New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-13
VOTES THAT WERE NOT'CAST
THE CAUSE OF REPUBLICAN DEFEAT IN
NETWORK STATE.
OBSERVERS WHO THINK THAT THE FARMERS
DO NOT TROUBLE IHEMELyEs OVER THE
ISIouITY OF TAMMANY HALL-How
MONEY WAS UED-FAILURE TO
TALK OF NATIONAL ISSUES.

TALK OF NATIONAL ISSUES.
Troy, Nov IL (spec.aD.-sIt was the Republican
who defeated State ticket" said John
A. Quackenblsh, Of Scbaghticoke. to-day. Mr.. Quack-
enbush Is the Republican Congressman representing
this district, composed OF Rensselaer, and Wash
ngton counties, and also tho member Of the Rcpnb
Iicsn State Committee from the district. There
Is man In the district more competent 10 express
Judgment upon the causes OF the Republican defeat;
and especially so since Mr. Quackcnbush managed the
Republican campaign In this part Of the state.
II say' he continued, that 10 was the Republican
stay at homes who defeated ticket. The moment
upon election night that discovered that 100 Repub-
Ican voters in my town Of Schaghticoke and 200
Republican voters in neghborng town had failed to
vote began to be apprehensvc TO the result In tfe
State since II Republican voters elsewhere an
over the State had refrained from voting IN nke
manner we were certainly defeated. Tho Demo
Gratis Of course suffered In like manner, but not TO q
great an extent as did. Besides their vo'e
chiefly in the cities and towns and ballots are easily
deposited at polling places. Their percentage on aoss
from non-voters therefore was less than ours. !
would predict that when the election returns OF WASH
ington and Rensselaer, counties are all In we snail nns
that 5000 voters in these counties failed to vote'
"Why didn't they vote?'
"Because for some reason they were notfntercStoo
IN the election Fassett's meetings indeed were wen
attended and the people showed great interest," -
what be said. thought the large attendance ana ths
keen interest shown indicated large vote at tho efec
ton, but it seems was mistaken. think now tnas
Fassett made mistake in keeping National issues ons
OF the canvass and limiting it 10 State topics and x
about Tammany Hall am inclined TO doubt II the
voters In the rural part OF New York care much INV
the metropolis governed and they rather dispose0
to permit the people Of that city to bear whatever
blsters they may have put upon their own backs. AZ
least we might in my opinion, have had lot OF Ma
In he National
Then think we could have got out more OF the Re-
publican VOTE
SIS there any danger that these Republican stay
athomes will remain at home next year''
.Nona whatever in my opinion They are always
at the polls In Presidential years. OF course We
must have thorough organization, and speeches maze
before the voters upon the National issues. Unar
those circumstances have doubt about this Con-
gressional District giving large Republican majority
for the Republican candidate for President"
Charles s. Francis Editor Of The Troy Tines also
commented to-day upon the late election
"In my opinion" said he. although deeply regres
to say IT, many thousands OF the Republican voters
were induced by the Democrats. who useh money, 70
remain at home on election day. We had the best
organization the Republican party ever had IN
Rensselaer, County; and also had the best ORGANIZE
ton we ever had in Troy. We scared away hrss
number Of repeaters We kept down the cheating In
counting the ballots; but nevertheless We were dsap
pointed at the size of the Republican vote IN the
rural parts of Rensselaer, County. The evidence cos 20
from every part Of the county that many OF our
voters were paid to stay at home Here In Troy we
ran Fassetts vote away ahead OF cur Local canai'
dates for city and county offices. In my Iuds'
ment the Democratic state Committee did not ex-
pend its bribery fund in the cities rs usual but SEM
II out among the farmers and endeavored 10 corups
them. T think We might well have said nom abous
the National ideas Of the Republican party. our
rural voters did not seem to care anything sooos
Tammany rascahty. Next year with Nadonal lssons
IN ihe 'front.' I think the Interior OF New York WI
send down 10 the Harlem bridge big Republican ma
iority. The Republicans who did not vote ~ M9
rural districts from indifference to the result WI
then be heard from. We arouse their interes In
the campaign by sending speakers among them"
The Democrats defeated the Republican State ucnes
with money That obvious IN this Senate District
and have Doubt the same statement could DO maoo
| REGARDING every other Senate distrfct.n