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| Looking north along Main Street from Court Street, Cortland, N. Y., Taylor block is located on the left or west side of Main Street. Two adjacent awnings on Taylor block extend over sidewalk. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Tuesday, September 7, 1897.
TAYLOR HALL CONVENTION.
The
Remainder of the Report of Yesterday's Doings.
The first edition of The STANDARD went to
press yesterday just after the nomination at the Taylor hall Republican
convention of C. P. McVean of Willet for county clerk. The remaining
proceedings of the convention were as follows:
On motion of A. E. Seymour, a formal ballot
was taken for district attorney, which resulted as follows: The whole number of
votes cast was 64, all of which were cast for Thomas H. Dowd, who was declared
the nominee and who made a brief speech accepting the nomination.
An informal ballot for superintendent of the
poor was taken with the following result:
Whole number, 71
Mills G. Frisbie, 28
Oscar P. Miner, 24
Isaac J. Walker, 17
John W. Stowbridge, 2
A formal ballot resulted:
Whole number, 72
Necessary for choice, 37
Frisbie, 40
Miner, 29
Walker 3
Mr. Frisbie was declared the nominee. Drs. M. R.
Smith, W. J. Moore and J. E. Leonard of Harford were nominated for coroners.
On motion, the county committee was authorized
to fill any vacancies that may occur on the ticket.
On motion of N. L. Miller it was resolved that
in those towns which did not take part in the convention, the old town
committeemen hold over.
Chairman Bushby announced the appointment of
the following committee on the resolutions offered by Wm. H. Clark: W. H. Crane
of. Homer, N. L. Miller of Cortland, W. H. Clark of Cortland, R. Bushby of
Cortland, J. H. Brown of Harford, B. R. Corning of Cincinnatus and E. W. Childs
of Scott.
The several delegations handed in their
nominations for members of the county committee, which were ratified and which,
including the committeemen from the towns not represented who hold over under
the resolution of Mr. Miller, were as follows:
Cincinnatus—Oliver Griswold.
Cortlandville—A. S. Brown, R. C. Duell, W.
T. Bushby, H. L. Peckham, John H. Kelley, E. C. Alger.
Cuyler—William E. Yager.
Freetown—A. A. Watrous.
Harford—J. C. Jones.
Homer—E.
J. Bockes, F. M. Briggs, John Kirkup, C. H. Stevens.
Lapeer—E. L. Parker.
Marathon—E. J. Bowdish, Samuel Hammond.
Preble—Wm. VanDenburg.
Scott—H. I. Whiting.
Solon—L. D. Morse.
Taylor—L. Birdlebough.
Truxton—Charles W. Beattie.
Virgil—R. Price, A. E. Gardner.
Willet—B. H. Loomis.
The convention then adjourned.
The county committee at a subsequent meeting
organized as follows and adjourned subject to the call of the chairman.
Chairman—A. S. Brown.
Secretary—E. C. Alger.
Treasurer—H. L. Peckham.
The full text of the resolutions introduced
by [Cortland Standard Publisher] Wm. H.
Clark, to which reference was made yesterday is as follows:
Resolved, That the town committee in the several towns be required to register all
Republican voters in their respective election districts, and that no person be
allowed to vote at any primary choosing delegates to a county convention unless
his name shall appear on such registry, a copy of which registry for the
election district certified by the town committee, shall be placed by such
committee in the hands of the chairman of such primary. Such registry shall
always be open to inspection or copy by any Republican whose name appears
thereon. Any legal voter who subscribes to a statement that he voted for the
Republican presidential electors at the last presidential election at which he
voted, or for the Republican state ticket at the last state election at which
he voted, and who shall declare it to be his intention to vote the Republican
ticket at the ensuing election, or who, having become a voter since the last
presidential or state election declares himself a Republican and that he
intends to vote the Republican ticket at the ensuing election and no others
shall be entitled to registration. The town committees, after making as perfect
a registry as possible, shall give due notice by posting in at least three public
and conspicuous places in each election district in the town and by publication
for at least two weeks in one of the Republican newspapers of the county of a
day and place when and where they will be present with the registry list that
the same may be inspected by Republicans entitled to registration for the
adding of new names, or the challenging of any names already placed thereon and
the erasure of any names improperly registered. And each day shall not be later
than the 30th day of June in each year.
Resolved, That the chairman of the
convention appoint a committee of six, representing as fairly as possible the
opposing factions of the party who shall be instructed to present to the next
county convention a plan of organization of the Republican party in the county
similar to that now existing in Onondaga county, with such amendments as may
seem advisable.
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| The Cortland House. |
ANOTHER CONVENTION.
NOMINATED
A REPUBLICAN TICKET AT THE CORTLAND HOUSE.
Henry
Howes for Assembly, A. E. Brainard for Sheriff; H. T. Bushnell for County
Clerk, J. H. Murray for District Attorney, J. C. Atwater for
Superintendent
of the Poor, Dr. Halburt and Dr. Leonard for Coroners—
Resolutions
Adopted.
The other convention after adjourning from
Taylor hall met at the Cortland House with Mr. Squires of Marathon in the
chair. The following were declared by Chairman Squires to be the delegates to
the convention:
Cincinnatus—Oliver Griswold, Wilber Holmes,
M. L. Halbert, John H. Murray, P.C. Wheeler, Geo. H. Holmes.
Cortlandville—Roscoe Rowe, Howard G. Short,
R. Bruce Smith, F. H. Cobb, A. F. Stilson, B. T. Wright.
Cuyler—Fred Briggs, Wells G. Cardner, Eugene
Morse, Ira Kinney, James Waters, Devillo Hathaway.
Freetown—M. M. Brown, Harvey Tuttle, Burdette
Hall, Oscar Gardner, Arthur Seeber, Thos. Furber.
Harford—John C. Jones, Chas. Keech, Chas. W.
Harrington, Sherman Morse, Chas. Stowe, Daniel Tanner.
Homer—Chas. H. Stevens, Fred Briggs, D. N.
Hitchcock, C. M. Armstrong, Frank Burnham, Geo. Downing.
Lapeer—Frank Tarbell, S. R. Alvord, Eugene
Murray, W. O. Gilbert, Watson Bliss, Orson House.
Marathon—A. C. Adams, Geo. P. Squires, Bert
Davis, Lewis Albro, G. K.
Smith,
Edwin A. Carter.
Preble—John Crofoot, Joseph Moss, Nicholas
Collier, Geo. Baldwin, Robert Dorothy,
William VanDenburgh.
Scott—
Solon—Benton Dice, Will Maycumber, W. P.
Henry, Will Atkins, Rufus Rowe, Moses Maycumber.
Taylor—Irving W. Phelps, Perry O. Hill,
Charles Kinney, Wilson Hawley, Ed White, Adelle O. Converse.
Truxton—William Crandall, William Baldwm,
William Young, Albert Freeman, Chas. F. Beattie, Chas. Jarvis.
Virgil—
Willet—Ed Covey, Chauncey Crittenden, Ernest
Gardner, Eugene Williams, Benj. Loomis, Melville A. Eaton.
All of the above delegates appeared at the
organization of this convention at Taylor hall, and the following list is furnished
us of the delegates who appeared at the adjourned convention at the Cortland
House: full delegations from Cincinnatus, Cuyler, Lapeer, Marathon, Solon and
Taylor. From Cortlandville appeared R. Bruce Smith, F. H. Cobb, A. F. Stilson,
B. T. Wright and W. P. Henry. From Truxton came Frank Westcott, Frank Hilton,
P. J. Dwyer and Dr. H. I. Van Hoesen. From Scott came D. K. Cutler and W. G. Maycumber.
From Harford came W. W. Parker and A. T. Baird.
The following ticket was nominated by
acclamation, the secretary casting a ballot for the same:
Member of Assembly—Henry Howes of Cuyler.
Sheriff—Arthur E. Brainard of Freetown.
County Clerk—H. T. Bushnell of Cortland.
District Attorney—John H. Murray of
Cincinnatus.
Superintendent of the Poor—J. C. Atwater of
Homer.
Coroners—Drs. M. L. Halbert of Cincinnatus
and J . E. Leonard of Harford.
The County committee was selected as
follows:
Cincinnatus—Oliver Griswold.
Cortlandville—C. P. Walrad, A. P. McGraw, G.
S. Van Hoesen, E. C. Palmer, G. H. Hyde, A. F. Stilson.
Cuyler—Eugene Morse.
Freetown—
Hartford—J. C. Jones.
Homer—F. C Atwater, A. H. Bennett, C. O.
Newton, John Burnham.
Lapeer—F. M. Surdam.
Marathon—T. S. Clark, G. K. Smith.
Preble—G. W. Maycumber.
Scott—Fred Vandenberg,
Solon—Benton Dice.
Taylor— W. H. DeLong.
Truxton—F. L. Hilton.
Virgil—
Willet—Ogden Burlingame.
On motion of H. D. Waters of Cuyler, the
following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Various irregularities have
occurred in caucuses giving ground for scandals and attacks on the Republican
party, and ill considered acts of overzealous partisans have caused or given
occasion for such scandals which may lead the people to consider the convention
to be entitled to less respect as a representative body than it should have,
therefore
Resolved, That
hereafter no Republican convention in this county shall be called on less than
three weeks' notice, published in the Republican newspapers of the county, and
that all primaries to choose delegates to any such convention shall be held on
the afternoon or evening of the same day, which shall be at least one week
previous to such convention, to be designated by the committee in the call for
the convention, and such primaries shall be held open not less than two hours.
And no convention shall be called to be held either on Saturday or Monday, or
later than Sept. 1.
Resolved, That at any primary election held to choose delegates to a county
convention, two secretaries and two tellers shall he chosen, representing both
tickets where two tickets are in the field; and that the name and residence of
every person offering to vote at such election shall be taken down in writing;
and that the tellers shall take the votes from the hands of those offering to
vote, and deposit them in the hat or box, and that, when any person offers more
than one vote the votes so offered shall be rejected; that the lists of those
who voted at the caucuses as kept by the secretaries shall be filed with the
secretary of the county committee open to the inspection of all Republicans.
Resolved, That Republican voters shall be allowed to vote at any primary election
choosing delegates to county convention, and that for the purpose of voting at
a Republican primary election. Republican voters shall be only those electors
who voted for the Republican electors at the last presidential election at
which they voted, or for the Republican state ticket at the last state election
which they voted, and who shall declare it to be their intention to vote the Republican
ticket at the ensuing election; and also persons who shall have became voters
since the last presidential or state election, who shall declare themselves to
be Republicans and that they will vote the Republican ticket at the ensuing
election.
On the demand of any watcher or challenger
the chairman of the primary shall put the following additional question to any
person offering to vote at such primary: "Have you received, or been
promised any money or other consideration for your vote at this primary?"
And only such .persons to whom the question shall be put, or as shall answer it
on oath, in the negative shall be allowed to vote.
Resolved, That all canvass books made
by any county committee or remitted to it by any town committee hereafter,
shall be copied in duplicate, the chairman to retain one copy, the secretary
the other, and the original to be at all times open to inspection and copy at
the secretary's office by any member of said committee; or in the absence of
the original, the copy in the possession of either the chairman or secretary
shall in like manner be open to inspection or copy.
Resolved, That as Republicans, having at heart the good name and success of the
Republican party, we deplore and censure the acts of selfish and unscrupulous
partisans who for their own interests have brought scandal upon the party by
misleading the voters of different towns by holding out false hopes and
promises to several candidates for sheriff, county clerk and superintendent of
the poor never intended to be kept, by reason of which treachery to the
candidates or their friends is apparent; by debauching the primaries and
causing illegal votes to be counted therein to the extent of procuring votes in
five towns in excess of the total Republican vote in such towns at the last
general election; by, depriving Republicans generally of the use of the canvass
books of the party, which are the official party records of the eligibility of
voters, thus preventing investigation as well as the foiling of attempts to
defraud by procuring a majority of the county committee to delegate its duties
to one man and to call a convention on unreasonably short notice, and on an improper
date whereby a convention has been gathered together which cannot have full
respect as a body fairly representing the Republicans of the county and
discrediting in advance the so-called nominations it puts before the people.
The county committee was authorized to fill
any vacancies that may occur on the ticket. Mr. Squires thanked the convention for
the honor of having been its chairman, saying that he was proud of the fact.
The convention then adjourned.
(Note—The resolutions given above which were
introduced by Mr. Waters are identical with the resolutions introduced by B. T.
Wright at the Taylor hall convention with the exception of the last resolution
in the set which was not contained in Mr. Wright's resolutions. The resolutions
introduced by Mr. Wright
were adopted with the exception of the preamble. Consequently the resolutions
as adopted at the Taylor hall convention were like those adopted at the
Cortland House convention with the omission of the first and last paragraphs.)
The county committee will meet for
organization next Monday.
THE NEW
RAILROAD.
More Ties
and Rails Have Arrived—Work Proceeding.
More ties for the Erie & Central New
York R. R. arrived this morning and were distributed and track laying was
resumed this afternoon. Several carloads of steel rails also came along to-day.
The rails would not have been needed for some little time yet, as enough were
already on hand to reach McGrawville and these will push on toward Solon. The
rails of course have to be unloaded and they are being put off east of the
Tioughnioga river.
A new coal dump has also been built just
east of the river, where the supply is kept on hand for the engine. Water for the
engine is obtained from the river by a peculiar syphon arrangement that works
to perfection, the water being drawn from the river by forcing steam from the
engine through the pipes.
The track has been well ballasted and
graveled as far as laid and the men are now ready to push on further.
Two gangs of Italians came to-day and they
are now located in three camps east of Solon.
The Italians at the Floral Trout park are
having a royal time in their fine quarters, but it is a question if the owner of
the park will find any trout left in the ponds after the present occupants
leave. One fine trout was being hooked this morning when a STANDARD man was down
there. The men do their own cooking, having little fireplaces built of brick
located all along the bank on the railroad grade. Over a dozen were noted there
this morning.
The
Circus To-morrow Will be Located on the Fair Grounds.
The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers' circus,
which appears in Cortland tomorrow, will exhibit on the fair grounds. The show
will reach Cortland early tomorrow morning over the D., L. & W. from
Binghamton. Mr. H. Norman, a representative of the great shows, has been in
town to-day arranging for the grounds.
JOINERS'
BUSINESS SCHOOL.
Excellent
Training Given to Both Young Men and Young Women.
Joiners' Business school has reopened this
year under most auspicious circumstances. A very neat prospectus and catalogue
has been issued and largely circulated which sets forth in an admirable manner
the work of the school. The school is conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Joiner, and
both are experts in their separate departments. Every year the business houses
demand more of the young man or woman who is to enter their office [and] who is
to assume control of any responsible portion of the work. At Joiners' Business
school there is an opportunity for a study of the best methods for improvement.
Several new branches have this year been added to the old curriculum and other
improvements have been introduced which experience has taught are necessary to
culture and evolutionary progress. The instruction here given is the best and
the terms are reasonable. Full particulars can be learned from the catalogue or
by personal inquiry of Mr. or Mrs. Joiner [in Cortland].
BREVITIES.
—The case of The People against Fred Stout
was adjourned in police court yesterday until Oct. 4.
—Circus to-morrow. The show is in Binghamton
to-day and will arrive at the D., L. & W. station in the morning.
—The meeting of the Fortnightly club
scheduled for to-morrow will be postponed one week and will then be held with
the Misses White at 58 Port Watson-st.
—The first meeting for the season of the
Ladles' Literary club will be held Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 8, at 3:30 o'clock
at the home of Miss Adams, 36 North Church-st.
—All the small boys and some of the larger
ones are making their plans tonight to get down to the D., L. & W. station
early to-morrow morning to see the circus unload.
—New-display advertisements to-day are—D.
McCarthy & Co., Fall Dress Goods,
page 6; C. P. Brown, The Drug Store, page 4; Palmer & Co., Latest
Novelties in Dress Goods, page 6.
—George I. Wilber of Oneonta offers $500
reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who set the fire
in that village on Aug. 24, thereby endangering the lives of twenty people.
—The public schools opened this morning with
a greatly increased attendance in all the primary departments. All the village
schools will close at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning for the rest of the day.
—Six houses in Norwich were burglarized yesterday
while the families were attending the Forepaugh circus. The circus will be in
Cortland to-morrow and every one
should see to it that their houses are locked if securely left.
—The Young People's society of Christian
Endeavor of the Congregational
church
will give a reception for Normal students at the church parlors Saturday evening,
Sept. 11. All Normal students and their friends are cordially invited.
—The Otsego County Agricultural society has
just spent $3,000 in beautifying its fair grounds at Oneonta and in painting
and enlarging its grounds and in building new fences and in neatly painting them,
and it has decided to permit no advertisements in the future to be painted upon
its buildings or fences.
—We publish to-day at the head of the brevity
column a short poem by E. B. Smith,
formerly of Cincinnatus, now connected with the Minneapolis Journal. It will
doubtless be read with particular interest by his friends in the eastern part of
the county. We may sometime hereafter publish one or two more by the same writer.
—T. M. Marks, the baker, started for Solon at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon with a wagon load of bread for the Italians who
arrived to-day. There are three camps of them—one in C. T. Peck's sugarhouse,
one in a vacant house near East Freetown, and a third in another vacant house
further east. Mr. Marks has the contract for supplying them with bread, and
will make three trips each week to the camps.
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