New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-18
A BolT FROM sHEEHAN.
FRIENDS IN BUFFALO ANGRY.
- rur rxo1uRER7 VOICES THEIR SENTIMENTS
cr,,pcrs THAT sHEEHAN REPEATEDLY
corn OFT HIS PARTY-1GUREs
,rY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEInuSEn

Rufalo Sept. l1.-NllhdIh ~ DV
diction in the Democratic state convention See..i
dav that certain Democrats would retire ironi o"e
ao,,,..ntion with that sullen and surly temper
which will not like the action OF the conVehI,on
w. alrcadv been fulfilled. Among the Dem
". who thus retired in this mood was large
nd n leading Democrats from this city many OF
- rorSopoI friends of ex-Prcsident Cleveland
md ali Of them members OF the Cleveland Dc-
saocracv Democratic organization in this
oorntv of Erie which has $500 members IL Is
10 wonder that they departed from Saratoga eor
This CITY Yesterday in a sullen and suriy temper
Tbav felt that they had been robbed OF thelr
nolitical rights by William +. Sheehan, OF TINS
citv the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. They demonstrated at the Democratic
caucuses held here on Friday last that they were
sustained by o great majority Of the Democrats
If the CITY They defeated Mr.. Sheehan over
whelmingly in every Assembly district. Yet ne
would not recognize the fact, Dut at
tempted to conceal his defeat Dy enu-
ing contesting delegates TO the Demo-
cratic State Convention. II was these fraudu-
lently elected delegates, who, by Mr.. Sheehan
influence with Edwara Murphy. ir, and Richard
Croker. of Tammany Hall. were admitted 10 the
convention, and the regularly elected Cleveland
delegates were excluded 1t is not TO be wondered
at that these Cleveland men, representing as tney
do the main body of the Democratic voters OF
RufYalo returned TO their homes in this CITY last
nicbt burning with indignation. To-day ther
newspaper organ here, The Buffalo Enquirer
tins expressed their sentiments concerning MI
Sheehan
In nominating william F. sheehan for Lieutenant
Governor the convention outraged the very hrsl phi
cinie NJ Democracy No good Democrat can afod
to vote for him Should disaster beiau TINS evehu
an otherwise most excellent ticket. We nave ho'
bestated TO express our opinion Of Mr.. sheehan be-
It esn 70 81 Us be pa the men who are
it for what they get out Of politics thc men n. %o
rats They have no regard for popular rights Or i2r
fair nIay: they ruthlessly trample under foot the
hitherto j sssE OF Tie PTIe s se
Themselves The means Of presenting fraudulent show
of regularity for their 9wess acts GI Wni shown in
the lawlessness rampant last Friday nignt az Ine
caucus organized by the gang rulers marshaed unuo
The nominee has repeatedly and delbeT2tely sold
out his party at the polls and II is fof p Ss bo
DO not earn their livngs out Of politics have no con
hdcnce in him We do not believe IT possible ior nun
Win refuse tvote for him and many thousands will
vote against him throughout the SaT nhoran Weak
ness of sheehan's claims 10 place on the ticket ana
the unwisdom Of nominating him The VIII De no
0uesti0n az to where the responsibility snail DC
placed should this most unfortunate canGldathrS en-
tail catastrophe.
II will lie observed that The Enquirer charges
Mr.. Shechan with having repeatedly and dello-
erately sold out his party at the polls ms
means that Mr.. Cleveland's friends believe that
Mr.. Sheehan sold out Cleveland here in 1883 in
order TO elect Hin as Governor. Seeing that this
city. was Mr.. Clevcland's home, they have the
more bitterly resented this act Of Mr.. Sheehans
The Cleveland men point to the election figures in
the I,t Assembly District Of Erie County for the
year 1888, then as now represented by Mr..
Shoehan in the Assembly, TO prove Mr.. Sheehan's
treachcTy to Mr. Cleveland. Mr.. Shcehan is the
Democratic boss" Of this Assembly district, and
He cocld run any candidate he pleased ahead of
another and he chose to run Mr. Hill, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, ahead OF Mr..
Cleveland, the Democratic candidate for President
Mr. Sheehans Assembly district has within its
boundaries the First, second, Third, Eighth and
Thirteenth wards of Buffalo. Those wards voted
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