The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01

Regularly since 1877. except In two in
stances. the Republican State Convention
has been called to meet at Saratoga Springs.
The two years in which it was not held
there were 1881, when the Republicans as
sembled at the Academy OF Music in this
city, and 1889. when they went to Richfield
Springs to brace themselves against the
defeat which afterward overlook and over
turned every man on their ticket but one
In 1877 tho Republicans assembled in
Rochester. They are duo there again on
Sept. .. II is a significant selection. The
presiding officer of the last Rochester Con-
ventton. which was openly antaSOnis'ic to
the national Admin! stratiUn OF the Fraudu-
lent HAYES. was THOMAS COLLIER PLATr.
Every allusion to Republican rule at Wash
inSton was then voted down. and a PROPOSE
tion emanat!ng from Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAM
CURTIS to justly by formal declaration the
seating OF HAYES was rcbuked, opposed, and
upset by ROSCOE CoNKLING. The anti
Administration Republicans. in the saddle
with Chairman PLAT ut the head. declared
as follows:
lin the State OF New York Srs whole lumber Of ma
,ionaI including clerks and subordnstes
OF every degree is h. THIS Ia one national ofncer
subordinate 10 49, votes The excusio Of public
van from political acton wouid dts.ranchss a great
tody o; oir fellow citizens. The laws make such
exclusion. and We deny. as an imputation upon the
people OF New York, tina. they have been. dom
mated by the nations subordinate officials; AMI
conceive OF no condition Of aHLrs short of the
tincton OF manhood ard patriotism. In which Post.
master clerk could subdus to his partisan will 1872
other elecorA exert otner influence bsyond such
A. his character misht give him"
Fourteen years after the expression OF
these stalwart partisan views by Conven-
ton of Republican delegates, n Republican
President, at the instance and demand OF
the presiding officer OF the last Rochester
gathering forces the resignation OF the
faithful and trustworthy Collector at the
port of New York, to appoint in his stead
the first choice Of all the Republican work
ers from Suspension Bridge to Montauk
Point. Tho Republicans are soon to meet
again In Rochester to ratify the policy OF a
President who is bending the stroke oar OF
patronage to secure il possible. his own
denomination.
Tho real motive which guided the Repub-
Leans in their choice Of Rochester as the
place OF this years Convention, was the
wish to recover from the Democrats the
| Twenty-ninth Senatorial district. made up
| of the counties of Monroe and Orleans. The
| Democrats have held this district for four
years. The canny, hard-headed Caledonian.
| McNAUGHToN. won the district In 1887 by a
majority OF only 400. and two years
later by the still more slender majority
OF s7l. This year the Republicans
have groomed for the race against
him Assemblyman PARSONS, who has been
seven times elected as Mayor Of Rochester.
and who is the accepted representative of
the pro-liquor men in the Republican party,
They have been cstransed from the
support Of its candidates since ERNEST
CROSBY. now II functionary Of the United
States Government In Egypt, and Dr. WAR.
| NER MILLER. who weighed anchor for
Schiedan, Oporto, or Burton-on- Trent the
boys do not !iow which, simultaneously
with the meeting OF the State Committee on
Thursday took upon themselves the adyo'
cacy OF altitudinous high license.
The selection Of Rochester means. there.