The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1876, Page 4

4 “A REPUBLICAN. RALLY, | Hetvpureay covsty coves Mass Meeting at Cooper Institute Last Night. SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS. Speeches ‘by Secretary Taft and Murat Ha’siead. aOR ae Cooper Institute was about two-thirds full last even- BE Wiuh republic attracted together by the an SewBoeMeNt that speeches would be made by Secre ery Tattand Murat Halstead For some reason or Wher the Merling wax exceedingly The only mptom of enthusiasm m ted during the meet- tame, » wheu the name of General Grant w: Mentored im cunnectio th the final vi wres of the war ludeed, the meeting ans 4 dreary contrast to the republican mass m mas tet have heid during the past mouth. Secretary Talk is a speaker who excites no entha- Harm, aud bis speech sve to ke w wet blanket apou the audien we when be had been speaking about a half an hour, Ex-Semator Laimbeer calied the meeting to order ated & W. Stoughton as presiding officer. , large Mr, Stoughton started out by saying that be would o: cupy bus 2 Vime biunself in sy ing, as there wore Hstinguisued meu presoat who would address them fewtiewen trom Olio He said be realized State of Now York was the battle ground of the cam- pargn, aod assorted that there were to be questions set- ed tu the battie not of the hour, but which. would af- eet the wation for a long lime to come, He then tn- roduced Attor: eral Tat, who, on coming -for- ward vu Was quite warmly greeted, SrRUCH UF JUDGE TAFT Mr, meoum of this cam- ign thatthe old retrograding democratic p seumed the garb o! a reformer, beginning its plat. vrm and ending with that form, He believed the ‘hing “weit was not very well deseribed iv the plat- orm. Ithad in that platform said some bard things of the republican party, among other things that it ya the plat Taft raid it was the phy *as bomeycombed with corruption, It occurred to hom to ask Woo it was that mage this charge. The democrots mode we reference in their plattorm wo What they had done to show that their administration of the government when they were ia power bad been without corruption, ‘There was ove record they could not get over. There an oficial wt ot ali the moneys paid out, by admiaistrations tor each administra ys they had to ac. In (he adwinistration of Andrew Jackson jot Was $10 on the $1,000, Inthe tration, that of Van Bureu, the loss was *o om dowo tv that of James Buchanan, count tor, all thet the average loss wos $665 on $1,000 ended the demveratic sdreinistration’ of he hoped forever, Then came wtration. Daring Lincoln's ad Fation the lows was $1 40 on 1 during Mr, ued: 1 ) demOr.alie to repy Urst four years of General ¢ joss Was lorty comty on the $1,000, and the last four yours, Which were about to close, it was ouly twenty-six cents There was not a gov- ernment in Europe, he contended, could show feck arecord The geptiemen at St. Louis had s: Telorm Was necessary to restore tho eredit of country, Think of it! What ironts and faces they wut heave bad! What credit did the democratic Farty leave the country’ in the ad Jaues Buchanan after the old war vif, be not only tied to pay the current debis of bie adininistration, but he had to issue $75,000,000 of bonds al sx per cent imterest and twelve per cent discount, and they were peddied about Europe at that What would those bonds be sold for if ixeued to-day ? AL SIX per cent (nrerest and twenty-five per cent minte Atthe very time aimost when the St ovention was declaring that the credit of tne 1b Reeded doctoring $00,000,000 bad been nego- $1,000 in plac was the transit ration. par, to araw only four aud a cent interest. The credit of the wever better, he said it the repablican party power be had no doubt bouds would be issued and People would be glad to get them at four per cent, Whereas, |! by any misfortune the other party get into power even @ success!u! flouting of government bouds might be impossbie, What was the democratic party Loueycombed with in 1860" Was it pot with treason as well corruption? What was the or 2 je democratic 00 of 4 the revel South Here Mr. Taft explained bow the demo- erate in power theo had made bo effort to keep the South Irom golug oat of the Union—a little bit of history When be seemed to think Bene of bis bearers had any sequarmtacce with He alao spoke of the Missoor! compromue, and told bow in 1s60, the republesn party bed to “persuade by arms’ the Southern Stetes to do their duty; how the gre: War ended i triumpt tor the repablican party lly reaonstructed the South. + gfeat suoce , abe it was i Norivers pe throwgh the republican party. He id of the Democrave Convention declaring in 1864 iout tho war Was 4 iallure, while our troops were febing bravely: when the enemy been pushed Pack steadily, aed even when Vieksbu had been taken and G ord Bh Hayes a, Thiden and Hayes drew, time, be in answer to the tender of a Con. hation mm whieh he made reply that eft the army to electioncer ought to be Mr, Taft then asked If it was safe to pat tho democrats in power just bow, and then referred to the SsoLIp souTH."? ‘bat where in the South majorities the republicans We to Vote the di Way irom the polls The speaker then quoted at Very great length from the platiorms ¢ Parties te show that Lhe democrats were 1B lavor of a id South, und trom the jetter of acceptance of eneral Hayes to show that he w in tayor of protecting the two ri ahke im the sou, The “sold Soutn’ meunt this, he aided. he leading men im the South who went on came out oF it ruined. Their desire w. 'y of their own by that mean hold power permanently. A | sold soutl 188 electoral votes, and it beng a majority © the democratic party | the South would be, when it inte ajority Of a majority, This motive ot tue Was their conrolling motive, and if November these souhera (the democratic aduiine MCRAT MALsTRA The Chairman 8 PERCH then ‘avroduced Hoo Murat Hal- Cinciopat: Commercial, who wat He began with a general rel- svone involved in ibe pres campaign, & parieuar stress upon Sout. cals, Auuding to the Tiden deeiaring he ine | yeuen caine, Mr, Halstead tw think bow Mr. Tide one the character aud ih ar 1 WO them, Femiracuss Chat Br, Tide aseumes to im: sell ia regard to the claims,” sard Mr, T ago th sain, *Raperienee ated ¥ exposed the fatin seli-itupored restraints by candidates he imperative eof and that qu in Te must have the peressity of saying cely, Yee caused by w ation OF bbe reetray that be as fe us what ient respecting bib amendmest, wh talking about at for soetnern ne dues bot apply tot wil, We reser to th property, wb use of the Union « Iresp esers Upon the Southern stares the fre just and ought to be pad. But ernor Ticen's own word for i tha 1eS(raini® are Useless, aud there at I believe woud be effeeru tain him fom becoming Pres: {Applause.) Governor I claims tor dam: Ow bers cath that 1 was taken for the onal noldiets were war claims We F Us teke Gor such self imponed V y. the id dno war claims would ever tro ment Mr, Halstead devoted the close of bis speech toa talogy of Governor Hayes, whom be bad sper tonaiiy for a quarter of a century, aod to av empty denial that po Was or ever bad been & Koow Nov and he cone used were Ho longer de but New York was. . be well; but if Gered the Prosidential Brave danger tor the stability of the The price of the Hewat to-day amd henceforth witi be three cents. CARL SCHULZ At HOBOKEN, A lorge number of t be residents of Hoboken, inelu: ihe many indies, listened (o an address last evening ip Mexamer Kiding Sebo: Hobe from Mr. Bebarz, up the jasues of (be campaign, and ie Mr. Tilden was arraigned. ibe aduress was man, and loudly applaud Tomgbs Mr sebu speaks i Roudoul uu to-morrow eveuing ab Roches tex numbers dropping out one vy | that the | In the | frant’s administration the | the two ¢ again ito | August last he | of | } RESIGNATION OF HON. THURLOW WEED—AP- POINTMENT OF A COMMITTER ON NOMINA® | Trons. | ne Republican County Convention for the nomina- | | tion of Mayor, Sheriff, County Clerk, Surrogate, turee | | Coroners, four Aldermen-at-large, Judge of the Supe- | | rior Court and Judge of the Marine Court, met inst | evening in Republican Hall, on the corner of Broad- | | way and Thirty-third streat, Shority after eight | | o'clock P, M. the ball was crowded, and Mr. Jacob Pat- | terson, Chairman of the Genera! Committee, called the . | meeting to order. On, motion of Colonel Spencer, {Mr Benjamim K. Phelps, District. Atiorney was unanimously elected Chairman of meeting. Mr, Phelps opened the proceedings with « | few remarks, Colenel Mason then moved that in order to perfect the business Major Willard Bullard | | aod Mr. Charies Dewer be appointed secretaries of | the organization. The motion was carried. Major | Bullard then commenced to call the roll of the dele- gates to the conveution, when Mr. A. B. Cornell move on a point reterring to one of the by laws of the cou- stitution questioning the stanuing Of a delegate, The | chair rujod that the delegates’ uames sbonid be read | | fret, and Major Bullard proceeded with his task. | When he reached the name of Tuuriow Weed | Chairman banded the secretary the following letter, | which was read to the meeting :— | New York, Oct. 24, 1875, an Sut—I am const dill health to My font avn delecat I do eo with mus { are responsible an | Questions .of policy wili arise in the decision of | your calmest consideration und best judgment will be | required. In all probability @the vote of — our | State will direet the and upon the vote of our city bangs th While we all w if any will be F State and {have full contd ir action upon city and county nominato paramount importance will not be yours, As tbe names of the most prominent mei read che listeners applauded when their favorites were | brought before them. | Alter the calling of the roll Judge White moved th | the rules of the Assembly should govern the Conven- tion, which was carried, ) Collector Arthur then said that In the present po- sition it would be well to take careful and deliberate tion in regard to the nominatious, and be therefore 4 that a committee of cne trom each district aud | wenty-third and Twenty-fourth war hould be | appointed by the chair on nominations, to report at | ' Ue next meeting of the Convention, on Monday even- ng. The chair then put the question and it was car- ried unanimously. On motion the Convention then adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening. The price of the HekaLp to-day and henceforth will be three cents, THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEKS—THE BEPUB- LICAN CAUCUS—PROBABILITIES OF A STRAIGHT | TICKET—TO-DAY'S MOVEMENTS. | ‘The action of the conference committees appointed | by avti-Tammany, the Independent Citizens, Germans | (Ottendorter’s organization) and Republicans will be | watched with a good deal of intercst to-day by the | | locat politicians, These three joint committees mect in jomt conference at eleven o’cloek, at the Astor House. Every effort will be made on the part of Tam- many Hali to defeat an alliance of all these elements 1 placing « combination ticket in the field. Consider- | able opposition bas cropped out during the vast few | days within republican ranks to the :ndorsement of Andrew H. Green for Mayor. A certain number of | gentlemen on that side of the house seem to tayor a Straight ucket, and their efforts may result in giving | turee sets of candidates to the voters of New York. | | Governor Morgan, Collector Arthur and other republ can leaders, however, are undersivod to favor the pro- | gramme for combining all Tammany opposition force: with their 50,000 republican suffrages and thus give tho people a chance to decide between two solid organ- tations instead of three. A strictly private meeting of republican leaders was yesterday held, when the whole subject. of the peculiar circumstances of our local campaign was discussed. Meetings of this character havo been held almost daily for the past two weeks. It was conceded | by some of the gentlemen who attended, that a ma: | jortty of the rank and file of the republican party in the ‘city favored a combination ticket heaved by Androw H. Green tor Mayor. This feeling the district is easily acovanted for whén it is anderstood that repub- ean candidates tor office tn these localities have little chance ot success unless a fusion of all Tammany’s | opponents upon one broad platturm takes place. | ‘he coaference committees which meet at the Astor | House are as tollows:—Independent Citizen’s Party— Ex- Alderman Henry Clauser, Jr.; Charles H. Swai M. Doreher, Wiliam 8. Smith and Jobn D. Cummi: Autt-Tamumuny—Emanuel 8B, Hart, O'Brien, Judgo Henry Marra} | Murphy and John Russell. G dorter) Orgauization—Judg fessor Theodore Gianbenskt Eiliager and Edward Tam: 5 Is THE ANTI-TAMMANYISTS. | _ Yesterday afternoon the unti-Tammany Conterence | Commutee met at Irving Hall, but no business oj any importance was tran-acted. ‘When the joint conter- ence adjourns to-aay, their sub-committee will im- tely report to the main body, THR REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE. After the adjournment of the Republican County Convention last bight the chairman, Distriet Attorney Phe ps, designated the nominating committee on the part of that body. From the speech of Collector Arthur and the letter of Thuriow Weed the ‘mpression was given out among the members of the = covvenuce that a straight ticket | would be putin the field, It was not settled whether OF not this committee would meet at the Astor Houso with the other bodies tu-day, but {t is hikely they may come together 1m joint con Tho following inst district, M. , Pierre C. Van Wyck; Third Fourth district, George W. riet, Abram Lent; Sixth distric:, Rob- arcus Otterburg, Pro- Julius Bren, Moritz ert Moore; seventh disirict, John VD. Lawson; Eighth district, John J. O'Brien; Ninth district, G. a Hunter; Tenth — district, Henry H. Haight; Eleventh district, George Bliss; Twellth district, Joseph Archbold; Thirteenth district, Charles S. Spencer; Fourteenth aistrict, Joseph C. ney; Fifteenth aistriet, H. Leask; Sixteenth Frauk E. Howe; Seventeenth ¢ strict, J. W. ighteenth district, C. A. Arthur; Nineteenth district, Ro H. Green; Twentiesh diatriet, Willard Bal- lard ; Twenty-first district, R. B. Zowimg; Twenty-third ward, James R. Marvin; Twenty-iourth ward, J. T. Stearns. The Chairman of the Convention, District Attorney Pheipe, has veen added to the committee. They have received communications from the Indepeudent Citi- zens, anti-Tammaayites and Germans to confer with | them, A meeting of the Committee wiil ve held at nine o'clock to-nixht. | The price of the Henan to-day and henceforth will be three cents. THE CAMPAI COMMITTEES, The brig! ther of yosterday bad its effect upon | th» tlemen who gather at the different campaign comynitiee rooms, The general sentiment at the republi- | cap Foomes .n the Fifth Avenue Hotei seemed to be tha | A Ut.Ou WOuld be made between the several reform or- gauizations, wnti-Tammany and the republican party, jor the support of Mr. Green for Mayon insuch a | | case 1h ts Cluitned his election wou be ceriain. f whies the majority of visitors | fied with the city nomi | there were many who trecly expressed them- © the contrary, Governor Tilden visited the committee rooms during the aay ' Since the tadure of the plaa to throw the election | | | ves us in'o the House the Cooper and Cury party have en- Urely given up ‘ope of eleeting their Presiden toeket, but they sull cling to several Congressmen, Assembly men and Aldermen. i DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. — | The following somiaations jor Cougress and Assem- biy were made in this city last night:— | Coleone! Michael € Murphy, for Congress, by the | Pitth Aav-Tammaay detnet jor Congress, by the Teath Anti- | Temmany district | Willate H. Rooney, for Assembly, by the Third | Temmany district | _ James A. Colter, tor Assembly, by 1 | Team Seventeenth J. O'Hare, for Assembly, by the Eighteenth ny dimerict. Amvurose H. Purdy, for Assembiy, by Tammany, at Fordham. The prive of the & Carer conte KINGS COUNTY NOMINATIONS, The Kings county democratic primaries were held | let pigbt for the bommation of Supervisore and Aldermen The following 1 the resu Second Ward—Joba Gallagher, Supet Teerd Werd-—Daved M. Corvett, Fourth Ward—George ( 0, v to-day and henceforth will be roe, Supery | Seventh Ward—Pre erick W Eighth Ward—Danie! Kya pe | Neste Ward—W, H. Sorta, Alderman, | Tenth Ward—Jeobu 1, Moran, supervisor Kievents Ward—Wiiliam >bipman, Alderman, Twelith Ward—Jobo Curran, supervisor, Thorteenth Ward—Aasow Fereucson, Aiderman, | Powrteenth Ward—James tieruey, supervisor, | Pifeenth Ward—Jown P Ormsvy, Aiderm / } } | Msteentr rd—Joseph Burger, Supervisor. Seventecnth Ward—Joba A. Covbolly, Alderman, Bihlewih Ward—George Brown, Saper visor Twentieth Ward—ii. B Havbard, Supervisor Twenty fret Ward—Marun IL Duane, Alderman. Twenty-second Ward—abvram Manderviiie, Super- | vieur. | | "Treenty fourth Ward—Witliam H. Siceman, Super. | v ‘mor | Twenty ffs Ward—Jemes I. Easton, Alderman, i | Joun Lewis being rendered as Lewis John, | Charies for Charles George and the like, try lists will be open for inspechiou alter Monday next | THE INCREASED REGISTRATION. Revising the Registry Lists to Dis- cover the Frauds. BLUNDERS OF THE INSPECTORS What Commissioner Jobn i. Davenport Expects to Find. os The work of revising the registry list by the special | supervisors appointed by Commissioner Davenport | was continued yesterday, Is i# understood that the names of a iarge Dumber of persons have been discov- ered 06 the lisie who have registered from reridences where they do not reside, shat mavy errors nave been doiecied which are yet open to corrective, For instance, names have been registered by imspectors | Mon er biundering would seem io in putting the cart before the horse, as it were, sued as eorge AS Wbe regia Ms behooves every citizen Whore Lame ts SuBCEpl bie of a twist of this kind to see to it that be'is put right on the record, as po correction can be made on the day of electian, ‘There was considerable talk ainoag the politicians about the alleged frauds connected with the regisira- tion. The democrats porsiat im denying that thore is in any district any “organized attempt’ on their part to commit {raud at the ballot box by means of Tepeuters or the registe’Ing of names of persons not entitled to ¥ They concede that, as in every Presidential yeur, there are many men not entitied to a vote in certain districts, who, at the instigation of others having their own euds to serve in swelling the lecal yote of their party, will endeavor this year to | vote, They claim, moreover, that the republicans are us DKEF IN THE RK as any of the stall fry ward politicians of their party who may be working to swel! the party vote by fraudu- Jent means. All this may be true, 46 there is a certain class of men of both parties in many districta who are adepts in the art of colonizing voters aud in ail the other iniquitous schemes to benefit their party vote in violation of law and morality, 1t is said of old Jobu Covode, of Pennsylvania, that, after being elected on he addressed his jubilant consutuents thus “The democrats ‘planted’ tn this district, my friends, over 1,500 voters who didn’t belong here, It was the most iuiernal outrage ever perpetrated; but, damn ‘em, we beat 'em at their own game.”? [tmay be quite possivie that when all the chaps who bave got their names ou the registry wih the intent to vote illegally are ferreted ous by Mr. . Davenport there will be not a ew among them of the apt pupils of the small try politicians of the repub- Hican persuasion in whose election districts the demo- cratic Vote ts tuo crushing to be at all umes agreeable to their ambition, which is to show by the large repub- licun vote they can get out that they are worthy of being retained ip officini " place, Asan instance of what unguarded statements can ao in the matter of charging regisiry frauds upon indi. | viduals, the case may be mentioned of Water Pur. veyor O'Reilly, democrat, of the Third Assembiy district, He bas beer accused of having *‘colouized” five illegal voters ut his house, whereas the ouly per- sons who resided in the house “were himsell, his sis- ter and sister-in-law.” Ty turms out that there ure five legal voters in the house; that O'Reilly has no sia- ter or brother's sisier living there; that besides bimseif there reside im the house Charies Koehler, a Broadway silver plater, who ie a ‘republican; Eugene Callaban, —‘brother- in-law of O’Reill Joho Murray, a roommate of Koehler’s, and another man whose name is Sinith. All of them are well known in the neighvorhood aud we legal voters, Other instances might be cited where have guled willing stene 8 concerning the immensity of “prominent politich during the past few the registration fraud: WHAT DEMOCRATS HAVE TO SAY. Until Mr. Davenport publishes bis list 16 will be quite thine enough to speculate about the “thousands” who have been registered illegaliy. 11 he ferrets out all the rascals who are on this list wrongfully he wili deserve the thanks of the cummunity, tor if toskes a clean reep of them he wil be sure to rejoice the democrat’ heart by y causing many a seamp under the control of some petty republican ward politician to come to griel, and Will equally rejoice republicans, who will then be c tain that many a would-bo democratic voter bas been overtaken before the day of his uselulness really began. In the opinion of democratic politicians, who pooh pooh the tdea of the illegal regisiration on the part of democrats being so extensive as the republicans charge, the chief reason for the increase » the registration 1s that workingmen who are out ofemployment by t thousands are registering en masse. Thousands of them, they say, When steadily at work had uot the time to register in other years, their hours for begt bing work being earlier than tbat at which the polls opened. Aguin, mavy after coming home at nieht neglected to register, While others did not get home in time from their work, An additional reason for the increase they niso believe 18 that hundreds of men who vever vote at ullasa rule, but who always had the right, are coming out this time to do their part ia the work of ‘reform. ”” A-WORD TO LEGAL VOTERS. Thus much for the two sides of the case. Meanwhile would-be voters, not legally entitled to vote, be they democrats or republicans, had better siand from under while those naturalized citizens who are logal voters and who are easily frightened about their papers not Derg all right should not allow themse.ves to be in- Umidated. It they are entitled to vote, even though | they may have lost their papers, so long as they can “prove to the satisfaction of the Board of that they are entitled to vote, they can you w does not peremptorily require that they should pro- duce their papers, though, of course, their papers are the best evidence that they’ can furnish, WHAT COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT SAYS, Mr. Davenport has now made examinations into tt regisiry lists of allthe wards excepting the Twenty- third, One thousand inspectors were employed on ‘Tuesday and yesterday im accomplishing the work. The results have not yet been classified and ly, but this work wilt probabl; » Mr. Davenport says be bas th discovered 5,000 names on the registers who are not entitled to vote, the number toclading also those ring. The Fourth and Sixth wards furnish more than their share of the illegal entnes. In the Seventh Election district of the Seventh Assembly district tho register for the preced- ing tour or five years shows seven-eighths of the whole unumber of persons registered to ve of Irish birth, =-Mr. Davenpori says that this year the same register shows nearly fiity per cent of the vames to be those of native born | litle aodge ‘oid the produc- y of the election. ther 7,000 names who ure nut entitled to The has een done very care: fully, perhaps more so than in any former year, In certain districts new men were put on yesterday, to test the work of the way bdeiore. The result of the second examiuations will show to- day whether or po the duties of tnvse inspectors have been tathfully performe: Mr. Puvenport hay developed some very stn the Course of his in: t ci interesting of which is of a number of young men under age who have formed a political organization aud = have —regise tered, — Purticwinr examination was made imo one of thes@ cases Yesierday, aud the mother of the young mau declared that he Was but nineteen years of age. Mr. Davenport has been iulormed that the Pres- ident of this same ciab ts the son of one of the City Fathers. The names of a number of Southern men bave been found to be registered, and the persous have only re- cently come to New York. Two or three such pe sons were discovered ia the New York Hotei, and the hotel regigter shows that they have ‘been im the city less than thirty days. The lodging houses, Commissioner Davenport says, have giveu more trouble than any other ciass of residences. The inspectors bad uo tittle dificulty im tracing ni in some of these houses, For instance, when inq s made concerning certain parties of a iudging keeper in the Eigntn ward, he replied that the meu belonged there. There names, ie said, were Bot er, but they slept in chairs, Im the ig bouse No, 149 Chathain street fourteen cases 1 registration. One man, whose nate appears on the register, has been dead three years. Kight men are rogistered os living at No, 341 Stanton street, nnd the builaigg 18 toond to contain merely a bucket shop. The above instances serve as examples of what the examination tx developing, and show how necessary loa fair election the work ol inspection of the registers. The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth } will be three cents, ‘NATURALIZATION FRAUDS. CHARGES AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS AND WHAT THEY BAY IN THEIR DEFRNCE. Yesterday « Hegato reporter continued tho investi- gation of the charg hich have been vruited avout touching the fraudulent processes of naturalization which prevailed in the committee rooms and were per- petrated in the chambers of court. Ina conversation with the bead clerk of the Republican Naturalization office the latier stated that up to date over 2,500 ap- plieant® had received thoir papers through his com- mittee. Himselt and bis coJeagues, he claimed, were very circumspect in discharging the junctions tor which they aré detailed, and exercised due mi+ nation in taking the statements of eltuer applicants or witnesses, He said that ther turned away any per- sou who was unable to make straight their course of questioning, or any one whose hesita- we untruth, The result was that they had naturalized very tew in comparison with the democratic committee, which, he thought, admitted to citizenship twenty for his oné, He said “be had heard of frauds being perpetrated through the testimony of false witnesses and otber- | wise, aud could very readily believe the democrats | ould resort to that or any other fraudulent method to sweil ther vote. A United States Marshal woo bas figured prominently ip detecting iraads of this king wasoextseen, He suid that, to Bis own knowledge, a é deai of illegal naturalization wat dune There Were in the Geigbbvorbood of the cowmpttee rooms aud prowlibg about the City Hail a set of iellows who were willing so sWear apytoing i they were patd tor it These were ‘now mage of service im vouching for applicants. He had detected most of the reguiar professivnais and they were now re- straived trom exercising their talents in this direction, but they managed io pick up afew dollars by acting 4s Luetead of appearing themnseivos in their old r of witnesses tuey imformed applicants that ivey could procure men to vouch for them who bad not appeared iu the roome or in court belore. By this inraus & number of han been initiated | iuso toe business, and 11 is a matter of some difficulty tw detect them at once. ubsequently the reporter called upon Mr. Davis, the head clerk of the Tammany Naturanzation Com: | matte 4 told Lim that 1 bad been said that be bad paseo twenty applicants tor the republicans’ one, in roply 40) bed Been Daturalized, which is dou “But,"’ said he, je the repub- "you can ouly infer trom that there are two men county that want to vote for tor every @ Z m."" lation tO the faise witnesses Mr. Davie said that no doubt were about, but every effort jn such person had bern made oy him to detecs them + In reierence to the charge meutioned in yester- day's paper, that Ufty Mahans had been iliegally naiuralized, and in atiswer to the siatement that the fraudulent papers is#ued {n 1868 Were now made good 1n the courts, Mr Davie sala ai charge about the | Takans must also be Tevents | kuow they | were never brought to this committee, and itis the only regular mimany one, Now about th fraudatent | pabers wsued in 1868, We know of then and destroy every one that is presented here. Over iu tbe coart, too, Mr. Plum, the clerk, subjects evéry appiicant tor new papers to & rigid questioning, and ii any of these decu- ineuts are produced Le hus them torn vp at unee. That a ald h able bu say about these naturalizstion trauns. It any be committed the biaine must be belt at other people's doors, and not at ours.” Cree conta, THE STATE CANVASS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR A BARBECUE AND MON- STER DEMOCRATIC MASS MBEETING--LEADERS IN COUNCIL —INTERVIEWS WITH CHIEF JUs- TICK CHURCH, SENATOR LOBD, KIRKE HALT AND OTHERS—DEMOCRATIC DEFECTION AN- TICIPATED. Rocaxster, Oct, 24, 1876. The announcement that five oxen were to be roasted whole at the contempiated grand democratic barbecue at the Rochester Oriving Park Ground was prem- ature, According to the official programme just issued only two oxen are to rule the roast un the occasion, By the save oflicia: authority it uppeare thatthe affair will come of on Thursday, October 26, and that ar- Tapgemeats have been made to accommodate 60,000 persona, Among the speakers announced are Thomas A. Hen- dricks, William Dorsheimer, 8, 8, Cox, Rickard O’Gor- man, General Franz Sigsl, Daniel W. Voorhees and Colonel L.. B. Faulkner, ‘There are to Le two bands of music and a quartet club, with treworks at the City Hail in the evening and, probably, atorchlight procession. Quite a number of democratic magnates met re- cently in this city, They held their conterence in the president’s room of the #ank of Monroe, in which Jarvis Lord isa director. Chief Jastice Charen, Sen- ator Jarvis Lord and Kirke Hart, the democratic can | date for Congress from this district, were among those present, The mecting was entirely au informal onc, and its proceedings can ve better explained to the form of personal interviews than by any other means INTRRVIRW WITH CHIKY JUSTICE CHURCH. Q What do you think, Judge, of the political pros- pects in the state? A. Inmy position as Judge I have no right to mingle in partisan strife. I bave, however, a right to vote, and shall exercise 1. Q You will vote jor Mr. Tilden? A. On, yes, of course. @ What do you think of Mr, Tilden’s ehances for carrying the State? A. I tnink they are very good indeed. Q Io regard to the democratic candidate for Con- grese from your district ? A. You mean Kirke Hart? He is a townsman of mine, A very worthy man, and not so young as be looks, He 1s a good speaker and a sound tuinker. he served a term very acceptably 1m the Legisiature, Ho will make a good mewber of Congress, avd | hope he will be elected. It was perceptible that tho Judge only wished to touch upon local toptes, and to pross him tor bis opin- fon upon the procamation of the President on the ‘South Caroliua troubic would sunply be an act of im- pertinence. INTERVIRW WITH SENATOR JARVIA LOND, Q I understand you have given an ox tor the vcratic barbecue next Puursday ‘A. They cal'ed upoa me for one, and | said if 1 bad one to give 1 woulu do au. Q Then you du not oppose Mr. Tilden? A. No; Why sbouid ly L wid give bun all the aid I can @ You have been very active aad vigoroas in the dewocratic cause heretoiore A. Lam just as vigcrous now as | have ever bee! Ted my Wine out. 1 Dave served three terms in the State Senate, and carried the county tor democrats when there were large republican odds against (hem. | vow shilt the rerpousibiiity to our sbouiders—upon those of men of weailh, who cau stand the burdeg better thau I mow can. Q. Do you bear oi any remarkabie changos in the m+ & number of cratic ticket all the Freeman's Journal, the editur of which paper is opposed to Tildew, and whom | met oa the train com- ing Ubis Way & short Lime ago, Q. Then ive Irist cannot be retied upon as solid for Tien? A. lt Way bo £0 stated. bi There seems to be some n power that actuates the Li certain ties jo regara to their political bias, At rine it is ihe ‘atholic schoo! appro- uy. Q Periaps in making too much love to the Ger- mans Tilden has made the Irish jealous, There was Do answer to Unis suggestion and the cor- Teepoudent proceeded to interrogate KIRKE MART, democratic candidate tur Cougress from the Monree SUT Cl. the chances 1 your election in your @isirict ? A. 1 shail be elected. @ But you havea fearlul majority to overcome? A. No matter; I sbaii overcume it ‘To Mr. Lure—How much 1# it in Mouroe, Senargr? Senator Lord—Abdout 2,000. Mr. Hart—1 am siroug in Orleans, and with the re- Puviicun disufection Where and the gaius 1 expect in Monroe, 1 leer sure of my election. Senator's wholesaie iquor store, where be met Lord's partner, W. H, ROSS LEWIN, @n active republican, whom the currespondent pro- ceeded to interview. Q How is the state going, Mr. Lewin’ A. | bave no doubt it will go republican and for Hayes. Q. What are your reasons for thinking so? A Atnong others is . utor ten of which will ticket, Theo there isthe liberal repuviican vote, say ‘16,000, Which Was against us in 1872, We expect to now vote tbe repuilican carry tour-tliths of that vote, Q Have you heard of many rep tideu tieket? y lew, indeed. If anythi Why, mr, oniy « democrat in (nis city, who has alwa: the democratic party, 4 man of wealth and stand placed in wy bands a check jor $250 to heip defray tue expenses of a republican meeting we wero getting up. O Can you assign any reason for this act of gene- cans who will the odds are on da; ti, A. Yes. The gentioman I refer to was cognizant of the inact thet when during the war the soldiers in camp seut home their votes in envolopes, directed to Cbait! of the Democratic Stare Committee, velopes were dpeued, and where repuviican were found they were taken out and their mittee at that tine? A. Samuei J, Tilden. Q That's a pretty bard charge. What is the name of the democrat who gave you this injormation ? A. Pardon me, bat 1 do pot wish to teil you. ‘The price of the HenaLv to-day and henceforth will be three vents, rward repligs to | to thia be showed upon his books that about | The price of the Hxwatv to-day and henceforth witt be | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26. 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. | | 1 | ! | to be reheved from the | of tus personal BUTLER BELLIGERENT The Essex Statesman’s Reply to Judge Hoar. itinerineiniedirnnecs A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL ATTACK, The Record of the Judge as a holder and a Politician. pS ad Bosrox, Oct. 25, 1876, Gederal Butler bas written « s:x-column letter to Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, in which he ‘gives his official and political biography, with a reply to the Judge’s imputations upon the General’ The first halt of the letter te occupied with « reply to the following passage in Judge Hvar’s letier of uc- coptance of the nomination ot ihe Seventh Congres- sionai district:—"i have never held pabiic office by my own desire, and certainly wish for none pow."’ General Butler gives im detail the bistory of the per- sonai efforta made by Juage Hoar tor certain oitices, and has the following reference to the Judge's temper:-— “| am bound by candor to say that! never héard any criticism upon your conduct as a judge, save that the iuflrmity of your temper, the peculiarity of your mind andthe stats of your stomach were sv unfortuna: that 1 was said of you by a very distin: bed mem- ber of the Bar that you were in acontinaai condition of iil manners on the beoch, both toward your associ- ates, the members of the vr onnd the suliors beiore the Court, because you could pot gratify the bitterness of your beart by giving Judgment against both parties im every case, Tau utraid you do not quite understand your own mature. You will pardou me, therefore, if | hold the mirror up betore you for a littie woile and let you see yourself aa ythera sve you, und thereby convince you bow litle you have realized the grand old Greek apothegm, ‘know thysell.’"’ “He then sketches the efforts of the latter to obtain the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts as follows: — indeeg, witb ali these intirmities, | am iree to say thai you made avery passable judge to try small o8, Whereiy thero wero circumstances to excite the Ebenezer of your nature. [um tmpeiled to th observation to deinoustrate that | have “no personal hostility’? tow Judge Hoar, which might be sus- pected irom the severity of the facts I reluctantly nar- rate, Upon the retirement of Chief Justice Bigelow were you pot an appiicaut fur toe Chief Justicesmip of tnas court? and were you wot 6o euraged tbat Judge Thomas Was nominated for that position by Governor Bullock that you put your res jute the hands of your conueilior, Mr. . to be presented to the Council in case Judge Thomas should be vontirmed, to show that, should tue couuel! confirm Thomas, the State would lose Judge Hoar trom tn Reueh—an argument, however, which Was a very du: gerous one? Lam intormed, a8 both your associates of the Benen aad your brethren at the Bar were anxious burdep of bearing your 1) \emper and worse manners as a Judgo, that to get rid of you and get Thomas, both at once, came very peur overcoming the political prejudices of the couaci against confirming him, and 1 guess would have dove it if L bad been at tue ime im full practice betore th Supreme Court. Did aot your frienus, acting with your knowledge, bring every iuiluence to bear on the couucti to prevest that coulirination, 1m which they succeeded? Did not your {riends approach by telegraph and otherwise the iumble writer of (hig letter, tv advise ono irienda, who Was a member ot the cousetl, to vote ugainst Judge Thomas, and did Lnotso advisof—not vecaase | doubted his ability as a lawyer, uprightness as a judge or iptegrity of life, but because L'leit that be was uot quite souod ob the coustisutionality of the Legal Tender act, oue of the great measures of the war, againyt which be ar- gued in the cuse of Parker and Davis, in wich I was efcouusel, And did not my friend, yielding to such advice as he received trom others more anya , as Weil as myself, voto against Judge Chomas ia your tavor, giving the determining majority of one, on that quesusn? Were you noi urged by your friends, with your kuowledge and connivance, upon Governor Bul jock, tor (he place of Chie! Justice? Now, my dear Judge, as aman accustomed lor many years to weigh evidence, does not all this iumply on your part sume ight desire for public office? You see that any de> sire for office, however slight, wili conviet you ‘of nut Knowing yourself. And waoen fortified by the representations of seme of your associates upon the Bench, that you were not quaiitied tor the place of Chief Justice, because the in- tirmities of lvart and body of which I have spoken make you labie to take unjust prejudices against one party or the other, in cases where undoubtedly you tuink yoursell unbiased, did not Governor Bullock peremptorily retuse to appornt you and appoint the jute lamented Chief Justice Chapniat ? As soon as you the Chief Justiccsbip were you not, through the recomineudation of your Representative in Congress, Governor Boutwell, nominated us Attorney Geueral, ugother and more lucrative office, upon the drst furma- Mon of the Cabinet of President Graney CIVIL SERVICE KAPORM. jon 1s, taat I am “a scoffer of civil No, Judge, you mistake; I am only ratbypocrisy. If I understand civil service it mguns members Of Congress shall not inter- tere with the executive departments iv tne selection of scheme ot ‘ery well; state « fact, Judge, which illustrates the difference be- tween preaching and practice. When the Seeretary of the Treasury directed the cutting down of the expenses of the ton Custom House some $40,000 by the diemissal, among otner things, of uscloss officers, | never interfered or advised in the selection of the officers thut were to be dis- missed, nor did [ask to ha’ ny triend or supporter of mine retained. 1 assumed that the Colloctor would know what was lor the veuedt of the pablic service in vhat regurd, and I did not know, Now, Judge, let mo ask you two or tnree questions In the process of that reduction did not the Collector relieve Irom duty two ofticers from the Seventh dis- trict, ap; nied with your recommendation us its re resentative in Congress, discharged asa part of the necessary reduction of tis fore Was he not calted to Was! jon thereu: retary Bristow, and did he-noi meet you, uJ ber of Congress, beiore the Secretary? then insist to the Secretary that the Collector should restore those men, ani argue at iengiu that your men should be retaimed in office, although the Collector had certified Lo the retary that their services were no jonger needed, sor the services of anybody else in their places? Did not the Collector im your presence State lo you that these men's services were not re- quired, and did you not still insist that they should be cas because they were your appointees ? u, i the course of your specch to the Secretary, ‘ed LO my district, did not the Collector call that [had not interfered tion in behalf of any of the Cusiom House employés in my district, but iad left him to do accord jug to the dictares of hts own juaement, and shat your. welf and brother, who, | think, was present, were the only two members of Cong who had ever inter- fered with him as to wich of bis subordinates le should disebarge? Yielding to your importunities, essed With great Velhemeuce, did not tue Secretar; ly order these men—good men, I doubt not, dct needed—to be retained, and did wot the Collector obey that order? And were not two.m as fast- ened upon the Treasury by you, a member of Congress, that were not heeded, in opposiion to the judgment of the officer charged with the carrying on of thas branch of the public service? That, Judge, i the Kind of civilservice retorts I aud Bothing but my persowal respect for you jd the eplire absence of “personal hostility’ toward me Ob YOUF part prevents my scufling a: the reform Now, Judge, Low, aiter that, could you goto Cin- | and vote tor civil service retorm? or were you, well as in regard to the candidature ne thing ia Massachusetts and another io Cipeinnat “Thou hypocrite, cast ous the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly 10 cast out the mote ous ef thy browber’s eye.” Tue diference be.ween us, Judge, ts this, as I ander- stand iti do full as wel) 1 preach ; you preach a n you d ‘ CONTRACT SCANDAL. ‘ontracts,"’ | have never had or have bad ber of &eompany ment, precisely communicy. “Contracts” in relation to goverament matters do I hear you say, Judge? Well, | will tell you what I thnk Would bea contract avout government aflairs whieh would be disgraceful tor think you will 1 mn by Sec- en a mem- and receive large fees for my services cause Of my Knowledge of the case, be- woen | was she lawver for the Gret party, | should say | bad dis graced Mysei!, my prolession and my State; ang lam certain if | hed done 90 you would have mentioned it in your letter a4 A reason why you could not suppors me for Congress, Well, bee, Jadge (correct me if 1 get the facts and bOt Approve it, as it would take a mi liions vat of the Treasury without any equivalent vag Ay) to Were not these aw questions peodtt partment of Justice: be ween Fe ~ you became Attor Tread printed arga: -, rae States ‘all sor You did right, Judge; hed bribed or aitered to vribe you wgieee opinion "tne i know of, imimediaiely alter you resigned your ofice of Attor- Fn fhanrnr- np ne yaghrns seyaiy @ large retainer (not Offiee- wo large for such a service) un behalf of tho Central Pacitic Railroad tv argue this very case of theirs be- fore the Executive or other departments of the govern- meat? And did you not so argue? did you nos, ler the pressure of your fees, g0 to Presi a use all ible poli sonal and legal | tm, as hy adviser, to prevail uy, map and thereby lay the foundation for fiv hing out of the people of the Uoned States, in lands and bonds, | quite as many millions as you are years old. Do you | yoursel! believe that yon received your re- Uatners on your supposed merits as a lawyer or simply because of the knowledge obta:med aad influence acquired by you in the case—be- cuuse you had been Attorney G Of course the railroad got you as ex- Attorne; If the er had been what the retained you belore, as you st furivelled you up av a law; Somehow, asa ripe pear 18 sometimes by too much light in the fnill; at ieast | theught so whem we tried the Weld case together, when you let your cl tn for a $400,000 judgment. Jam making this ietter too long, Judge, so that | will not say anything uow about the otner retainers you took against the government in otner railroads and the woo! case, where you not ouly argued wha! enacted it to be, 6 My quiver ts by means exhausted, J am keeping a few arrows for the next figh General Butier closes bis le an foliows T submit this record of yours to the judgment of the — aud of your peers in the profession of the law, submit it to the learned judges, your brothers upon the benen ip the several courts of the Union, and afk, with all she solemnity the gravity of the act demand: ‘hut ought to be done to the man who has thus pal! down the main pitlar whieh supports the fabric of the government, the trust credit which all men ought Wo give to the decis! of the highest judictai tribunal of the United States > Hy sense of mght and propriety of conduct may not be too keen. Of that others must judge But | thank God I can go to my piliow, as 1 am avout doing as Kueh this commuuicativa to you, without the stain of such an act upou my conscience, I bave the booor to subscribe unysell, very respectfully, your triead and servan BENJAMIN F. BULLER The price of tet Hxxato to-day and henceforth will Je three cents. MORION INTERVIEWED. HIS VISIT TO CALIFORNIA—WHAT HE Has TC SAY OF THE POLITICAL fITUATION, [From the Sap Franemeo Call, Oct. 18} “Senator Morton will see you, sir."? Passing through the long corridors of the Palace Hotel the Cail re. porter, reflecting upou the brilliant record of Indiana’s great war Governor, rather shrank from bearding the lion in bis den, but was reassured by @ cordial grasp of the band and a pleasant “What can I do for you, sr; you wish to interview me, et Weil, the tact ts I don’t like being interviewed, for 1 am never ayre of tl have said or of what has been said for m Ia tho room were several relatives and trends of the Senator, so the position w rather trying for a stranger, 9 conversation contifiued, with the following rei “Our commitioe will nect to-morrow,pat about two, o'clock, iu this botel— nat is, Seuator Sargent, Kepre- sentatives Mend aw Piper and myself will be tu attendance. Senutut Cooper cutnot ar five until the aver part vi the week and Mr. Wiisoo wiih not be bere at al, It was con sidered an excellent committee to be appointed upon, and it was generally understood that Mr, Kasson, ol lowa, would be one of the members from the House of Representatives; but itis said that be took partin @ debate which displeased the Speaker, so Mr. Wilson. was named in bis place. and vow deelines to serve trom feelings Of deicacy, Whether we will sit with closed or open doors, will be decided tu-morrow, for as yet evervibing is im embryo. All that L can say about the tuture action of the committee is that we will, if possible, hesr facts apd avoid theories We will listen to what your leadivg men have wo say upon the subject, examine persons who have studied into the matter, avd give, #0 tur as we can, A PAIR URARING TO BOTH SIDER. The question is one of grout imporiance, according to reports from this section of the country, aud we shall certainly pot slur it in the bandling. ” ‘The conversation then turned upon polities, and in reply to a query about Indiana, Mr. Morton said:— “The democrats are, of course, clated over the result ta that State, and feol very contident about the Pr dential vote there; but i truly think they wili Had themselves mistaken, There wero certain revsons, about which I do uot care to go into particulars, why the republican vote should been larger than it was at the last @estion—in fact, the result was in many respects an agreeal.e surprise to me; but Mr, Hayes is u favorite there, and timo will show buw ho is" opinion with regard to the present 1 you, sir, in all sincerity, that 1 consider the election of Hayes C able, = Mame, V 4 Colorado are eviuens countr, id. As to the like Soaib with its at least 25,000 republicam majority, wilt cust their vote for Hvyes, unless iorce and fread deprive the voters of thew righis. 1 believe, for two Teusons, that there is no doubt as to TH WAY CALIFORNIA WILL GO. In the first piace, she bus been and 1s thorougbiy re- pudiican ip geniim last year’s side iasues baviug been of lucal 1 jaaco ‘ouly. Second, tho inter- led, aud repablicaus aud inde. po party wounds are bea! peadents march shoulder to shoulder We, in East, e had no fear about your State, aud my ow! views bave buen thoroughly couiirmed ‘by prominent politicians here, who, from jong experience, have counted the vote to a nicety.”’ “Lo you not dnd the turmoil of a campaign, with ie incessant speaking’ and never-ending brain work, monotouous as well as fatiguing ?”? “Physically it we es, of course, but the excitem is continuous and the mind has no time wo tire. There js bo Monotony for him who thinks aud acts upon lit thougnis.” THR DISPUTED ELECTORAL VOTR QUESTION. “Can you teil me how the question of a disputed electoral voto can be settled?” ‘The old politician’s eyes gleamed aud Lis ton’ bo- came excited as he said:—‘ln 1865 the twenty-secoud Joint rule was adopted. it worked as follows;—W. uh nate and House assembied im joint meeting to cor the electoral vote, if any objection, no matter how trivial, was made with regurd to the vote in any State, the two Lodies separated and a voto without de bate was taken. If either of them supported the ob- Jection the vote of that Staty was cust out Recognm- tog the suicidal policy of this rule, 1 battled against it until it was Gnaily repealed. 1 then mirodaced a‘b:ll providing that, in the event of an objection bein, Taised to the vote from any State, that objec! matory vote rs straggied to get this bill nd it did pass the Senate twice, first occasion it was quasned by democrats in the House, but on the second, last winter, Seoator Thur- man. who had been its strongest aivocate, from over caution movod that the vote be Frecon- sidered, and tho bill went to the wall I was wearied with striving, and said, ‘Do as you will.’ Just before the civse of the session the democrats became alarmed at the situation and were anxious to have prompt action taken in the matter, for they found out their mistake, but it was too late. Aud now are throwu back upon the rule, or wi rule, which prevailed prior wo the tw miocrat, and tbat party fours the sting of its own action. This custom of leaving the decision to tne Vico President arose from a casus omissus stitution, and the offect was made evident by the case of Wisconsin in 1857. Before your day, eh? Well, tne matter stood thus:—Owing to a severe snowstorm the Presidential electors in Wisconsin failed to meet oa the aypotmted day, but cast their votes on a later date, When the electoral vote was being counted by Con- gress an, objection was raisod against Wisconsin on the ground of non-contormance vo thi Vico President Mason, of Virginia, reiused to entertain the Objection, and the vote of Wisconsin was counted, a8 he alone had tho right to throw 1 out So you seo we are 1p precisely the same position to-day, and must depend upon the judgment and impartiality of one man. I grant you it is too grout a power to be vested in one person, and theretore it is that! tried to rem- edy iu” A telegram coming i tremely interest! CIVIL SERVICE ABUSES, w Yorx«, Oct, 24, 1876, To tae Epitor or tax Henatp:— In your issue of to-day was printed, with a well- timed editorial reference, 8 communication from Mr. William H. Babcock, of Washington, detailing the circumstances connected with his dismissal from the Patent Otfice because he mantuliy refused to bear a political asses-ment ou his salary. 1 enjoy au inti- inate acquaintance with the gentleman, and of my own knowledge kuow bis statement éo be correct in particulur, Zach Chandler, the ‘boss’ ongi: the republican party in its present campaign against discharged more than Mr, beock 1uF obedience.” Ouly this morning I received from a Highest grade tn one of the Departmeuts jetter, trom which the following 1 itieal tuxzatherer has been paytng hi alee leet ir ene ne ea this moment put an end to interview, voluutary; As {have the 1 KO over am two per cent of their salaries, Uf course it is all bat ne will not whee oe joss than two it. been away from the office sick od the oC an iuterview with the genial cuss do soe wim L shall cent. It may eust mo tical baekia = ie For obvious reasons I omit the name of the depart montin makivg the extract Tors gentieman I know to have made four succersiul competitions under the civil service rules, to ut an excelient, bard working cliork and ali alous and a: the = present time to be, unlike agg an — ro} toe The Ke blieas Congressional Executive. Committee gut eens holes reseatly by Congress probity officral (rom jevying a political contribution of y the President tn geprove map, a04 you did pot so advise him! Wes not that | to act ibe “geaial cuss Who passes round the hut” point beld by two of them bave been necded and ve rafort 4 ‘Such is civil service a a. =