New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
MACHINE WORK.
-ur STATE TREASURY DRAWN ON TO
CARRY CAUCUsEs.
BOUNDING WORK OF HACKETT AND ALDRIDGE
N ONEIDA AND HERKIMER COUNTIES
SEVEN USELESS wATCHMEN TO
GUARD ONE LAKE.
GUARD ONE LAKE.
10y TELEGRAPH to THE TRIBUNE.

iii be held in the counties or oneida and
us,kmer tomorrow will determine whether
wsrner Miller. despite Mr.. Platts opposition. is
:. he a delegate TO the Republican State Con-
anton and whether Charles w. Hackc;t de-
20 the opposition of hundreds of the Repub-
"..r voters Of Oneida County is - succeed
.,ssf as a member of the Republican State
| committee and be once more a candidate for
| ,.,rn,an Of that committee This conflict Is
| tier that concerns deeply the people of the
s.,s since Mr.. Plat. through George w. AID
| ,,se the superintendent Of Public WORKS. has
..ss state patronage lavishly il Herkiiner
| r,un,v in an effort TO defeat Mr. Miller. while
80 IN Oneida County Aldridge and Hackett
Nv. put on the State payrolls, according to
.~svorthy evidence some 200 persons. spend
-, me States money in most cxtravasant
4 nm and purpose by the aid of these men
4 nm delegates in the county for Adridee for
.,rnor and Hackett for State Committeeman.
EVERY DISTRICT PICKETED.
rvsrv election district in the county probably
,.s had An official picket put in IT, with salary
Id bv the state. to guard and advance the in
..rss,s Of the men named. Aldriige as head Of
sncaral system. had a great quantity of patron
GOO a, his disposal naturally, but he seems TO
Nv increased the amount f this political am
.,,ri.ion 10 an uneXampled extent by putting
- ,eronorarilv on the payroll of his depart
-. TINS evading the Civil Service Reform
,,ls,i o,s II the State and securing pay .o- his
a,,,ical o,nuloves Certain appointments in the
r,~,r,on, If Public Works can he made for
,.,.s time without the Superintendent suffering
ha ,gror,iny of sending his appointees before the
,., examiner of the Civil Service Commission
e.. .xarrination as To their qualifications. Men
e,nointed temporarily unless they belong to the
.1ah,rer" class are compelled to pass an eXalni-
,,,,,n as 10 their mental qualifications. Poll
,ioians dislike TO join the "laborer' class. but.
nevertheless a good many of them haze con-
sar,ed to wear the label in Oneida County
method Of getting some of the States money.
HACKETTs PULL" AT ALBANY.
Mr. Hackett has quite pull" at Albany with
the new Commissioner Of Agriculture with the
State Engineer who IS a Utica man; with the
Stale Superintendent of Buildings, and with
other large distributors of patronage. and there
,ore acting in cooperation with Alridge has
had considerable success in inducing various
Republicans to take a favorable View of the
Aldridge candidacy for Governor and of the
Hackett candidacy for State Committeeman.
William f. Lewis W. 4. Madison and other
prominent Republicans of Oneida County are
Of the opinion that Mr. Hackett should no
longer be the Congress district representative
IN the Republican State Committee, and also
that Adridge has right to come into Oneida
and Herkimer Counties and by a distribution Of
canal patronage attempt to control its choice
of delegates TO the Republican State Convention.
Mr. Lewis. therefore has been induced TO con-
test the State Committee position with Hackett.
The actual contest however is over the ques-
iion whether Oneida and Herkimer County Re
publicans shall be nominated by the State or
ganizaton controlled by Mr. Plat.
URGED TO ATTEND THE CAUCUsEs.
In an address issued to the Republicans of
the Twelfth Ward, where Mr. Hackett lives, in
regard TO the caucuses in that ward tomorrow
this point is frankly made The following
tract from the address shows this fact:
The principal contest the Will be the
question Of sending Plat Ant-Plalt delegates TO
the Assembly District Convention. We believe the
Mr. Plat and MS ring, but in order do SO, Kepubl
cans as' caucus o ana D0e Tor Anpa
bile Republicans Of ward who ask your support
eatef are Anil-Platt and therefore opposed 70 f5a
me Republicans Of fhe rweifi6 Wari are neooi NY
ask all OF those who believe in fair play ami clean
politics 10 10 the caucus and rebuke Mr. Plat
and the local ring by voting the inclosed ticket.
Attention called to-day by Mr. Lewis to
the enormous number Of State appointments
made in Oneida County OF late by the State
Machine. I'VE have endeavored" said Mr.
Lewis. Ito keep track of these appointments
but have reason to think that We have learned
the names Of only about 60 per cent Of those
who have secured appointments They get ap-
pointed and then conceal their appointment. a
large proportion Of these men also
credit TO the Republican party many of them
are Democrats. Both Mr.. Hackett and Thomas
Wheeler the Deputy Superintendent of Canals
See that they must have the votes OF good
many Democrats at certain Republican eau
20 carry them.
EIGHT MEN GUARDING ONE LAKE
"Aldridge has appointed large number of
alleged water commissioners to guard the water
OF the State up in the Adirondacks / found
seven of these men at one time guarding the
water Of North Lake. They were paid, un-
derstand. 500 a month. They spent their Time
far az could see. fishing. And then there
the regular guardian of the lake, all that
was needed, who received only $50 month. All
of these seven water commissioners. except one
were laid off in July. being temporary appoint
ments but in the mean time they had received
a large amount Of money for doing no WORK
and expect 10 find them all at WORK against
the Republican primaries tomorrow
In addition, Aldridge has appointed iaiso
number Of canal inspectors, canal clerks. oIiuse
tenders canal foremen and assistant lore
men. carpenters. feeder tenders. BANK Wa'cn,
men dav watchmen and night watchmeh'
have . list Of pa persons who are residents u
Oneida County who have been appointed 10
paying positions by Aldridge and Hackett Al
bridge has run up the canal EXPENSES 40 a."
sstounainy fashion Extravagant the Demo-
Gratis were they cannot approach him In TINS
line We Republicans Of Oneida County nat
uTaly feel this conduct or proihieii, iNepu
lnans Nc Aldrjdee and Hackett to be inexcusa-
be and We intend TO resent 1t at the eau
c0ses"
HOW TAXPAYERS ARE BURDENED.
Below is sample page OF few or the ap-
pOintments which have been made by Aidrldge
nd H.,