New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-11
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION.
A GREAT GATHERING AT SARATOGA
FROM THE STATE REPUBLICAN
CLUBS FILLING UP THE HOTELS.

large American nag nOats over the MAN uoOT anu h'h
In campaign uniforms marching up and down the
sidewalks village band Is playing something that
sounds like Tppeca and Morton. too and. all in
ALL there is something remarkable in progress People
at the other hotels who been thinking that sar-
atoga curiousy quiet this year and with compare
lively small hotel population pass by and look at tho
Congres with astonishment
"What has invaded sleepy saraiogaF said gen.
eman tonight, he caught sight of the crowd at tho
Congress
1T is the delegates OF the clubs of the Republican
League who viii hold State Convention here to-
morrow the reply
Meanwhile, in the depths Of Congress Hail. IN rooms
that always occupied by the Republican state COM
mlttee when they meet here there wero assembled
several gentlemen, the Executive Committee OF the
Republican League. These gentlemen were hard al
work making preparations for the State Convention To-
morrow, and rejoicing the prospect that 1t would
be a large one and a successful Among others
present at this meeting r. Il. Hcorl. Of Buffalo,
president Of the League; James ". Hawes, OF New
York. chairman OF the Executive Committee James D
Iehmaer, secretary NJ L. HOysradt. OF Hudson ana
J. r. Wynkoop, of the West Side Republican Cluo OF
Ncw-York These gentlemen and others present were
kept especially busy replying to applications for mem
bershp in the League. Mr.. Lehmaer pointed to
large pile Of kilograms and said
There a large number Of dispatches about al
mission to the convention. They come from men who
are on their way here, representing various clubs
which have not yet been admitted To orr organization
They, OF course, desire admission to our conVenion
We shall have such a large convention that suspect
we may be compelled to divide It and hold two
ratification meetings tomorrow night, one to be adj
dressed by Evarts and the other by Congress
man Boutclle and Burrows. Perhaps We shall have
Out-OfdOOrs meeting. We are especially grained
tonight By pereiving that the clubs are from all
the State that they are not confined to any one
locality That shows that there IS kecn interest in
this convention among Republicans in all sections of
the state. Seeing that holding the convonr
in the hottest part Of July the attendance re-
markabc. and it indicates a lively interest among Re
publlcans in the campaign"
MANY CLUBS OUTSIDE THE LEAGUE.
Mr. WynkoOp said: ave shall have a large CON
ventlon but II Will not indicate in It's full intensity
the hearty party feeling among the Republican clubs
OF the state for there 500 Republican clubs In
the state and thus far only III Of them have joined
organization and Will send delegates here. only
fifteen Of the 1C0 Republican clubs Of Newlork viii
be represented in the convention. Most Of those
which have not joined have been kept ont by orr
initiation fee. think IT III gh and shall strong
ly urge I'm the convention that # be diminished, in
order that every Republican club may belong 10 our
organization. Perhaps a payment Of a small weekly
sum per member would DO sufficient. 1t IS already
apparent that the clubs going greatly to aid the
llepulIcbu party III the approaching CdlApd6lI'
\ little later in the meeting Of the
Executive Committee. computation wa
made, and r. Il. Hcford. of buffalo, pres
dent Of the League. said We now have Isl clubs
which have announced that they VIII have delegates
at state Convention. 1t looks a. If cOnvcn-
ton would be an unusually large one. 1t reveals
what any one can in Buffalo and elsewhere in
Western New York, that the Republican partyis win
ming this election. Why. shall double our RePub-
can majority in Erie County compared with 1854,
when gave Mr. Blaine Cleveland 1000 ma
orty. We shall double that majority and give HART
5000 majority. 20 II Is everywhere in Western
New York, and believe elsewhere In the State. All
that need 70 do is to work hard and get party
machinery in good order The League clubs meet
ing with a hearty support everywhere, and look for
ward to their rendering great services 10 the Republ
party in the approaching campaig en- The present
convention Will strengthen the League and make
even better auxiliary force the Republican party
than before
UNIFORMED BATTERY FROM ONEIDA
Late in the afternoon the first of the uniformed
campaign clubs arrived in Saratoga. It was the
Oneida Battery, Of Oneida, Madison County This
organization has fory-lve members. Its members
wear neat gray uniform with red trimmings look
Ing much like that OF arterymen The uniform is
handsome and costly one and in addition the mem
bcrs of the battery wear gray army cap and have
ped TO their waists by a bright red leather belt
members Of the Battery have three-pound cannon
with which they fire sautcs. They saluted recently
the NewYork delegates they were iourneyng
through Oneida their way to the Chicago Con
vention.
The Battery members upon arriving here found
awaiting them at the depot escort the Repub-
lean Club Of Saratoga. \ line Of parade was formed
and headed by the Canastota brass band, the two
organizations marched to Congress Hall where they
were loudly cheegod by several hundred Republicans
who had assembled there. Nearly very Republican
al the hotel was armed with wha, first looked like
a large policeman's rattle, but which was labelled
" \ campaign hummer These "hummcrs7 were
vigorously used throughout the evening by the crowd
There loud cheers for Harrison and Morton con
stanUy and all in all, there much Republican
enthusiasm loudly expressed that No one could hear a
word In conversation the Congress ill near
midnight.
The hotel registers disclose clearly the fact that
every section Of the State VIII be represented In the
convention. Among other names taken at random
from hotel registers, those of the following dele
gates to the Convention:
c. F. Johnson, Of New-Y York; Col. william S Cogges-
WE'LL Of jamaica OF the delegates Of NewYork at the
Republican National Convention George L. MaIby, OF
Ogdensburg; c. Z. Mllspaugh of Goshen: Charles
Shetland f. l. Larabee, and d. F, Wilbur Of Oneonta
OK senator Andrew Davidson Of Cooperstown: E. T.
H. Myers, Of New-York; f. Ashley Atkins of Yonkcrs
Eugene H. Gates, OF Flushing; W. White, George r.
Phoebus ". II. Fairchild, D. F. Phelps. II " Wyn-
koop, Louis Arnheim and Thomas J. Rush OF New
York \. Ferguson, of schohare William H. Roberts
and A. Z. BOrst, OF Cobleskll II. C. Day and H.
sexton Of Giovcrsvlc VI. d, Painter OF b nghamton:
Charles H. Moore, OF Plattsburg, Charles W. Lansing,
Of Keesevile; ~ \ Smith, Editor Of The Ogdcnsburg
Journal william II. Rudd, Of Albany; Frederick J.
Caller, OF Hudson J. ". Bcr of Buffalo Or. George
T. Stevens Of New York; Or. c. X. Van Week. Of
Hudson; II. J. Emerson, Of Brooklyn and ". s. TALL,
of Troy
WHO WILL ADDRESS THE CONyEN-
TION.
Senator Evarts was expected here this evening, but
he has not arrived and he IS not expected before
to- morrow afternoon 1t IS thought hathe has come
as far as New-York from Washington and has re-
NAMED there over night. Congressman Bouelle and
Burrows VIII also arrive hero tomorrow afternoon.
Ex speaker James W. Hustled has telegraIfhed hero
tlat he will attend the convention as delegate OF
one OF the Pcekskin clubs. John w. NroOman, Of