New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-11
PHASES OF TIE CORNELL ELECTION
NO HOSTILITY BETWEEN TIKI TWO CANDIDATES
FOR TRUSTEE.


The election each year by the Alumni of Cornell
University OF one Of thoir own number TO five
years term In the BoRrl OF Trustees * Of unique
character Under the terms Of the University charter
the votrs may Be casta By mall, 20 DO counted at
tho annual meeting, at Ithaca. In commencement
week Consequently the votes arc now being gathered
nom all parts Of tho world whcru graduates Of tho
institution arc to DO fOunG. and aro their way
n Itbaca. Some OF them have como from Brazil
japan and various parts Of Europe as well as from
all tho States The friends OF tho two candidates,
Clarence H. Esty, Of Ithaca, and Frank II. IIiscock
Of Syracuse. making special efforts 10 call out
q fun vote and the indie slons that Il will DO
much larger than ever before. and the result very
close. Moro votes have already boon secured than
were eser behoro cast at one Of these elections,
Another element Of interest IL added TO the close vote
by ths fact that under the peculiar system Of voting
authorized BY law tho ballot last signed alone
counted. SO that any who have voted and after.
ward change tholr views can give effect 10 thor
changed opinions by casting another ballet at any
time before June 10. when the ballot boxes are
closed.
Tho candidates have been annoyed by tho mlSrepre.
septations mads BY others With regard 20 each other
pfomfnent graduate Of Cornell. Of this city. who
IA petsOnsl sfrend Of both OF Them said yesterday
Both SIR Hscook and Mr.. Esty bish.mindod
gentlemen who entertain only Tho most cordial feelings
OF res,sc and lining for each Other and neither would
knowingly allow misrepresentation 10 10 WhuS hfeHs'
tho ottor IN tho canvass. But some misrprcsen.
tatfonS have been made by overzca'oS advocates that
are extremely unfair. For instance tho fact that MT
EgtJ entered the University In leIl wh mo ela s
OF rs but graduated with tho class OF 70 has been
published, with the intimaion that this dropping
bscF was bee ausc Of poor scholarship. IS mat
ter OF fact Mr. Esty was recognized a. the leading
with H. In 1873 hts father having planned to take
his entire family abroad for year. Mr. Bsly volnn'
iarty left college for that tIne. and travelled with
theu. 30 that. OF course, when DO re.cntered the
University n was with tho next class. thar OF 10
IN which he took the highest rank, Again, 2 short
article publShod In Tho Tribune fsw weeks ago.
an With sx pres dent Whites name was mentioned,
has been strangely mscorsifned In newspaper CON-
,nent 10 mean that Mr.. HscOck the representative
81 . sentiment opposed 10 the policy OF the former
n,csIdent Every one at all famillac With nnt
ysysity matters knows that IL Is not So nor as read
The article did II 20 state simply stated Tho fact thai
a tesy Graduates In this oity who werO 1T one time
bostfIs To the ex president are now opposed to Mh
Ety bee ause be against them In that controversy
suppose that Is tre, but u gives no ground for me
ssssrHon FIAT Mr.. HlScoch. who lives in Mr. Whites
.,,,,a to,Sn where Tho two families have sustained
eioss social relations toward each other, Willingly
ana personally represonb any form OF hosuilv ".
ward The Sx-pfehocnI-