The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-16
REPUBLICAN DUCATS SCARCE
sHY STATE COMMITTEEMAN CALLED
ON FOR THEIR ANTE.

senator Hendricks wouid Not sit In the
| Syrncuse Convention - DIFFERENTIATION
| and Dissatisfaction IN Country District..
The Republican State Committee selected at
| Syracuse and by courtesy known as the new
Republican State Committee, is about as I'M
happy body OF citizens rs one would care to
meet. Members Of the committee and others
familiar with the situation said yesterday that
the now" committeeman had already re-
coived word that they were to be assessed for
the expenses Of attempting to elect that dead
rabbit ticket nominated Mt Syracuse" as one
candid committeeman described it.
There are members OF the committee who
do not hesitate to talk right out In meeting.
These told Sun reporter yesterday that tn o
committee had q hold-over debt from last
year OF about $40. 900. and that tn Q committee
men were expected to lift it, and also to stir
around and get more money. The cause OF
the wrnnele between Charles W. IIackett.
Chairman OF the State Executive Committee.
and Jacob NJ. Patterson. Chairman Of the
County Executive Committee. has como to
light. A member OF tho State Committee said
to the reporter:
MIR. Hackett withheld $4,000 out OF fund
OF $4,000 raised to he used in this county last
fall. He wanted tho money to pay old debts OF
the State Committee. Patterson kicked like
Kansas mule. He and Simpson and that
crowd want every cent that is coming to the
County Committee. There was fne old rum
pus whom Hackett retained tho $4,000 and
used it to ltuuidate in part the dehts OF the
state Committee. Patterson and his crowd
remembered this incident at Syracuse and
executive Chairman II possible. Eut opposed
to them were pla,t belden. Brookileld. and the
There were number OF these ur. country
leaders. though. who frankly said that it was
the state Executive Committee. A number Of
Mr.. Hackett's closest friends also urged him
not to seek the place. They reminded him in
committee went down in the crushing defeat
last fall and md they begged him not to attompt
tho place again. He wanted to prove his abil-
Ito ities as political manage and contrary to
gone in neck and crop again.
Country leaders are not pleased with the
situation 4 number OF them say that Mr.
deciding against Francis hendricks in the
Second Onondaga district contest aud giving
Matching a brood Of chickens that viii nt come
homo to roost A fact hitherto unknown is
he ress entsr the n IN" at
the split in Onnndaga is. II ANYTHING. worse
than ever, Mr.. Hendricks is = thousand times
Is cool and determined. and he and his follow
ers are smart,ng under what they consider the
injustice OF Mr. Plat and others toward them
Thore is no heart among the majority OF the
committee over the ticket nominated at SYRIA
cuse. One ofthe best informed Of them said:
Democrats in my county vote their ticket |
straight and they care nothing for the camor |
against Maynard or the Democratic organiza-
tion. The only hope we have this year is that
the voters in the interior will thrust the bust
ness depression on TO the shoulders of the
Democrats
One OF the Republicans who put In nomina-
ton one Of the candidates on the Republican |
ticket at Syracuse Is sadly disgruntlcd. He Ia |
from an important county. and when asked |
what show his ticket had OF winning. he re- |
piled unhesitatnGly:
Not any In fact. the ghost won't walk for
our success this year. Why Because the |
Democrats have All organization that moves |
as one man. and we haven't an organization.
That's tho reason we won't win. in nutshell. |
} on can't win without IN organization. We |
haven't the least bit Of show OF winning and |
! never believed for III oment that we would
not even when was sounding the slogan OF
praise for Can't. Palmer at syracuse"
DO you think Maynard will encounter any
grent opposition ~
No: lie is going to win hands down. All
his acts were legitimate and he acted within
the law. | am lawyer and know. and have
studied the charge brought against him.. To
my mind there is no possible doubt Of May
nards success"