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Elmira on the 24th of August, nominated a 

 State ticket, adopted a platform, and chose the 

 members of a new State Committee. The 

 candidates nominated were : for Secretary of 

 State, Epenetus Howe, of Tompkins County ; 

 for Comptroller, John Hooper, of New York ; 

 for Attorney-General, Dennis C. Feeley, of 

 Rochester; for Treasurer, Allen C. Wood, of 

 Steuben County; for State Engineer, Jaines H. 

 Gould, of Cattaraugus County ; for Jndge of 

 the Court of Appeals, Lawrence G. McParlin, 

 of Lockport. 



After a preamble denouncing the conduct 

 of the other parties in dealing with public 

 interests, and approving the platform of the 

 National Greenback-Labor party adopted at 

 Chicago, June 9, 1880, the following was adopt- 

 ed as a fresh declaration of principles: 



1. That all money paid to railroad companies for 

 transporting persons or property in excess of what 

 is required to pay the legitimate expenses of operat- 

 ing such roads and a fair return on their actual cost, 

 is in violation of the fundamental law of public use 

 which allows railroads to be built, and should im- 

 mediately be prohibited by legislative enactment. 



2. That railroad companies should be prohibited by 

 law from charging more for transporting property 

 during the season when water navigation is closed 

 than they charge for like services during the season 

 of open-water navigation. 



3. That we work for the lawful suppression of any 

 traffic or custom that encourages crime. 



4. That this convention recognizes the National 

 Greenback party as the original anti-monopoly or- 

 ganization of the country, and, as such, extends the 

 hand of sympathy to the anti-monopoly leagues for 

 the public service they are rendering in educating 

 the people on one of the questions contained for years 

 in our platforu. 



Among the miscellaneous resolutions offered 

 by various delegates, reported back by the 

 committee on resolutions and adopted, were 

 the following : 



Resolved, That the Government should exchange 

 its legal-tender notes for any of its interest-bearing 

 debts at par on demand^ and lor gold or silver bullion 

 or coin at their legal weight values. 



Resolced, That we recognize the fact that all chief 

 executive officers should nave entire control of the 

 selection and appointment of their assistants, to the 

 end that the administrative machinery may work 

 harmoniously ; but, for the purpose of relieving both 

 State and national politics from the odium of execu- 

 tive interference, we demand that all persons per- 

 forming executive service for the State or General 

 Government shall be deprived of the elective fran- 

 chise during the period of such service. 



/AW/-*-/, That we protest against the proposed sale 

 of public lands in Minnesota, as advertised by the 

 Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior, except to 

 actual settlers, and in parcels not exceeding 120 acres. 



Resolved } That as the Irish people are battling for 

 the same rights that are gradually oeing wrested from 

 us, we extend to them and all others our sympathy 

 and aid, and bid them godspeed in their battle 

 against tyranny. 



The Republican canvass was materially affect- 

 ed by the senatorial contest of the spring and 

 early summer, which had developed a degree 

 of antagonism between what were variou-!y 

 known as the Conklinir and nnti-Conkling, the 

 41 Stalwart " and " Half-Breed," and the 4l Ma- 



chine^" and " Anti-machine " wings of the party. 

 The State Committee, consisting of one member 

 for each of the thirty-three congressional dis- 

 tricts, held a meeting in New York city on 

 the 31st of August. The majority of this 

 body was made up of supporters of Mr. Conk- 

 ling, and Thomas C. Platt was chosen for its 

 chairman pro tern. Chester A. Arthur, the 

 regular chairman, being absent. A call was 

 issued, designating New York city as the place 

 and the 5th of October as the time for the 

 State Convention, and presenting an apportion- 

 ment of delegates, 496 in all, among the sev- 

 eral counties. When the delegates gathered at 

 New York on the eve of the convention, it was 

 evident that the anti-Con kling element largely 

 preponderated. The convention was held in 

 the Academy of Music, and was largely at- 

 tended. General George H. Sharpe proposed 

 Frank Hiscock as temporary chairman, but he 

 declined to have his name used, and Warner 

 Miller was proposed by T. M. Pomeroy. The 

 yeas and nays were demanded, and resulted in 

 298 affirmative to 190 negative votes, which 

 was an indication of the relative strength of 

 the Conkling and the anti-Conkling elements 

 in the convention. Mr. Miller delivered an 

 address on what he regarded as the questions 

 of the time, and committees on credentials, 

 resolutions, and permanent organization were 

 appointed by the Chair, after General Sharpe 

 had presented a list of members for the first - 

 named committee for the purpose of making an 

 explanation in behalf of himself and his "Stal- 

 wart " associates. There were several contest- 

 ing delegations, and the report of the com- 

 mittee on credentials resulted in unseating 23 

 Conkling men and seating 19 anti-Conkling 

 men. The report of the committee on per- 

 manent organization, which was adopted with- 

 out opposition, made Chauncey M. Depew the 

 permanent chairman. The nominations were 

 then made, as follows: For Secretary of 

 State, General Joseph B. Carr, of Rensselaer 

 County; for Comptroller, Ira Davenport, of 

 Steuben County ; for Attorney-General, Leslie 

 W. Russell, of St. Lawrence County; for State 

 Treasurer, General James W. Husted, of West- 

 chester ; for State Engineer and Surveyor, Silas 

 Seymour, of Saratoga County ; for Judge of 

 the Court of Appeals, Francis M. Finch, of 

 Tompkins County. 



The following platform was adopted : 



The Republicans of New York declare as follows : 

 1. That we unite with our fellow-citizens tlm mah- 

 out the Union in deploring the incalculable calamity 

 which has befallen the country in the death of the 

 late President, James AV>mm Garfleld. Under the 

 kindly influence of American institutions, and bv tho 

 force of noble manhood, he mse from the humblest 

 walk of life t<> tin- highest earthly station. By man- 

 liii.-.-s and gentleness of nature ; by loftiness of public 

 spirit and disciplined intelligence for public affairs ; 

 by strength of political conviction, blended with sin- 

 piilar moderation of temper and urbanity of expression 

 above all, by that rare and noble temjx>r whioh 

 dares to be jiist, and which alone composes angry 

 states, reconciles parties, and secures wise reform he 



