New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
STATE REPUBLICANS.
OPPOSING "BossIsM IN oNoNDAGA AMI
CORTLAND

ATrITUDE-MEssRs CARPENTER AND CARRof1
LIKELY TO BE sCRATcHED-CoSGRgssIoNAL ASE
LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK
IrRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrBcSx.l
SYRACUSE, Oct. 30.-A remark OF Roscoe Conk-
lings at the last Republican National Convention,
hitherto unpublished srikngly describes the atti-
tude of the Republicans of this city toward the
Administration State ticket. my friend" said
Mr.. Coukling to James J. Beldeu, another member
of the New York delegation; my friend, while you
vote for Grant you look and the other way"
The Republicans of this city, while understood IN
other parts Of the State to be cordially supporting
the Administration ticket, are not actually doing
80. They look aud row" the other way.
There is the same mistaken impression regarding
their bearing toward the National Administration
itself. spirit OF implacable hostility to that Ad-
mi1istration prevails Both these errors have been
made IN consequence of the course Of the Onondaga
County delegation at the Saratoga Convention. A
brief history of that delegation will show that 10
was not selected out of friendness to the Admins
tration. The spirit that mainly inspired It's cleo
ton was that of hostility to the denomination of
Governor Cornell. Justly or uniustly. the leading
merchants of Syracuse believed hat IN signing the
Railroad Commission bill the Governor had dealt q
hard blow at their business interests. by openinga
way for interference with the special railway
rate" system. They came to the Republican
leaders and said For years have supported
your candidates at the caucuses aud st the polls.
This year we want to be the candidates; We wane
to go to the Saratoga Convention rs delegates"
The request was of course granted, and Its result
was seen at the Saratoga Convention, when eight
OF the fifteen members of the OuOndaga County
delegation on the vote for temporary chairman
voted for Madden, who it was well known was op-
posed to the denomination of Governor Cornell
Five of those eight men were put on the delegation
by the Merchants, Manufacturers and Producers
Association or, in other words, by the !" special
rate" merchants Of Syracuse. Two OF the eight
were railroad lawyers, while one was the United
States Pension Agent, and Of course subject to the
orders of the Administration. This completes the
eight They voted for Folger in order TO defeat
Cornell. But the moment Cornell was out OF the
way the true character OF the delegation regarding
the National Administration was revealed. Every
man in the delegation voted against the Admins
tration candidate for LleutenantGoyernor, Is. Plata
Carpenter. They voted for Hamilton Fish, ir.
1t is recalled that Congressman Frank Hiscock. Of
this city, who has been accused during this canvas
of having Administration leannss, was asked BY
Administration leaders If he would not try to in
duce the Ouondaga County delegation to vote for
CARPENTER Mr. Hscock peremptUrly declined to
comply with the request 1t is said that this
charge that Mr.. IIiscOck has affiliations with the
Administration is circulated here by Administration
politicians the most effective way OF lnurins him
in his canvass for reelection they knowing the in
tensely anti Administration feeling among tho
Republicans OF the district.
al have been accused Of everything, even OF being
a Canal Ring thief and have stood IL all quieuyi
but to be accused of being friend OF this Admins
tration-tha is thing 1 won't stand.' said .
prominent Republican politician OF this city to-
day Then lie continued: The men who srs
sometimes spoken of as the leaders Of the Repubu-
cans OF Onondaga County are not the leaders It IS
the people who are the leaders, il the Republicans
who are the leaders. The so called leaders follow
the people it is by discovering the peoples senti-
ments and obeyins them that these leaders sain
their position before the public. And | tell yOu
that the Republicans of this county anti-Ad-
mnstratOn; almost unanimously anti-AdmiHs-
traton. The public man that should declare thas
they support the Administration would wllfully
msrepresent them"
The Republican candidates for State Offices are
apparently going to suffer in this county from the
stay-at-home Republican vote. Dissatisfaction
with the State ticket Will be shown by Republicans
by refrahlng from voting. They will lot vote for
the Democratic candidates; at least very few OF
them. Perhaps part of this loss will be made good,
or bad, if the remark OF cynical Republican poll
tican of this city reveals party purpose, h0po
the Democrats will get their voters 10 the polls
for we'll have them" Mr. Carpenter. the Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor. will he
delighted to learn that his name will allure many
Republicans 10 the polls. They viii come for the
exprrss purpose of voting against him. Such Is the
testimony of Republican politicians here. IL 10
already evident that Mr. Carpenter will poll smaller
number OF votes than any other man on the
ticket.
Howard Carroll, the Republican candidate for
Congressnan-at-Lsrge, deprived himself OF several
hundred votes by his recent speech in this city.
Republican politician Of good judgment said to-
day in regard to Mr.. Carroll lie made very
bad impression here 1t would have been far better
for the party il he'had never come. In the irst
place he let everyone know he WAS in tOwn. He
WAS here half a cay before he made his speech, and
went all about town prOclaiming. Then mark his
sef-conceil: He wouldn't speak before Chauncey
NJ DepeM made his speech. as the committee
desired not he Well, now. you know there ara
very few men in the State that would care %
speak after sach II brilliant orator as Mr.. Depev.
Then Carroll stayed away from the meeting till it
had been under way some time. lt looked 70 ne as
If be desired TO into tue hall late, 30 az 70
attract special notice HIS speech was in bad TASTE
and. as say. disposed hundreds of Republicans TO
vote aguinst him who would otherwise have voted
for him. He had better have stayed in New-York
and made speeches to the Germans"
= Mr. Hiscocks reelection to Con gress from this
district which comprises the counties of Onondaga
and Cortland, assured Trusting TO the
disafecton among Republicans over the State
ticket the Democrats are hopeful, OF running In
their candidate. The normal Republican majority
susvertheiess large and Mr. Hiscock is making such
| fc
many powerful friends that there can hardly be much
| doubt of his election. The Democratic candidate
for Congress Mr. Davis, has also aided Ir. HIscook
bv writing a ridiculous letter Of acceptance Its