The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-04
HOW NEW YORK WAS LOST.
JONES AND kBKlNS DiDNr SEEM TO
WANT THE vOTE OF THIS STATE

FrOMbees-ShoOby treatment
Or the Republican AsA,e C-nusstee-They
Les the New York Canvass Shift for II.
sef While They Bosn blaine Elsewhere.
When b. F. Jones said In a recent inter-
view that President Arthur was Iukewarm
toward Blaine during the Presidential cam
| paign he invited a hurricane about his ears
and unwittlngly dragged into light chapter
OF political history full Of facts not at all likely
to distinguish him a. political manager.
Buried In the hearts and memories OF the
members Of the Republican State Committee
WAS portion Of tho record OF the late MEM
orable campaign. and buried II would have
been but for Jones's indiscrect and voxatious
misststement.
1t Is an amazing fact that the most conspicu-
Gus members Of the Republican National Com
mittee hoped and tried to elect Mr.. Blaine with
out the help Of tho State OF New York. They
considered New York doubtful and believed 1t
would be extremely difficult to carry 1t. Their
doubts were tinctured by their strong desire to
rid Mr.. Blaine OF any indebtedness to tho Re-
publican leaders in this Stato and so leave him
free to say to the party hero that he
owed II nothing and would not concern
himself with Its troubles or pay heed to its
demands. That this was so is tho general be-
lief OF those who were concerned in the can
vass In this State. and their belief was arrived
| at through experience. They do not believe
managers in this regard, but that line Of policy
was well defined on the rart of the National
Committee from first to last. This policy may
| even be said to have been adopted poiore Mr.
Blaine was nominal
1t will be remembered that Judge West the
mind orator OF Ohio spurned the aid OF this
State In the very speech IN which ho namod
Mr. Blaine before the Convention at Chicago.
| These are almost the exact words lie used on
tnht occasion.
| hey tell M AT W. mi .
cary NV YORK Name me candidate present. aud We
IT hs seems to have hcen tho keynote Whom
the National Committee was organized its
Me- Blaine. :: the Kind E known a. 1' orsn al
blaine men The sontroIling influence il the
to support Mr.. Arthur. As soon as 10th COM
mii nit e. were formed tho State cGmmtiecmrn
doubt that this was felt % both sides. in fact
ana sno mamhers OF the State Committee took
DifestIy an"r the organization of the State
was that Of arranging to raise money with
which en-, I" con conduct tho canvass. 1t wac found
quests for contributions to every Federal en-
Iioyyse IN this State o. from this State. No
before. IN tho past the State Committee had
,nlwnys d.nenied upon those contributions
Know what to do e me- S6nld not rst an" honey net
elsewhere. business men were ukrwnru and
| were nblulnS Dhck, ana the Federal ON DlDype6
| with ko.n appreciation OF tho side on which
| their br .ah was buttcrrd. would nc offend the
the State Committee.
;, 1t was resolved TO 80 over from tho Gilsey
H Hons. to the national head1na!'crs q al2
II WAS thought that possibly no injustice and
s%pt d. WnT vn ss as fs had
| Committees. A tmr Wis set for the meeting
and ~ committees of five from stat headluar-
ters kept the ,appoin;,lentt. and compainod
| thai they wsra being robbed. and could not cp-
erntt , nni der that condi,on Of nfTa'rs.
sorry; and n,en,isd no aS"onr,esy y" It S was
Lifting tic New Workers c"niribu '' ,c e. H he
National Committee and that commit,"e would
keep account and rrport TO he stats C,mnit-
tee and pay the money Ms II ;.ccuipulat, Il
York managers and h"y rrtnrncd well aa ,sG
| with tho result OF the visit. They congrutu-
mta Wsrn seai their unpleasant sur
ON three separate occasions n'ter that the
tmpntMi"nt nnd lminverislied m"mbcrs, Of the
| National Committee keep It's agreement each
Amc IN +! formal written communication. TO
| National Committee ui1 not even ~ much as
reply We have r"criv"h your communication,
| The Federal employees were asked 10 hop
tho state managers, hut they would not, and
| tho money imperativ eIy needed from time TO
| time on the ulh"r hand. the managers uf the
|
cnHrs requesting contributions from the New
York employees Of the Government. Not
State mus "ney TS ever EGd Ns hs
amountnd 70 my Lc gn'herrd from the fact
'ha IN my Yn Y@ P. ely ns son en-
tom House. No other state hns such n trcmrn-
houS force of T. mic servants WITHIN i.s own
| borders or n Washington.
1t is thought !ha, III. National Committee
raised go, o9o that shcoid have, e"n" 10 ;hc
| went 10 h"ip n" canvass IN other states is rot
known, hntit is known that the Nal!pnaI Com;
Ma Ne, ,N%noy also ,.pr 10 the States close
| to New York. MS everybody Knows.
Tho state Committee could no, get men Of
lam" to sneE r. ne STATE Tne
was srn,inH them into ONO. New Jnrssy, Com
nes!tcnt ana, II inc,. .v"ryyhcre "s" except
state Commits" eXcrto s'rnn., nrcssn . f no
such takers and mn,is thrmsoyes fc.t. En-
Coy, C9rMeli aided IN the NOT and the National
mSn to snsr%d ifT or tx days in the Se
HIS h" k"w yosE ns 'ae rn LED
alt"r being kept from their right funds They
frlt the naisonn! m9nagcrS ought not to fail to
| srcrts MS other States were bel ~ dealt with.
Nnnnswer was ever youchsa'ed to this message.
The s9f""aS sn S" sss@ nj 's " and
does yet senator FRYE was assigned to New
IGrk state Inr ionr nights; Iha gaze Com
! biggest cities, and bonsted to the local COM
| mittces in those cities OF tho great honor that
| was thus conferred upon them. Frye was en-
ceedlngly well advertised but two days before
| his first date wor,i came that h. must break
| tho engagement. Tom Road was urged 10 come
| 20 New York. hut could not he got. West. tho
biind"rator. was more trouble than any ono else.
| He was aNSgnnl Ia New York Scr six speeches
| aud al thr arrangements for him were com.
| rlct"d and advertised. Tho very day before re
| Mas 10 make his first si"er'i he sent word TINT
| he was called 20 Kentucky on very imnortant
| business. Word was telcgraphod back that II
he va 70, Blnine ard Logan he sEond not fail
| I" kosr his engagement in Nav York. For
| answer his son sent word thai no had gonG 10
! k'ntucky. The S:ate Commute. grew angry
| AMI RI sed 80 great Il storm over this shabby
| treat mant that me can.s here in time to keep
| the third or fourth one OF his appointments.
Mr. Blaine cam" To New York md made his
| progress through the state without arrange
| ment by his National Committee. lie had been