New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-05
BUFFALO.
REPUBLICAN
CHANCES-A WEST POINT
CANDIDATE.
IRON AN OCCASION

IRON CAsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rrr3uvEl
BUFFALO. Oct. 4-The chances for success OF ths
Republican State ticket enhanced by the excellent
character of the county nominations made here this
week The three leaders the ticket are young men
all in the neighborhood of thirty-fve years Danc.
H. Mcmillan, the nominee for Senator is the coolest.
headed young lawyer in this region and representa-.
tive OF the reform element OF the PARTY charles A.
Orr the candidate for County Clerk has been special
deputy County Clerk for several terms and is so
popular that he obtained nomination by acclamat,on
without having made personal eeort to get vote.
Frank L. Gilbert who nominated for Sherf /,
the present under-sheri1, ard has had AN extended
experience as deputy One of the candidates for
Coroner, Edward A. Durney is young man who was
recently removed from nspectorshp OF customs by
Collector Bissell as an offensive partisan" The
Republicans OF The county took action on his by
giving him place the county ticket. Another
nominee for Coroner Is an offensive partisan IL. the
internal revenue Office. who is patiently awaiting
removal The County Convention passed a resolution
vigorously condemning the bouncing" OF still
another offensive partisan,'-a one armed soldier
Ansem j. Smith, who as deputy under a number OF
Republican Collectors OF the Port has been noted ior
efficiency. This last removal hch was elected only
this Elk. has excited great deal of mitigation
especially the successor chosen to the one ariucd
Republican veteran is an aoc-boe ied Democratic ward
politician
ship Tor the XNXlid Congressional District Henry
Gideon Lyons, has history lie has been an orphan
slEcc lie was eight years old. Ills father shin
carpenter in Buffalo many years ago. Henry wa.
taken from charitable institution at the age of
eight and bound out to farmer living near Royaton
Niagara County. He stuck farm work until he was
seventeen, with far less than the average amount of
schooling. Without seeing tie inside of
gymnasium he developed splendid body-sueh
physique. the examiners say. as il not found once
among Thousand young men. lie learned. too. to
ride horse like one OF the Royal Guard At seven
teen he went into Lockport schools at low grade lie
became eager TO lean and In two years developed
wonderfully. When he came before the examiners 10
outanked the most Gle, and ay ored undergraduates
ct the High School in his mental work while L one
approached hun in the physical examination Mr.
Lyons is now employed in law ofiss in this civ
Congressman Farquhar is interested in him and will
sec that proper facilities for future cul,uro are not
lacking
Az the request of the Central Labor Unicn a number
OF the pabc schools are 10 hold evening sessions for
eighteen weeks IN tho coming fall and wiater
Archdeacon Farrar changed the subject Of Lis first
lecture IN tho Uniod States from Temperance, -
DaAte,D aud az consequence There Was rot sn
IL the fioa .bittUplsts had more cash they would
make what taey call warm campaign Nv mailing
COPY OF Tue XVlth Amendment" weekly news.
paper TO every vo.er in the couaty 40 it Is, the
ffohioitionists are talking than they ave
| working.