New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-11
WHAT REPUBLICANS SAY.
SHERMAN s. ROGERS on THE REVOLT.

SHERMAN s. ROGERS on THE REVOLT
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE STRUGGLE To OVER
THROW THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR 1884
Sherman s. Rogers, the leader of the revolt
against Republican machine rule In tho Western part u
the state was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening"
He was asked by a reporter Of THE TRIBUNE to what Nc
ascribed the overwhelming defeat OF tue kepup'''"
Nominees I'm this State He replied;
at was undoubtedly the protest OF tho Det'er c's
81 Republicans against tie methods by which the ucKee
WAS nominated Mt Saratoga and Federal Interference In
state anairs. In Eric County this sentiment
was ouspoken from the start The Bn0ao Er]Te's ue,
carcd as soon as tie ticket nominated thht u "ou
not support 1t. The Independent kepupnc"n
Club had the names OF the Republican
candidate. on it's Transparency, with lines drawn
through those CT the nominees for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. intimatDg in the clearest inan
ner that It intended TO scratch them' luo
fact H. The Republicans in the country have become SIGN
and tired OF the methods by wlfth the machine poH-
ticans OF New-YOrk City, representing only lrao"
OF the Republican party have. by the ala oil the Dun
and Albany machines year after year hoini-
mated tickets which they have depended on the
country districts TO elect. Men who represent ohy
6OO0 OF 1000 Republican voters In TINS CITY
have for years controlled nominations nero
and IN good part the state Coh'oh
lions The forgery and fraud practced nj SARATOGA
opened the eyes or the voters and they made up the
minds 70 rebul1e such practices And think they
have done it pretty effectively. Inc mo''
noticeable thing in connection with the campaign JUST
ended was the quiet determination eVinced by the
Republicans Il easy TO see that they had mace up
their minds what course 10 pursue, ana nothing
could turn them from f. Only the cOh'iclioh
shat heroic measures necessary can explain
the fnct OF counties such Cayuga aud Chautauqua
and Others which have not wayered in their Ropuoh
canism for twenty years past, now giving muor'ies
for the Democratic candidate9.'
"What viii be the Outcome"
ono one predict yet II the republican parry III
this eate can he teorganized under different leader
ship and with principles fight for, tink Republl
can President can be elected in 1854 But IL Will haIo
to be done under the lead of men in whom inc peOpo
have confidence, the class OF men VINO nave pro
tended TO dirae nominations here ana run our State
conventions at the beck aud nod OF the Administration
Ciytl Service Reform, revision OF the tarlH ana TAXA
ton questions that III enter very largely INTO tne
next Presidential CANVASS, and viii attract g0Qd deaI
of tcntlOn before II Will depend good deal on
the attitude of the Republican party toward
these questions whether IL VIII - once
more be Entrusted with power by the voters NO one
can truthfuly call this Democratic victory III Is sim
ply the out poRcn protest OF the better portion OF the
Republican party against the methods when nave as
graccd IT, ant the open interference by the Adnlsra
ton IN state concerns U2lcss This condition OF thlngs is
reOrganze II wise cOuusels prevail, II the people are
given opportunity to be represented IN district can
and conventions, and II live issues are pre-
scented, IN years the party VIII De as strong as ever
II this is done the Democratic party VIII nave ell
tered On long leased OF power"