The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
FIGHT AGAINST BARGE CANAL.
ITS OPPONENTS IN ONEIDA corn
~ ORG CAME.
Conference in Utica, Called by Prof. Oren
Root, With President Foster Of the
Chamber Of Commerce In the Chair
PLANS to Fight the Project at the Polls

UTICA, Oct. "A conference OF the anti
barge canal men of Oneida county was held
in this CITY his afternoon. Prof oren
Root Of Hamilton College, brother OF
Secretary OF Wtr Roo, md the CON-
mitteeman from this district in the
fight being w0ged agt inst the proJsc >
called the meeting to order, and d 5. Foster
president Of the Utica Chamber OF Com
mercs, WAS chosen ch tirmln.
The primary purpose of the meeting wfsto
perfect pl ms for a more genera enhgh'ei'-
ment of the voters of Oneida county on the
subject of the proposed extravagant ex-
pendture. This was accomplished by Sc
lecting men to visit each town in he county
and present the matter Of the cant project
from the viewpoint Of it's opponents
Literature will also he freely distributed
ard determined effort made to place
Oneida county in the list OF counties winch
will return a majority against the caha'
scheme.
During the progress of the meeting a
number of srecches describing the ehortH
Of the opponents of the barge plan and the
bright outlook for the defeat OF the proJecl
Prof. Root declared that nine out OF
every ten lawyers in this county. not eN-
Guiding Utica, will fight the project at the
polls, ard that IS r er cent. OF the laf meiSiN-
ing south of this city are against the scheme
He olso said that while the Utica Chamber
or Commerce had refrained from taking
position on the matter as body, the presi-
dent of that organization and scores OF us
members were working tooth ana nan 10
prevent the enormous expenditure OF Pupl,'
funds the building of the canal would eh' an
Reports from all parts Of Oneida county
presented at to-Gay's meeting, indicated
The rapid growth OF sentiment against the
barge canal scheme.
purcHEss COUNTY REPUBLICANS AGAINST
CANAL SCHEME.
porGuKEEpsIE. Oct. 3-The following
anti-barge canal resolution, PREF AIRED by
John |. Plat, editor of the Poughkeepsie
Edgle, was adopted by the Republican
co1Irtv convention to-day
Rcsoircd, That the Republicans OF Dutrhess
county hereby reatfirm their often eNprrsseu "a
obpositiou to the persistent attempt 10 cr'at"
n new and more costly canal system ~ inns
state. when If successful can only advance
the interests of favored localities at me .S-
prnse of the whole and cohtrlbnte TO the
tnn,, pensioners upon the public bounty
that they seem to imagine that 'hn Sln ,,
as we believe II will. will entail burden
upou future generations, who VIII rise up 10
curse it, MISGUIDED authors and promoters
Ne psprrial!v condemn the bill referred
To The people at the coming election known
a. the Thousand-Ton Cana! scheme, ana tx.
hort all electors, OF whatever party, 10 cast
their votes against IT.
We dcnounce it because it proposes to
Mace upon the State a debt larger than has
ever before been incurred ana lor "nlch
there will be no adequate return oecanse,
when Republican wisdom and statesnlailShp
have succeeded in removing all direct STATE
tax. except what il required for the last waste
iul and wicked canal enlargement s'heIne
this bill will impose new direct n'h'e
tax equivalent to more than one dollar =
year upon every man, woman ana rnlu
IN the State, for which there is no e fs,,sm
, unon its proceeds. and the folly oil those
who shut their eyes to the plain teachings
of experience and common sense. because
il wifi fnsten upon tn. state fixed charge
for interest and maintenance OF the new
canal. to be paid from the treasury, more
than three times a; great as lhe ri,are proSr -
nective earnings of the new canals, even II
I Inc most sanguinr estimates OF their use
/ flln.Ss should be realized ,..
We are against this mons,rons proposition:
| unnlterably and a ways and pledge ourselves
! to work and vote against It,
A resolution was also passed faNorlng
| tho division of the Second Judicial district
! so a. to Sc, arate the Hudson River counties
/ from Long Island. 1t is commended that
Kings county furnishes the candidates Tor
| ildeoships, and the up-river counties the
| Repubican ma jorities to elect them, which
! is not fair to the rural Republicans
! cuENANGo COUNTY DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
BARGE CANAL
Norwich, n. Y, Oct. 3.--At the Chenango
| county Democratic convention to-day a
resolution disappearing the proposed CANA
enlargement and urging every elector &c {,
oppose it at the polls was adopted II
| declares that the improvement would be
Of no advantage to the commercial interest
Of Ct en- ngo county and would only benefit
| the terminal cities and a limited area along
! the canal.
! DENOUNCED AT BREWSTER.
RREwsrEhs, NY, Oct. 3.--lhe Hon. Johr
| F.. Yale was renominated for he Assem-
Div by the Republican convention to-day
for Sheriff, l.. W. Jaycox Of Putnam Valley
! for County Treasurer, +. D. Stannard OF
Brewster,; tor District Attorney. W. H
Weeks of Carmel. The convention passed
| danp,,pcpu the prpDOHpd $lOl