New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-02
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FASSETT AT POUGHKEEPSIE.
THE CANDIDATES AMONG DUTCHESS
COUNTY VOTERS.
SPEAKING IN THE EVENING IN THE OPERA
HOUSE TO ENTHUSIASTIC HEARERS
MRS. MORTON AND HER nAUGH.
TIERS OCCUPY ONE OF
THE BOXES
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THE BOXES.

Poughkcepsie, Oct 1.-The Republican candi-
dates for Governor and Leutenant-G Governor, J.
Soat Fassett and John w. vrooman, arrived here
about 80 o'clock this afternoon. The party
left Malone at 1 go last night, and reached Syra-
cuse early this morning. where Senator Hscock
paid visit TO Mr. Fassett. At Albany Andrew s.
Draper came on board the train After a short
speech by Senator Fassett, the train was run a.
special to Poughkeepse. There was no formal
demonstration here in the way of reception.
Archibald Rogers and two or three others were
at the station when the train arrived, and the
party were driven to the Nelson House. where on
alightng from their carriage Mr. Fassett and Mr..
Vrooman were heartily cheered. The Opera House
is directly opposite the hotel, and large crowd
assembled in the street as the hour of 8 o'clock
approached.
Promptly on time the candidates made their
appearance on the platform. The seating capacity
Of the house is 2,200 There was not only no un-
occupied seats. but standing room was not OBJ
tainable. The Fassett Club, 300 strong,
organized a few days ago, occupied the
stage. Mrs. Levi p Morton and daughters
were in one of the boxes. Archibald Rogers
called the meeting to order There were present
also Milo F. Winchester, Gilbert A. Dean, who was
nominated to-day for the State Senate; Congress-
man John II. Ketcham, Robert H. Hunter, Hud-
Il.
w. johnson, Colonel John L. DePeyster, Obed
Wheeler, General A. b. Smith, William o. Bart
lett, James Kipp, George Esselshyne. Ezra White.
Isaac Shurrell, Myra Smith, F. w. Pugsley, Orrin
Wakeman, DR.. o. NJ Shedd, James Taylor, John
+. SchOsser, eX-Assemblyman w. III. Mace and
William Dinehart. The speech of Mr.. Fassett
was well received. lie proceeded at once to at
tack Governor Hill on the basis OF his utteranes
here week ago, and every stfong point en-
Enthusiastically cheered. Mr. Fassett showed that
the bills introduced by the Republicans had given
the State income of over S2O,OOO,OO0. He con-
tinued, in part, as follows:
The Governor did not tell you one word about this.
/ shonld be glad 10 have him explain IL. There
things the Governor forgot tell you anything
about. During the money became q article.
In order 10 sustain the he'd 70 raise money by
direct taxation. New-York paid into the fund some
thing So 100000. After awhile became prosper
We began to get great deal Of
money from our imports, and finally the ques-
tion "What shall do with
of this moneyT friends groaned for years,
grolned and tossed in because Of the surplus Now
they afraid there Is not going 10 be anywe Cannot
seem please them either Well, part Of this
surplus Republican Congress decided ought TO be snt
lack the States reimburse them for the direct
which had been paid to the Government New.York
states share something over s2oooooo.
passed that bill and it Gaze to Grover Cleveland ous
he vetoed it. New.York did not get the refund. Bus
that bill again. and benjamin Harrison did not veto i
(Applause) So check sent TO Albany from uncle
Sans Treasury for little over two millions OF ooas'
Senator Sloan tried 20 afix to the taxiate bi' ms
axate bill which has given you the lowest se In
thirty section which shoud reimburse this money
several counties which had raised It, and We had
permitted pass that bill, instead OF having me
lowest in hirtysix years you would have nad
you had. will ever be likely TO have
Now what has become OF tina. money! That Is subject
which the Governor did not tell you anything about
am informed from witnesses sufficiently creditable for me
believe although cannot Vouch for IL from the records
that this magnificent sum Of 100000 which belongs TO
YOU and to ne, and the whole state has been fsrned
out in little lots TO favorite bankers az
and two per cent interest, win ths
agreement that officials whom 1t Is loaned shall
divide up the difference between the one and two per
cent and the five per cent for which 1t Is loaned
by the bankers You will that they have In view
campaign fund.- and that divvy will be very useiu 10 tne
boys this fall
Now l don't know that is / only know that
had very creditabe information this tnect, and If
it 5 So my friend, the Controller, Mr.. wempe who
would tell falsehood for his ne viii give tho
facts the people IL will be very interesting to know
where that 81 900 900 Who it is loaned tot What
business he has with III What doss he pay for IT, and
who gets the plunderl 1 submit 10 you as citizens.
whether you Democrats Republicans you do not
think that is fair lo0 Of questions TO have answered.
Would IL not be interestingl Would like 70
hose heard from Govenor Hill on that subjectf
/ rememt campaign in 1854 when there
the State and every Democratic orator in the
State and every Democratic newspaper in the State 70
open books and the rascss out Last winter we
wanted to open up the canal books but right at the end
Of the session there message from the EXeeutNs
Chamber, Don't let the resolution pass"
There not single charge rade against
the canal administration. There was not ono
allegation OF fraud. There simply the pleas
ATTEST OF proposition, to let the Senate which
was the highest Of the appopretng power look in
the books Democratic friends did not want O let us
do it, Now you stOckholder In bank and n
going election Of directors and you come TO
the old beard OF directors and sad "Genuemen would
like 10 examine the books before the annual election ana
they should say We won't os you look at the books, do
you think you would have any spspiconsl IL would be
very queer you did not We had suspicious We wanted
10 know II the stories true and that we had again
in the State corrupt canal ring. We wondered
~ the gentlemen who had control OF the canal patronage
from Albany to Buffalo really using their power to
plck ucuses control conventions and to control cleo
tions We wondered II true that there were men
on the payroll the canal who not dong stroke
~ work for the people Of the We wondered II 10
were true costly privileges were given away along
the banks the canal for pessona and political pur'
poses We wondered II it was true that men In local-
ties brought together, and II was SAD 10
them: oIf YOU do not elect such and such men
and and such delegates you cannot have so muea
money to expend I'm this section IL this country w
wondered these sanGes were true Tor they were siam
dcrs II not true, kept asking our friends the
Democratic members why they would not let us pass the
resolution. But they answered all the tlme You shsu
not do 10. We don't want you nOsing arodhd these
canals" and prevent fair and decent proposition they
choked OF all legislation and held the upper house. ara
a,o the lower house. absolute innocuous desuetude
On the conclusion OF Mr.. Fassetts address, Mr.
Vrooman responded to the many calls made for
him He was followed by United States District
Attorney Archibald Baxter. Nerplanck Colyin,
candidate for State Engineer. was present. put
did not speak Mr.. Fassett and Mr.. Vrooman left
here at il :35 tonight for Lyons, where big
meetino will be held tomorrow night
THE DEADLOCK IN THE VrH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Syracuse n Y Oct. ! (SpccaD.-The Republican