The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
The Campaign at the Home of
Lucius Robinson.
CHEMUNG COUNTY AROUSED
Inside Facts as TO the Democratic
Split in Elmira.

sequence intense interest Is felt in the coming cleo
ton by OF all classes. Emra too. is located in
what il known the southern tier" where enc
mics of Tiden and Robinson are understood to be
numerous and influential. Among the more prom-
nent OF those enemies in Emira exSpeaker Jere
iniah Mcguire and stephen I. Arnott. the millionaire
merchant banker and real estate broker. In fact.
bitter anti rlden party has existed here for years
So far this party has not accomplished much. A
struggle took place the delegates to Syracuse
but the opposition to Robinson was able to control
only one ward. The fight is now continued with
sarncstness, and viii be carried forcely to the polls.
The Maguire-Arnott people. reinforced by Congress-
man Walker. have taken hold of the Kelly BOOM as
In the Canal Ring districts. and viii do all they can
10 further the OF the great Tammany boter
The Kelly Haskin- -Moloney combination is
expected here ON Monday night. and great prepare
lions are ON the carpet give this republican side
show a warm welcome. william H. Moloney. for
wears assistant clerk to tho New York Board Of
Aldermen, and general business agent for that
body when dedicate" matters are to be handled,
in the capacity OF manager TO this latest dra-
matte combination of Canal Ring-demo-
rehead- Tammany republican" politicians.
He goes ahead of the ''crcus" and arranges
for the Greek fire. blue lights. cannon, &c.
He also engages the meeting halls and gives hints
serenades, professions and other "ads" to the
/ met Moloney to-day in the Rathbone House on
his advance mission.
"How is the circus. Bily?" asked.
"Fine. The thing is rolling along beautifully"
"You evidently success in your calling
rs theatrical managcry"
Perfect. 1 think will take exclusively to the
stage after this"
"How many votes will Kelly get in the state?'
Moloney paused before answering. Then roguish
smile stole his expressive and classic features
1.-THE gentleman is said have been refused ticket
for Manhattan Beach last summer. "It will be a
tight race" he said. between Kelly and Cornell
Robinson is now out of the question"
SOUNDING DEPTHS.
1t is not difficult matter for us to understand
here the causes and character of the Kelly boom
in Syracuse Rochester, Oswego and other places
where canal interests predominant. Neither does
it require political sage to fathom the adroit wire
pulling of republican intriguants in working up
called sentiment" and enthusiasm in such dis
trcts. When the facts known the canvass on
this side has not such rosy hue took considerable
pains in Elmira to get at the real of dsafec
ton in the democratic ranks in this ocalty-to
tain whether Messrs Robinson and Tlden were right
whether Messrs. Mcguire, Arnott & Co., while
claiming to be democrats, had sufficient cause for
boiling the regular nomination Of their party. I
will endeavor to give both sides to this controversy
Governor Robinson is undoubtedly held in high re
spect by the masses of the community in Chenung
county For over thirty-fve years he resided among
them. 1 have not yet heard the faintest whisper
against his personal character. Now. let see
what is the cause this anti-Robinson anti-Tilden
detection.
FIRST spLIT-THE ELMIRA REFoRMAToRY.
One of the finest and best disciplined penal insttu-
tons in the State is the Elmira Reformatory. The
commission appointed by Governor John T. Hof.
man in 1870. This commission consisted of Messrs.
C. c. b. Walker (now Congressman. Stephen T..
Arnott. Abraham II. Miller. Frank II. Atkin-
son and Amos Pillsbury. While. this COM
mission had charge of the work it appears
that matters did not get along all right commit
tee of the Legislature was 'ppointed in 1873 to ex
amino into the mode of doing business. COM
mission. consisting of the following gentlemen was
designated in 1s72:-Wiiam Dundas, f. Ii. Atkin-
son. S. G. Taber now law partner of Mr.. Maguire),
j. ID. Baldwin, 8. T. Arnott, c. c. b. Walker G. d.
Champlin, L. s. Brickbee and A. H. Miller. The re-
port Of the investigating committee did not at all
compliment many OF those commissioners. Among
the contractors for some OF the work George
d. Lord son of ex-senator Jarvis Lord Wheeler H..
Bristol formerly State Treasurer. and several others
not unknown to fame in State records
The result of this investigation followed in the
abolition of the commission, n supervising architect
e gentleman named Tnomas-a republican-to I'LL
this position. Mr.. Thomas was. as am informed.
excellent selection. the work going on under his
charge with rapidity and economy. In the spring of
lS75-the first year of Governor Tilden's term-an
application was made at Albany for the removal of
Mr. Thomas. This application was backed up, as
alleged. by the old commission interest, and more
particularly by Mr.. jeremiah Mcguire. the Speaker
Of the House.
81 don't like to good official for political
reasons" was Governor Tildens reply to the appl
cation. This opened the fght and 1t has been kept
nm N int ify he ma
upon Governor Tiden by speaker Maguire-a demo-
Grafton the floor of the Assembly during the winter of
1876 will be recollected. or course those
gentlemen deny that any such opposition TO their
wishes was the cause of an open break. but the
Robinson people with whom convcrsed here within
the past two days have given me clear proof as to
the truth of this statement They also state as
for the intensity OF this struggle, that an at
tempt was made to dispose OF the Chemung Valley
Canal for the benefit OF certain clique which at
tempt was blocked through the influence of Tilden
and Robinson: This is the story in nutshell, as
furnished me by some of Mr. Kobinson's supporters
in Emira. Out of this controversy there grew
up a young democratic organization, headed
by Mr.. ID. Il. Hill, MIR. L. d. Youmans
and other respectable citizens of Elmra
These gentlemen secured control OF the
democratic organization of the county. and
p"ct to give their candidate for Governor a good
majority over Cornell. They despise the Kelly
Maguire-Arnott alliance. Governor Robinson ap.
pointed non-partisan commission to take charge
Of the Elmra Reformatory This does not suit
many of the politicians here. They would like to
run the institution as an aid to their political
schemes Citizens of New York need not be
minded of the evils of conducting public insttu-
tons i'll this way while they have the example Of
1weed's new Court House building before them.
1t IL for such reasons that the friends Of the Gov
ernor think he will not only receive nearly ali the
democratic vote in Chemung county but also some
republican and large proportion of the grcenback
sufragcs. Chemung severely felt the greenback
tidal wave last year. This party elected two ASSEM-
blymen, the Mayor of Emra and majority OF tho
Board of Aldermen. Nearly all OF the organization
are democrats, and the symptoms now are that a
large proportion of them will this year support Rob
inson The people in this section OF the State thor
oughly understand the Elinira Reiormatory contro-
yersy. such well known citizens as Mr.. 4. Il. YOU
,uaus and Mr.. Rufus King have used their inf uence
20 protect the honest independent management of
that institution, free from the rule of political cor
rupton. Governor Robinson has undoubtedly taken
the right side this question: and his vote here
must be materially increased by reason OF such ac-
b. ton.
THE DEMOCRATIC srrUArroN--D. b. KILLS. VIEWS.