New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-31
REPUBLICAN, ELECTION FUND.
WHY THE CAMPAIGN Is DULL.
WHAT PPoMGVENT REPUBLICANS or THIS CITY sAi
WHEN ASKED By THE COLLECTOR OF THE STATE


WHAT PRoMIvENT REPUBLICANS or THIS CITY SAY
wHEN ASKED By THE COLLECTOR OF The sIAIE
COMMITTEE 10 CONTRIBUTE
Ex-Governor f. ID. Morgan, being called upon,
said "You must get your money from State Office
holders, harbor masters, port waTdenS, ETC." lie
held no Office he SAID, and did not know why any
one should come TO him for money. He had come
pretty near being an oflee-holder when he ran for
Governor last FALL aud spent great deal of money
but was thankful ne not elected. He SAID that
if he concluded TO give any money, he would do u
in private way.
James A. Roosevelt, of No. 80 Pine-st., said: " Is
this collection for that concern uD at Rochester, Ii
so, will not give one cent toward 1t. IL has cured
me Of being Republican; it has msrepresented the
people and the party aud do not care how soon the
party Is defeated. would just as soon see a Demo
cratic Senator from this State as not. am sorry 1t
so, but that is the way feel
Jackson s. schultz says that il he gives any money
at all it will Ice for the fIrherance Of the election oi
members Of Assembly who are ia favor Of the Con-
stitutionai amendments; that the Rochester Con-
veution and the meeting az Cooper Institute both
ignored them, and he thinks them OF greater coDse-
quence than any party victory. lie also says
that ia his opinion, the State will certain
IL 70 Democratic He thinks the time viii
come when elections will he carried on without the
use OF money, in the way Of speakers and the Ike.
lie THINKS of going through two or three counties
where lie could at the Democratic nominees for the
Legislature 10 pledge themselves in behalf Of the
Constitutional amendments. lie thinks lie can
carry his point through them, wei As the Bepu5-
lean As-embynen He adds that al the money he
VIII give in the compaign will be for this purpose,
and no other, and that the committce would better
ook further on for campaign fluids
William l.. Dodge sail: IL wi not give one
penny TO this State Committee, or anything that
has TO do VITA the Rochester Convention, and do
not know as shall support the State ticket; have
net made up NY mind YETI He was asked whe.h,r
h. desired the success Of the Republican State
urhet, ana MS reply was: " | do not know whether
do or not
Daulci =. Lord, of No. 100 Broadway. said:
Realty. do not feel Ike cortrnut z. IN rather
dissatisfied Wta bptl parties. Ian afraid you viii
have q hard row to hoe in making collections aln
usiug au uy money now for the purpose OF paying
uy oxpeus.7 ald debts. 30 not desire to contrib
ute ana, hi =, and am afraid that you are wasting
your time"
William \. Booth, Of 30 100 Wall--t., said d" | am
p pood Republican. but car:ot give anything, OF
INV endorsements To anything tnat Senator CopNtne
IS mix d up H. OF thc Rochester Convention. These
men are al fer party. the sooner senator ConknI
gets tie kick By the Republican party the better Tor
it. TIE State will. undoubtedly, q Democrat.c.
am for President Hayes. his Civil Service, and
Southern policy AMI Tor the country amt not
party7 Mr. Blo-h sli he was sorry the plrty w"s
divided. bui il would always be 50 as long a. the
party Is ruled by meI seeking oiice, and having
Marty solciyin their mud without regard TO the
country at large.
William II. Quinn Of No. % Broadway, SAID:
a.. y, nh farm pfl ia
fIvo- of supporting President iIlyc, ald 1t not
Ike any b..c mat - working against iil, ana a.
cline to glye, ANYTHING To- any prizes Worniins
against President Hayes. know there IS dlyiS!oh
in tls pirtv and 10 viii pgoOJblN rcsult IA Demo-
cratic smcr,ss IN the state. tut | DO not car WAC
wins if hc policy 0t President Hayes cannot De 'ua-
Robert L. Kennedy, president of the Bank of Com
mar,r said: 81 Will give sumrihtug niue lti'f,
lar prafer to del brTat somewhat. am not heart
and soul with the Government, that IS With the
present AduIusf ration. ! AN aa o.d-id5hI0Ied Re
pub,tcau, and Viii SJli tll Mex week ahd see 81
they turn 1ut my Old friend ten RAJ Arth"I' ""N-
rrtnr Moran Is g0mg 10 Washington Tonight ant
/ viii ..e What he says when he returns. il ld'n't
see you, wi. $ nd It up so the committee
pIilo C. Cilhouu, president 81 the Fourth Nj
tionai Bank said: - am not politician, and take
ma interest whatever 10 politics on either oidt Ia
not know why yOu should come to me ia thls matter
M ALL" Nd ca moan sand hiS name was on the call
fnr the Cooper Institute MEETING auj he sgncd II
iecat.. he favored the pohct of President iliyc,.
lie hardly cared when SIDE won ana H'eNhvN 20
g.yeauy money toward a caupugl fund
o f. g. Arnold Of No. 10 truH,-st., said that he
received crcuiIr for aubscr plOns rom the a,o
Cnmmtttre AL intended 10 give something ~
was thinking about it that morning. Toe times
were hard. aud yIs subscription would % SiLal AMI
lac would send Il 10 headquarters
Elliott f. shepard stated that re would call up
next week and give the State Committee some
money. .t...-
bli, how in.ltl, hc moi prepared 10 say aow ne
was aware at NOT much money could be got OUT ot
o,ice-no.dcrS, rnitsS they choose voluntarily to
give 1t. " ,u. nt
hang called o., SID: live On staten Island, ANA
what money spend will Ice doIc down tLeIe. 90
NOT care tu give anytniuS for the StItc.D
d. T. Appleton, of No. . Boni-st., ~ Il the cal for
money was all uglt ami proper, nat lac dd not tcel
all. 10 give any money now 10 the General Com III
fee bat ca, pc, ted tu give something IN his district
A, MAS sorry he could not give Jy, - ne was send
ing all th. money ne uld spare TO Port Royal, IN
Lrnalt ot tue yellow fever pltlehts there.
e.. Cabot War;, vi 10. - Wdll-st sad: " shall
nor be aDie 10 do anything toward contributions TINS
year." ,, .;t -
wished some OF lac leading men u begin lie SuO-
scrpUon. "
VEp,ONg RAILROAD TROUBLES.