The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
"HONEsT JOHNS" STUMPING.

TRAITOBS
by TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD
LocKpoRr N. Y. Oct II, 1879.
Between the Kelly meeting and the Hanlan-Court-
ney the citizens of Rochester had ample mate
rial for discussion this morning 1t was generally
conceded that the Kelly meeting and the accompani
ments OF music, fireworks. club meetings and cham
payne suppers were equal to anything OF like char
acter in 4 Presidential campaign. The Kelly demo
Gratis were highly delighted. and they found in
unusual numbers at the hotel bars this morning.
toasting the hero of their political affections.
Mr.. Kelly considered the Rochester meeting the
greatest OF the canvass. 1.-The representative
democrats of the city," said he, "were there. and
many were men Of wealth and high social standing
Then the masses OF the democrats also repre-
sented The working people were i'll strong force
SO that it was sided gathering" The gratifed
look on MIR. Kelly's face us he spoke these words
showed that the Rochester reception had pleased
him greatly. The superintendent of Public Works
took Mr.. Kelly and his chief of staff. Mr.. Hoahan
out visit to the water works in the vicinity of
the city this forenoon. and subsequently to the
Penitentiary and the Genesee waterfall.
TIcKLED WITH srEAw.
At the water works telephone connects with the
lake from which the water is brought distance Of
thirty miles the city, Mr.. Kelly ask ed by the
the young man at the other end and say something
playful. So he asked-
"What show is there for that fellow Kelly?'
The answer came promptly back You just bet
your pile on Kelly. He's the man for my money"
..How docs the Tiden movement 60 up there?"
second question.
There amt no Tilden movement up mere; we're
all for Kelly"
These were such pleasant remarks for Mr. Kelly's
ear that he made himself known to tho youth and
overjoyed him by the promise OF his likeness in
Autograph.
KELLY SPEAKS AGAIN AT ALBION.
At two o'clock the party left Rochester. being
of by number OF sympathizing democrats. At
Albion the home of Chief Justice Sanford f. Church.
several hundred people with uniformed band of
music their midst awaited the arrival the train
bearing the Tammany Boss When hecheering SUBJ
sided he came out on the platform OF the last
car and said:-
FELLOW CIrIzENs-I am rejoiced to meet the neigh
bors the distinguished Chief Justice Of the Court
Of Appeals We are all proud OF the Court OF APP
peals and have great respect for the gentlemen who
compose 1t. AS long as we have such courts and
such judges there hope and safety for liberty and
law. am pleased to see that the people taking
an interest in the political questions that
concern them. When they aroused to the
tions they will find a remedy and apply it, I
the democratic party Of this State purged
OF the people who disgrace 1t. want to the dis
eased branches off the tree that the trunk may
live and fructify. wish 1t TO be understood that in
this movement am simply an individual who is
earnestly and sincerely opposed to those who. for
their own selfish ends. would make of the party
to which am attached and bring ruin upon it.
rganzatio5n OF the party will speedily follow the
to bring about that result.
Just as he finished an Irishman in the crowd
shouted, '"Three cheers for We, ould gentleman"
Mr.. Holahan was just under way with a speech when
a train on the opposite track came moving down,
with bell ringing and whistle blowing. aud eectualy
scattered the crowd and shut up the speaker.
'THE FIGHT BETWEEN CORNELL AND MYSELF"
AT Medina another crowd. but not so large. was
in waiting. and Mr. Kelly made them brief ad-
Dress saying that his object in going through the
State was to talk with the people and let them know
what sort of characters were running the regular
democratic party. and the danger there in allow
ing them to run 1t much longer.
When this political contest. said he. is ended
the truth will be recognized that the fight is not be-
tween Cornell and Robinson, but between Cornell
and myself. loud cheers)
At Mddleport about Twenty-Five persons on
board and in turn shook hands with Mr.. Kelly.
but there was no speechifying on this point.
THE CIRCUS REACHES LocKPonr.
The train reached Lockport at five O'Clock and
found large number of people, including many
ladies, standing tho platform. and evidently
ssas Time enc a s%ail cannon ~ss let s so
and it made more noise to the square
inch than whole battery OF heavy artillery. 1t was
an ear splitting horrible noise and it started off
team of Switched to q load of wood and the
maddened animals dashed turiously down the street
with their heavy burden behind them. but their
cool and sklful driver brought them fortunately to
q standstill. Mr.. Kelly took rooms at the Judson
House, and was waited upon by ex-Mayor John H.
Buck. chairman OF the Kelly Club. and Wilmer
Brown, L. 3. Payne. John L. Murray, Charles Molly
neaux and p. II. Linnen.
HARD QUESTIONS FOR "HoNEsr JOHN
The meeting of the evening was held at the Hodge
Opera House. a new. handsome and roomy building.
there was no crush It was full respectable audi.
ence. and gave the speakers earnest attention Some
body has been pursuing the Kelly party from
meeting to another with printed circular taken
from the Utica Observer. which is distributed to
the audience they go in the doors. 1t con-
Kelly il he did not .consder Aimselfa traitor 10 he
democratic party in trying 10 elect Cornell" and on.
This evening another style OF circular appeared the
first questions being. "Do you think it morally right
to be going around the country this way IN your
paint frightening everybody" "How large do you
continues?" 'Do you think for instant that Gov
ernor Robinson would steal red hot stove? and SO
on for . score Of questions.
BoNFIREs, BUaLEs AND BULLYnAoGING.
Several bonhres bazed In the streets. A band of
music played in front OF the Opera House. and the
town. which has population OF about sixteen thou
sand seemed to be entirely absorbed in the presence
of Mr. Kelly in its MIDST. Ex-Mayor Buck said the
meeting was the largest he had ever seen in Lock-
port. Mr.. Haskn was the first speaker and made q
stirring and effective address. He asked why should
they support Robinson. who was a boltcr from
Know Nottingham and never was democrat except
nominally and In late years. while Kelly
always democrat, and had done yeoman
vice for his party. Robinson had prosecuted the
democracy of Tanmany Hall to crafty the personal
interest and grudges of rildcn. and advance the in
tercst OF faction. He had no claim TO the nomina-
ton, because the so-called minority of the Conven
ton represented 100000 votes thar the Robin
delegates and II It had not been that the half OF
these oflice-holdcrs Robinson would have
failed of his nomination. The speaker went into
q long and elaborate criticism. interspersed with
sharp and telling hits Of the political doings Of both
Tilden and Robinson.
THE PEOPLE AL srrRRED UP.
Mr.. Kelly In answer TO calls forward and said
that from the large audience he saw before him
he satisfied the people were aroused all through
the State, and the feeling he believed WAS mainly
against Tilden. who has brought all the division and
anarchy the party. He could understand how
there might be division in party by who
could not get the positions they wcro after, but
when convention is over they usually join in and
support whoever may be the nominee. Now, that
is what we would have done had not Tiden and
Robinson undertaken to destroy the democratic