New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-27

without the South feel very kindly toward MI
myself, and If my vote could elect him would casV ~
for him. believe with other Democrats that ne "as
cheated in 1875 and would like to see him Vndlcateu
but he ia not the best candidate for the party 10 WIN
with 30 far as the machine is concerned mere III
Brooklyn the brains that control It are tnOSG % Of
Governor Robinson last Fall preferrng General Siornf'
it may be concluded that he is not aEtveV pamo
crafts CITY made and the great majority
Ibid Senator Jacobs express more than his own
views in his recent speech ~ ,, ,Do.s,nso1ouob
lin has control here in local matters ana has % etv
done anything In regard TO National issues s res r.
is governed by the Issues in the city, ana ne desires "
keep his control Local candidates cannot ne d
to run ahead of the name at the head OF tpe - nf
that becomes matter oflntereSt III lne "olAns' "
Apotbar we-informed Brooklyn politician said @ @that
" Ross Mclaughlin was unwilling to do anything thht
might ipGpardizo his control of the city, There was
nounced action would STIR strife Senator Jacons
himself was GyeTso to @ m1cn Wa % not desrus Of
being the mouihpieco Of anyone There was no o1US
that he represented the feelings OF many brooA'n
a ApTominent member Of the AntlTammany organiza,
70 Senator Jacobss uterances. He thought that Mr.;
Jacobs was impressed WIN the 6eeI th V blndciacV M
could present to tae American people Tor nher bo
I his tnTGTgR 6 9g inng IG e s% B9t this was Only an
honest difference of opinion II General Grant shonu pe
nominated at Chicago, 1s r den as the
opposition candidate believing that the ieelg qgsS ~
Mr. TiIden on the part Of Mr. Kelly and his adherents
The leaders Of the Democracy in Kings County had or
dcp' and thry wond Willingly take up candi-
date nevertheless, II it shouldlOe demonstrated @ that
Mr.. 1ilden would be the strongest caluiua'e '"''
| would give him hearty support
| REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT AGAINST GRANT.
MEETING OF THE NEW CENTRAL ORGANIZATION OF
! RKPUBLCANs-AN ADDRESS BY MATTHEW HALE
| The Republican Central Campaign CluO
rafC
HALL Every district was well represented Ameng the
| members present were School Commissioner Is. f.
| Manerre, General George W. Palmer, j. Warren God
dard Sheridan Shook d. D. T. Marshall, Alexander NJ
Eagleson, A. ]. DttenhOeer, Henry c. Robinson James
L. Hastie George Fl. Yeaman, John G. Lnbeck, William
Haw jr Thomas J. Allison. Floyd Garrison ex-COronPr
Naumann, Freeman ]. Fhan and Christopher Pullman
| Charles Watrous presided. The following resolution
| was adopted:
Pesolred That the campaign clubs represented IN the
Srmares To- be held in each district ON the night of the
Sd Of May, 1880, between the hours OF p IN. anu p
the Republican National Convention, IT, meet nt Chi
cago on 81 of June, 1880 the views OF the Kelu
I'd to the nomination Of General Grant as the Re
| publican candidate for President
The readiug OF the resolution was loudly appauded
1t was also resolved that the returns Of the primary
elections be sent on the night OF the election to A D.
Dittenhoeier, the chairman OF the Executive Commit
| tee at the Union Place Hotel. committee was ap'
pointed to for mass'meetng, TO he held ~
Cooper Union at an early day. Mr.. Dtenhoefer moved
that the meeting adjourn in order to hear the ADDRESS
given at stenway Hall by the Hon. Matthew Hale OF
| ALBANY The motion was carried, and those present
proceeded in body to Stenway Hall, led by the chair
man.
audience Of fair size already gathered in Stein
way Hall TO hear Mr.. Hale. He was introduced by Gen.
era Francis Barlow who said that party should be
not the end, but the means to an end. II party by
means OF bad nominations failed to approach the de-
sired end no one should consider himself bound to sup
port such nominations The first duty OF every man
was to his country and loyalty to his party should not
| be allowed 20 interfere with that duty.
Mr. Hale after briefly skeching the history OF parties
In this country and the events which had called them
forth proceeded discuss what s known party ms
chinery and It's influence tho political morality OF
the country considered the question Of obligation
to support party nominations and then spoke OF the
| unit rule rs follows:
which mako the despotlsm of party st stronger anu
harder from. Th" Democratic party is to be
credited i believe with the invention OF tho Ingenious
unit rule by which the last vesige OF far Iepre.en
S the vpea Pda OUT tn Sempt Was made
S7S to So sn,e s vf9a IN G 6aG G
adopted It, but when of her delegates at Cincinnati
claimed be allowed TO declare their opinions rTeH C.
Ts s s ysaf SsH f
have beu made to send tho delegates from the great
States OF NewYOrk and Pennsylvania 10 the National
COIYennon baed and Labelled as the proDerty Of th9
candidate. The state Conventions were caued
In February, four months before the delegates to be
elected were to meet at Chicago It was thought easier
convention in the Interest or the machine De-
fore there had much discussion to the merits OF
the candidates. The convention in this state was
frauduentlY packed and some OF the delegates were
frauduenty elected The question asked in case OF con
test not which delegation was fairly elected, but
which be relied TO vote Instructions for General
Grant ana tine unit rule.
Even with all this plotting majority OF only thirty
seven obtained, hut by this the Republicans or the
State Of New.YOrR will be made 10 appear IN the Ma
tlonaI Convention unanimous for Grant. The adop
tion OF this rule deliberate fulsratOn OF tho
views of Ncw-f0rk Republicans lhpphnEcl Ihcy arc
pretends they don't believe that ODc-third OF
them, upon fair canvass, would he fOund favorable TO
the thlrdterm candidate. lOnd applanSc But by inc
operation OF this unit rule NewYOr ard pennsylvania
both no doubt strongly adverse IN fact Grants
jnatiOn, Instructed to announce themselves as
sOlid" 4" for Grant, at the Chicago Convention. Can
greater pervcrsOn Uf the tprncpe OF Representation
be conceived than this, by which the Repubi'
TO be led, possible like sheep the slaughter, to vote
| for the nomination Of man whom they believe, OF all
that have been proposed 10 be tho most disastrous ia
the country If elected and to the Republican party IN
have been enabled TO obtain this control bY the nd1cr
party politics Into which many OF our best men
fallen, but tG would nc an mpeaChmGnt or the IN
tplligence aud patriotism OF the American people to
doubt tGat this abOmnabe party despOtism will not
be OVerthrOwn. It may not be done THIS year
but the outlook Is by no means dscoufagln0 fol
this result People are everywhere nrOusiuS 10 assert
their Independence, and there IL fair prospect thai
this may Ue the year OF deliveranCe. Loud applausU
ELECTION IN PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., April 26.-The thiId tria
to elect q third Representative In the Genera
Assembly, to-day, resulted in the choice of tn