New-York tribune., 1876-08-22
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
CHARACTER OF THEIR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

BY THE ISDEPENDENTS.
United States District Attorney Bliss went to
Saratoga yesterday afternoon with large bundle OF am
dayits and documents e. oppose the admission to the
convention OF the Independent Republican delegation
from this city The aGayits aade ~ two persons
IRON ench sseInbly District, who by Mr. biss
to attend the Independent Rel ubean PRIMARIES ana 10
renain st the polling places ron the tmo the pahohS
began until the polls were closed These men, actlne
under Mr. Bss's instructions, ade note of 'll the pro
ceeings and their adavits clarn to state what they
act lily saw. Nr. Bliss says f's agents we're elt1er
Known to him personally yoCclo od Tor by his friends as
ircly Trustworthy and he believes their statements
cannot bo eontrovertcd.
TEiDUNE reporter yesterday asked Air. Bllss TO give
tho dayiti and the OF the persons nasing them
.or publication, but he declined 10 dc so until he had
made use OF them IN the convention. The aflfavlts
charge irregularities IN The Independent primaries IN
nearly eye.y detriot In most Of tncm Democrats are
said IN rave oed IN it s asserted TO poll LIST rs
kept and IN others there "a alleged 70 haro been re-
peted counting OF ballots IN or two disricte Mr.
Bsss agents assert that balotbCX,s were not provided
and the polling pscos not at the pointa designated
ia the cali for the meetings. Tho following are portions
of the statements made by Mr. Isss agents IN the sew
eral districts:
In the l.. District the meeting was In Iart organized
Ivy . Hr. Henneesy, resident o. Br9oklyn. AmohE
Jones, Democrats, who arc meihSeTs o. tn ilcnard
O'Gornan Association and Edward Mahon Paircs
Fsnas, ard John Bsttersbury Of John F'N5 adbtrehts
DU IVA, tao b.ioihg tss crowd went out leaving the bal
otsoI n charge ot man -hs had been seen 70 vote
bscl votes ooHnz and john \. DlZ and sam
uol =. 10 C.rspts vcro declared elected delegates
In iac lid Distre. y yoes we're cast ~ them ny
r~rsrss rAo were eriden5y minors
N TIE lid D@*rict 40 polst %as ;ops ahd Gp "a pr
ard Chsrles Sr-isb-rg veVe democratic inspectors, and
GhsTtes Ssrs,f a'a Cse' Flopi lammfD! pcthOct' :.
Ws-H 80 polls closed, lO2 yOte5 Wcro declared ID
tSe WI D,rie. II, ,ocs vcre deposited and Henry
7 and l1.n " Se delegates.
IN sss yts District 81 n.lb-rs Of tha regniat organ
"-is 4 soat $ L. Bair, ana B r I'LL. VINO received only
,csea, vcro ftttir-Iel as clected.
te vT'h O,~sro5, Oi 30 votes deposited IL were
o.si ny acs--eaSdsxss and By Democratic.
IN ~ iNsS bistrct shcsc +@s No baiot-boX man
peryns tao Gurisg th" evening Theie
6esoeT y ballots bat - nian az Jared Is 49, yoe'
for I.grssd r. Cannon David DoNs hcnr' l. be'l'
snd James hicna.iis. -
IN t XIIIth District "a vote. were cast in he Xiyth
10 is n. NXi.t 10. In these and he remaining d'a-
.ric. TSrous gularitts arc charged S'" 10 'aose
mentioned.
Mr. Bin, ssys tnat the aggregate vote Of al - the
Independent primaries according to thcsc~igurcs, was
not moro aso J0O oAd that Of this number tho Demo-
crats cast a large paIt.
THE CnAEGEs DENIED BY INDEPENDENT EEPUBiL-
CATS.
Ellycod T. Thnrre Chairman OF the Independent Re
publican Central Committee aud a delegate nom the
XII,h District left this city for saratoga ry the Albany
boat los evening In c,nSersa:iOn with TRIBUNE
porter he,oe mis- departure, Mr. rhorne made an ungua
iasd 6onla Of all the allegations OF Mr bliss. He was
1eaea the primary election in the HYilth District
where Mr.. Bliss sad no election was neid, aud saw
he voting going On rapidly In rhat district
Col Jane. p. Dwight William h. Mcconnell
A. Mrl-iuo Utter and Hugo Wcsend0uck wore
elected aelostes Mr. TDorre yc>t 'rday received ~
rr from Col Dwight -cptS the oec.loh aa s'a'hs
that 10 would be on hand OF Saratoga Inc ohcr doie
-a5cS also have accepted. Alexander Hamhi.l JoAh
JAY ana Csarcs \. DcKay were elected de!ega e, nom
.he yJTth District NJ. Thorne showed the reporter
ietie, fr.-n Nj .mton which contained his accept
anor. Dayid poNs was OF thc delegates chosen
from IA. X.A Di. .rIct with Edwin Hescr Cs bin alter
nate a letter from Mr. Dows vss shown, in which ne
saveG tst Ls greatly regretted that IL would BE- unable
to 90 to Saratoga ON account Of ferrous iicSs his
place viii therefore bc filed hy ais altrrae. Gouycr
Beu. carr elected from the NEIst Dis ct. and Drake
DeX4r oleCtJj from the Xith District. lad airo ady
zone " Saratoga yes ray large number OF tho dele
estes .t.rtc yesterday and The remainder viii 20 to-
cAv CO.. Hat", = Poor, Of tho aerlstes from the
zTta district: Mr. TEcrao said would c0rroboratc every
taius Ssat Ae bad stated
Mr. Tbsrne said further thag he had himself visited
sunibsr .: ths primary meeting aud could from hs own
Enouicdza pronounce Mr. Bsss statements false. rs
opinion WAS thst Mr Blis thoroughly frightened 10
,le glcss nporlanco that The Independent motcmenS
had assumed bacsed up is D. tho Republican
8chrm tb ald ,Ook r means q m.-rerrc- tho
-fr II u " I
when It wo be late 20 contradict his assertions, bt
~ ,a ha would Hhi 'lag ne was mistaken The 4n'!e-
pendent movement was the revolt Of the hytel
po-i.cr o. the EoprDhoSn party aga st The
CO rrupt machine politics which had r'ed
tsis city .nd brought the party into contempt
Tbs Independents Committee held their Trim3rles
ct to u yiton of the Republican Stale Committee. They
would have gadly coJpera.el With the regular com
mitte bus taey were hot in te ring aid therefore were
not allowed 81 10 s., Honest and r.shtmnIed Eepgb
cq,s he'd THEREFORE no course left open {" them but II
orgarizs sepastaly and ,nGssyor Ia purify the party
an0 de'est he CnStomioGse Ring, which had long iueu
and rasn.n aged party, allow none but the regular
political hacks O. De- az hs Go.d and teeping Ont al who
we're not the ring. At the present dime, when tie y-e
O, the State Of New-York Hayes dependent On
the con idage whom the Sete Convention should n0m
IA was important that the best and strongest man
s1ouid Js sse,o1 The Iudeycu1cut Courriee opposed
CouSG in the National Convention. and 50 in the state
Convention tley would oppose any machine" or ring
c8n i!date.
In egard to thprUsp cct8 Of the admission OF th' fnde
rendent delegation 10 the convention Mr TLOruc said
nas ho thought that they good. Ths regular dele
CATION would no Goub. bitterly oppose tho Indepenions
t ho thought that She people OF the state would gener-
ally 1npD0-t hcn. Tho Committee Credentials, he be
..,eG could not aori overlook i'1 orant ele
ra,nt OF the party including the beat aud most nonured
Republicans ~ tre ci.y, supported by Influential
An or-ep z1tion as the Republican Reform Cinb. which
wa. fny ooInuitted to the IncepeHdeni- and which, in
a special meeting held yesterday afternoon reiterated
and realruIeG that support IN the face OF r ii5ss
u Sp6vo sald ,,r Thornc aitervart Of certainty
max Netg ESs Io-i,T i M -, o ~ y ~ MD AZ
Ir rryug's Hal. was hrrs about scfoFths o. an
hour Although Mr.. 81 says no regular election was
Eed in th district state cn,ohaiicaly Dat an election
held, and votes were cast by lepuhcin' pre-ent.
! lataaDer OF what is known rs tho regular cDdn.y
ergap5siion al apon receiving 'hS assHahcg mat