National Republican., 1882-10-09
Concerning nTothods."---An Example

Concerning Mcthods."---An Example.
Words, like plays and fashions, have
their runs in this country. The maga-
zine writers could hardly complete para-
graph few years ago until they had
managed to use the word culture" The
society reporters, male and female, told
us for two whole winters that every gath
ering of three or more persons was "an
enjoyable affair" When the snobs of
the country organized themselves into
an Association of Snobs for the pur-
pose of getting office, they at once
proclaimed themselves "the better class
of Republicans" and all the sore
headed cyclists who happened to be
attached to the press took up the refrain
in order to gain admission to the associa-
ton. They became chronic candidates
for delegates to the conventions which
they denounced as machines" They
resorted to every mean and contemplate
trick known to the lowest order of poll
ticians, and then prated simultaneously
of other peoples "bad methods" This
miserable cant is used by no creature in
the country more glibly or fippantly than
by Ellis II. Roberts, the editor of the
Utica IN. W Herald. This worthy
is the loudest of self-styled "Garfeld
Republicans" although in the Her.
aid in 1873 he fiercely demanded
General Garfelds expulsion from Con-
gress on Oakes Ames's testimony, afc
the General had made the defense which
was never afterward altered or amended
This Mr.. Roberts is now bawling himself
hoarse against Folger in New York be-
cause of the "bad methods" whereby he
pretends to believe the nomination Wa
made. Let us collar this small trickster
and turn him around long enough to see
if he is really the man who twice at
tempted coarse swindle himself on the
floor of the Saratoga convention. Yes,
it is Ellis II. Roberts, ex-member of Con-
gress, and editor of the Utica Herald Bear
in mind that Utica is in Oneida County.
Now read what this sham reformer, this
slave of the anti-machine machine, this
political confidence man, attempted in the
State convention which nominated Judge
Folger. The report is from the Saratoga
dispatch of the date of the occurrence to
the New York Commercial AdreHiSer:
The Oneida delegation were instructed for
Wadsworth, and were in honor bound to stand by
him so long as he before the convention
Roberts iailed to get elected one of those dele
gates, and so he procured a seat upon the stage,
where he remained locker on until the end OF
the second ballot, when he saw the Saratoga men
abandon Mr. Starin and go openly for Cornell.
This was In violation Of their instructions, and n
piece Of Aagrant treachery 10 Mr. sIarin; il was,
however, q signal for Roberts TO leave the stage
and rush down the aisle to where Delegate Clark,
eX-pos,master of Utica, sat, and drag him TO the
front. Clark had presented Wadsworth's namc to
The convention.
When Clark got down in front of the chair his
feeble cracked voice was heard by those in front
of him to be camOring for recognition. Roberts
stood by him, and finally himself addressed The
chair and shouted Oneida wants to change her
vote There was great noise and confusion all
over tho hall at this time, q dozen persons were
shouting for recognition, five hundred were on
their feet and amid the many changes being
made or sought 10 be made, Roberts saw his
chance to steal four votes for Cornell and reform.
He persisted until he got recognition for CLARK,
who then told the chair that he desired to change
the thirteen votes from Wudsworth to Cornell.
and IL was recorded.
a few minutes aftorward the delegates who sat
in the rear found out what he had done, and de-
manded correction, when the chair struck oil
the record as made by Eras,us Clark, and ordered
the Oneida roll called. A few names had only
becn called when one of tho delegates voted for
Folgce, followed by two for WadsworIh, ana an
other fJr Folgcr, amid long and loud cheering.
man with any conscience would have skunk
OFF tucn, when he had been so publicly disgrRced
but Rooors has face Of brass and, baili.d In his
larceny, waited and watched for another chance,
which, when he thought had come the second
time, with inconcevable audacy pushed poor,
feeble minded CLARK to the trout to repeat his lie
of"onodl, thirteen for Cornell - This time the
chair was on the alert for the confidence game
aud ordered a third roll call, when the delegation
voted eight for Cornell, TWO for WadswOrth, and
two for F.lscr!
Here was a repeated effort to steal
votes. Roberts, the reformer, twice en-
deayored to have fraud perpetrated on
the convention. He played exactly the
roll of ballot. box stuiIer He tried to
have nine votes for Cornell counted as
thirteen. He tried TO cheat Folger and
Wadsworth each out of two votes. This
is the chief oiiense Of the Southern Bour-
bons They will not count the votes as
cast. This miserable fraud, Ellis II.
Roberts, q representative reformer, brings