New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-11

DISCUSSING THE RESULT OF THE FLECTION-WHERE
RESPONSIBILITY LIEs-wHAT THE DEMoCRAIS
SAY.
The Republican State Committee still re-
tains room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, winch VIII pe
kent omen few days longer while the affairs Of the com
mittee are being wound up b. Plat Carpenter chair
man of the committee, has returned to MS
home In POughkeepsie ana Secretary Vrooman remains
in charge Election from private sources were
received Yesterday which indicated that the Republican
plus ty on the State ticket may yet reach l3'OOo.
good deal of regret expressed by those Repub-
lcans who visited the committee over the probable
loss Of the State legislature particularly the state
Senate which holds for two years. The important
question that is expected before the next Legis
lature is the redistrctinG of the state TOT
members OF Congress. The Democrats, how
ever, will be unable to "gerrymander" the
districts for the that it has 10 DC
done by an act of the Legislature which requires the Gov
eno approval TO who responsible for the loss OF
The Legislature also mooted question The machine
leaders were forced oadt that the losses were largely
Il districts heretofore controlled by prominent machine
men, and that these losses due to attempts to
force Objectionable candidates upon the party
Had 1t not been for tho large gains In
Brooklyn the State ticket woud have been nearly de-
feaed The fact that victory in Brooklyn achieved
by the work of Republicans not identified with tho ma
chine and that the old leaders were forced 10 recognize
this element was mentioned proof OF the strength OF
the party when relieved from the incubus of objection
able leaders.
There has been misapprehcnsion as to the work
Of the State Committed Because 1t has conducted
quiet campaign ii has been supposed by
some that little has been done. This is a
mistake. The committee was appointed and organ
lied very late in the canvass. and had little time
left TO do much II worked under many disadvantages
and with the almost open hostility 81 many OF the for
mer leaders who only withheld assistance. but IN
duced Others TO do likewise. Some few Of these
men called "stalwarts." when invited TO assist
were frank enough say that the election of the state
true of all il was OF good many, some or WhOn Io
lowed up their refusal by reversing the mDOntles III
their counties In favor Of the Democrats Not"lth
standing those drawbacks and Objectionable local can
been carried in an "OH" year by good
majority for the Republicans. An effective system of
OF the counties. Nearly htty clerks were Kept ht Worh
night and dav in the cOmmiteerooms and though not
posa used ia former years the work OF committee SHOWS
In the Headquarters of the Comfy Democracy n few
clerks engaged yesterday IN trying to nguc ont
victory in some way for that organization
said he Thought there was mistake Of "A
fev hundred I'm the count there on Senator
He was OF opinion, and R expressed with Significant
wink, that corrected" returns might yet elect senator
'palOr politicians" lad done aa good work in Their
disricts he had DONE that they would not nave Deen
disgraced by running behind Iamnahy Han. & &Vhe o. l
those present. however, charged the worthy " MILO
with trading with Tamn9ny which accounted Tor ms
great victory. II is said that Norton will now demand
that he be made chairman OF the County Committee.
concluded TO retire from active pOucs uhi next year
when he would be candidate for superior Court Judge
taincd permanently for meetings aud for the Of tho
"bosscs" Of the County Democracy.