New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-01
ANGRY DEMOCRATS AT JAMESTOWN.
CLEVELAND MEN LIKELY TO AvESGE TIE ~
SUIT PUT Urox THEM IN cHAU-
TAUoUA COUNTY

TAUQUA COUNTY.
Jamestown. Sept. 20 Cspeclal.-Ene County Is not
the only county in the State where the Tammany-lln
Murphy combine foughs the friends OF Mr.
Cleveland and sent paper delegations ID sarS'osS'
which were admitted under the orders Of the men who
ran the Tamu,auv state combination The fight Of the
Cleveland men In the I'D Assembly District Of Chau
tauoua County TO hold their own against the efforts
Of the Hin men to dislodge them was ss bitter as
was the Erie County fight. The same sort 81 'aeuc'
were employed and the same results were reachea q
short time before the convention IN this district for
the election OF delegates TO the Democratic state Con
vention were held. Earl. Of Governor HIPS mes
s.ncers suddenly came here, and was soon In con-
snItation with a number Of ardent Hill Democrats
The Cleveland men, who have large majority Oh the
Democratic vote in Chauiauqua County. did not pay
any attention 10 what the Hill men were doing IheS
were Confident OF their votes and rested al th Mheh
the convention met, however, IL was found that he
Hin men had combed the district over thoroughly aho
brought in all of the "toughs and buns that they
corld end Among Mr.. Cleveland's followers are
some Of the representative Of the town. as Fred
erick Fuller r. who was Cleveland Eector IN 1855 :
ex Postmaster Charles Z. Weeks, Hiram smth' "a ;
j. Deevan Curtis, the present Democratic cshuua'
for member Of the Assembly aud president OF Tie
Tldcn Club and Frank f. sherman, wen hho"h
manufacturer. The Hill men followed the same sen
eral plan Of campaign which was seen In all Oh inc
cleveland forces They tried first to obtain absoute
controI Of the convention and started In to 90 's
whether the Cleveland men wanted IL or no'' i"0
fight was one Of the most bitter ever seen ~ CIV
venton hall and il resulted finally In TWO cohNe"'io"
benp held. The Hill men met on the same Gay
and elected delegates with joe Powers local ca'
acter AT their head. The Cleveland men theh o'lieu
a regular convention and elected their ueieeh'es "
saratoga They received the treatment that tie
other contestinc DELEGATIONS elected by the hlehua
of Mr. Cleveland got and one of the delegates mere
SAYS that the first question asked OF him WHICH, n'
went before the committee on contested seats was
Are You for Cleveland or llilll'
The case OF this delegation settled when inc
delegate answered that he was Tor CieVeiihu' A''o
treatment which these men received at thc hdnuS VI
the Tammany Committee on Contested Seats sent then
home with that same sulen and surly7 temper which
occompanled the delegates from Kings County ana
the Cleveland delegates from Erie County. his
feeling will not down in spite of the oil which inc
Hill men are trying TO pour on the trouDeu "ateis
In the Isl Assembly District similar tactics we're
pursued by the Hill men with practically 'he same
outcome The delegates were admitted with one-hdi
vote each but that did not right the wrong that had
been done. The GOvernOrSenator, therefore, Is most
cordiollv hated here Mr.. Clcveands friends lay 10
his door the treatment which their delegates received
at Saratoga and declare firmly that he is behih1 lam
many Hall in its efforts TO capture inc S'ae' AheS
are men who cannot be bought over by the DOOule
Of the famboyant millionaire and it will require
arguments much stronger than any yet presented 10
convince them that they were treated either with an
attempt at fairness or justice.
This IS good missionary soil for the enemies OF Tam
many Hall and the bosses in politics. and from
the present conditions the results ought to be fruitful
20 Il considerable degree. In this part OF the state
there arc many old soldiers and soldiers sons They
unreciate the TACT that Tammany Hall had use for
The soldiers, and they determined 10 show ram
many Hall that the soldiers have no use for IT. seV-
crgI veterans who always have voted the Democratic
ticket have come forward Of their own voition ana
rromi-cd 30 support the republican candidates one
Iid veteran. with tears I'm his eyes, sad 10 pfOml-
nent Republican here the other day ..
Il have voted the Democratic ticket for thirty
years. and now ! am almost ready to become Ke-
publican ,
Many incidents of this sort have been brought to the
attention of The Tribune CORES pendent while III
Chau;auqua Comfy.