New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION
srRoyG GATHERING OF REPUBLICANS
SPEECHES TO BE MADE BY LEADING REPUBL
c,Ns-MALPIN TO BE RE-ELECTED
AS PRESIDENT.
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fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1klBUNE.l
Syracuse, ~ Y. Aug. 4-There is every in
Acation that the State Convention of the Repub-
pcan Clubs which will open here tomorrow, will
be one of the largest and most representative
GATHERINGS that have yet been held by the Repub-
iIcan Clubs of New-York State Delegations from
about $50 organized local associations have al
rady reported here, and this number will be
considerably increased tomorrow. as a large con-
dneent Of the convention, including eX-Mayor
Parsons and the other Rochester people, are booked
70 arrive on the morning trains. The advance
guard Of the Buffalo clubs will be here late tonight,
the rest following in the morning. The special
train with the New-York and Brooklyn delega-
tjops rolled into the station about o'clock to-
night and were given a rousing and patriotic re-
ception. The local escort guard, numbering about
200 rcn in bright uniforms, in waiting at
the ststion under command of veteran John Ken
yon. who has been giving his nights and days
10 the preparatory work of the convention for
weeks past There was an abundance Of cheer
ing and singing as the visitors marched out upon
he platform and up the street to their
hotels, accompanied by the guard. Crowds
filed the streets, and about the Globe
and Vanderbilt hotels it was difficult to
make ones way, compact was the gathering.
The special train from New-Yorll was rot quite
full when it left the Grand Central Station, but
the delegations from TarrytOwn, Sing Sing, POugh-
keepsie Hudson, Albany and the other cities
along the way took up all the vacant seats.
Edward Murphy, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, was waiting at the station in
Albany for Richard Croker, Who came down from
Saratoga for a conference. When the trainload of
delegates rushed TO the dinine-room for dinner,
the sight of many live, active Republicans
a.
leader looked astonished at the demonstration.
They evidently felt that there work before
them this fall.
The convention will be held in the Grand
Opera House, which has been decorated with good
taste for the occasion. The exercises of the
opening session vii include the presidents
Speech reports of officers. appointment of com
mttees and a rOuSing mass meeting in the evening,
al which speeches will he made by Mr. ClarksOn,
President OF the National Republican League,
who Is expected here, Notwithstanding his
superintendent Of the Eleventh Census, who ar
rived this evening; eX-COngressman Roswell c.
Lorr, General 5. l.. Woodford, ex-Judge Frederick
e. Gedney. of NewHork: General Nathan Goh,
Of West Virginia; James A. b. Orchard, vice
president of the National League; the Rev. DR..
Derrick, National Organizer; T. f. Byrnes, of
Minnesota Nathaniel Mckay, and others. The
session Thursday will be taken up with bust
ness reports OF committees and the annual cleo
ton OF officers.
President McAlpn is reasonably sure of being
reelected as things stand at present, but the
friends of John 5. Smith. of New York are not
idle in his behalf and promise to make a lively
contest. The colored voters well represented
A large delegation from New York is headed by
Z. W. Anderson, a bright young leader of the Nth
Assembly District, willie the regular party leaders
are cooperating heartily and doing all that is
asked 10 insure the success of the convention: yet
particularly a Iaagi,. affair, and its 1Eaunae-
n.s., % 1lelS.ole ieit 70 the clubmen. It is re
ported tonight that Andrew d. White ex.Presi
GENT OF Cornell University, will he here tomorrow
II he is the convention will invite him to address it,