The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-14


Of of state Prisons. When the time drew
State Convention, Beardsley, Weed, Schuyler and
others made a vigorous effort to obtain the removal
Of Wells and the appointment OF Moses and they at
influence of the patronage to secure friendly dele
gates to Syracuse When Mr.. Moses went into the
wardenship he made many changes in the officers of
the prison. But great many more promises had
been given pending the election OF delegates to the
State convention than could be redeemed. and now
there are dem ocfats all over Auburn who fnd
ing themselves cheated to revenge them
selves Governor Robinson. The statement of
the chairman of the Robinson committee that great
many of the Kelly men in Auburn disappointed
applicants Tor place in the prison or men who have
been turned out to make patronage for the friends
of the new warden and his patrons is no doubt true
but their votes will count against Governor Robin
son just as much as II they were Influenced by less
personal motives The republicans also
censed at Wells removal and are consequently less
disposed than before to do anything aid Governor
Robinson. Whichever way the affair is viewed, tho
removal seems to have been one OF those political
plumbers into which incapable advisers too often
lead the well-intentioned Governor. Promises and
expectations Of patronage may for the moment have
been effective in securing friendly delegation to
Syracuse. but in the end the policy pursued at Au
Governor Robinson and materially increased the
Kelly strength in tho county Of Cayuga.
WARDEN MOSES SAYS.
The new warden Of the prison. who Is an editor
and experienced politician. denies emphatcally
that there Is any dissatisfaction Mt Auburn growing
out of the changes in the State Prison. But he ad
mits that there soreheads In opposition to
Governor Robinson who have been turned out of the
prison or failed to obtain appointments under the
new r4oime. He thus comedies tina POLITICALLY the
movement has been blunder. If the new appointees
are alleged the particular friends of the Robin
son leaders in the county they would probably have
been with the Governor to-day il they had failed
to obtain these places. The men who have been
turned out ana the men who expected places and
did not get them would at least not have had the
same inducements to vote against tho Governor
they now have. II no change had been made. Hence.
while Mr. Moses and his friends arc OF course pen-
Gifted by the change, Governor Robinson is polti-
caly damaged by 1t to considerable extent OF
course tn s il only the political view Of the matter
So far as the condition and discipline OF the prison
are concerned they appear to be unexceptionable.
They may or may not have been the same under Mr..
Wells but certainly close examination OF the
prison shows 1t to be now under very capable man.
agement.
An inquiry among the Kelly men in Auburn shows
the strength Of the movement there to be by no
means slight Mr.. Charles G. Curtis. one Of the
leaders active vigorous politician engaged in
the brewery business. and ia member of the regu-
lar democratic County Committee. Five other men,
bers of the committee, H. B. Fay, Erastus w. Allen,
James O'Brien. Daniel L. Hurlburt and Charles L.
Adams. also avowed and active supporters
Of Mr.. Kelly. making six Kelly men out
of the ten members of the committee
from the city The anti-Robinson men thus carried
six out of the ten wards in Auburn and in all these
over Governor Robinson. Mr.. w. II. De Croft. of
the town of Fleming another member of the county
committee is also avowedly with Kelly and against
Robinson.
s"The statement that the strength Of the move
ment is made up OF men who are sore about the
State Prison offices is not true" said MIR. Curtis.
''The feeling against Governor Robinson grows
out of the conviction that he is used
by Tilden and this is and always has been
since 1875 strong anti-Tilden county. We do
not like Mr.. Tilden's management of the party;
not want to him secure the next Presidential
election through intrigue and trickery, and in
tend to put end to his schemes with the demo-
cratic party of New York now that we have chance
OF doing Knowing how the election of delegates
was managed here We do not regard Governor Rob-
inson's nomination as regular. because it was not
the free will Of the party. but secured by Chi
canery and fraud and we have no hesitation in op-
posing him openly and above board. II the vote In
Cayuga county should be taken to-day Mr.. Kelly
would receive 800 out Of 5000 democratic votes
in the county and believe the number will increase
before election. We have men who mad about
State prison matters with us. of course; but they
form comparatively small part of our forces. Our
club the night before last enrolled 1888 the
start and about fifty have joined since. In the town
there is in the town Of Mentz. Port Byron in that
town is all Kelly. In Mcntezuma and Sterling there
is strong anti-Robinson element. and it extends
less through all the remaining nineteen
towns. John Spaulding. who is the most Influential
democrat in Port Byron. comes out openly for
kelly.
HOW cAYuGA ngPUBIzcANs PEEL
Inquiry among leading republican politicians and
others who belong to the party. but are somewhat
independent in their action, developed these facts
The county a rule did not like Mr.. Cornells nom
naton, and there is entire lack of personal en-
been apathy the part of the leaders and indifer
the part of the masses OF the party. The
county Is anc-Conkllng naturally, ana against the
action Of the Syracuse Convention. But the politi
clans know the overshadowing Importance Of
victory in the State ut this time
certain to have great influence the Presidential
election. and they are commencing to see the
necessity of doing something to wake up the enthu-
siasm Of the party. They have resolved TO COM
mence active Canvass and are even now setting
to work in that direction. The business men who
have generally acted with the republican party, al
though not liking Cornell, declare that they cannot
afford to allow the democrats to renew agitation
and to plunge the nation again into uncertainty and
confusion by reopenirg the financial questions and
the issues settled by the war. They pronounce the
action OF the democrats in the last session Of Con-
gress revolutionary and pcrilous to the revivng
prosperity OF the country, and this account they
resolved to eDdeavor to secure the State for the
republican p"rty. prominent republican NOR
chant stated to the HERALD correspondent that how
dissatisfied republicans were they would not
stop to think, but would vote. merchant of
Auburn who states that he "votes nine times out
of ten with the democrats" sad:-"I am now with
the republicans. The democrats in Congress have
shown what they would do il they could and re-
gard Tilden one of the most dangerous, he Is
one of the meanest men in the nation.
THE SITUATION SUMMED UP.
The situation in Cayuga county may be summed
mp as olows:-The republicans apathetic, but
will in the end out and poll their votes for
their own candidate, with very few exceptions
There is not the least appearance Of any intention
the part II the republicans to vote for Governor
Robinson. The Lewis vote is likely in this county
to take more dissatisfied democratic farmers than
republicans, but will very small Mr.. Kelly will
receive about 700 votes in the county. Cornelps
plurality Robinson In the county will be prob
ably 1900 Morgan's majority over Robinson in
1876 was 1910 A county in which are to pc found
such strong republicans as Woodin General Knapp,
Senator Pomeroy. William II. Seward, Jr., General
McDougal and Judge Folger IL not likely to be suf
fered to go by default.
THE JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS.