New-York tribune., 1891-10-14
ONEIDA COUNTY POLITICS.
HOW THE CANALS ARE BEING WORKED FOR
THE TANMANY HALL TICKET.

SAMPLES OF HILLS FINE woRK-A LARGE MA
JoRITY LIKELY TO BE GIVEN FOR FAssETT.
Rome Oct 13.-The Republicans Of this entire re-
pon intend TO turn out on Thursday Of this week TO
hear j. Sloat Fassett the Republican and anu-Ian-
many candidate for Governor. Mr.. Fassett Is known
in Oneida County where the feeling against Hlllsm
and Tammanyism IS most intense on account OF MS
clean and straightforward record as legislator and as
an enemy of canal corruption. The people OF this
county have seen much of canal corruption under the
canal ring which was built up by David B. Hill, and no
guarantee has been presented to them that unoer the
MANAGEMENT Of Richard Croker and Edward Murphy,
r there will be any change from the present extrava
CANT and reckless expenditure Of the peoples money
The members of the canal ring here trembled in their
shoes last spring. until word went out from the Gov
crnor Senator that with the aid Of the Tammany Hall
members Of the senate together with the other Demo
cratic senators who whipped into line by liiu,
the deadlock in the senate would not be broken and
thorough and complete investigation o, the canals al
lowed When corruption is constantly before people, as
II is here in Oneida County, all tue whitewashing OF
committee named by Speaker sheehan, who had his
own canal record defend Will not make black white
| From Albany Buffalo, along the line OF the Er1e
! Canal and the adjacent canals, there Is streak OF
political and financial corruption, and there are rev
places where it is prominent than in this county
! The antLIlin Democrats saw within the last Two
months work begun the canal here in Rome, and
only continued until after delegates TO the Democratic
state Convention at Saratoga had been elected In favor
Of Edn Murphy's man, Roswell p Flower. This
was on piece OF bOttomingout work to be done
| in the canal in this city. short time before
| the holding OF the Democratic caucuses for the
election of delegates to the Tammany Murphy sheehan
convention men we're put on the work of bottomtng
out the canal in such large numbers that friend
of Mr. Cleveland's said to-day: They had to stand
ont of one another's way when a shoveful OF earth
was to be thrown"
These men were discharged a day or two after the
anti Cleveland delegates had been elected and the
work was dropped just where it was, but uncom-
pleted. Why the work not finished at that time
| is of course known 10 every here and those In
terested do not make any attempt to conceal It.
There Is still from So 900 to $4,000 Of the appropra
ton left, together with another fund of few thou
sand dollars which be drawn upon the last OF the
mouth, 50 that there will be between 200 and 300
men at work here Election Day. Each one Of these
| men will receive a Democratic paster ballot as he
goes TO the polls on that day and he will be expected
TO vote it, That will be his pay for the work that
he Is supposed to do and next winter the Democratic
Canal Superintendent Will ask for another appropna
ton from the Legislature TO do the work that could
have been done this summer II honest men and not
politicians had had the spending OF the money.
one of the small pieces OF Democratic extravaganza
which has become notorious fact about here was
the purchase by the Democratic Canal superintendent
OF So 800 worth Of tubing TO be used In colmeouoh
with the canal. AFTER the tuDMs han peeh purchaSou
and had lain on the banbS of the canal for con-
siderable time il found to be absolutely worthless
for the purpose for which 1t was obtained state
Senntor Coggeshall succeeded last winter In passing
a measure ac wing the Canal superintendent 10 sell
the tubing apply the money obtained In this way
10 canal purposes In roundabout way IL was a
RECOMMENDATION Of the money originally devoted to the
canal and II the superintendent can make a sale
of Ii this money, too, probably VIII be employed In
hiring men to work the canal about Election Day
This is the I'm which the canal VIII be used 10
II viii be strange indeed II the Republicans do not
carry this county by good majority. Inc ieeuus vi
admiration for Senator Fassett Is eAcepohaIy Slro,s
and there is not county IN the Sttte IN WHICH lIe
Repub Caus are more enthusiastic ana deterllheh u
get the vote out than they are In oneida county me
canal ring Democrats too nave nlaoe 'uIh M Di.tor
mart OF the ring thnt some quiet cutting Of Mr. Flower
can be expected In tlca senator Fasse Is extremely
uopuar which demonstrated by the fict that some
800 voters with band turned ont to meet MN AT !
O'Clock I'm the morning when M went through there on
his vay TO WatertOwn The Republicans In this county
enotOr Henry ]. Coggcshal, who WIS navel TO succeed
himself senate. hns been mchber no" Tor iouT
terms lie is popular than ever and Is doing an
As he sat with Mr.. FaSSet In the senate all through
the atters career tat ouse he can tell the voters
10 whom hc speak, many things Illustrating the re
publican candidates character.
IN the Ist Assembly District the Republicans have
nominated T. solomon Griffith, OF Utica. for Member
of Assembly. In the ia Assembly District David
Wolcott OF Whtcstown, has been named and In the
IlId Assembly District c. w. Porter. OF Western was
me Democrats are making a desperate effort TO carry
the I'D Assembly District and they have succeeded In
getting Republican farmer, n II. Tyler. OF West
regular Democratic nominee here Is Harry Patten, OF
Whitesboro There is not much danger that the Demo
cratic ticket viii be successful as the scheme has been
exposed fully and the Republican farmers understand