New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-05
TO WELCOME MR.. FASSETT.
BUFFALO REPUBLICANS EAGER TO GREET
HIM.
THE RECEPTION WILL BE IN FINE CONTRAST TO
THE CHILLY INDIFFERENCE WITH WHICH
THE DISCONNECTED DEMOCRATS
DVerrUEn Nh cuEEuAN
RECEIVED Mr.. sHEEHAN.

RECEIVED Mr.. sHEEHAN.
Buffalo, Oct. (SpeciaD.-The reception which
Senator Fassett and his friends will receive when they
reach here on October will reduce to inslgnlfcance
that given 10 william F. sheehan when he returned
home on saturday night. In the first place behind
Senator Fassett and the entire Republican ticket In
Erie County there is united party Behind Mr.
Sheehan there Is only element Of the Democratic
party, the worst and lowest. Behind him are the
oficeholders appointed to place by his influence the
canalmen and others Of that stamp. Against him In
Erie County the intelligent thinking and influential
Democrats who heretofore have been the BACKBONE
of the Democratic party. They are the men who In
previous years have furnished the responsibility and
the money. This year they out and they do not
hesitate to proclaim it, A magnfying glass OF The
greatest power could not have found Cleveland Demo
crat i'm the parade OF Buffalo Democrats who escorted
the Speaker from the railroad station to Music Hail.
There were a few in the hall, TO be sure but IL was
noticeable that they did not show the slightest enthn-
slasm. There were, too a large number OF Cleveland
Democrats in the crowd which lined the street from
the station to the hall They neither moved nor
uttered sound CT appreciation. what taking they
did was in criticism Of Mr.. sheehan and OF tue
men who turned out TO welcome him. The feeling
that Sheehan deliberately stole the state Committee
man away from them will not down and they know
that he did IL In most undetermined and treacherous
way The most powerful influences were brought 10
hear upon the members of the Cleveland Democracy
TO get them to decorate their clubhouse Ihey "ec
appealed to the ground Of party good and PATRIOTISM
for the general Democratic cause But not an ounce
of red fire was burned. not sky-rocKet or Roman
candle fred nor Chinese lantern lighted In fact the
usual evening lighting up of the building was not
done until after the parade had passed Up 10 that
time gas lets nckered only in those rooms where 1t
was absolutely necessary to have Them This was the
warm reception that speaker Sheepan received WHY
If he really had been i'll and had not gone away
simply 10 allow his friends time TO patch up "a
temporary truce with his enemies. the cold
ness of his homecoming reception Ougut 10 nave
thrown him into deathly chill. Inc Only
two places along the line where any attempt at decora
tion was made was on the building owned by his
fatherinaw, where three rows Of Chinese lanterns
had been hung out. and at the home OF state COM
mitteeman Lang. Mr.. Lang was in this way paying
for his election TO the State Committee over Augustus
F. scheu who was the candidate Of the Cleveland
men, The local campaign for the election of Mayor
and other local officers is expected to play an I'M
portant part in the campaign which Mr.. sheehan and
his friends will conduct. The Democrats talk OF re-
nominating Mayor Charles F. Bishop, who Is lead
ing Cleveland man. Mr.. sheehan as much as did that
in his speech in response to the welcoming ones maze
by Mr.. Bishop and Daniel Lockwood. The announce
ment was greeted with cheering, and Mr.. Bishop partly
accepted the proposed nomination by rising ana DOW
ing AFR. Bishops friends suspicious. They do
not understand this sudden turn in sheehan's conduct
They think that. under the outward appearance Oh
lamb, the crouching body of a wolf VIII DC iouhd'
They argue that man who will be treacherous to the
Cleveland faction once will be again, and Sheehan
has the reputation of being politically unscrnpuouS'
II is their impression that he wants Cleveland man
nominated for Mayor, so that ne tell them that
nnless they vote and work for him lie will see to 1t
that the Cleveland men are beaten lie Is trying 10
get moose around their necks 10 choke them into SUD-
mission. The question Is will the Cleveland Leaders
accommodate him and put their heads into the moose
now dangng before them2 Mr.. Bishop may be re-
nominated for Mayor lie can be, If he will take it;
but he first wishes 10 know what sheehan's terms are
lie does not care to be the tail to Sheehan's hte
The Cleveland Democrats here laugh heartily at the
story that sheehan had TO go to Atlantic Ciy for MS
health They know that the facts otherwise, and
they do not hesitate TO say The sole reason why
he went there was to give his friends here time IN
which to make peace with the Cleveland men, and to
get up the monster reception, which turned out TO
be gigantic nzzie. John Cuneen, his law partner;
and George T. smith his private secretary worried
them. At Saratoga Immediately after the cOnven-
ton Speaker shcenan did not look at al Ike an IN
valid. His eyes were bright and Sparkling ana MS
step as elastic Perhaps he wanted the CeNc
land delegates who had been thrown out OF the state
Convention under his orders, 10 think that his con;
the grievous wrong done to them rms Is what many
eN- President there Is large number Of young men.
they not born Yesterday
speeches here. They are to be here two days, and
he will be kept busy during that time The party is
expected 10 reach here on the afternoon or october
= and il will be escorted to the Music Hall, where
tie principal speeches are 10 be made by several
thousand enthusiastic Republicans. Afte" the speeches
uub!cau candidate viii meet all Of those who can
get 10 him. On the following day he Will make one
or two speeches in the German district and one In the