New-York tribune., 1882-02-09
NEITHER BOUGHT NOE FRIGHTENED
INDIGNANT SUFFOLK REPUBLICANS.
ATTEMPTS OF The sTALwARIs TO OVERRIDE THE
REPUBLICAN MAI RITY

ATTEMPTS OF lIE STALWARls lO oNEhhlDb lhE
REPUBLICAN MAI RlTY.
fFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.1
PATCnoGUE, L. l., Feb. S.-1he apparent
purpose of National Administration to put none ex-
cept stalwarts on guard and the method adopted to
accomplish that end have caused great commotion
among the people Of this quiet town. suffolk County
OF which tins town ls part was formerly the nome oil
stephen B. French. now Police Commissioner Oi New
York who under Grant Conling the dispenser
OF the Federal patronage at this end OF Long Island
When the republicans the county however, Instructed
their delegation to n state Convention, despite the
wishes of MT French, To vote against Roscoe Conkngs
caud ate for Governor in 1876, II appeared that Mr.
Fcnchs usefulness to the machine hau ended and con
scqucntly lie removed from the OIL o
Of Surveyor OF the Port o. New-YOrk
in the last days of President Grants term
of office. General Arthur, however, had more fni II
in Mr. French and succeeded in getting hn appointed
another Office and finally made MIN Po leo Com
missioner Since then he has endcayOrcd without much
success though control the politics Of this county 1t
was largely through his influence tnat ~ Carpenter
was made the Republican candidate for the Assembly.
and afterward the chairman OF the Assembly Commit
Cities in which position he distinguished himself
by opposing the CiriZcns' Street Cleaning bill and
all other measures of municipal Urm .Or New-IUrk
City Roscoe Conkng resigned his place and ieit
NewYork uuroprescntcd in the Senate and the famous
Sunday conference held AT ViceProsident Arhurs
house TO decide wnat should be dune stephen Il. French
and h. A. Carpenter present, and the latter hurried
off to Albany to out his instructions to aid in the
reelection OF the senator and his assistant
When this action hecane known in suffolk County it
created intense disgust The Republican sentiment OF the
cOuny practically unanimous In sustaining President
Garfield. Meetings woro he'd and petitions circulated
demanding thnt Mr. Carpenter should vote agains the
reelection Of Mr. Coukns and his assistant One of the
petons crculated at that ;imo sent to Georgo D.
Gerard Postmaster at this place, who was appointed
by President Grant at the request ~ Mr. Frruch Nh
Gerard hung tine petition up in the posolco md wnen
it had been sgnod by the Republicans Of this town it
was sent to Mr.. Carpenter Tnat these petitions re
auestg Mr. Carpenter 20 vote against ho reelection Of
Mr. COnkiiug represented the Republican
sentiment OF the county wHs fully proved when
the tc another election around r Carpenter
although anxious for a ectou could get no NOcs IN
the Convention He 0lerc. 'im5elf delegate 10 a
Republican Convention, ana II MS own town mad only
i've votes ont of nearly fifty. There not enough
stawarls the county to elect delegate to Conyeu-
ton but just enough with the MD of money
sent there from Ncv-Y0rk. 10 defeat the Republican
candidates. and by hard work turn the county to
the Democrats, was done in Columbia Albany and
other counties wi,ere 5'nlwart bosses lived
During this time "tbe lottery Of assassination" "
changed the National Administration and evidently led
the Police Commissioner 10 believe that by force Of cir
cuIn-tances IT would change the sentiment of the
Republicans Of this county, but in ths
he In jurt beginning 10 learn bls mistake.
About "a Month ago Of Mr. Frcnch's agents ap-
pearcd in Patchogde and began to talk "stalwarsm"
He approached tie po,i master and others but ailed to
find at enthusiastic response Wucn ne hdd hoped to
ecit. II beanto be rumored lat the postmaster
George ID Gerard, "HH 10 bt remove" ptchi7c {" ms part
In sustaining President GARFIELD Us against ROSCOE
CunKing thal removals would follow Ia OJnCr Fed
cfal Offices IN the county. EDenezer Totteu,
ccrK Gf Mr C1prri,T7 commit'ee ~ the Assembly aud
appears 10 live 10y what he can MAKE out % politics.
ana j. H. llanuioui, carpenter VINO does odd
jobs, are at Inc mead OF small oand oi stnl-
warts here, numbering l0rty all told Ii Was these
two men VINO suokr Tor Mr.. Carpenter who In turn
rel REGENTS Mr. Frcnth, aud he the President Tno
rumpr intense excitement not only because Mr.
(erar! ma. ,tn,e an efficient aud popular postmaster
but 1t fet iIat his removal was
formal uudCc Ia AL Garfield Republicans ct Jn0
nIy Lut ty we're TO DO punished for tncir go Iirsc IN
Op Osing CunhliHg French and Carpenter peltlOn
,n, kn',,,.,,s ~ Ih. AVN me C0nnGy Comnittre
lnc ~ hPioh'ahS W .ho NV w" a., -, , ~ ~
amt all the Republican county onicn r. Mr..
Hicks. member OF ihe stAe Comnitec
senator Warner Miller joined IN the movement. Not
wIt"s.aniiHs AL tao inlaouUo however Ponce COmn,s
rOhrr Frrnch rcht Tor Dir ttpnhier hhd brought 10
thi> county notice o. tuo np ointment oi j. IL Hammond
us successor 10 M. Gtrard
iuc u -Hauuu VIII CA this act aroused has caused te
0tdl"altr 40 "t tl cIil "l7 10 Ndt'y lh'lI
eHd wi noUt removing r Gerard 1n'r rcpr scutltNcs
herr. lbcntzcr Iutlcn rud j. Is. Hammond, VINO nave
been Informed thi"dsh Nh Cafr'n'T %. hi' appoint
ihrnl, to fo0ttudbtr Gerard, oi Monday WIN
papcr, suC +" hc IN .lc n1ndwi'u2 ui T. A Carpenter
wcn tncy read 10 hir Gtrtui hnd san u ~" wound sigu
ana HD,au ~ ~ M ni~hl continue - DO
bclbI" W,ud irtE- himself 3" act wUh thc 5titnLl %,
rappurt heir cau0idHo- Tor al offices. NHaL
CJ,u 40 u.t iH 'nu NOMINATION O lhrf cdudddL' Tor
iIc7utt ii' l'oi "h4 rA' 'Ic"'AD i"oppn' H'Wao -
tiuun, Who it-tri mental AZ dccaLn- tho French
Carpenter cot"ri, IA t- cointy Mr. 'f'rhr rrdno1t"n
10 hc hoNtd 10 inih copy "i ihr tuSo pul ii7 "h'
donlou bhn. lie Indignantly riusrt % riSu any ruoh
paper. it thcn ttKun "a Nh Terrell, VINO D. known
M IL iali-Brcc,, iepubcau". aud offered tno
post Uaoo condition ttt Would pat ns haic 10 H.
iiu OIod 10 ASCERTAIN VINO tGc Candidate iOr Prcni-
ueut would but the 5tll~ nogOtIaOrs said tnaY