New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
GATHERING AT BUFFALO,
EVERYTHING READY FOR THE BIG LEAGUE
CONVENTION.

EVERYTHING READY FUN lt1C bid LEaO w
CONVENTION.
pEuEGATrs PRESENT FROM EVERY STATE AND
TERRITORY IN THE UNIoN-THE INDIANA
MEN PARTICULARLY ENTHUSIASTIC.
tsr TELEGRAPH TnrBUSE-i
pufralo. Sept. l4-The fifth annual conven-
don Of the National Republican League, which Will
be held in Music Hall in this city tomorrow. will,
from ell appearances tonight, be large and truly
representative body of the Republican clubs of the
limited States. Already delegates have arrived
here from nearly every State in the Un1en-from
the Far West and from Down East as well as
from south of Mason and Dixons line Yet large
as the convention will be. it will not be as large
&C was expected. The cause Of this falling OIL IN
the attendance. as inquiry among the delegates
diacleses Is the cholera scare. Western delegates
report that Western clubs which made arrange
ments to come TO Buffalo revoked their orders for
railway tickets upon the announcement that cholera
b.s broken out in New-York Harbor. Neverthe-
Ises q large proportion Of the l,0l9 delegates will
nrebably answer their names at the roll call OF
The convention when it meets tomorrow morning
Manv Of the leading delegates arrived this morn
ing and in The afternoon and throughout the
evening delegates were coming into the city oy
eve
hotels were crowded with them and their friends
They were greeted warmly by leading Repuhli-
cans of Buffalo, and made to feel thoroughly at
home in the city In their honor. all the hotels
Of the city and many of the principal business
houses in Buffalos main thoroughfarc were hand
s,mely decorated with flags the TrOquois Hotel.
the headouarte of the National Executive Com
mittee Of the League, being especially consplc-
uous. The day was beautiful one. there be-
ing bright, blue sky, and temperate air. and
the delegates greatly enjoyed strolling about the
city.
Among the leading members Of the National
League who arrived in the city were James =.
Clarl1son, of Iowa, president Of the organizations
A. B Humphrey. of New-York, its secretary; James
A blanchard, of New-York the Ncw-York member
of the Executive Committee: Colonel f. a. Nc
Apin. of New-York, the president, and Job E.
Hedges of New-lork, the secretary of the New
York State League: General Lucius Fairchild, OF
Wisconsin former Grand Commander of the Grand
ARMY who is a delegate from WISCONSIN, General
Clinton McDougal of Auburn: Charles A. Hess,
pf New-York chairman OF the subcommittee Of the
Executive Committee Of the New-York state
League ex-Congrcssman Logan II. Roots. OF Ar
kansas; A. NJ. Clapp, president OF the League or
the District of Columbia; w. w. Tracy, president
of the State League of Illinois; Henry Gleason,
of New-York, delcgate-atargc from New-lork ;
John F. Henry. OF Brooklyn Henry
Z. Tiepke, president of the State League
of Rhode Island; D. Lnther Briggs,
president of the State League of Connecticut; Ed
win S. Gill, OF Arizona; Colonel II. Deb. Clay. OF
Virginia. member OF the Executive Committee,
and John F. Byrnes, of Colorado.
1t was announced by Colonel L. A. McAlpin
In the evening that Whtclaw Reid. the Rcpubl-
can candidate for Vicc-Presdent, would arrive
here from New-York either tomorrow evening
or early Friday morning. Mr.. Reid, 1t was further
uated, would remain in Buffalo all day Friday
-snd would attend the great public mass-mceuns
which is TO be held in Music Hall, on Friday
afternoon This maSs-meeting is held for the
,urpose Of giving an opportunity to hundreds OF
Republicans living near Buffalo, who find it i'm
possible attend the sessions Of the convention, %
hear speeches from the distinguished republicans
In attendance. Governor Mckinley, Of Ono ;
j. Sloat Fassatt and possibly others, will make
speechcs at this meeting. Friday evening there
will be a grand parade Of the uniformed clubs
in attendance at the convention, with those OF
BnfIalo and Of Western New-York. II Is expected
that 5000 Repu blicans will be in line. Th, pro
se.sstou will be reviewed fiom the Iroquois Hotel
by Mr.. Reid, Governor Mckinley, j. Slsst Fas-
sett and the officers of the League
The convention will DE called TO order at | q
Of Buffalo, the chairman OF the Committee Of Ar
rapgements An address of welcome will be made
by Judge Albert Haight. of the Second Division
of the Court of Appeals who lives in this city
James s. Clarkson, the president Of the League,
will assume the chair and make an address, ana
The business before the convention Will be trans
acted The convention roll, as already stated,
will contain 1,0l0 names The convention VIII
te composed Of two delegates-at-largc from cach
State organization in the League, two delegates
from each Congressional district the president and
secretary of each State League, and hitecn oeie-
gates from the American Republican College
League The convention, after hearing PRESIDENT
Clarkson's address will proceed to the appoint
ment of committees. recess will then bc taken
until D. M when general business will he trans
acted There will be fivcminutc reports on League
work by States, and fve-minute speeches on u'"
general work Of the organization. The convention
will then ad ourn until Friday morning.
A nass-mceting will be held in Music Hal
tomorrow night under the care OF the Natiohai
Lea ;ue, and OF the Republican clubs Of Bu falo.
1t il announced that speeches will be- made at
this meeting Ly Governor Mckinley. who is ex-
pec'ed to arrive here TOMORROW afternoon from
Columbus; j. Sloat Fa-sctt who will
arrive here from Elnira tomorrow ;
John VI. Thurston. Of Nebraska, and j. L.
loI'NtI, VI iONd lie convention Will euu 1S
work On Friday morning with business meeting
at which the committees will make their reports,
and the officers OF the League and the members Of
its standing committees be elected.
The delegates held conferences tonight re-
Bpecting the selection Of officers of the League for
the coming year. James S. Clarks0n, the pres
ident, is not candidate for re election, but
there seems tonight a general disposition u inss,
upon his accepting the position Of leader Of the
organization Tor another year. He is ex-
perienced and able. and acquainted thoroughly