The New York herald., 1879-10-15
HARD AT WORK.

THE STATE COMMITTEES ACTIVELY PUSHING
THEIR oPERATIoNs-NEw DEMOCRATIC HEAD
oUARTERs--coMMITTEEs DELEGATED TO Or
GANIzE THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS IN THE
INTEREST OF GOVERNOR ROBINSON.
The Democratic State Committees rooms in the
St. James Hotel were scene of activity all through
the day and evening of yesterday An immense
amount of correspondence was attended to- and the
officials had their hands more than full in
ceving delegations who called to request
the assignment of speakers to address mass
meetings. or in relation to other matters
connected with tho canvass. Mr.. Daniel S.
Lamont. secretary OF the Executive Committee said
that among the correspo ndence received was let
ter from trustworthy source which set forth that
acolumn and q half report which had been printed
in New York journal of pretended Kelly mass
meeting which was said to haye been held at Cort-
land ON the LIST of October was pure invention
No such meeting according to the writer who is q
prominent citizen Of Cortland. had been held. The
State COMMITTEES. Mr.. Lamont added. had made in
vestigations and discovered number of instances
where similar Misrepresentation as to Mr.. Kelly's
following had been INDUCED in. Among the
visitors who dropped into the rooms last
evening Senator A. p. JONES' of Greene county;
exMayor Richard vaux. or Philadelphia; Colonel
Samuel W. Johnson, OF Westchester county; Il. w.
Chamberlain, OF Allegany county; NJ. NJ. Harris
and John Byrne. of Warren county; ex-senator
Sutherland. Corporation Counsel Whitney. b. .. w.
Clark. state superintendent of Public Works;
Richard O'Gorman and hundreds Of local democratic
politicians.
THE OTHER STATE COMMITTEES.
At the Kelly headquarters, ut the st. Nicholas
Hotel, tho officials III charge were busily engaged
routine business. New clubs are reported to have
been formed ut Staplcton. Staten Island, and
OF avs large per-
the State from these headquarters. Among the
visitors yesterday were Thomas G. Callicot. Lieu
tenant Governor Dorsheimer David Dudley Field
and Casper c. Childs. Jr.
The Republican State Committee rooms wore a
busy look all through the day and evening. Huge
piles OF documents prepared for transmission by
express occupied the floor OF tho outer room, and
number Of attaches were engaged in labelling them
who was as busy bee with tho details Of his
found time late in the day confer with Post
muster James and General Arthur i'll regard to the
preparations for the mass ratification meeting which
Is to be held ut Cooper Institute tonight. Zach"
dress it. A large number of persons prominent
in State and national politics visited tho rooms
during the evening.
PUSHING THE ROBINSON FIGHT
The Committee OF Two Hundred and Fifty, which
is composed OF citizens prominent finance, trade
and the professions, which appointed at the
Robinson meeting to assist in tho canvass of the
regular democratic State ticket, formally took pos
session OF their new headquarters at No 924 Broad
way yesterday. The organization is to be known as
the "Robinson Central Campaign Club of the City OF
Now York" The entire building has been leased.
Ou ttc sccoAu Aoof 10 tAo iuccuuS roOHls over tHo
platform is large oil painting OF Governor Robn-
and above the latter is the motto, .The Stand
ard Bearer of democracy Of tho State of New York.
On the two floors above committee rooms. A
large transparency the front of the building
The headquarters will be dedicated ths evening by
O ratification meeting.
The subcommittee OF the Committee OF Fifteen
composed OF Charles L. Loew, james OBrien Will
lam II. Wickhain. John Fox and Robert b. Mooney,
met at the St. James Hotel at four o'clock in the
afternoon to hear the reports OF the committees
appointed to select the Of persons in each
Assembly district to form the organization through
out the country. The lists OF submitted
were accepted with but slight amendment, and the
persons selected directed to perfect the work
in hand rs RAPIDLY possible 1t is expected that
the organization will be in thorough working
order before the close Of the week.