New-York tribune., 1882-09-27
THE CANVASS IN THE STATE.
...n, :, npnsprcTS REPORTED.

FROM ACTIVE POLITICAL WORKERS.
Tho Repnbhcan State Committee met
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and organized for the fall campaign ny
the election of John +. Smyth as chairman
T. NJ. Johnson and Theodore I. leaie
as secretaries and James d. Warren as uo"S
urer. George II. Sharpe was made ch",l''""
Of the Executive Committee. All the oN'ceiN
are strongly in favor of the AdminiS'fa,i0"
Tine nrocce0incs of the committee were H"i
,oonions 4 resolution was adopted condemn
;,,,, the forgery of Collector RObertsOn's proxy
rsed bv :. 3. French at the meeting OF the
ctate omnittee at Saratoga. Members OF
the Committee and other prominent Kepuoh-
con n,liticians expressed themselves as hope
fnl of the election of the State ticket,
WORK OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
,orX T. s,fYrH EIFCrED CHAIRMAN AND GENERAL
SHARPE PUT AT THE HEAP OF THE EXECUTIVE
conu1TEE-THE FORGED TELFGRM De
~o,.vcrp-AtfIyE WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
Tho corridor, Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel were
.,.,.,..l ,..trrlsv before the meeting of the Re
il,.,r state Committee with representatives. OF
ai shade, of Republcau opinion. Besides the mem
b.r. Of the state Committee there were to be seen
CONGRESSMAN Richard Crowley, ex-S'ate senator
Madden Thomas Murphy James w Hustled, Henry
C. Pcrlcr john ". Corning, John W. > 'copuS'
General John " Knapp, of Auburn, Charities Coh-
missioner Hess, john J. O'Bren, {, H. laih'or,
Police Commi ssi0ncr French, Bernard blgHh ana
Others. The univ arsal inquiry was, no IS to De
sc,.crod for chairman of the committee y To this
no satisfactory answer was returned. NO one coulu
,i,,ov idea as 10 who were likely to he chosen as
,e.,s of In, committee for the ensuing year. The
,a,,r,,,n of the committee viii have the active dl-
tom of tbe canvass throughout the state, ana II
,,as conceded that the position would be no sine
cnro 'Of course 1t will be an Administration
man. said one pronounced Cornell supporter
~ ora on our side afford to
+.to place on the committee
whore il can be charged against HIM aItr
the election Of il goes against US that IL was ios'
1-bi. indifference or neglect. Mr.. Folgcr was nom-
1a,cd by the Administration men. II is only r'ghl
and proper that they should direct the mode OF
conducting the canvass. attend to its details, and
he held responsible by the party for its success or
failure
There is a good deal of talk about the canvass
ibe party prospects and similar matters, serving 10
iudica the feelings and Purposes OF thos' present
and also representing tne views of Republicans IN
different part of the state. The feeling generally
,vnr,.sed was one OF hope rather than OF cOhh-
ocnce.
Tho committee met in room F. on tho first floor of
tho hotel. across the CtTllioI lI'uI A4i' "9-'i '
o.arters. John W Vrooman, the secretary of the
committee of 1ss1. called the meeting to order
soon after y o'clock The ro-cali showed
that tbirty-two Congressional districts were repre-
eanted W. L. Parkhurst, of the &ANIlth District
VA, absent and sent no proxy. Those who were
present were: Ist District, stephen A Titus; ia
William H. Beard IIId, Marcus Baird; IFth'
Samuel T. Maddox; Nth, Pierre {. Van NycN
With De Witt G. Wheeler: With. john >. y brleh
tor Jacob N. Patterson; With Cornelius van
Cott. lXth. Charles +. Bruder; Xth, Michael Gre
r.n; Xlth. Frank Raymond; Xllth, William H.
Robertson: XlIlth. A. 4. Brush orB. PIatt Carpen-
tcr;XIVth. W. D. DIcLie; NNth George H. Sharpe;
XVIth. John T. Smyth; NVIIth, d. ". White for
lanes : Smart; XVllIth, Andrew Williams;
XIXth George c. Erwin; NNth, Martin l.. Stoycr
NXlst. A6ram c. Crosby; XAIld, john W. Nroo-
man. XXIIM. Albert Daegett for Ialiesen Evans;
XXlVth. Alexander NJ Holmes XXNth, William
j. Montanye; XXylth, H. Chamberlain
XXVIIlh. Thomas c. Plat; NNlAth. Chester
: Cole; XXXth, John NJ. Davy; &AAl-t
BENJAMIN Fla.ler for James Low; AXAIId.
S.epheu b. Frclch for James j. Warren and
XXXIIId, Charles F. Inger,oi. Mr. French pre-
e.nied a written. not tclegraphic proxy.
Atae conclusion Of The roll-call Mr.. Erwin nom
mated John T. smyth. OF Albany, for chairman OF
III. committee. Collector Robertson presented the
name Of hester :. Cole for chairman, and John ).
O'Brien proposed b. Plat Carpenter The commit
IT,. then took recess of fifteen minutes on the mo
ton of Mr.. Van Wyck. When they reasselnbled
all tine formal nominations were withdrawn and
the roll was called, each member
naming his candidate for chairman. Warden
Brush withdrew the name Of i. Patt Carpenter
who. he said. would not serve The Brooklyn dele
gates at first voted Tor Carpenter and Their changed
10 Smyth the result of the ballot being: For
Smvth, Ne,srs Titus. Beard, Baird, Maddox Van
Wick Wheeler Brush, DlcNc, White, Erwin
Crosby. Montanyr, Patt, Davy, Fiaglcr and
French IG for Cole Mcs,rs. Robertson, Stoyer.
Vroeman. Dag,ett, Holmes. Chamberlain and
Iuger-ou. :; for Carpenter Messrs.
OBuen. Van Colt Brudcr. Cream and Raymond, .;
Tor Davy. Mr.. Williams; not voting Messr- Sharp,
snvth and Cole-3; absent. Mr.. Parkhurst; total,
81 4 motion to make the election unanimous re
c-iyed one negative yote-sa.d to be that o. Col
Iector Robertson.
Mr. Maddox moved that f. NJ. johnson and J. W.
Vrooman act as secretaries of the committee. Mr..
VIooman declined to serve. but the motion of Mr.
Maddox was carried was one naming Theodore
C. Icale as one Of the secretaries. Messrs.
johnson and Teale will probably act
a. The secretaries, as Mr. NrOom1n
refuses TO take the position On the motion OF Mr.
P.att James d. Warren. Of buffalo; was elected
treasurer. Mr. Noounan read the following re'oiu-
ton. which Oh his own notion was Illd on the
table tlll the next meeting OF the committee:
Iesoiccd, That m future at meetings Of t's committee
- pcr-Ols except members ouly elected by the
Convention De authorized 10 vote and no person
email Dc permitted 10 appear 10y proxy.
Nr Vrooinau n Offering the resolution alluded 70
the disgrace that had been brought the commit
tee by a forged proxy, and General sharpe also
SPOKE on thc same subject Offering the following
Ie-OiutiOl which was unanimously adopted:
That the state Committee expresses its detes-
tfioa tao attempt made al ratosa TO E1aeucc the
decisions OF The late committee tine of forged
fe-giia and its detcstAOn Of ali the methods and ur-
poses vluch such wretchtd tand ana ilckeiy imply
a this committee tenders ita cordial cooperation 10