New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-01

this process, the VIII Of the majority has alreauy
been defeated in number of districts. But
in spite of this, in almost all the country
districts thus far delegates opposed to Mr..
Conkling have been chosen. In order to de-
feat and defy the will of the Republican
voters, contestIng delegations have been con-
trived in several of these districts, and these
contestants appeal for support to the State
Committee.
This body is composed mainly of unhesi-
tating a1herents of the machine. Members OF
the Committee have already avOwcd the IN
tenti0n to decide enough contests in advance
to give "A majority in the State Convention to
the friends Of Mr. COnkling. When the peo-
pie have beaten the machine in the primary
meetings. the committees defy and defeat the
voters bv admitting to the district cOnven-
tons persons who were never elected as dele
gates. When the district conventions, In spite
of these frauds, elect delegates opposed to
Mr.. Conkling. the State Committee threatens
to admit and place on the roll cOntesting dele
cations, who win then have power to vote
uDon the admission of each other to seats. In
this way a small minority of the voters can
secure an apparent majority of so-called dele
gates admitted to the Convention, provided
the voters do not resist with extraordinary
courage AMI persistence. 1t may easily happen
that less than one-fOurth of the Republican
voters in the State may thus he enabled to
control pretended majority in Il packed Con-
ycntion.
The Republican voters of this State are not
going to submit to any such operation. II
the scheme, thus shamelessly avowcd by some
individuals should he carried out at the state
Convention. there would follow consequences
most disastrous to the party in this state. But
President Arthur has ample power to prevent
these abuses He knows the men 10y whom
these wrongs are likely TO be perpe-
trated. He knows, too, that they will
not dare to take step toward the exc
cution of so base a scheme without his
supposed or actual assent. He can stop it if he
pleases and secure to the Republican voters OF
the State the right to be fully and fairly rep
resented in their Convention. If he does not
choose the work will 90 on, and desperate
effort to defeat a majority of the Republicans
voters and to rob them of their rights VIII be
made 1t rests with lin, and he will be held
responsible, here and in other States. if this
attempt to defeat the will of the Republican
voters ultimately succeeds.
Most kindly feelings toward Mr.. Arthur
have been expressed by Republicans of every
shade of opinion He will not make the
mistake of surprising, however that these
Republicans intend to abdicate all their rights
as free citizens, or to sustain him IN any con-
trivance TO defeat their will. If they fail to
get full Justice at the hands of Republican
State Convention in Ncw-York, they will in
stantly appeal to the people, and submit their
case to the Judgment of the supporters Of
President Garfield throughout the country.
Hence we are slow to believe that the Prcs-
dent will silently permit any Of his proirSscd
friends to take steps which the Republicans OF
the Nation would surely condemn and resent.