New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-16

was greeted with great applause. In opening ms
speech he described eloQuently tie city Of Buffalo
and then welcomed 10 the city with great hearth
ness the delegates TO the convention. Judge
lIaight said
Gentlemen: You upon the nor Lern boundary OF
the Niagara overlooking the Queens GOmnionS. lou
are in the city Of Buffalo Here 100000 prr-ons I've
engaged in manufacture trade commerce and the Nii1-
ou, avocations in life. thrifty and industrious, enjoying
IL prosperity equalled by few communities on the face
Of the globe Here the population ha, nearly doubled
within The last years, ami the assessabe value OF
real estate has Increased at the rnte OF 100000
a year Our public buildings and buslneNs blocks ar"
rich massive ana commodious. our park an1 b0nle-
wards Furnish Paee ior recreation ana heaiinln rcs "x
lawns are adorned with elegant mansions aud tasty
| cottages. Our people largely OVID the homes in
products OF the great float upon the waters
Of the lakes and here distributed south and East by
the Erie Canal and numerous railroads. 1 al rom
the vast fields If Pennsylvania c0ule> here Tor shP
ment and distribution throughout the West. Natural
fuel That is Unsurpassed and within few month,
The great cataract OF Niagara will furnish Us with a
power for manufacturing greater IMAM any tue ""''"
such IN billet are few Of the Ghalae'erlS<S h..oIf Of
of our people ] heartily welcome yol into our sauS'
You are the representatives OF the National an hFpo
! ican League. l have not the honor Oi oeihG
member oi your organizatoD but ] understand that
your chief mission Is to ednc2tc the peope, m il sng
| lc for their material advantage and = pro-. d
Just and economical administration Of tls laws. lou
come here 10 meet In annual convention, ana -
transact the business Of your order. We are mo, 4
glad TO receive YOU aud tlust tat your s'ay y, W. m
| lis Will prove 10 be a season Of pleasure as well d"
Of instruction.
! MR. CLARKSoN RESPONDS To THE WELCOME
Mr.. Clarlson, tie president of the League, now
came forward and took up the eavel lie was
welcomed with great ccrdiallty by his ieilo"-
delegates there being repeated cheers in his hohor
led by Colonel f. A. McAlpin, of New-> orK'
! Mr.. Clarlison made only bref speech puV II
was to the point lie said
Gentlemen say TO the gentleman from
Buffalo aud to the National Lcarue @ Wmr" for os
in Euraloa city famed for people Of good near's M
and typical Amercans-wc accepted ne invitation VIII M
pleasure and find the welcome both generous ailu I
! rIntrful Hnralo has done much toward making Tor
The State reputation for soldliy oi nhanCe, % ,U.
ton. II is fitting place for this new force IN
Amcricao politics to meet. We regret that adverse
the Pr President Of the tinted states with has kept
shadow Which has fallen upon his home, and we
pray that the lady who has added grace ana bcamy
q praver is now ascending from every home In the
land may be spared % her huSband' family ana ana
York Harbor. which makes ever, man thlnK ot cn I'LL,
home ard dear ones has pven'sd or i"h hnyo NTH
us The men from the Pacific Coast and the West
who were coming here on special 'fams nay 100
Calforrtans turned back this morning on account OF
the threatening danger In inlS way we nave mattr- T
| TO be deeply regretted. but II cannot be avoided
II IS good for us to meet here in the state of New
York and meet the Republicans from the SOUTH whee
# reo,iirps greater courage and sclfdenal than II
| does to be a Republican In the North. II Is G'"n 10
seq hero 20 MANY representatives Of the Republicans
| Of interior Ncw-York Taking the ground between
Lake Erie and the Harlem Bridge. il Is the most oS"i
| Republican ground In the Nation IL mas never "nN
cred I'm fealty the Republican party ana II Is aSo
| GOOD TO see here the brave Republicans OF Now
Iiv r,,rf he
| against great odds. They made Of heroism ana
devotion TO the Republican party. Great applause
| Permit me to say III response 10 Judge Hhlgh' u".
the delegates Will all depart filed with admiration ana
aGection for Buffalo. N2plause)
ROLL or TIE CONVENTION.
The roll of the convention then called. and
President McAlpin. Of New-York, brought down
the house when he answered. "Thc Ncw-l ori'
delegation is all here, sevcnty-nve strong ONO
was all present or accounted for When long
haired Norton, Of Texas. answered "liere loi
his State he was vigorously. applaudcd. 1he
two Virginias, Wisconsin. Arizona and Utah wcr'
all applaudel when they answered " Here when
the roIcal was finished. President ClarkSon
announced that thirty-two States and Territories
were represented. such an a''chuahcc' ~
said. under the adverse circumstances. ana III
the heat Of a political campaign, l. a mos
gratifying tribute to the work OF the League aho
the e,rnestncss Of the party. notice thai
Chairman IIarrity, of the Democratic Na'loha
Committee. has issued an address concerning Wha'
the Democrats have gained lately. lhcy nave
Gained nothing. We have carried Maine aho
Vermont and every Congressional District So 'ai
contested Applause) Mr.. liarrl'y' SUSPECT
having the way to the issuing of an address
announcing the election of Harrison aS Ii'S''''"'
u1aughterJ -, -
II wonld announce that Whitelaw Reid, our
candidate for Vice-Presidcnt, tclcgraphs me tha'
bo will he here tomorrow morning to attend thc
convention. and will remain with us to the con-
cIusion of our deliberations. hppau@'J poV-
ornor Mckinley is already here. Nppause| So
John NJ. Thlr.ton in the hail. lApplause lhau
briIlian, Young Republican J. Soat Fassctt VIII
bc here tomorrow (Applausel 50 we are gong
70 have a GOOD time (ApplauscJ
JoIy1NG HANDS WITH YOUNG REPUBLICANS
rho rcnort Of the Executive Committee framed
Wednesday night, was adopted without a"''n'
mont. and the delegates from the lcpuoi'ca" 'ot'
loco League were admitted. me cheers "i'i,'
sollowed their admission were mingled "i'h o"'n
Co.. president James Francis Burke, who went
N the platform and said that 1t was souro" VI
ca,i,udc 70 be called before "A National gatAcrihS
:, hHcors The college members came here
A orl,, asked the convention to grasp Them pS
,ho hand They assured the party tha' tie S'h.i
ort which elects candidates Will not Only /"
rarnod This wear in the workshops and factories
bnt upon the eampuses and in the COLLEGE ',a'i, n
~ the land. He pointed with pride 70 tne i"c'
that at the baptsmal font of the College h'as"'
,,cl, men as Colonel Clarkson, Governor NcN'h
Icv !. Sloat Fassctt and Others were pr'h'n'
Tbor League had not been formed 10 proih"is"'
,bcories: they Gone with thc s'u'S VI wv
: uoIitica systems of Greece ana kon'' "'.' "'a,
now paying attention to the poii'ical ,.in -
- f,n,Iause) No fine theories would DO
''.a,,uIgatcd by the College League ana thcl
ro, ,,ould be solely directed toward the obJcc'
~,.;noirc, ont the vote November s.