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2. They have violated the law in that they did not 

 do the work by contract, but by day's work. 



3. They have violated the law, in that they have ex- 

 pended largely in excess of the original appropriation, 

 and have contracted tor work in excess of the appro- 

 priation. 



4. They have violated the law in that they have 

 agreed by resolution to pay the architect and building 

 superintendent in excess of the six dollars per day 

 provided by the statute. 



5. The entire management has been careless, reck- 

 less, and of an exceedingly extravagant nature, an 

 economical disbursement of the State's moneys seem- 

 ingly being lost sight of entirely. It is intended 

 gradually to enlarge the asylum to the capacity of 

 1,500 inmates. Large amounts of money must an- 

 nually be expended to accomplish that end. An 

 economical and judicious application of these sums 

 rests entirely upon the management of the Trustees. 

 In fact, the whole financial success of the institution 

 depends upon them. 



In view of the facts brought out in the joint report 

 of Mr. Letchworth and Mr. GaUien, I do not see how 

 the future success of the institution can be attained 

 under the present management. 1 therefore recom- 

 mend the removal of the Trustees appointed by virtue 

 of chapter 203, laws of 1879. 

 With great respect, 



J. W. WADSWORTH, Comptroller. 



The matter was submitted to the Senate by 

 the Governor in the following communication, 

 but no action was taken : 



STATE OF NEW YORK, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ) 

 April 28, 1880. f 

 To the Senate : 



Your attention is respectfully called to the accom- 

 panying letter of the Comptroller, charging Alvin 

 Devereux, William S. Smith, Edward D. Van Slyck, 

 Garvis Pierce, William E. Knight, Samuel I. Halli- 

 day, Rodney C. Ford, Erastus Root, and Frederick O. 

 Cable, as Trustees of the Binghamton Asylum for the 

 Chronic Insane, appointed pursuant to chapter 208 of 

 the laws of 1879, with violations of law and extrava- 

 gance in the management of the official tru^t confided 

 to them, in the manner and instances set forth and 

 specified therein. The report of the Deputy-Comp- 

 troller and President of the State Board of Charities in 

 reference to the same subject is herewith submitted. 



Assuming from the official reports above mentioned 

 that the charges referred to arc true, you are hereby 

 recommended to remove the said Trustees. 



ALONZO B. CORNELL. 



The Republican party of the State opened 

 the political campaign early, with an apparent 

 purpose of giving direction and impetus to the 

 Presidential canvass. The State Committee, 

 after consultation, called the Convention for 

 the appointment of delegates to the national 

 nominating assembly, to be held at Utica, 

 on the 25th of February. The following reso- 

 lution was adopted at the opening of the pro- 

 ceedings on that occasion : 



.Resolved, That the delegates from the several Con-- 

 grcssional districts be empowered to nominate and re- 

 port for the action of the Convention Presidential elec- 

 tors for their respective districts, and that the State 

 Committee be empowered to fill any vacancies which 

 may hereafter occur in the electoral ticket, and that 

 the committee to be appointed by the Chair for the 

 purpose of reporting the names of delegates at large 

 also report the names of two electors at large. 



Before any nominations or appointments 

 were made, the following was submitted by 

 the committee on resolutions: 



The Republicans of the State of New York, assem- 



bled to appoint delegates to represent them in the 

 National Convention, reaffirm the principles and pa- 

 triotic purposes of the Republican party, heretofore 

 declared and faithfully acted upon, and deeply im- 

 pressed with the responsibility now devolved upon 

 them, declare the safety of the nation is again imperiled 

 by the virulent and unlawful efforts of the Democratic 



Krty to overawe State governments, as represented 

 ' the conduct of its leaders in Maine, and m several 

 of the Southern States, thereby intending to secure 

 control of the General Government by deeds of vio- 

 lence and fraud and in defiance of the carefully con- 

 stituted judicial authorities. In the presence 01 these 

 graver and threatening dangers, it is the duty of the 

 Republican party, in its united strength, to meet and 

 prevent them ; and to this end, mindful of their great 

 responsibility in the coming Presidential contest, and 

 of the fact that it must be determined by the electoral 

 vote of this State, the Republicans of New York here- 

 by solemnly pledge to the Republicans of other States 

 their ability to cast it for Ulysses S. Grant. We de- 

 clare that in him we repose absolute trust for his hon- 

 esty, his fidelity to duty, his serene judgment and 

 solid intelligence, his varied experiences, and for the 

 uniform success that has ever attended his efforts in 

 securing the integrity, perpetuity, grandeur, and pros- 

 perity of our common country. For these reasons and 

 because we are satisfied with him. the nation North 

 and South decidedly greet the candidate deserving its 

 confidence. We present him as entitled to the suf- 

 frages of every patriotic citizen. We also declare the 

 objection to a third Presidential term applies only to 

 a third consecutive term and is utterly inapplicable to 

 the reelection of General Grant, who is and tyas been 

 a private citizen, absent from the country, destitute 

 of all Presidential or official influence or patronage, 

 and whose election must be by the free choice of the 

 peoplCj unaided by those influences which alone give 

 force, if any there be, to that objection : therefore, 



Resolved, That the Republicans of New York be- 

 lieve the renomination of Ulysses S. Grant, as a Presi- 

 dential candidate, is of urgent importance, and the 

 delegates this day appointed are called upon and in- 

 structed to use their most earnest and united efforts to 

 secure his nomination. 



An amendment was offered, substituting the 

 name of James G. Blaine for that of General 

 Grant, and striking out the reference to the 

 third term. This was afterward modified so 

 as to leave the delegates to the National Con- 

 vention unpledged, and, after a lively discus- 

 sion, was in that form rejected by a vote of 

 180 yeas to 217 nays. The resolution was then 

 adopted with the preamble as reported. The 

 list of delegates at large, submitted by the com- 

 mittee appointed for that purpose, and of dis- 

 trict delegates as selected by the representa- 

 tives from the districts, was adopted by the 

 Convention as a whole. The delegates at large 

 were Roscoe Conkling, Alonzo B. Cornell, 

 Chester A. Arthur, and James D. Warren. 

 The candidates for electors and members of the 

 State Committee were also approved as report- 

 ed, and the State Committee was empowered 

 to fill vacancies in its own membership. 



The Democratic Convention was held at 

 Syracuse, on the 20th of April. An attempt 

 had previously been made in the city of New 

 York to secure a united delegation from the 

 " regular " and " Tammany " organizations to 

 a proposition emanating from a body called the 

 "Democratic Union." The General Commit- 

 tee of the regular organization sent a reply 

 inclosing the following resolution : 



