New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-04
bemser Of the committee was sent to SEQ if $. B.

Ehittenden, OF BROOKLYN, wouiu "e0eP"
Ipags Folger visited tine committeeman yes
s..aav for a short time, after having spent
Somo t,me in the Sub-Treasury building Attending
h ,be public business. He has not yet decided
Ebether or not he will make speeches during
he canvass. but 1t is thought that ne
viii do 40. He will go to his home in Geneva
to-day News OF the serious illness OF his only son.
WHO lives In Minnesota was received by tno
Eecretary yesterday, and IL may DO necessary ioi
him TO go to that State to care for him., .,,.;,.
Roscoe Conkiing and John f. Smyth, walking
arm.n-arm to the State COMMITTEES rooms, az w
sracted the attention of persons in the corridors OF
fho motel last night. MI. Conkling, IL was sa'e3
would make speeches during the canvass n,o =,
Serefofore known as Half Breeds" do the speak
ms i'm order to cure the disaflecton IN the parry
over the action of the Saratoga convention -, the
{ The presence of numerous meinpers o5 wy
macnine organization in this city led to goou uea
OF talk about headquarters last nlPht as ~
ShnnId - The Democrats unite on local nomnatous
II was said that citizens ticket would % ppin
by the Republican ORGANIZATION prov candaSte for
f,opnty Clerk. II two Democratic tickets Are IN
the field then straight machine ticket VII VIII, 10
Son,;nated with William Dowd Tor mayor Jvhn a.
Rr;aa for Ccunty Clerk Jacob Hess for Sheriff.
ana Victor Heimburger aud Two 9'n ST Rotes
leaders for Coroners The names Oh ~ ,;n n 40
probable candidates for the Mayoraty. I'LL
For Congress it is already determined who VIII
Pc 1es by Mr. Flower ex Congressman Elm,
stein will be the nominee OF the hepuDllcan
machine. and Charles t. Brodsky In tne uiSuriTe
Iawsen is talked OF TO succeed General McCook
If such nominations these are made lori county
offices and tor SongrssS The SAT- State Committee might
rs we'll close up its headquarters and the mem1ers
no home. If the Presidents friends IN TINS cry
~ no charge OF the machine ne Duii' UP, aio
Sxho are known to be under his influence, want 10
add insult 10 injury after Their proceeuingS ae
Saratoga, by placing lot OF naehhe nachs on ' 30
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snch an extent that not half the Republicans III inc
Cit, will go to the polls. This is time when Inc
the rear aud out OF sight and hearing tel you,
this is not done 1t will be the fault of the President
and his candidate for Governor Viii DC hauo W
feel the effect in no uncertain way. ~,
Judge FogeI's letter of acceptance was genera,y
commeudei as an able document. Inc only au-
Verse criticism heard about the hotel YVES as 10 US
iengtb several persons remarkng that he doth
protest too much" Among other persons WHOSE
opinion of the letter was sought was TO som Wo a.
pany He saul that he did not care TO discuss tne
Situation OF the erect of Judge tolgers let.er,
but he was willing to express the OPINION tlaC
,Judpe Folger would be elected. lie mas the con-
fdence of the solid business men OF inc Sttte Vi
NewYork." he remarked Ihe unpSaSamT Of
the con ention will not reflect upon hh no matter
how discredtabe they are to the managers, anu
now that he has formally accepted the nomination
do not think his many admirers will sit still ana
ouietly see him beaten" ,.. -
eccepJance would not be ready for several days yet
ss he had ONLY lust received his letter of nothca-
ton, although it was dated September ~ :.
The letter of acceptance was much discussed IN
13rooklyn. and the drift of opinion was that While
the letter was good and the candidate AN eNceIe1
man personally, the letter would not prevent p ms
flefeat The opinion was expressed an ong hepuo-
1cans that the document sesmed TO place hih ~ aI
hpologotic position. City Works Commissioner
Ripley Ropes said " he has written an excellent
letter of acceptance. He could not write poor
letter if he tried. .he was born with natITsi
Talents ana he has cultivated Them; am airal l
pnf |
made up my mind whether to support him or NOT,
as am dissatisfied with the methods whlch were
employed for his nomination. brookiy ID UweS
Governor Cornell debt of gratitude and ne ought
TO nave beep renonlnated." Mayor Low sImpiy
said that he had read the letter and considered t
q good one. Ex-Mayor Samuel Booth Thought IL
WAS candid and showed the elevated character OF
the man. Collector James Tanner spoke OF the
letter as r aGl1 n5ge "U FolaeT He could see no
reason for the apparent generalization Of SO many
Republicans
REFUSING TO SUPPORT THE TICKET
NO ACTION on THE WORK OF THE CONVENTION
TAKEN BY THE BROOKLYN REPUBLICAN GEN
ERAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN THIS CITY,
The Kings County Republican General Com
uttee met last night at Music Hall, at Fuiton-st.
and Flatbush-ave., Brooklyn. There was larg'
attendance Several members of the Young Re
publican Club were among the spectators in the
GALLERY. Edwin Packard, the chairman, presided.
William Cadmus, of the executive committee, re-
ported that the primary election would be held IN the
various Assembly districts on October IL, the
County Convention at Music Hall on the 18TH, the
City Convention at the same place on The l9th, tle
Assembly Conventions on the Goth, at the hour and
place TO be fixed by the Assembly district dele
gates. aud the Congressional Conventions on the
21st the Hid DISTRICT meeting at Latimer Hall, III
Hid District at Music Hall, the INth
District at the Eighteenth Ward Wig
IN Of Nv w.
the names of certain members of the Twentieth
Ward Association who had not complied with for
Yalities were placed on the roll. The same course
was adopted in relation to other wards, but dis
cusson arose action of the chairman OF the
Sixth Ward Association. The names OF the mem
hers in question in that ward were also placed on
the roll. A report made by w. w. Goodrich oppos-
ing the reorganization of the Eleventh Ward was
laid on the table, after discussion, by vote OF 40
to 4S.
E. Fl. Hobbs offered an amend
ment to the bylaws changing the basis
of representation in the General Committee from
the vote for Governor to the vote for President.
This is in accordance with the usage OF the State
Committee and the resolution was adopted without
opposition, put Prop1sltlon 10 naho p me SJ?o VI
vote for President instead OF for Governor was sup
pressed without definite action being taken.
The times and places for holding the district
conventions were then fixed L. IL. Hobbs
was appointed to call the City Convention to order
and C. w. Goddard to perform the same duty in the
County Convention. resolution offered by Alex
ander Forman favoring the free canal amendments
was unanimously adopted. Samuel L. Maddox
then moved that the committee adjourn, and ON this
motion there was call 1or the yeas and nays. Ii
had been arranged in view of the opposition TO the
Republican ticket known TO exist in the committee,
not to offer the resolution approving the nominations
which has always been adopted as maJ.er OF
course. There were, however several members who
had in their pockets resolutions condemnlng the
fYa nj All DFu
declaring that it ought be left to the option OF
fhe KenhlIcans whether they would support the