New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
AWAITING MR.. SHEEHAN'S RETURN.
CAREFUL PREPARATIONS FOR SPONTANEOUS" .
RECEPTION IN BUFFALO.

Buffalo Sept. "a (Special.-Speaker william F.
Sheehan will return here saturday night from Az
lantic City, where he has been since the comoiheu
efforts Of Edward Murphy, ir, Richard croker anu
himself secured for him the Tammany Han nomina'ioa
for Lieutenant Governor against the wishes OF MS
former patron David B. Hill. 1t cost Sheehan con-
siderable mental as well physical ehort 10 Dre@R
away from the man whose pupil ana famtil heuei"
he has been and he had to to the seashore 10 rest
The ten-days' absence from his home has gwen une
sheehan men here time to get together ana PfepaIe
for him demonstration when he returns This IS 70
show the Cleveland Democrats here. whose oeiega'e'
were kicked ont of the Saratoga Convention that the
vonng man still has many friends. The DEMONSTRATION
also is intended to be celebration OF the cohPioe
victory that Sheehan at the State convention over
his enemies the friends of Mr. Cleveland III VIII pe
a CAV night for him, but the Cleveland people hore
are asking one another If Sheehan would not nave
shown better jud sment by waiting until after the eieo
ton before there was any b1Jning of red hre ana
shooting of slyrockets. 1t is hnted also that hls
friends might make some money on electlon mghO os
selling the pyrotechnics which they now nave pur-
chased to the Republicans who are to ceeorate ~on
the election of Fassett and VroOman. Mr. Sheehnn's
friends, however are decidedly enthusiastic. They
prefer to take things they come. They 40 hot
know but that cyclone may strike their idol between
now and November 3, and they want TO DO their
celebrating while they can Every effort is oelhg
made by the sheehan men here 10 make the reception
As great success as possible 1t Is their intention 10
show the defeated Cleveland leaders just what they
can do in this direction. All of the bands In ana
around Buffalo have been engaged and they are eA-
pected 10 play TIL most sOulstirring and inspiring
music. This Is intended to force the Cleveland men
TO take of their hats and shout loudly for their most
implacable foe. A gang of canal workmen under
orders from the Canal Superintendent has been en-
gagged to play one of the star parts of the evenings
| performance. After the speaker has been escorted
from his car to carriage these men are TO rush III
at signal and take off the horses and draw 1t up the
main street to where Mr. sheehan Is expected 70 make
a speech These are of the topics THAI he Is
supposed 10 be considering for his speech
How l stole Erie County from Mr. Cleveland
How l deprived large and influential body OF
religious people OF the constitutional right OF petition
How l passed the Black Rock Harbor Dill WIN
| sixty-four votes when sxty-fve were needed.
:Why Charles p MacClelland, my leader in the
Assembly, told the open floor of the Assembly
that he knew that would have to leave the chair to
! get somebody 20 do my dirty work
| Xhat | know about the ceiling fraud.
How much IL cost me to defeat the Cleveland men
for state Committeeman. . .
| What / know about the canal frauds generally"
If Mr. Sheehan only will tell the truth about these
subjects 1t will be interesting fUr his friends here
10 listen to as the home thrusts of William e.
De Witt and General Catlin TO the Tammany leaders
| at the Saratoga Convention.