The New York herald., 1879-10-15
ANr1-conNE111 REPUBLICANS.

ANTI-CORNEI.L REPUBLICANS.
The Executive Committee OF the General Commit
tee Of the Independent Republican Association. met
last evening at their headquarters. No. 8 Union
square. Mr.. r. Il. Bowker presided and there was a
fair attendance. large transparency covered the
front windows Of the hall bearing the of the
candidates Of tho republican State ticket complete
Tho names of Alonzo d. Cornell and Howard
Soule were made prominent by daubs Of paint across
them in accordance with the feeling within the hall
that they undeserving OF republican support.
Mr. +. w. Whitridge. secretary OF the committee.
reported that 1000 printed copies Of tho COM
mittee.s address. besides other documents.
had been mailed to different parts OF the
State Letters approving their course IN scratch
ing" the ''head and tail" OF the ticket
aud reached over a thousand in number. An active
organization Of republicans who favored the defeat
Of Mr.. Cornell existed In Buffalo. and their votes
fzation in Brooklyn gave assurance OF thousands
OF votes against him. and encouraging reports
Utica and many other places. Numbers expressed
themselves unwilling to publicly declare their
existence OF a large silent following whose voice
would be heard only in the ballot box Old salwart
republicans. venerable clergymen and men who hate
the South and the democracy were among the sympa-
thizers i'll the movement. "We must have man
ut every polling. place in this city on November
next" he said. land to do that we need 200
volunteers We cannot afford to pay them. The
democrats would, 10 doubt. gladly furnish the
rely upon men willing TO do the work principle.
With proper efforts will poll ut least hvo thou
sand votes and by arousng tho latent disgust that
exists for Mr.. Cornell may possibly secure his de-
foat."
Mr.. Alfred Ely next addressed tho meeting and
said :"lt is contest against the machine element
and for the triumph of principles IN politics. Sena-
tor Conkling has forgotten the aim of the party and
his position In 1t. Money has come to us from good
stalwart republicans to aid in the defeat OF man
who il the choice only of caucus packed and paid
for. Our organization has grown so. however. that
need moro means to Keep pace with it, and, in
plain words, you who favor 1t must put your hands
In your pockets. Mr.. Conkling thought the cry "a
Solid South" would whip us into line, but he has
found himself mistaken. The merchants OF
Now York have suffered enough to know OF
the Matchmaking administrator Of Mr. Cor
hell III the Custom House. and remember
that President Hayes drove him and his
gang out of 1t. But as they cannot live by honest
they now consprlng to steal into the State
house. Tammany Is In the same fix. and. like two
thieves, they enter plan by which they may
both profit. Conkiing says to Kelly, You bolt
tho regular nomination and get all the votes
give you the patronage of New York county.
1t Is an open bargain the terms of which
plain as q pkestan.''
Mr.. Mlbury. chairman Of. the Kings county com
mittee. reported hourishng condition Of the
movement in Brooklyn. Mr.. Putnam read some
resolutions passed at recent meeting OF the Civil
Service Reform Association approving opposition to
the election of Messrs. Cornell aud Soue on the ro.
publican ticket and or Mr.. Allen q. Beach on tho
democratic. The meeting adjourned after u re-
quest from the chair that those gentlemen who
were willing to serve at the polls election day
should wait and receive assignments to the districts
in which they lived or desired to serve.