The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-22
4 CONKLING DELEG.f7ION.
New Ycrk city to he Represented nv cx-Orlce-
holders Opposed TO Mr.. Hayes

The Custom House Republicans held their
primaries last evening for the election Of dele
gates TO the Republican State Convention in
Rochester on the 2G,h inst. Mr.. Rutherford Il.
Hayes's civil service reform order WIS scrupu-
lousy obcycd in the selection OF Delegates and
for the first time since political parties wcrc or
ganized in this country. New York city will be
represented at tho State Convention by II dele
cation not n member Of which ia Federal
ofIlccholdcr. That the old practices Of their
party might not be entirely abandoned. several
State and municipal onlccholdcrs were ma1c
delegates. Mr.. Hayes's order not including
them. Among those officers nrc Aldermen Jo-
seph G.. pincknny. Ferdinand Erhnrlt. stephen
n. Smonson and RUFUS b. Gown, Elm grafton
Commissioner George II; starr District Court
Clerk George Il. D.Nno. Jr., Sgion B. Smith OF
the Court Of Special 'ssions. Distrd NuOrn V
Phelps. Civil Iustce Frederick G.Grdnoy, As
scmbyman l. liot G. COwdin. and HarbOr Mas
ter James VI. Thomson.
Among the delegates who nre cx-offlceholdcrs
arc cN-Collcctor Thomas Murphy cX-MHyor
Opdyke, eN-Judge Abrdm j. Dittcnhoeiler. cX-
Internal Revenue Collector Morris Friedsnm.
ex-Corporution Attorney Horace NJ; .Ruggrs.
cX-KHvenue Onlccr Pierre G. Van Wyrk, cN-
Senator Abrnm Lent. cX-Congr ssman John D..
Lawson, eN-Fire Cummiss onrr Van Cot, oX-
Assembly man William II. Guducy. Mr. Henry
llaight eN-Unlted States District Attorney
y iss. cx-luternal Revenue Commissions VIM.
Ortun, and 'N-t Commissioning william lnimn'"r.
The only gentleman iu the delegation uf any
note. who never held an office. is Col. joel W.
Neariy every member u the delegation is a
political fricLd " Senator C'nkling \ f"w are
adhcrcnts OF eX-Gov Moran. Alderman
ClW.ng is ,le only delegate vino has openly op-
posed Mr. lIHvc-' civil service policy. Except
In the Seventeenth Assembly District. no Office
holders participate IA tho primaries. In that
dstrit Custom House Insp..t tors S'Wu'l
Minis. Julius it'hie AMI William II. Ross.
and i 'nlamin B. Long. and Henry Donovan, II
the Appraisers Off .r took an uetive part. dis
trbuting tickets and making themselves other
wls1 useful. Many Federal oiiireholdcrs in
tend to 40 To- the Convention to pull the wIres.
nsId"ring that such work cannot be con-
strued ~ disobedience 10 MIR. Hny's's order
The auti-Custpm House lieuuhllcuns held
their primaries last evening. Their lenders
v"ntiOn delegation composed OF rrpr - 'nia-
tive mon in the party. who have hitherto de-
clined tu take nn nrtivr part in the politirl ol
this city, he'HISe of their disgust with tn Gus
/ tom House ma hines manago MT OF tine pnrly
! But the result Of their primaries III W@ tunl
! their intention has not been carried out toi
/ cNrpping -CDugrp-@Wun Thomas l.. stow
| art. Alfred Roosevelt. Floyd CurNSon. lnhnr
! G.. Cornell J. Hooker Hummnrs.cv. and hai' q
/ d0l other gentlemen. thrIr delegation T.
! charged Federal oiil ',rs. ANA men ~ no nilu
! enrn IN the tultl 90 this city, Thry are al
| admirers 90 Mr. HAYES and support ~ oi h Il
| policy. AMI are bitterly nus'il" o. senator tonk
| Custom House OH 'cr~ ana eiv' their places T.
! thrm.
UIIcA. Sept 2l-The Republican caucusos
| held here t'-Iuv r.-u.iH 100 am ~ rWiN iiuin-
| victory for the Cln,l|us f'Ik-. y nsout of tn'
/ n wards Ntr' rrri"d Tor Grldl'v. Ia th'
/ wis ,usi In Mr.. loher~'~ ward thrr" WIS n,
/ IN of a contest. tho fun vote hriug cast i''
Grid " The county toiN 'uilpn VIII bee u UNI
/ lur Conklng. who will head the delegation t'