New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
A REPLY TO MATTHEW HALE.

TIE CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM LEAGUES CRITICISM
OF GOVERNOR FLOWER WELL FOUNDED.
Buffalo, Nov. 4-Frank VI. LOOMS, member of
the State Civil Service Reform League makes the
following statement in regard to Matthew Hales
letter TO Governor Flower made public last night:
"Mr Hale was not present at the meeting or the
New-York State Civil Service Reform League at
which he was elected president and at which the
address criticislng Governor Flower and other
State officers was adopted. His name, together
with that Of the secretary, was appended to the
address as q matter of form only, but OF course
upon the assumption that he was In full accord
with the sentiments expressed, the address having
been adopted at the meeting without dissenting
voice Mr. Hale not seen in regard to the
matter only because he could not be found after
$50 Jar as / know. Mr.. Hale. is not sustained in
his dsapproval of the address by any civil service
reformers in the State who are acquainted with
the facts As every one knows who has given any
attention to the matter the facts have been pre-
been repeatedly importuned to exercise MS pre-
rogative as Governor for the enforcement OF tbe
law and he has not only neglected to do THIS,
but has explicitly declined to say, whether he
would After the Lapse taken Of nearly em 1oqT
exng abuses is dcg bu 10 b Tny
Il may say in this connection that since the
adoption OF the address to the people l nave re-
ceived a letter approving the action taken at AZ
bany from Dorman b. Eaton of New-York the
who at the meeting Of the Na "a resa Hague
embodying similar sentiments
A BIG M'KINLEY MEETING IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati Nov. 4 (speciaD. Cincinnati never saw
a greater political meeting than the one tonight
Never was any speaker in Cincinnati greeted by
an audience enthusiastic, so completely aihed
in thought and feeling with the speaker ana so
Thoroughly In earnest in their attention. Ten
thousand people damned and squeezed into MUSIC
Hail. more, by the way than ever got there AT one
time before for Music Hall seats only 5000. There
were more than 10000 others who fought ana strug1
Until until - exCongressman Butterworth went outside
and addressed them. Besides the meeting t hr
red FIRE rockets. marching clubs bands cheers
and booming Of cannon rms speaKns tooiEn, a in
dicate that Hamilton County. along WIN the rest
of Ohio is stirred throughout
Columbus Ohio. Nov. cpecaD.-The last as
signments for speeches in the pending campaign
were made to-day by the Republican State Com
mittee with the announcement of meeting to be
addressed by Congressman c. a. Boutelle OF
Maine at Masslon Monday evening, and an adj
ditonal appointment at Toledo for Senator Sher-
man on the same date The work of Governor
Mckinley during the canvass has been remark
able surprising any record made by Il cam
paigner in Ohio He has been the leading attrac-
ton the stump. and has travelled hundreds Of
miles. early and late to make connections enabling
him to keep his dates. From the formal opening
Of the campaign at Akron, September u mot in
Guiding the three days following which he spent
at the Worlds Fair, until November 6. when he
closes at Cleveland. the Governor will have. in
forty-ive working days. visited seventy of the
lightweight counties in the State. and addressed
seventy-three meetings fixed for him by the State
Committee In addition he has addressed a num-
Der OF mpromptu gatherings making his total
rumber OF speeches since September u 10. In adj
diton to this he was constantly the go from the
date OF MS nomination, June 5. and during that
month and July, August and the early part of
September visited nearly half Of the counties OF
tha Aifx lip, from
three to SIX times week TO soldiers reunions
religious, labor and educational and musical organ-
cations, agricultural gatherings etc. delivering up
ward Of hlty speeches. thus bringing the grand
total OF his work for l22 days up to 100 formal
speeches. Besides this numerous meetings have
been held under direction OF county and district
the State.