New-York tribune., 1879-10-31
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.


TpIcKFRY IN THE INTERESTS OF uLDEN AND
ROBINSON -FNCoURAGING REPORTS FOR RE-
PUBLIC ANS-IOCAL MEETINGS..
Some interesting facts are given herewith as to
The cooperation Of the so-called " Independent Re
pnbLcan Executive Committee and the IIden-
Robinson faction. All the reports received at the
Re publican State Committees headquarters
from the city and all parts of the state
are very encouraging. Another of Mr..
Faulkner's circulars has been captured, and
sent To the Kelly Committee. Ii is an additional In
dicatiou of The determination of the Robinson men
TO sacrifice ali their candidates to help the head OF
the ticket. Several enthusiastic Republican local
meetings were held last evening. Additional nomi-
nations were made in a few districts.
WHAT THE SCRATCHERS ARE DOING
SCENES AT rHrIR HEADQUARIERs-woRKING WITH
TUE DEMOCRATIC MACHINERY.
On the east side of Union Square, just above
Fourteenth-si. transparency covering the WINDOWS
of a nall sometimes used as dancne-soh"o ana ior-
merry occupied 10y the observation-disclosures party lot l's
occasional meetings II bears the names OF the men on the
Eepublioau state Ticket. With three heavy hor-
z,ntal ues and many transverse lines drawn through
the names of Mcssrs Cornell and soule THIS Is
thf Headquarters Of the Independent Republican kX-
ecntve Committee" Otherwise known ~ the " Young
srratchcrs" Few visitors are TO Toe found IN the man,
which contains no newspapers few chars, or any OF me
,nnlituces commonly to be found in place
whrre men gather to discuss political questions
The members of the Executive Committee are seldom 20
Ne found there hut seven or eight men and boys are
constantly al work directing envelopes ana lnco'ius
the documents which have been 70 freely MS
tributcd az the doors ~ Cooper Institute whenever
E,,,nhcan meeting mas been held there some "i the
bows are busy making out lists OF Names AZ" ''"''
pasfinr names which they tear from DIoad peioi"'"
sheets with gummed backs -,
Wbt f. the n,tnre OF the work you are doing her'i
Wednesday Ol man WHO
seemed 10 he in charge.
We are sending the documents pfoposcd ny our COM
mtce 10 every part Of the state. and we are sending
these tickets "-handiug out a Republican STATE
ticket with the places for the Governor ana
sfat,-Fncinecr and surveyor lett blank. On the
hotta l. prnted the instruction Paste az tins dotted
nrc the balance co. the regular scpneiicah nl", u"IN
'st.fe fyiz county tick iur sheriff County Ccih'c'cJ
Don't fa 10 vote tie Republican Assembly ana senate
pm, ven send ont any pastors to be paced over
these hl1uk,t' was asked
Oh no." Wa M reply. ave leave every man to
c,l. lor limscf w the scrotChoI-i they DO the
pasting over tnc way. across the sqqare. ..., =.
fave you any connection Win tA"' coh'"'''eo'
Nonc whatever. We are euthely independent"
The member, Of thr Executive Committee Were no,
pfcseu, iu thc afternoon, bat % Was sa mat ihey "uu
h. there in the evening E'rb iu thc evening % tneN
were etil absent, brt it sHid that thcN were
nj "a meeting Of the Municipal society and would come
in later. The work Was however sohs on anu ~ v av
porter told several Large boxes ol uvcHHcH's
ana icEris had nren sent out dur NJ the dty' ma, 90
No oac seemed 10 know, or 10 be Wiling ~
,ay how the names had ben obtained OF the
persons To whom the documents are sent t nut py
careful lugury the following iacts wrIt oo,auru; ,
Complete lists Of LAWYERS. phy yscians cergynsn ana
members oi Other professions have Orsn Sl.as. pro-
Il is to furnish sucn lists 10 advertiser ana
others desiring them. These names are printed on
perforated sheets Of paper. gumined on Tie PACK;
aud the names simply torn on ana pAsiei
On the enVclo'cs To these addtes,es are stht
SETS Of documents ana packages oi sTfdfhel
tcsets some these tickets have been returned WIN
the % A B Cornell written li the blthh space
others have brought forth comments hN no means COM
plimeufarv To the WORK of the committee.
liz IT. II
srrupuou~ly those not umeiittN Us cohnec'tu Win
thc II hns been prepared by street cooperation
with the Robinson stae Committee. ana Is
Governor Ro5inson's interest In the Stale di-
rectly.- SOM time az was reported III
TIE TRIBUNE the Robinson Committee sent CIR
cultrs TO county ana town COMPUTES ash ssh'hs ~,
that Of ali discontentrd ReruOIicahs pe
forwarded TO the New-Sork Headquarters Ihe
replies, fast as received, nave Deen sen!
To the Independent Republicans at NO
union-sqnare; ana hsts nave neen maui maui
scratched tickets been sent to The persous named
Duplicate lists have been made al the same Time ana
returned 10 tie Robinson Committee or TO the
packages of Robinson tickets IN iu ana Oi ko1lhs,h
ana =, ,mDnr nst,rs" have al once been scnt to the
COMMUNICATION tins the so.cal'd " lndeprn-
dcnt organization Is working III cOoeIaoL WIN the
Rubiu-oi Committee. when LOOKS upon u - hS' III
Ie communication beiwes tie two headquarters Is
KEEP up 10y messenger boys Tor thc most par pul
siona ly ocal Democratic politician incdu"ust SHOWS
himself the room of the sciaichc :. r. yer
Bow,, the Democratic candidate Tor shelln, mas
his headquarters ~ IN, same but'hhg WIN llc
scrachts 80 tnai veiiors 10 m can drop IA upon the
Indepcndent Republicans" without exciting mu'h
suspicion. 49, eo.oo, ,.,,. how,
he,u :, M ON ana thai have found their way INTO
IN. hands of fully 10000 voters. Iny say that the
nc votc s,ulc, many Kelly Democrats Will vote
Tor COrucn