New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-27
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
REPUBLICAN GAINS AT SENATOR PITTSS
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DETECTION IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP-THE PRO-
HIBITIoN MOVEMENT WEAK.

HIBITI0N MOVEMENT WEAK.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRIBUSEl
MEDINA, N. Y, Oct 25.-This thriving vii
age good specimen OF hundreds in this State that
on November will decide by their votes whether James
g. Blaine or Grover Cleveland shall have the electoral
votes Of NewYork There IL one main business street,
broad and straight bordered either side by
fne stores creek meanders through
one part OF the town, along which are clustered several
manufactures, and railroad II at another part,
giving token OF ts existence by long lines OF freight
All the rest OF the town given up residences There
are scores OF pretty cottages few stately dwellings,
and several churches. The residence lined
with magnificent Gins In the fields Northvard OF the
town we see great mounds Of white stone.
enormous quarry excavations, and hundreds
OF men at work the quarry levels.
From these Quarries is taken the celebrated Medina
sandstone for paving and building purposes Thousands
of blocks OF the stone are just ready for shipment to
distant Western city
large Blaine and Logan banner with the portraits OF
the Republican candidates hangs across the main street
the Democrats have none. Transparcnces in upper
windows indicate the headquarters OF the two great
political parties. There Is Butler ST. John trans
parency. The Prohibition vote will be small In this
county Of Orleans, although ut ono time the
Republicans feared that It would be largo
and they therefore would lose largely. 81.
John early In the made n speech at the Oak
Orchard camp meeting. Enthusiastic Prohbitionsts
thereupon asserted that they would poll 1000 votes on
election day But Us the has gone the Repub-
lean PrOhibonists have that in casting one ballot
St John they half a one Cleveland and they
have nearly all returned to tho Republican party. At
present the Democrats would lose votes by the
st. John movement than tho Republicans. Much OF
this change I'm the attitude OF the Republican
Prohbiion,s IL due TO the conclatory policy OF tho
Republican leader in this county and Congressional
district, Edmund L. Ptts, former Speaker OF the As
sembly and Senator In 1909 Mr. Pitts resides In this
village. Being OF the Blaine delegates from TIL,
state to the National Republican Convention he has
naturally taken keen Interest In the campaign He has
pushed the Republican campaign In ths part Of the
state with great energy. Thousands ~ documents have
been distributed under hl4 direction and speeches made
IN almost every village. Mr. pits himself has made
speeches about every night FOR the past month He has
paid such close attention the campaign work that he
IL now well informed ~ TO ita results
ORLEANS DEMOCRATS rUR BLAiSE.
81 believe" said he to-day, tho Republicans OF Or
leans county will give Mr. naluc 200 majority. Gar
Held had ii77. / think from what know that thcrc
will bo 500 Democrats I'm this county who will not vote
for cleveland and 200 ~ that number VIII
vnio for lialnp. The remainder VIII vote for
nuter 81 remain at hnme We haven Democratic ulane
neruonis wrtr aatnniahnd un TUESDAY night a7 When
thct cav iho'r nnn ln ot Pa, H's"n W" ~ E''a,
h lur. Aholi week ago the lrhnritt7 hnd raiale
uu 80 mrui hat when they looked urnh "ul parade
h,, o,r,o,ssd amatomopi Honalo, Warner MuIol at
dio,-rd hundreds 81 lirpnhllHns heo tho Same hlsht
", tGat arin unrsllon much considered hero, Heua
Tor Inquired in1 lRlHl NJ reporter, 49,.
manufacturing place, Every ono knows that u ih99
iGry viii sulcr financially mako an eIgn
ment win The quarrymsn mat e',nes L IL, r't ,he
quarries who come here every spring from FINLAND
and scotland and return there when winter comes.
ask why do these come here Is III not Tor the
higher wages they in this country whore protection TO
the working man the policy and not free trhe s as IN
Great Britain = That to them j. an unan,weIaOle aisu
mcnt in favor Of voting the Republican ticket
Are the Republican meeiins' large ,,o ,,,oo o,l,od
called ."hns"ns creek in this county. All there Is OF
i is one r: storm and bu WITCH Ta, SF e"sn RGfSs
number of people that usually attended meetings there
loo people assembled had to address them on the
village green spoke for an hour and half ana was
ton We shall have every Republican vote at the polls
In this county on election day.
Effect OF THE BUTLER MOVEMENT.
as the Butler movement strong"
..strong enough to hurt the Democrats
,r. In my opinion those Democrats who now say they
.nd to vote for Butler will Election Day vote for
p,trc Edwin Porter, an able Democrat OF Albion, IS
leading the Butler movement in this county His favor
e method Of inducing the irish Democrats to vote for
Hutler il TO read long extracts from British newspapers
in euogy of Cleveland lie made speech mere recently
and made several converts to Butler There Is g9od
deal dissatisfaction among me Democrats ri
| cleveland They easily slip over TO the KepnDncah
Marty or to Butler None OF the leading DehocIaIs vi
Ms gonty are actively at work for their ticket They
| pretend 10 be, but they are doing little go a., -
Lain G. SAWYER the Republican candidate for Con
Gresham for The XXXIs District Orleans Genesee,
livingston and Wyoming Counties at Ainioh' ne
il ADMIT i XIV wears old and lawyer OF line aOy fOr
sixteen years past he has been County Judge OF orleans
County The Democratic candidate IS kDoGr Mr.
Stevens Of Attica. the present Congressman. Gli,
| stevens. has hope . OF re.e.ccI i
SINCE Mr. Savers nomination. Mr.. sawyer Is popular
and there is large Republican majority In the district
Asscnblyman Dibble OF Orleans County mas Dcei re-
nominated by the Republicans. His work was tIorousuty
satisfactory to his constituents ana IL arey appdi
ont ne will be reelected by large majority Inc Dtiho
Gratis have nominated A. T. Smith and the Prohpitiohss
| George Billiard