New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
THEY ALL LIKE. MIR. DEPEW.
TIE FEELING IN WESTERN NEwYoRK.
INTERVIEWS Al TIfs ROME OF Mr.. cLEvEuASD-
STRAW VOTE.
Tnr TrLrcnAirr TO rmE rpr.uy


TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
BUFFALO. March ai.-Most OF tho prominent Ic-
prbcans OF this end Of the State interviewed
with reference their Presidential choice. The
sensus OF opinion Is that Chauncey NJ. Depew Is the
most available man. Sherman S. Rogers said:
Mr.. Depcw Is very strong and brilliant man, and
IL there are any prc1udlces against him think they
would disappear II the people could know Just what
character of man he really s.'
Mayor Becher-There are not less than six Repub-
licans who have been namcd who carry the State
OF Ncw-York against Cleveland any Democratic
candidate suggested No man would be more likely
to carry tho State by largo majority than Chaunccy
NJ Depew. SEQ no reason why he should not poll
not only his party vote but tho votes Of many dis
satisfied Democrats.
Robert r. HcHord-Depew fs my choice Tic IS
growing in strength rapidly and the only question is
will he be as well received in tho West here! My
ticket Is Depew and Gresham
ExCongrcssman II. V. Pierce said he thought Blaine
would be nominated.
Judge II. ]. swift-Depcw Is Of tho braincst
men In tho Natlon-a thorough-golng Republican, a
protective tariff advocate and by his treatment Of the
under his charge exemplifes the fact that he Is
protector Sc OF the lsboring man m as well
County Clerk Charles A. Orr. +" At the last RepubI-
Convention said that believed he would be our
that Dopo% csn carry the State Of
In doing Will be elected II nominated and before
tne tlue Oh tb6 convention. comes thlnH thcre Will
be general sentimont in favor of Mr. Depew In this
State.v
You may count me for Dercw every time" said
ex-County Treasurer william b. STREET. "I know him
personally and he Is the ableSt man In the country
Today. My ticket is Depew and Harrison. There
Is ono thing that want to say for Mr.. Depcw.he is
one Of the most Blnd-hcarfci men In the world and
IS in perfect symphy with the worklngmen, and none
know this better than the IailILdd men,
Hiram C Day said that Depow woud be strong
candidate lie added: eff the Democrats arc fools
enough TO put up Cleveland again he Will be beaten
out OF sight Gratitude IS plant that grows In
coniemptible cIfffer as Grover Cleveland That ono
thing alone will beat him. There are number OF
men In this city who spent thousands OF dollars fol
his election, and they wond spend as much more
out OF hole and put dress coat on his back and
pushed him along up to tho White House are the very
ones who would fight. him now. They nave 1ouhd
out what sort of q thing he is"
ing for Depcw since the last election He Is the
only man TO carry New-YOrk State" ,,,
A. G. Calkins Is strongly In favor OF DeDew anu viii
vote for him II he is nominated.
no would accept the nomination seems 10 be the dues
tion. / don't think he would. IL he did he Wouu
make a terrific ,,,
Attorney Nathaniel Noron-If the Republicans
should nominate Depsw think tfey would have little
tiouo.e in elertng him. lie the strongest man IN
the State aud would get the Independent voies that M
Blaine could not get But Blaine wouiu undouDtedly
more than cuunterbalance that by getting a class OF
votes that other Republic an oould GET Depew mas
kept of all the nctfunal fighting In the STARE ana
for that would get united support III Blame
will give man from Indiana and VIII givc us
Indiana for the man. ,,, 40,
great many other prominent men talked IN the the
same way "straw" taken by The Evening News
Is Interesting The result was Depew 50 sheridan
Io Conkling O. Lincoln B. Bob. hgcsOll 10 Cleveland
49. Hill "a. Hewitt 2.