New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-06
EXPLAINING FORGERY AND FRAUD.

REPUBLICAN MEETING AT CHIcKERING HALL
MR. FoLGER DECLARED INNOCENT OF IMPROPER
PRACTICES.
meeting to ratify the Republican State
ticket held last night in Chckerng Hall, under the
auspices Of Lincoln Club. The hall about halls
flled On the platform we're Commissioner Van Cots,
ex-AIderman Morris, Isaac Dayton, Abraham Lent and
a few others. John d. Lawson called the meeting TO
order and gave sketch Of the career OF Judge Foge
He great question in the campaign was
Shall the control Of the State pass INTO
the hands Of the Democrats, or shall the State
be governed by the Republican party which has so sue
cessfuly administered aarsi" Professor Theodore
d. Dwight named for president OF the meeting
ana long list OF yce-presidents read which in.
cluded the names OF E. d. Morgan Hamilton Fish, Thur
low Weed, the Rev. DrJohn Newman, Edwards Pierre
pout Jackson S. schultz, Z Jafray and ten or twelve
others.
Professor Dwight said that It was useless disguise
the fact tbat there serious dissensons In party
united strong in its union and accustomed to eaay
victory He declared that he was neither "Stawart"
nor "Half-Breed," but SIMPLY Republican, uniformly
supporting the nominations Of the party unless men OK
had character or VIGOROUSLY unit for the positions 70
wnicb they aspired were named. Had Cornell or Wads<
worth been nominated he would as cheeruly have 40.
their behalf. Judge Folger. he said was wise sates-
man. OF great good sense. OF thorough integrity
legislative schemes OF corruption and yiany Judge
Andrews, he thought, emnenty worthy 10 preside
illustrate aud adorn. Wne enemies are united"
he said full OF heart burnlngs and misgvinga
Some play with thoughts of secession, and AZ
best are only etlc. IL Is claimed that MI Fogers
nomination obtained by forgery ana fraud VIII
not allow myself be OutdOne by anyone In tiny eIpres
sons a deesaiOn OF fraud in election or nominate
ing IL Is not every forgery or fraud which
Will yitiate an election nomination lne fraud IN THIS
case was Indirect aud The candidate had moth.
ing do with tAe fraud =.
Sortandt Parker. Of Sew-Jersey, spoke next He said
IL was idle TO i'm gne that Mr.. Foger would DC any
mans man II nad been limited tnat the President of
the United states had been nsrumenta In securing hs
nominatIon Ihe President. he said. citizen ot
NewYork and should be neither denied mis- nor ths
right OF suggesting would be the best candidate Bus
thar tine PresIdenI mad part In securing the nonins
| ion he did believe There unjust suspicion
against the Of whom thu party and he country
should proud. The speaker said that the motive q
the forgery love or Mr.. Folger oct dislike OF
someone else. Because or TWO men IN t1e nOninat-
ing body had been guilty Of forgery, be eoad nt SO
WY Republicans should turn their backs on "A scod
candidate He asked II any contested political conNcns
ton would light tO whether or not traudf
| cncanery, bribery corruption could Do uuly
| charged. In any political body, from primary
eleo1Ion TO a Presidential convention, he woult not
search for the immaculate. "Do noL he sad, remedy
fraud by injustice lappause Punish tue guilty ones
but don't a vicariOus sacfince OF snoh lhah ts
Foger Brand the guilty one as he deserves, turn your
| backs him and denounce him, out II you turn {oI
back ON party you simply make the innocent suner
| Kesolutons approving the Republican ticket were
adopted aud three cheers were given Tor tho homnees
L tar,.. D n ID