New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-20
WORK OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.

PRESIDENT ARTHUR's HAND IN THE CAMPAIGN
NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE sTATE-THE
DFMASD FOR sPEAKERs.
The Republican state Committee is busily en-
gagged now in circulating campaign documents
through the state Martin l.. Stoyer of Amsterdam,
who Is a member of the Executive Committee, was
in the rooms yesterday for the first time since the
canvass opened Mr.. Stover has not been an
admirer Of the machine and when asked yes
terday about the work of the committee ne
replied Il don't know anything about it.
have not been informed OF any meetings OF the
Executive Committee, or asked to take part in its
work. In nv district | am in hopes that we may
give the usual majority to the ticket shall do all
III my power to that end but it is useless 70 deny
that the outlook is not as good as might be desired
Mr. West will be reelected to Congress without
doubt, and the Republicans will gain one member
of the Assembly in the Congressional District"
Chairman Smyth, George Ii. Sharpe. " Steve
French and Clint " Wheeler. who direct the work
Of the committee rarely to be seen in the public
rooms. They remain hidden away IN the Executive
Committee room, where daily consultations are held
with experienced leaders like johnny" OBrlen,
mike Cregan and Barney" BiglIn. President
Arthur is reported to have closed hls doors
during his stay in the city to most of
tofore, but John F. Smyth, John J. OBren and
stephen b. French find the latchstring hanging out
now as before The President has given
such assistance as he could to Mr.. Smyth, and his
experience IN conducting a machine canvass has
served as a stOrehOuse to draw upon. For this
reason there has been an air of confidence about
the rooms lately not met with before The Presl-
dent eannqt afford to let .-,1 ms se.tdIS5g tGset
be defeated" said one of the clerks Yesterday
Itat IL NNlf II.
Folgcr at least viii be elected" But an ex,meInber
Of the committee, intimate friend OF tue Iresl-
dent and OF ex-senator COuklIng, told somewhat
different story. why, these fools OF Hai-4reeds,
he SAID, " are opposing the state tlcAtt oecdL1e9
they think Conkhng wants 1t elected; tt tell
you that feeling alone VIII deIea' 'ho
ticket by 10000 majority. But u Is q
great mistake l know Conkling don't want
the ticee elected. heard him say only the otaer
day What has that man Folger ever done for the
Republican partyi Nothing but use IL 10 get 2HIce
with Now that is Mr.. Conkling's feeling. why,
if this nan toger was elected IL Moulu 1S 2' y nnS
HIM set himself up against Arthur IN 1854 anu
saving this the gentleman fairly held MS Oreatn as
if he had stated a startling proposition. -
Secretary Johnson continues 20 laugh ana gro"
fat over the cheering news which he receives daily
about the reaction that Is. PIatt Gar
penter said to have sent word trom the coun-
try was near at hand. Captain COle, an eNPSIl-
enced navigator, remarked in the rooms YESTERDAY
that " ne noped the reaction was not coming py
way Of the Eue Canal as 1t might De deiayeu W
fOgs" . -. ...,
Howard Carroll is a frequent visitor at the com
nit rooms aud is doing his best by his chee'fnl
conversation 10 inluse lie into the canvass 10
aid before his departure for Albany that In his
lorg political experience he had not seen ~ more
promising campaign than the present Que. ne t 70
lending out clrcu ars and will make speeches In the
German language and vigorously push the cah''Ss
In other ways a.. 4. C,..,i
The demand for speakers, according to General
sharpe greatly exceeds the supply It's the men
uon To have several monster meetings III %-loIk
before the end of the canvass, at when HOWaru
Carroll and others VIII speak. I'LL
The committee recently sent out canvass; books a
over the State, with the intention OF haVhlg
a canvass made of all the voters, so that
an approximate estimate coulI be lhaoe ol
the work necessary to he done 70 MAKE lhe
Republican majority beyond cayil on elecuoh uay
A number oil the chaIrmen of the county commit
tees have written that II is too ate 10 DO TINS WORK
with any advantage, aud express surprise that DIT
smyth delay ed the matter long, IL he thought II
necessary. The committee IS now sending
out copies of circular calling attention TO
the fact that John Kelly is again
the DICTATOR of the Democratic party aud that Mr..
Cieyeland's success would mean John kelly's tn
nmph It Is Thought that this circular Will nave q
good effect IN the disateoted Republican districts,
which will be increased from the knowledge OF the
fact that Mr. SMITH and ex-Polce Commissioner