New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03
HOME RULE FOR ERIE
BUFFALO Is AROUSED TO THE NECESSITY
OF OvERTHROwING SlIEEIIAN.

HAVE NOMINATED LEGISLATIVE N'-
MATES ANp1N OTHERS ARE SUPPORT
ING REpUBLICANs-FEELlNG
AGAINST MAYNARD.
,,o,, sr.rv CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUyE.1
r,~a,o Nov 1T Is no wonder that Wiiham r
sheehan is alarmed about the conditioh Vi u"
affairs of the Democratic party In TINS CIT! "'.
an the remainder of Erie County and brings pa''u
p Hill here with the idea that that has'oi VI
pIausibie argument may possibly en'ice Dach ~ NV
Marty ranks hundreds Of Democratic deserteiS'
win Navor Bshop. of Buffalo. and most oil 'ne
loading Democrats who are not oficeholoers az"
lively at work to defeat his candidates lot "e''''o
and Assemblymen. and with every he"sp"p W
Yufalo but one either actively or passiVeiy oPpoH
ing these candidates. Mr.. Sheehan mas soo' IVA
sons for apprehending the defeat of these men, not
ou,v that hut also big vote against Isaac H.
MAYNARD for Judge of the Court oil Appears '
he is as unpopular as they are
Mr. Sheehan himself Is mainly resPo"S'p'e 80
this rebellion of the chief Democrats VI
County against the Democratic lesislauNe "
lie has abused his power MISUNDERSTANDING
nv exerting his influence in the Les'Si"'uie
mass bills which would strip the Democrauc N"'o'
~ buffalo of his power of appointing the heaus oi
tho CITY departments. In other WORDS MI 'n''
han Is attempting TO make himself the "
uuffalo as Richard Croker is the 'poSs Vi wv
York Hugh Mclaughlin the boss OF biooNnEn
md MErpnN, -
Mr. Sheehan has made this attempt at an nloppoi
.,ra time and i'm uncongenia atmosphere. Buiia."
10 a CITY of homes and consequence the aver
ace voter is a taxpayer and keenly watchiui OF
any Mot 10 steal his money by the indrec' "e''o'
of the creation of boss government cost! e''S
departments and corrupt contracts LOT Guy I'M
movements Moreover. the city had but just peeh
supp,led with a fine charter by the Les'satuie
which centred responsibility in the Mayor lhis
AIavor Charles F. Bishop is an honest ana ao'e
official and he so thoroughly convinced MS leho"-
citizens in the OF his previous term VI oi0
that he was laboring solely with the thoush' o'
Giving the CITY a good government. that they re-
elected him by 900 majority. 1t was TINS man WHO
had the confidence of the community oil buidio
u,b, was suddenly robbed by Governor Flower
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan and the Den'ocrauc
LEGISLATURE of his authority TO appoint the roi0e
Commissioners of Buffalo. Knowing That II there
&c a Democratic Legislature this winter UT. Hhee
han will attempt TO seize the Department oi ruo-
lie Works and other city departments. leaving
Navor Bishop without any authority, the Demo
Gratis of Buffalo have risen in rebellion ana are
refusing to vote for the Sheehan candidates io'
members of the Legislature
The .home rule meeting of these Democrats
who are opposed to Sheehan. held last thursday
was attended by Mayor Bishop and 200 Demo-
Gratis IL can be predicted that not one OF these
100 voters will give a. ballot for either the Shee
han candidates for members of the Legislature VI
for Isaac H. Maynard 1t should be stated 'hat
the home rule meeting was as much one Vi
protest against the nomination of Maynard as !. was
of opposition to the Sheehan legislative Candidates
The meeting gave a great impetus TO the reoeiiioh'
ord tho "home rulers have opened headquarters
in tho Stafford Building. and circulating papers
for signature containing the following interesting
pledge:
We the undersigned Democratic electors o' "' wy
nj Buffalo opposed the election OF Isaac H. May "
Iudca Of me Court OF Appeals, h. having been hoa'eu
for that office by the DeTocat'c STAT 'oh>'H' "
dsanco of nubllc sentiment also To the election oil ei
hers of the Legislature who We are convinced "oi'u "
their official capacity misre?re-eaV the puoio "''''
Of our city, county ana State, d. hereby ioi" an o's
zatlo, which we name "llone Rule Democracy O'hpat"
,Ih and we Individually plecge ourselves to be regis
tered and 10 vote the general election 70 DC he'u
TUESDAY November = 1898 also 70 introduce lot "''''
be, ship in this club qualified resident oil TINS city
Tho chairman of the Executive Committee OF the
Home Rule Democracy is George Bleis'e.h .'e
nroprietor of THE Buffalo Courier the Leading
r,oorotio neusnanor of Western NewYork, which
has energetlcally championed the home rule move
ment The present week Mr. Bleistein is workihs
hard 10 increase the membership OF tEe oisd'ii~a
ton and has issued the following circular letter
Dear Sir: knowing you to BE- a Democrat devoted
10 tae best principles OF tle party ana opposed u TN
sondalous lec station OF winter. and to further cslS
la,.on like Character tnis winter We oc'c your d.
slstsnce.
pcase send US OH the incoscd slip the names AMI al
dresses OF your acquaintances wAo afe lloHeu' Demo
.rat. and also call heid1an" ana give u sn'"
Information assistance as You ean t. dec't the e'''
,f GOOD Government in this contest Yours c'ler
fully. "Eola'h ElrioihiN,
Chairman Executive COMMITTEE.
The Home Rule Democrats have nominated Dan
iel Morsenstern for Senator. the Sheehan Democrat
who is in opposition being Matthias i1ndres' the pres
ont Senator Endres after having for years de-
clared that he favored Home Rule, suddenly turned
around in the Legislature last winter ana voted LOT
the Sheeban bill which deprived Mayor Bishop or
h his light This iS pe%s hS he peculiarly
the subject of attack at the hanas Oh o'e "o'''
Moreover the Home Rule Democrats have nom
mated candidate for the Assembly IN .ne in' ~,
sembly District of Erie County. the AsscmD! DiS-
irct formerly represented at Albany by Mr. Shee-
han himself. This Home-Ruie candidate nonas =,
voters of the district and is dividing their votes
with Charles Coughlin the Sheehan candiiuate lo'
Sidate Jules O'Brien may be elected In this dis
trct owing to the Democrats voting Tor TWO can
The Home Rule Democrats have fran lG,,, e ,S
pressed their opinions OF dnc wbcb is ssnd
by Franklin ID. Locke, John lribacker and H. Macl,
of by the Executive Committee OF the organization
the Democrats Of Erie County are asked 10
for the Assembly against tndres the shsehan
candidate for Senator in the %HXth Dst Wr En- m
dress during his last term OF of Once Sec has
hepn
sary TO the coed government of the city
The Sheehan candidates for Assemblymen are
denounced in similar tore. Thus in re-
gard to the Sheehan candidate in the Win
Essembly District the statement is made that the
candidate Fayette Kelly. has for some time been
recognized as a tool of the machine If he
should be elected his vote would be cast In every
instance by Mr.. Sheehan. 1t is important that he
While the Democratic party in Erie County is
thus disrupted the Republican party was never
more united. 1t has also made strong local and
State nominations Well-informed politicians.
therefore, would not be surprised II the Rcpub-
tican marty should elect the two Senators of Erie
County and FIVE OF its six Assembymen. The
county gave Cleveland ninety plurality No
one would be surprised If 1t should Republican
this fall by 4000 plurality.
One of the sources OF Republican strength is the
personal popularity OF James a Roberts the Re
pyhl,can candidate for State Controller, who Is a
ppesidcnt of Buffalo. Mr. Roberts is of the
leading business men of the city and is also con-
nected prominently with the Depew enterprise
that OF building a great manufacturing town upon
a site five six miles east OF Buffalo Mr. Rob
edge OF the better kind Of practical politics
This knowledge will enable him to roll up big
Vote for hms IF In Western New-York. Further