New-York tribune., 1890-08-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN PARTY.
HOW 1T HAS FARED IN VARIOUS ELECTORAL
CAMPAIGNS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: As old Republican who has always believed
that the ground OF political action shop.1 be principle
and not prejudice, l have read your article on the
Duty OF Waiting with great interest and much
pleasure. l agree with you so thoroughly and so
heartily that think It duty TO call your attention TO
certain features OF the proclamation manifesto OF
what do you-callit, Of the committee Of the Repuo-
lcan Club II the facts referred in this manifesto
are all accurately stated the following, when Is
one Of the essential declarations of the document,
believe you would have been justified in going further
than declaring that it was the duty of the Repnp-
lcans to watt and in saying that it the duty OF
these gentlemen to be little more accurate in their
statements, II they wished them to be believed and
acted upon The proclamation says "When there
have been three tickets in the field. the Republicans
with scarcely exception. have been first or secohu
In the race, Leaving ancient history and the eec-
ton Of Mr.. Havemeyer, because the conditions were
80 altogether unlike those of today. let us see whs
has occurred in the last fifteen or eighteen years
In every case where there have been three tickets III
tbe field each having MayOralty candidate, the kc-
publican has been last, with single exception III 'no
Grant Erhardt Hewitt campaign, Mr.. Erharut was
second. No Republican has ever been hrst' si'o
Mr. Uavemever's time-and Mr.. Iiavcmeyer was hot
run as Republican, but citizen, independent Oh
all political considerations, and really placed IN nom
nation at the suggestion of the Democrats IN 1904
when the Wicked Gibbs" the valiant standaru-
bearer of the Republican party for the MayoraiS' "i
opponents being Grant and Grace, Mr. "iDDs was
third and knowledge Of Mr.. Cooper ana se'era'
others of the sgners, leads me 10 believe from theii
freaucnt declarations in 1854, that they dd not a'
that time support the nominee of their own party
towlt Gibbs SO far as Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Bliss
are concerned they have certainly undergone change
of heart
But. to gosback IN the campaign of 1856, when
there were three tickets in the field, namely Oeorsc
Hewitt and Roosevelt, Mr.. Roosevelt shared with Nr'
Gibbs the historic honors of being third III te IT,, tn
I'm lss1 Mr. Campbell the candidate of the RepnbHcal
party would have been elected had it not been or % to
conduct OF certain Republicans themselves led by JOIN
J. O'Bren Mr.. OBrien and Colonel Clark were tne
two Republican candidates one for tile h ShrieIa hnt
came ont third in the race Mr. O'Brien, in hopes tat
he would prevent this catastrophe having on MS oT Nr
subsequent admissions. deliberately sacrificed I Mt:
Campbell who otherwise could have been easily
: In 1850 there were not three candidates in tlle
Geld. but only two William r. Grace ana ,w Mn apge
Dowd The mar manifeio e ocG say RennhIIenns % Observe
that it does not say that Republicans III lage aI
be win vote for good i PemocT1S M Ttt as was certainly
In 1878 there but two candidates, namely nnnS,
Mr. scholl and Edward Cooper Ana whose c'T Somc
independent Democrats and the Republicans. Mr..
Cooper defeated Mr.. schell and kept ms promise M oS
the Republicans and gave them throughon, ms yeD a
mnisraon one half of all the Offices as t1ey & Wer.. r
During those times very & lew nrInlne Of Combination
1t was the combination made with irving haLl AIN IN
1879 which estea Hone IN 'S} %bc really nnderlay the
ontire organized Republican forces in this cify for
the next years IN 1876 there we're out Gn hoc mP
candidates In the field. II Is not necessary 10 go pach
any further - ~, .,o doc,ora
In view of these facts what becomes ot e e. the
ton that when there have been three tckets IN te
field the Republicans with scarcely an exception nave
been first or second in the race"1 With Scarcciy an
exception- what becomes Of thatl Have been
frst5 When have they been first, except on conDl-
pation1 Or second in the race" They nave never
hcen second but once in the Mayoralty race atUugn
in regard 10 other Offices they have sometimes been
second and not frequently second ort as thi G the
siners might state what occurred during these
last ten years TO make them entirely change ther
views and make them so desirous at TINS time OF
assisting Tammany Hall TO continue In power by
demonstrating its ability to be second or third IN the
race. An NLD-bi>i1 NH SDHAO--''