New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29
ME REPUBLICANS UNITED.
.nr,,s1AsM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
r,,ryr NOMINATIONS MADE-rHE FIGHT IN
ERIE COUNTY.

Ihon ro Oct 81" We are going to win
BCfiNA' an the Republican State ticket will be
e". y said James ID. Warren, the other day, as nc
eN. an from his desk in g The Buffalo Commercial
"",s,,;on office and replied to an inquiry OF
p,,,,v correspondent. Mr.. Warrens opinion vas
every other prominent Republican OF Buffalo
CIV. ,os asked the same question: What DO you
xnO ,ho nrospects of the Republican ticket" Mr.
thnA ;urcment however, is the most worthy OF
We" "a owing to his experience as chairman OF the
h1;oan State Committee he is able to Judgo
"po,e,v of the strength of political movements IN
S,a,e Besides, he is a of cool temper, not at
N inclined TO be sangune.
vi warren as is well known, was lately candidate
covernor before the Republican State Convention
w.. "a not so well known elsewhere Is, that as
,.";ness man Of Buffalo he had won the regard OF
aeds Of men, irrespective of party and that as 'e
n.nnhican party leader in Erie County ne hau INC
"'i' Of eyery member of the party organization
chin its borders. His defeat as cahuluale lor'
VIII therefore caused the keenest disappoint-
w. here Mr. Warren endeavored to allay 1t by say
m''; .aooso,v: Why l didn't seek the nomination.
"s ,od n delegate to vote for me, and after that
to received on the first ballot was frightened
'e i that | should he nominated" HIS friends
.ho,oss for some time refused to be cOmforted.
~ MEMORIALS who did not know the loyal quality of
-. comfy Republicans. spread about the State the
NiN hot Mr. Davenport would surely lose votes here
TT PeDpbicans As it the only place i'll the
a. tron which such reports came. the Republican
60 Committee was naturally diSquieted. MR.
u~.ke,t the chairman of the Executive Committee
here the other day 10 learn the truth. lie found
y n. pleasure that the wounds OF the Erie County
,,..,hloons were nearly healed. They had become
,ro.,ad in local contests for county and city Offices
- chewing concern respecting the State ticket
IT. ossured Mr. Hackett that they had no intention
:. slcbtnp the State ticket, much as they were dis
s,oo;oted by Mr. Warren's defeat and that Mr.
na,enpor would surely carry Erie County by large
majority.
On Saturday a week ago nomination was made
In hos had the effect of thoroughly uniting the
poopblcans on both the State and local ticket 1t was
thar of Philip Becker, for Mayor 1ot Buffalo Mr..
hackers nomination has been heartily commended by
hotb of the leading Re publican newspapers, " The
puaalo Commercial and The Buffalo Express 1t
!. clear that Mr. Becker's nomination was the one
needed to bring union among the Republicans OF Erie
Cour,v Excellent nominations we're made for other
;,v ofices few DAYS before at county convention
~ Rennbleaus had nominated popular man. Charles
4 Orr. for County Clerk, and another popular man.
: T Gilbert for Sheriff. All these nominations have
,onsed interest among Republicans in the affairs OF
tha Republican party and there is such multitude OF
candidates that necessarily hundreds OF persons the
friends OF the nominees have been enlisted a: II were
IN the service of the party One strong evidence OF
Rennbcan activity and interest IN the election is the
large attendance the caucuses. When the eaucuses
were being held in Buffalo for the election OF delegates
70 the Civ Convention 900 Republicans attended the
cancns in tbe Seventh Ward. 600 in the Tenth Ward
900 in the Fifth Ward and the extraordinary
number of !. 800 Republicans in the Eleventh Ward
Tollownr the lead of the Republican State Convention
tbe City and County Convention both appointed com
mittees TO draw up plan for increasing the representa-
tion a. the conventions Undoubtedly these COM
mittees will report plan Of representation whch VIII
rreet ENLARGE the nominating conventions Ii Is SAID
the Representation OF every election district Is favored
This will vastly increase the representation AT an con-
yenons and thus enable Republicans OF all shades OF
onnon TO have chance utter their sentiments and
have vote in the selection of candidates to represent
those sentiments Still another step has oeen taken 10
nd tho Republican organization of any imputaton of
being "machine - and that Is movement Tor viva
voceh voting instead of by ballot at conventions where
candidates ior office are nominated. AZ Csc
drawn to tie support OF tie State, city and county
ticket, hundreds OF independent voters The city
ticket is by general agreement the most popular the
lepubcans have ever nominated
The candidates for members Of the Legislature nave
nv their superior character also strengthened u state
ticket Daniel H. Mcmillan, the Republican candidate
nor Senator is member OF one OF the Leading law
firms OF this city, Green, Mcmillan N Giuck: Mr.
McMillqn was born in York, Livingston County, Ill
ls4s where his father had farm lie was ae,er-
mined TO get on education BY his own labor III teach
ing school and working upon a farm he obtained
sufficient money pay for his instruction at the lie koy
Academy and at Cornell University. tie belonged
while at Cornell University 10 the class OF IS =
Coming TO this city he entered the law once OF A. l.
Lanine and when admitted to the bar became a
member of the law firm of Laning Mcmillan Il Gluek
He swiftly showed great talent and the power 10 Iapoi
for his clients Mr. Mcmillan has already made q
thorough canvass of the country towns OF Ere County
speakng AT many of the chief villages The remainder
The csmnaign he will address the voters of one
Ofthe wards OF Buffalo every night except Sunday TIL
election dag. uD p;-..i
for Senator in opposition to Mr. Mcmillan. Mr.. Bisscl
ia a member OF the numerous family OF that name IN
this city, The "Cleveland Democracy OF Whcu
Herbert p. Bisse is president. is booming MT
BsseT zeaously to the disregard OF all the other Demo
cratic candidates. The " Cleveland Democracy nave
apparently forgotten that Mr. Hill is candidate tol
Goyemor-tbey are only interested IN the canvass
Mr. BisSell for Senator. -,
The Irish Democrats who last year voted for Blaine
have not returned TO the Democratic party Through
out Buffalo they are supporting the Republican otS'e
county and city candidates. j. W. Lawler lnemDe
Of the Irish Land League, has yoIu nteere to max
speeches for the Republican candidates. Inc Gerha'
Democrats in large Numbers will also vote the lie
publican ticket this year IN Buffalo, induced to 90 s.
by The New-Yorker Stats Zeltung" Copies OF TIL
newspaper criticis.ng Governor ihl have been iber
ally distributed in the German wards. fhhp seeker
the Republican candidate for Mayor, intends TO make
speech in German in the German wards every nigh
till the end Of the contest.
The Republican County Committee intend to have
series of meetings in this city and IN the county IN
Young Republican League which is rapidly bccOfnln
in Buffalo what the Young Republican Club is j.
Brooklyn, is increasing in numbers, aud is doing
great deal Of work for all the candidates, state. cit
and county, Here as III the other cities OF the Stat'
the MuQwumps are heartily supporting all the RC
publican nominees President Cleveland now intends
il is said to come here to vote from Washington. III
friends expect that he will arrive in the city Oct0be
81 year ago Erie County in voting for PIesidcn
gave Butler go votes; st. John, 725 Cleveland
4,759 and Blaine 20 249; leaving majority fC
Blaine over all of Cos Mr. DavenpOrts majority Owe
Hill will undoubtedly be much larger, as no sue
interest is naturally felt in Erie County IN David
Hills fortunes as there was i'll those OF Grove
Cleveland.
TIE CANDIDACY OF FDNIyND I PITTS