New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-13
ATTITUDE OF THE INDEPENDENTS.
TIL LONG-AWAIrED CIRCULAR REGARDING PEEsI
DENTIAL CANDIDATES.


After much discussion and emendation and
long waiting the Independent Republican Conference
Committee Yesterday issued the following mild crcu-
lar to the delegates to the Republican National Con-
ventIOu:
nan SIR; The undersigned beg leave respectfully TO
submit To YOU "a delegate the Republican National
Convention few points for your consideration We do
Ems a az nart coee In fhe coming Presidential election
hoping be able to contribute or efforts ID that sue
Il generally admitted that the Republican party, in
order ~ succeed must carry the state OF New YORK
There currents OF thought and feeling WORKING IN the
popular mind which not seldom decide elections put
which apt 10 be overlooked or underestllnated by
party managers rs well a. by enthusiastic friends OF par
ocular candidates. A striking Illustration ol TINS was
furnished by the election 1-S2 in the state Of New
York when the dissatisfaction WIN lue uvngs OF the
Republican State Convention whicn dissatisfaction the
party expected soon 10 blow over deyeoped
to their qtf Ronbaen 9d ltS u
We are sufficiently well acquainted win the clements
composing the Republican vote OF NeW-l OK 70 say IhLU
nart. allegiance - a controlling force stronger now
than II was ss2 that the contrary there Is an In
dependent spirit abroad when 1ts UeeVLle more posi-
tA force year year ana tnat there are tens OF
thousands OF citizens OF this STATE whose votes can De
kept on the hepUOAcdh sue ony Il s4g ~ San
dates not open 70 any serious OBJECTION IN TINS re-
spect the following points cannot be too Carefully kept III
J. Faction fights within the Republican party have in
this stse particularly bteri the 20 caleb Repub-
llcan machine mas become obnoxious III an uncommon de-
gree to a very large number, II not majority OF the
members OF the party ana IL must therefore De san V
any candidate who mas been IN conspicuous way In
vOye IA those lection fights would however commend
sands OF Republican and Independent votes, thereby put
ting the STATE IA tue utmost jeopardy
q THIS being the. business centre and especially the
financial centre. OF the country public sentiment Is
naturally sensitive with regard to the bearing or the
election upon the treatment OF all questions concerning
public finance Any candidate whose record is tainted
with the advocacy OF an uns0und money system WILL
therefore be peculiarly weak here. .,., .,
g. our business community 10 constitutonally cautious
ana conservative. Any candidate likely to launch the
Government into fantastic Oh adventurous polcy eacu-
lated TO bring about disturbance OF our peaceaOe inter
oourse with foreign countries WILL therefore, inspire dis
bt 10 DEPRIVE tho Republican ticket u that moral and
material support which il usually receives from the bus-
MINI the Republican party cannot afford to burden
itself with defensive fight admitted by every sensible
than the nomination OF q candidate however popular,
with unclean' or justly sa-Aoe lecotu as 70 MS
evIta5ly turn upon this one point and We have good
reason 70 apprehend that the moral sentiment WlIeA mas
ALWAYS been strong Ia the Republican party, would Drs
forth an extensive revolt 10 is ranks.
The undersigned emphauoaiy CisciNm any purpose OF
dicatug the nomination % be made by tue Convention,
OF o 1 Hbo bayia always voted the Republican
fcE+t won Il now support any fairly nominated RepuO-
can candidate. but they know, also, tnat in the event
oil an uWse nomination very large nun Der OF their
Pnuo,c,n ri-uds would not I've governed by the same
idea OF party loyalty, and chat as ne change OF only one
E-nub,cln vote in each school district IN this state
woul wipe out a Republican majority equal 10 thst 0I
l-- and large independent FOte WOau ms itu
become hostile, the overwhelming disaster OF IooZ
Would in such : case, be very likely 60 be repeated
We appeal 70 You spe sI bfeTe Of 5irieing
TIE Republican party with an Objectionable clddate IA
ffe canning contest There among lts PROMINENT
members men well lifted 10 DC l's a'iiIiu oeatcFs
of ure record and rreprOacAable charauter-nen un-
tainted with the scandals OF past AdmlnstfAtlOns or
commanding themselves In all essential respects 20 the
esteem and confidence OF their fcOwcltZens. While the
convention may freely choose among 80 eiL every one
of whom would be heartily 10 unite the party, 70
represent its best principles and tendencies to
II IN the esteem OF the people, ana thus 70
make Republican triumph certain, would II not De IN
the highest degree Cnwise not TO say reck and uus
able, 20 invite disaster by the nomination OF persons
who would provoke popular distrust and create bitter
discussion within the party well give Impulse and
strength 70 the opposition outside NJ 10 7
Yours very respectfully,
THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE,
FRANCIS Z. BARLOW, Chairman
DAVID ALLERroN, Secretary.