The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
KELLY'S BOLT.
THE TAMMANY cHIEFTAIN AND HIS ASSOCIATES
EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION TO SOUTHERN TIER
DEMOCRATS


EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION TO SOUTHERN TIER
DEMOCRATS.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CORNING, N. Y. Oct. IL. 1879.
After striking leading In the State the
Kelly boom is now its way east and reached here
about two o'clock this afternoon. MIR. Kelly
and his escort left Lockport for Bufr4lo early in
the morning in rain storm. the only OF the
whole trip. There little delay at Buffalo. and
the party. after changing cars. proceeded to Hor-
nellsville. Here it was the intention to attend
an afternoon meeting but the committee IN
charge had made arrangements tor in
the evening. aud prior engagement
had been made for Corning and Mr.. Kelly
pressed for time stay at Hornellsvlie
night relinqushed. and after some little delay
spent in explanation and suggestions for future
meeting ut the place at early
day the journey resumed to this place. Here
Mr. Kelly was met by delegation Of
citizens consisting of exSupervisor Austin Lathrop
exCongressman Walker. G. @. Hollenbeck. J. p
Moore and others. He was escorted to thu Dick
inson House, and was called upon by number of
democrats Of all classes After tho arduous labors
of the the party retired to rest
and slept through the afternoon. The meeting
held III Washington Hall in the evening. Charles c.
b. Walker presiding. The hall WAS filed. but there
was no crowding. and the stage was occupied Dys
respectable looking set of citizens.
y. cox SPEAKS.
Mr.. .. s. Cox came the first speaker, but
the time he said :-"when that bell ceases toling
the knell OF Lucius Robinson will 20 on" He
went on to say that he WAS willing to be
irregular in the right. The question presented in
the Convention was, Will you stand by home rule or
choice OF evils to take neither. He was reminded of
man in New York who. on being asked which he
liked best wallack or Bouce1u,. said. olive mo
Robinson and Cornell, give me Kelly. At Syracuse
they knew we would keep our word. and that when
Kelly pledged himself to go out he would stick to
that pledge. We didn't do tho Robinsonians aid
in 1877, who went whispering around against the
State candidates They were nominated in spite OF
the back. We did our boiling under the open sky,
but they are like tho man in the Scriptures who
under the fifth RIB. Tho resolutions adopted at
| Syracuse drawn up by us. and we know
Thay are still ours. The difference between
those who trying to be good democrats this year
and who were bad democrats last year Is just the
difference between smell and perfume, but these
50 called good democrats are ih9rates OF the worst
sna aT Whe % ur be pd Put s year ter
stricken down without hearing aud Tilden's little
private secretary WAS made Police Commissioner.
other friends Of Tilden were appointed to place.
we know that they were all sleeping in one trundle
hall asked. "what about the Canal Ringr"
The speaker said 'If you will only
| I'll blow you for hollow horn Q.aughter.j
| There was one special reason why thoy should not
sustain Tilden or his pet Robinson. and that was
| the cipher dispatches, tho most infamous scheme
that devised to political corruption
| Tho speaker went to describe the nature OF the
| connection had certain fictitious names. TIlden's
| being "Denmark." because. 1 suppose" said he.
''there was something rotten in the State of Dom
mark" Mr.. Cox went ON to read some of the orig
inal cipher dispatches. giving the TRANSACTIONS.
| creating great amusement. He then went with
| high eulogy of John Kelly.
| nonINsoNs vEToEs.
Mr.. John II. Strahan went extensively into the
| subject of Governor Robinson's vetoes. and owl
! IDENTIFY hal made 1t q study He gave the name. date
and nature of every veto Of tho Governor and
1 demonstrated that very many of these vetoes
| for which Governor Robinson claimed credit had
| fictitious value and saved no money whatever to
| the State and as for the claim OF having saved
total Of to the people, showed
that the total amount was less than $15o.OO0.
| CHIEFS TALK.
Mr.. Kelly greeted with cheers on coming for
| ward to speak. He said because he and those who
acted with him had opinions and convictions of
| undertaken to ruin the democratic party Of
this State They tho Kelly men) were not
sponsibe for the great frauds that perpetrated
| by the Tweed Ring in 1869 and 1870. Those frauds
could not have been committed without the assist
anco OF the representatives OF the republican party
| Tilden. who Chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee at that time. WAS an intimate friend OF
Tweed. who was the organizer OF the frauds
charged to the cridit OF Tammany Hall.
He was confidential terms with him. and wrote
| to his "Dear Tweed" for the loan of $4,000. Ny
self and other gentlemen, said Mr.. Kelly. went
| in to rebuild the organization and restore
| strength to the party. Tildeu went to Eu-
rope. and when he came back we had it built
up. At that time /. with others, thought him
y good candidate reformer. &c Tammany
| really put him in the field Your respected
chairman and others warned me against Tilden. and
| said did not know him. but We supported him and
soon found out our mistake. did not understand
him. could not understand him. because
| OF his dark ways. Ho yet for some
strange reason. began to prosecute
organization thus destroying the party in the State
because often turned defeat into victory at Har
| lem Bridge Robinson Ia his friend and obedient
| instruments. We were anxious to be on COED terms
| with Governor Robinson. and We put his friend
Olcott on the ticket when We might have kept it
off. but no wanted all the patronage for re-eecting
| Tilden for the Presidency and writes that the
| Governor in mad with Kelly for not allowing them
to nominate their own ticket In 1877. Mark what
say. shall defeat Lucius Robinson in New York
county by TO- 900 to 1900 majority The speaker thcn
went on to say he had other motive in this can
than to place tho situation of affairs before
the people, Invested of the ISLANDERS and nsinuatons
that the enemies OF TammSny have put ia circula-
ton He satisfied to leave the case in their
hands and abide the consequences.
| NOT RoDINsoS's ECONOMY.
Mr.. Hollihan said IL was gre mistake to ascribe
the reforms in the state to any action of Governor
Robinson. but to the natural operation
OF laws enacted by the people themselves.
| known the constitutional amendments. BY
one Of these IL desired that tho
expenditures on the canals in any one year should
not exceed the receipts, aud the operation of this
amendment would produce the Same result,
whether Robinson was In the Governors chair or
not .l
Mr.. Haskin made the closine speech of the oven
ing In his usual happy vein. screnade followed
later in the evening. Mr.. Kelly and party will next
| proceed to Elmira where 10 meeting will be held
Monday evening. and the great circus will close its
| performance for tho season.
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