New-York tribune., 1891-10-16

AFFAIRS AT THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
! MIR TowNER ANSWERS SOME ISLANDERS.
Tho caun,irn fiction sent out by the Tammany man
agors NJ Roswell P Flowers canvass does not cieaVe
dlsmay or CONSERVATION among the members vi "'o
| Republican state Committee. All the feeble anu
pucre tales emanating from these opponents OF oes'
government are cOunteracted by the honest reports e
celvel daily from men OF good reputation all o'ei '"'
state. ,, Ar,
senator Edward L. Pitts, of Medina, writes In thls
end of the state the Republicans ae on deck ana are
all united. Yo1l rely upon largely increased io
publican majority in western New-lork'"
Ex-Assembyman Frank NJ. Parsons, OF WeedsporI,
writes: "Thc movement here is In fine shape 1sii
10 hear OF any Republican who faltes We VIII nave
some gain from tho Democrats, ana the Independents
anil veterans arc with u.s."
william Barnes. jr. Editor Of "The Albany Evening
Journal, wos at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night
| lie said "The Republican movement our way Hd'
| undergone a significant Improvement, OWING W .i'
manner in which Hcrrick conducted his cOhVehuol
last saturday The course he pursued has ehaDl'u
, the Republicans to take some heart ana on Mohu1S
they nominated the strongest ticket that possibly
could have been selected. The nomination OF THIS
ticket has given the dsaHected Democrats an oppor-
tunlty TO come out against HeTck, and their dlsal-
f.c,ion seems TO be growing rather than diminishing
think we shall reduce the majority with proper
management below that by which Cleveland cared INC
county in 1858. The majority then was 1902
The friends of Mr. Flower have tried to cast reiec-
lions upon tho integrity of Roger b. Towncr who re-
Gently swore to the fact that Mr.. Powers Sympathes
v.ra not with the Of the Union during the war.
Mr. Towncr wrote the following letter yesterday
Now.York Oct 10, 1891.
To the Editor OF "The NewYork World"
Sir: Your lnslnuation in "The World" OF Monday.
October - that the grocery business in water
town during the war; failed aud skipped out' IS far
from being true / went from WATERFOWL where had
resided about ten years in 1890 and was away about one
year in St. Louis. After that returned to "atertowh
and enlisted in Union Army September, 150l Atcr
the close OF in business in WateTown Tor
scvcral wears 1 owe no man Watertown, anywhere
ese one dollar and challenge one to present any
claim against ne. had two brothers older man my
sef who we're in business In WATERFOWL Ne'ther o'
,ero skipped cut or owed anybody One OF them j. r.
Towncr was running grocery store until thA iah o
1862 He then sold and enlisted In tae hrIny
Thereto the ntlmations contained in your paper are
entirely Si!s'.
In r,eord IN Mr. Flower not remembering me, think
his memory must have grown very short, as we were
intimately acquainted for several years in Watertown
Mr. Flower employed by my wlfe's uncle william H.
Sgourney in the postonice at Wat"rtown durirg the
administration OF buchanan. Subsequently nc o'us"e
M Scourncy's iewery store
can siyo you the o, at least fifty substantial
business men in Watr;own who know me well II you
desire-bankers. lawyers and merchants
write letter in justice to myself as business
man wfo ray, his debts hundred cents on dollar
ovsrv time ROGER B. TOWNER
No 15G Rutcdge-st, Brooklyn, q. D.
Charles L. Litchman. of Boston, exSeneral secretary
Of the Knights Of Labor has offered his services to the
Republican state Committee to tGlk in favor Of the
blanket ballot.
At the meeting to be held at Cooper Union. on
October "a Andrew d. White Will be the principal
speaker This meeting Is to be held under the drec-
ton Of the Republican Club.
Mr. FaSsctt and Mr.. Nr0Oman Will have reception
az Saratoga at noon today and in the evening will
sneak at sandy lfll. Tom rrow evening they VIII
speak in Troy and until October % will remain In
New York City.
Cbauncev NJ Depew will speak next week at the
following places: october 10, Brooklyn; october 20
Delhi; October II, Syracuse; October Do, Rochester
october 20, Elmlra.