Year: 1871

To te Hon A. b. CORNELL, Chairman


SIR: l have received your circular letter
urging the Importance of an organized effort TO secure
full Republican vote at the coming election, and am i'm
pressed with the coGency Of your suggestion. In view
the recent developments of Democratic rascaltes in
NcwYOrk City, 1t ought not TO be difficult matter to
the State from the misrue Of the Tammany rob-
bcrs. To do this, however, the Republican party must
act as n unit. Divided Councils Will achieve sue
cess In my view, the Republican State Convention
neglected grand opportunity reconcile the differences
that have long distracted our party in New-York
City The substitute offered by Mr.. Hamilton Ward for
the report OF the committee was an olive branch OF
peace, and practical solution of the difficulties that
surrounded the New York delegations Such PROPOSE
ton coming from such a should have been
adopted by aCCam8tiOn and would have been had not
senator Roscoe ConknG used his influence and his per-
suasive eloOuenCe defeat It, In doing this Mr. COnk
ling became the head and front of offending faction.
this Is all in the past and caDnc he recalled only
hope that such supcndous bluDdcrs will not result in


the defeat OF State ticket You have my assurance
that whatever can be done in my humble capacity TO
Av IT a calamity shall be faithfully performed


And now, Will you allow me to make suggestion or
twof You, Mr. Cornell the Chairman Of the Repub'
licaa state Committee, very commanding position, and
one which makes the spokesman Of the great Rpub
lcan party of New-York. You also hold an important
Federal position, which gives you to the ear Of
the President Mr. COnkng supposed to have the power
10 remove any Federal officer the State. Your rca-
tons to Mr. Conkng supposed to be such as TO
able you have influence over him Can you not
him Join you In asking the President TO remove
Thomas Murphy He should have been appointed
Collector Of the Port Of NewYOrk, and the best thing
President Grant do is to put honest capable
man into his official boots without delay. This done,
great scandal and stumbling block will he removed,
| and we shall have face to ask honest Democrats to
! join us in an attcmpt to overthrow the cor
! rlpt and mercenary robbers that are now
plunderng the City and State Of New.York. TIL
then We shall be able to make honest men Of any
party appreciate the difference between the Tammany
Ring with VIM NJ. Tweed at its head, and the Custom
House Ring, with Thomas Murphy It's ruling spirit
| Very respectfully yours, JOHN A HALL
Choutaqua Co., ". r, BLsh, Oct 21, 1871.


Mr. Hall has many to sympathize with some of
the views which he expresses, but we beseech him
and all like-minded Republicans to ignore their dis
satisfaction over the retention of unit and dis
creditabe man as Mr.. Murphy in the chief Federal
Office of the State ard 90 in heartily for the election
of the whole Republican ticket. We do not propose
to suspend our exposures of Mr. Murphy. nor do we
intend to acknowledge that it is in the power of
either him or any like person to hinder the true
Republicans, who were the mainstay of the party
when he was fighting it. and will be after he has
been kicked out from doing all they can to win
Glorious victory now over his Tammany partners.
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