New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
BLACK FOR COGGESHALL.
ONEIDA DEMOCRATS REPUDIATE HIM.
SIZE AND CHARACTER OF THE MEETING WHICH
PUT IN NOMINATION. MR.. FERRIS. THE

1pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE1
Utica. Oct. 13.-The reputation OF Henry >.
| Coggeshall as their candidate by the innueh''a'
body of Democrats who met at the once OF eA-
Mayor Thomas f. Kinney. In this CITY, yester-
day. has had depressing effect upon the Dody
of political guerIllas Coggeshall had managed
TO bring together to his support In Oneida County
| After samuel s Beardsley. who, as state Rail-
road Commissioner, undoubtedly put hlhlsen
under obligations to Coggeshall at Albany hau
| induced the committee Of the Democratic senate
| convention to place Coggeshalrs name on ine
blanket ballot beneath that OF the Democra'c
candidates for State Office these followers Oh
! Coggeshall thought his election assured s'nce
| they believed the Democratic voter wouid De u'S-
| nosed 10 vote the Democratic straight ti0Ne'
and would not discover sandwiched III aihohe
,he Democratic nominations that Of Coggeshail'
,no .Indenendent Republican" The action Of
the Democrats who yesterday noHiha'eu De'''-
ocrat. therefore, dismays them
Mr.. Beardsley was blind to one fact In con-
ooo,,rg bis scheme. and that was that there
are two Democratic State tickets on the pianNe'
| ballot this wear They Identical, but one
| y, those Democratic columns Of nominations IL
| under the control Of the Democratic Rerorm Ut
| eanization, which Is ex-Mayor kinneys party
and one under that Of the regular Dernocia''0
organization to which Beardsey belongs """e
Beardsley has succeeded in mixing up Cosee-
| shalrs name with that Of the Candidates Oh TIC
| Irregular" column of Democratic nohiha'ioh'' ie
| bas not heen able to include II among the nohi-
| nations on the column OF the Democratic REFORM
lOrganization That column VIII contain tHe hai''e
| Of Harvey T. Ferris, Democrat "no was
| nominated at the conference at ex-Mayol ALI"
| news office Yesterday. II. therefore, De"o-
| crat in Oneida County shall desire 10 'o'e
trra "straight" Democratic ticket containing
| the names Of none but Democrats ne VIII 'o'c
| for the candidates under the sign OK the snip VI
the Democratic Party Reform Organization
The Democratic bolt against Coggeshall, II Is
followed will carry with it 80 per cent of the
Democrats Of Oneida County Democrats were
| nresant at the conference or were represented in
| II from every town in Oneida County. Among the
| leading Democrats present in Mr.. Kinneys rooms
| Yesterday were the following: Thomas F.. Kin
| new. w. f. Harter, II. b. Foote, Of Rome; j. f.
| Condon Deerfeld; Egbert Bagg. +. f. Budd,
Utica: Postmaster Green, Sanquoit; Thomas D.
| Mcnamara Annsyille; Charles Tracy, vernon
G. c. Green, Utica; Frank Music, Stlttviile' D.
NJ. Hammill Waterve; Charles p. Clark Utica
| Henry +. Miller f. p Fitzgerald, Yorkvllle E
| & Vanslyk Rome; Edward Sheehan, Utlca; A
II. Vanvorst Gustavus Dexter, L. NJ. Stetson' >.
| 7, Duross Postmaster Hardy, Clayville; Colonel
r. II RalIou Charles b. Bureon, Clarence Owens
Iacoh OFT postmaster at Vernon; Postmaster
Fitch OF Westmoreland; T. II. Ferris, /. u
ZONES and c. A. Talcott. A paper was read, signed
bv PIP Democrats Of the town of Vernon. contain
ing the following interesting declaration:
We the undersigned Democrats Of the town OF
Vernon heartily support the call ana object Oh your
meeting, and sincerely hope that you may vo,r
rhI fal
MEASURE to support with might the loyalty
honor and bravery OF such leader'
Thomas s. Jones, a leading Democrat called at
tention TO the abuse of Democrats by Coggeshaii'
He said: "A year ago down the Vaiey tha' can
didate delivered a speech which was remarkable
for abuse of the Democratic party, Democta.Io
candidates and any and all who upheld the prlii
cinles OF tariff reform. 1t he who was named,
and after he nominated by Democrats ,its I'M,
year what did he say?-that ne was any lhe -, - I.
PanuhI,can than he was before? Fearing tnat
NAV do him an injustice will read from an ~, IN
terview which he accorded reporter OF inc
| ITtica Press the morning after his nomination.
This interview with Coggeshall appeared IN
"The Utica Press" OF Friday last. Coggeshaail
says in this interview: 1 began ana SUI. al" ~"
Independent Republican candidate ior oeiato,; ; :,
| Commenting upon this declaration, MI Jones salu
II was clear the Democrats were asked 10 supPol !,
an Independent Republican. ana ne was opPoSc'
| 80 sunnort,np a Republican of any kind as long as
there was an abundance Of good Democrats III ior
nomination. This statement was received WIN
cheers. - =, ,, - s,,,o ,i,. nh.
A little later Harvey T. Ferris was formaliy pul
In nomination Mr. Ferris was born IN Herklher
| Countv i'm 1871 and was admitted To the bar IN
1Se3 lie Is an excellent lawyer, is Interested IN
saveral business enterprises in the city ana Is
nonuIar He is a member Of the law firm ot Dun
,nore ,hoIes & Ferris The first named MEMBER
~ this firm Is Watson I. Dunmore, present
| county Judge Of Oneida County.
THE Utica Observer" the leading Democratic
newspaper Of Oneida Couaty, has bolted Coggs.
shaIps nomination and will support Ferris. IL
says: -, ,.
The more the action Of the Democratic County
Committee In putting Coggeshalls name on me me
nonnnnratir column was discussed yesterday, the
strnnyer oppeared to be the dissent from II DEM
| ocrafs who intended to vote for TINS Htel0hg Op-
,'onont ~ Democracy were displeased ana NOT q
fea, declared a change of intention. We'll enough,
tb"v said 70 vote for Republican. even WIN
had nol,icai reputation. in order to knock ouI ue
contemntibe Republican organization. but ne snou.u
not he placed In the Democratic coufhti' as IL lie
were beloved and accepted by the party
The Republican County Committees canvassers
cav that 800 Republicans VINO had intended TO vote
ror Copgeshall announced that they had aoah-
doned him as soon as they beard his name had
been out on the Democratic ticket MeanWnlle'
Frederick g. Weaver. the Republican candlua'e
for Senator il making a strong CANVASS. Inc lte-
nublican party hal SO7 plurality in Oneida County
in 1892 even when the Democrats carried the
state and 371l plurality in 1894. II would SEEM
therefore that the election of Mr. Weaver is as
sured His friends are confident OF his election
He Is a business man Of excellent reputation, anu