New-York tribune., 1891-09-16
Mr.. FASSETT IN BUFFALO.
HE DECLARES THAT HILL CONTROLS THE
SARATOGA CONVENTION.
A RECEPTION AT THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
HEADoUARTERs-EME COUNTY SOLID
FOR THE TICKET.


Buffalo, Sept. l5 lSpecial-J. Sloat Fassett
the Republican candidate for Governor. arrived
in Buffalo this morning. Mr.. FasSett met many
Republicans at the Iroauois in the afternoon ana
in the evening attended a public reception at the
headquarters of the Republican League. Inc
meeting of the League had been called to ratify
the ticket. Among the Republicans present were
j. b. Fisher of jamestown: j. n. Scatcherd. ID. j.
Kenefc. r. r. Hefford. Senator Laughlin. t. {.
Becker. Henry Altman, G. d. Greenung, Of
Waverly. and Colonel Archie Baxter, of Elmira.
Mr.. Fassett made winning and inspiring
speech, addressing himself particularly to the
young men, He spoke of Erie County at first.
The eyes of New-York are on Erie County. As
Erie County goes, so goes the State; and as the
State goes this fall, so goes the Union next year
There is burden of responsibility you.' lie
said he saw that this responsibility felt, and
he would take back to Brooklyn, where he will
speak tomorrow night, only a report OF
announcement. The qualities which marked Eric
County and its support Of its candidate, will mark
its support If the standard bearer, whether the man
of its first choice or its second choice. What OF
Philip Becker? He sprang from that gteadfnst
German stock, which never knew what it was
to be dislOynl"
Then Mr. Fassett spoke Of the canvass in gen.
erai. and of what he hoped to make it; free from
personalities, marked by truth and kindness to-
ward individual Democrats, though fearless In
discussing principles and records lie re-
ferred to Governor Hill as one who
often quoted Jefferson, but one whom,
he believed, Jefferson would have blushed to
quote. The issue is, he said, to keep the State
from Tammany and be compared this canvass
with the one when Hoffman ran for Governor.
He closed with an appeal to pure citizenship and
the responsibilities resting upon good citizens
In an interview Senator FaSsett said, as the
result of his glance over the political field here
Erie County will be oil right Whatever dis
satisfaction there may have been will all blow
over and / expect the Republicans here to pitch in
manfully and give me the hearty support
that would have accorded any one of them had
he been nominated. This is an important crisis
for the Republicans in Erie County. Here in
Buffalo you have new charter going into effect,
and il is necessary to elect the whole ticket Re
publicans here will be true As the fair and
square choice of the convention, can
rightfully claim their support, l had assurances
this morning that The Express would support
me. and 1 think The News will come around
all right. Outside OF Buffalo, every paper In the
State is giving me its support. a circumstance
that has not occurred before in years think they
will all he here In line
Senator Fassett said that in his opinion the
next Collector of the Port of New-York
would be q New-York City He refused
TO give any information as to the name
of the man who had been selected
what do you think Of the Saratoga conven
tiOn?"
MY view of the situation is that Hill con-
trolls the convention as completely as he does the
fingers on his own hand. Hill and Croker rule IT,
Flower represents Tammany. Flower and Sheehan
mean Hill and Croker behind them"
What do you think of statements that there
is rupturc between Sheehan and Hill 2?
THAT is simply playing to the galleries
have no confidence in such statements"