New-York tribune., 1896-01-31

9Th AtE.s COrts %SD
fcatng the will of the majority OF the parry; a been
men Under whose guidance these frauds have Deem %
nerpetrated emboldened by the power which they
have filched have ignored every pro!est aiu .boss
appeal which has been addresseo 10 Such an or
ganizaton cannot command the support oa e et the
and file of the s party m 9Sr Of their selfish
ends have deliberately USED thousands o "a tn con.
votes to carry primaries cannot rmanv Se Hall at
DO not see how self respecting Republicans can
take part in the organization as 1t now ,, eHist ~
believe the time come for the great InaJo,y visa
the party who believe In honest honest p ,hsrs Before
such movement the present organization WIN a., h
its pretence of regularity would be Garrieh shnt
its neck know that this is strong iansuasS e. ahe h
that many mpusivey shrink from lection.
PafY PP bceVe tn That the time ianguage and
for Which will justify honest Re-
pnhicans in acquesclng in such wholesale lrauSs az as
have been recently perpetr&ted m ,ne that the ap-
proach of the Presidential campaign on,y enpn@ pean
sizes the importance OF asesatve creass organization
without which the voting strensth OF tne paIy n
be brought out unes rcnd sns une US by one OF
those disgracefu defeats at the polls whTn @
varably the grave, of dishonest party ors""'""
ton. am sincerely WILLIAM BRooKFIELD
CORNELIUS n. BLISS. Esq, New-i lily
SOME OTHER WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Charles Stewart Smith sent the following
which had a cordial reception;
An engagement to appear before committee ' OF
nor,ant meeting OF the Committee OF flve Iiunuieu re-,
on,sht What the meeting may do, or reluse 10 So
cttv and State hut also upon every city ana S,a,e IN M
the United States. The attempt 10 tass i
and to prevent the will OF the people Is hlsh treason
~ the party OF Lincoln and Seward OF Chase anu
8enihcan par.y-will condone such offences for the
sake OF temporary success and raise view M o ad
"non 70 stand beside its grave, and republican gov
eminent viii be discreded in the estimation Vi
mankind.
The following letter vas from the heV' w.
Robert S Macarthur. OF the Calvary bapos'
Church:
1t is matter Of SINGER regret that came, R1,,b he
,rnsant mis- evening at the meeting or o"V iepup-
Rnans Before receiving the notice ] had mace an an.
engagement for the evening You nave my in me
yo sTe s making to Keep the Republican party
pure Except the Republican parry sn1 has no
iv represent all that is best in political NE Il has '
sdn iep, For It's exlsten* Both for the sake OF
principle and pocyi must stand on the nisnes' ,he
tcalleyel When It descends to the methods o. 'ne ne
ararage Tammany politician. II becomes fase 10 us
noble history It's great possibilities ana the oh'y 'e"
son for lis existence
The Rev Dr. r. Heber Newton also "ro'e'
sustaining the movement as follows;
am very sorry tina. cannot attend tn; Tees Tcssc
ing This evening that have an engagenen, dine dhan
several weeks ago which viii prevent my u3.i1s ~ R
So Wishing the committee all courage ior serre, 81
Undertakings that audacity when Is 'he se0'e' "a
success in rebellion as in revolutions
A letter from Elihu Root contained the follow
ing:
January 30, 1898
Cornelius & Bliss. esq., No. isS Mad's0h-aVe' 'e"
Dear Mr. Bliss: I regret that an engasement pre-
vious,y made will prevent my attending the NEE, NEE
Ing Of The commites OF se lh cdmee IS Of very
great importance to the Republican party IL seer"
me essential M to & the =, paryf sy he ssme
which il insists upon for others The elenentS
witch of II are raud sne beeve tha;
puhicans OF the State can be once convinced ma tnn.
the persons claiming TO represent In the goVeiihs
bod,es of the party large part OF the people OF tn
State have other title than one Dased upGi
rrenid,ate and cast out the fraudulen, preienders
Such an abuse is sufficiently grave important and
wide-spreadng in its effects TO be made State
have 70 doubt OF the existence Of such m fraud
In this city have no doubt tfa, luiy .I ., ~
The constitution OF the party for the purposes o.
County Committee deriyes Us Ute Were Lu Lh u'1 y,
those rolls by fraud Nor have you any douDt oi
that fact 90 & not innn are ssei Of the ,ac
Assertions OF fraud by those who are defeated al
awaken little interest in the public. The strongest
and most conclusive proof must be proiuced hiu
brought home to the people DelOTe httentioh -
really arrested and the duty Of acting upon the
facts asserted Is realized think this is the proper
work for this committee -
Renection has confirmed the opinion which
have already expressed. that the true reinedy ioi
| the evil Is not TO be found in the formation OF q
/ boiling or separate organization on the eve or
! Presidential election. while the Interest OF me Re
pub'icans OF the State Is too much absorbed III
| considering National questions to be secured foi
th4 trial and consideration OF disputed questions O
! fact in local controversy. ! hope the committee
will not commit itself to any such course The
| suggestion has been made that in no other way
can the fraud porpetratcd be prevented or success
| in the next State and National conventions. Tina
| may be but these conventions are not tho al
| for one would rather suffer some added injustice
while attempting 10 procure redress In the riyh
way than 10 take at the outset a course which.
believe under the present conditions. would b'
futile and productive only OF injury 70 the party
Very truly yours, ELliiU ltOOI.