The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-21
SCRATCHING CORNELL.
Tho Independent Republicans Meeting with
Success in Their Movement.
IN SiInl.

Tho movement to aerntch tho names of
Alonzu Il. Cornell and Howard Soue from
tho Republican State ticket Ia proving to be
more successful than liz patrons anticipated
atarted II have established headquarters ut
linton Square. On tho front " the building
IL Il banner with the words, independent Ne-
publican Executive Committee nnd u lnrRe
transparency bearing. tho names Of the ~
publican nominees. Across the names 81 A.
h. Cornell aud Howard Soule Ia drawn black
line. TIC first work oT The committee was to
send the address containing the reasons for
scratching" Mr. Cornell and Mr.. Soule 10
Republicans In every county In tho State. To
received. ana with Less than u score Of excep-
lions the responses have been VI an encourage
ing character. Many of the writer's asked
for documents and tickets and sent the names
Of Republicans who might be persuaded 70
scratch Cornell and Soule. Tho committee
responded at onco to the demand for reading
matter. The committee. which numbers moro
than 1000, liz composed OF professional and
| the work for which tho committee was organ
| ized. For tho past week they have boon busy
mailing to Republicans In New York, Brook
| Ign and Interior cities and towns their orig
| nal address To tho Republicans Of New YORK,
thoir letter to the Union League Club, and
other documents IN which are got forth the
miitncss Of Mr.. Cornell and Mr. Soule FOR
tho offices which They are seeking.
Mr.. i. w. Whitridge. the committee's secre-
tary. says that before the campaign closes
they will distribute through the State 100000
documents.
Through this committees lnetrumentalty
for the same purpose hive been
formed In Brooklyn, Albany and Buffalo, and
i are to he made In Syracuse and Rochester
Tho full committee met last evening to hoal
reports from their executive committee and
10 take the preliminary steps toward organ
ialng for work ut the polls In this city ON eoo-
| tton day. Mr.. II. II Bowker, tho chairman
aud Mr.. Whitrdge, the secretary. reported
that they had received letters approving thelr
action and proilerlng mid from Republicans IN
| thirty-thfee Of the counties III the State, and
| from many Republicans who will not take an
active part la tho movement, but promise to
scratch Cornell Mr.. Alfred Ely urged the
members TO work earnestly and aggressively
and encouraged them with reports or the
good result " what thoy had done.
''Fhnlsing Kepubltcnns,' he said, "hrG tired
Of hearing ~ much Of Southern outrages
| They wish good government In the State and
nation. Senator GonlKling thinks that the cry
Of the solid South will whip us all into line
| But he Is mistaken. AS Senator Sprague
whipped him out of his house, SO we will
whip him cut OF ours. |hpplause.l President
| Hayes drove Mr.. Cornell out Of tho custom
house. and lie and Senator ConklinE are now
trying to get control Of our State govern
mellt. To do this thny have made bargain
with Tammany Hail."
/ Mr. Miibury, OF Brooklyn, said that the In
dependent Republicans tn that city were
daily receiving accessions to their number
Among their active members were several
clcrgymcn. Tho organization expected IS
reach all tho independent Republicans ~ that
city BY documents or BY personal appeals
Nearly one-half of the Republicans with
whom they had talked declared their inten,
| tton to'"scratch" Mr.. Cornell, and many said
/ that they should vote for Coy. Robinson.
! Mr.. George Haven Putnam, member o.
| the committee, reported that the Civil Ser
vice Reform Association, OF which tho Rev
4 DR.. Henry w. Bellows is president, had do
carcd that Mr.. Cornell and Mr.. Soule, anc
| Allen c. Beach, Democratic nominee for Sec
| Of honest men Mr. Bowker closed the meet
4 ing by urging the members OF the committed
| To volunteer for service ut the polls, to pre-
vent the contamination Of any bargain BY
the Republicans to trade their county tlcke
with Tammany for votes for MI. Cornell.