and he hoped every Independent
would support Mr.. Cornell Still many had affirmed
that in such event, they should vote the National
ticket, and /" scratch" on the Governor.
George william Curtis, g. s. LOwery, George II. Fors-
ter himself and possibly Others would present the case
the Independent delegation before the Convention
II it was not admitted as the regular delegation they
would make an attempt to secure division ana halt
representation. II both were denied the delegation
would accept the situation philOsOphcay as possible
and make tho most of its outside Influence There
would be no sulking, no hanging back, nor
any action on the part Of the Independents
if i'll treated by the convention which might jeopardizc
the success of the National ticket Next TO securing
state ticket which would strengthen the Republican
canvass throughout the United States the Independent
delegation in the convention out OF it, would work for
thorough reorganization of the State Committee, which
should unite all the political elements forming the
strength of Hayes and Wheeler.