The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-05
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APPEALS TO THE GOVERNOR.
TAMM4NY BENDING 4 DELEGA TION OF
BIG BR1VES TO ALBANY.
Impioring TINT Leniency May he Dealt Que
20 the Register nnd the County tIcrk-Ths
Political Significance of ConkIing's ID efeat.

Impioring TINT Leniency May he Dealt QUE
10 the Register aud the County C1crk-Ths
Political Significance of Conkling's ID efeat.
ALBANY, Feb. Thirty OF the forty mis-
sonaries from the Tummany Indians arrived
this afternoon TO convert the Governor. They
quarered themselves at the different hotels
with headquarters at the D.avan. in tho room
in which Dean Richmond in his day was ac-
customed to hold his council Of war. Three or
four Senators and Asssmblymen from the
rural districts were enlisted rs scouts and sent
out to discover the way and the best trails for
the Indians and braves ot Tammany to APP
proach the quarters OF the Governor. These
youths returned in due season. and re-
ported to the Tammnny warriors that
they had discovered the right trail. and gave tho
braves full instructions how they should con-
duct themselves In approaching the Cover
nor. and what should he their course when once
in his presence. If they desired to win his
favor. They were cautioned not TO 20 ae a body
Of Tammany Indians but us individual warriors
to smoke the pipo OF peace. They should ro-
frain from placing their requests on political
grounds or demands to act for political effect
With these instructions the Tammany mis-
sionaries sailed out from their camps. after
darkness had settled upon the city by twos and
fours following tho trail which had boon
pointed out to them ns lending direct to the EX-
eruti'o mansion. The first party composed
Sachem S"hell. Chief Justice Campbeil, Smith
+. L1ns and Counsellor j.. p Wheeinr Follow
ing mm"diat"y alter them were Justices Dufry.
Dennis Quinn. III. Donuelly, Commissioner
German, Corporation Attorney Boyd aud L. c.
lesshr. IN duo season tney were followed by o.
~ n 'eiir,Taan III mnhIo nr,"Isnuort'
Crenmcr. Tax Receiver Mcmahon. with Spinola
he Of the wonderful shirt collar. bearing the
Al o'clock the missionaries had all arrived
~ ~" Executive mansion nni wer" seated In
clrrie around the reception room, with the Gov
Hrh1r on one sue OF INC ROOM Ihere tney sut
in silence Tor some time. mono appearing -
have the courage 10 break the silence orr
nounce their mission Mysterious whisper
ings among the miss nnarirs wrrn then start
ed. and at length Missionary Creamrr stepped
forward and addressed the Governor at some
lrukth. anuoun ing that this was an aga Of in
ycsiigaion that It was healthy sign: for pub
lie officers md not fulfilled the rcGu rement Of
the law. The example had been set them In the
Legislature tramptng upon the Constitution
and refusing to Hpportion the Stale, but he
asked thnt tho abuses should be correc,ed gem
orally instead Of singing ont particular men
for punishment A. he concluded his speech
tho missionaries all applluded.
Counsellor T. =. Wheeler announced that
they came hero partially from political organ
zttion. hut they did not ask the Governor to
do or refrain from doing anything because il
VIII benefit or injure any political party.
Cuarg"s have hecu made against gentlemen of
high standing holding on in New York. Wa
ask. he said. ful consideration. but urge that
technical violation When no intention OF wrong
or corrupt purposes are shown. shall be treated
with leniency. Il is for the Governor to say
whether unintentonai wrong shall be met with
the iull penalty OF the law. There WAS difficulty
in Interpretation Of the statute applying to
iees in those Offices and he did not believe that
the present incumbents had nude any different
charges from their predecessors.
Missionary o. B Potter announced that his
experience proved that the fees charged in
New York were no larger than In Brooklyn and
Mestch ester.
sachem Schen then stepped 10 the front and
decinred that this WIS the trst time in the long
years that mad passed in which persons hnd
gone to the Governor with grievances when
| they had made no Complaints to the officers.
| They had held an inquest TO hunt up charges
| without going to the Grand Jury where they
| should have gone and he hinted that the Cover.
| nor could send them buck 10 the Grand Jury.
Commissioner German wHs asked whether he
knew anything about tho profits OF the off 'as,
ami he replied thnt he had been informed by
| the brother OF the Register that the oifice had
| been run since last september at loss to tho
| Register.
GOV. Robinson then informed the mission
aries that he was very mu IA obliged for this Op.
por;unit ~ 10 meet them. He wns always pleased
10 meet and confer with citizens IRON any part
OF the State, He could not but consider tnat
arguments in thnso cases are somewhat pre-
mature. especially In view Of the fact that no
testimony had been taken on the m0rits of the
cases. All the questions that he bad thus lar
swer Of the Register. He decided that II was
not sum 'iont an 4 he had given that Official
time TO answer. That answer he had not yet
read. In the cHse OF the County Clerk tho
charges only had been presented and day
fixed ns a Time 20 answer. The merits Of the
las" in botl in-tnccs are entirely untouched.
II tho answer OF the Register denied the fact it
may he nee essnry TO send ths case 10 a comms-
sioner 10 take testimony. He preferred that tho
charges should haye been sent D. the Grand
Jury, but haVing been submitted to him ne
could not shlrk tho responsibility. He should
decide them ON their merits. AMI could not and
would not allow any cNtranrous inhueuc 5 to
i"n'rpl MN in ms acton upon the charges or
The missionaries then took their departure.