New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-27
THE LEAGUE MISSIONARIES.
AT WORK IN cHAUTAUoUA COUNTY. =
LEADING REPUBLICANS HEARTILY IN FAVOR
OF THE CLUE MOVEMENT.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBOyE. !

OF THE CLUB MOVEMENT.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBOsE.I
| jamestown, n. Y, June GA meeting was held
here to-day TO organize Republican CUBS III was
attended by the missionaries sent out by the NaonaI
and state Republican Leagues and by leading Rcpub-
cans OF Chautauoua County. Among those present
we're Orsino z. Jones' member of the Republican
State Committee; Assemblyman Woodbury., Assembly
man Clifford. master Of the State Grange A. C. wade.
John Woodward. ex-Assembyman Williams, c. J.
Bannister, chairman OF the Republican County Com
mittee Frederick W. Hyde, Editor OF The James
town Journal; and b. s. Dean, Editor Of The Morn
Ing News" Great interest was shown by the Rcpub-
cans Of Chautauqua County present in the proposed
work OF organizing Republican clubs result Of the
visit OF the missionaries to Buffalo. ID was said
that the Republican League OF that city had
been inspired to complete negotiation for
the purchase OF a costly building for Republican
headquarters in that city, and 81 900 had been raised
A. B. Humphrey, secretary Of the State Republican
League, addressing the meeting, said
The Republicans OF the OF the State look TO Chau'
County election night and expect TO hear OF
q big Republican majority. We hope that we shall hear
that report this year. We shall. II you all put your
shoulders the wheel Everywhere that have gone
have found the Republicans Of the State interested in
tho approaching election Mr. Byrnes and myself recently
visited Ohio and found the Republicans there determined TO
elect Mckinley. (Applausel Why do you appaudi 1t
is you interested In the National issues The
election OF state TICKET Sate is
necessity. We have got hard fight and the only way
win duarrclIng, II have quarels. and
write and to work with energy 10 elect ticket In
the organization OF clubs is Organize clubs in
this county and send speakers the farmers. You
do not need speakers. Send OUT and give
the people plain business talk. They had Republican
clubs in Missouri in 1888 when the campaign began but
the Republican boys organized 600 clubs The National
Republican Committee had faith this effort, but
those young gained four Republican Congressman
We gained four Republican Congressman by ht meth
DDS in Minnesota. That gave the Republican party
majority in Congress- and President Harrisons Adminsa
ton a consistent support.
Timothy r. Byrnes chief organizer described the
details Of club work. He said that the State League
proposed to put a Republican club in every town In
NewYork State. 1t was not proposed TO supersede
the regular party organization, but to supplement It,
Henry Gleason, Of the League missionaries, de-
scrbed the hearty support given them in their tour
through the State Ex-Assembyman Williams, Of
Dunkirk, said that the Republican clubs had already
done great amount OF good work in Chsutsuqua
County Mr.. Bannlster, chairman Of the Republican
County Committee said he.woud do all in his power TO
encourage the growth Of the clubs
Assemblyman Woodbury. said: 1t Is by our educa-
tional campaign that win The regular voters
Of both parties vote at every election. 1t Is the
floating element which decides elections, and we can
get that element by educational work" Mr.. Woodbury.
offered resolution which adopted, requesting the
County Committee TO organize Republican clubs In
Chautauqua County.
Assemblyman Clifford master Of the State Grange
said u have recently travelled through the state
addressing various oranges, and have this to report
that the Republican farmers loyal TO the Repub-
lcan party, The Mckinley bill has lost its terrors
to them. In my opinion they will give New York
state to the Republican party in 1891 and in 1902
OTsinO f. Jones, member of the Republican state
Committee, said al Would like to ask why It is that
the Republican party does not organize some of these
the greatest manufacturing cities In the world, and
therefore the worlingmen interested personally in
sustaining the protective tariff. Is not that great
missionary feldl'
1t is replied A. B. Humphrey, and we are
organizing clubs in NewYork City in those very facto
ries. We did 1t in 1885, and 1t had great effect"