New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
LAST WORDS OF Mr.. DEPEW
MS uARTELLOCS WORK OYER
=, os1NG WITH AN IMMENSE MEETING AT
BINGHAMTON

uono people, WARMING BLEAK TOWNS
INTO LIFE Hy HIS GENIAL oRATORY-
INCIDENTS OF A REMARK
ABLE JOURNEY
fry TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE1
plnehamton Nov. 3.-Chauncey NJ. Depew
,,.sd ND here tonight by an eloquent address
~ ON immense gathering in the Stone Opera
,,,ss one of the most remarkable trips that has
..r been made in This any other country bv
oublic man not holding Government Office
~S greatest distance tina; may be travelled in
gao, Britain. the country with which Ameri-
as are most frequently accustomed to make
rnar,son when such tasks undertaken is
-. from London to Edinburgh. But no Eng
w,, orator has ever attempted to make this
lin and make even two long speeches on the
v when. fourteen years ago Mr.. Gladstone
',mned the county of Midlothian in his own in
las, against the Earl of Dalkeith son of the
nss If Buccleuh. his faithful wife accompany
=, him. and ministering to his slightest want.
=, mad, two or three speeches for two three
80. from the windows of the railway carriage.
y tho English speaking world looked on and
wondered
MADE FIFTY-FI SPEECHES.
pu, Midlothian is only little county. and
hare are sixty counties at least as large as II in
hs state Of New-York Mr.. Depew crossed the
.,,,,s state went through about fifteen Midlo
mans and since Wednesday morning last made
srv.6ye spee,h which were listened to by
,,m 10000 to $4,000 voters. who. leaving home
and business and pleasure. focked in fully one
s.r these cases in the early morning with raw
and bjting frost their cheeks and with the
,on soaking through their clothes and through
,bsir boots 10 listen 10 the sturdy words OF this
most popular # Republican speakers. upon whose
Kindly face no shadow OF anger or OF Miniature
Is ever seen 10 fall.
Ills no exaggeration to say that he has reached
4, the shortest space Of time and with the least
hit NJ friction the largest number OF persons that
have ever before assembled 10 listen 10 an Amer
,can political leader since the form of campaign
ing from the steps Of railroad car came first
into vogue Indeed II has become the opinion OF
the many members OF the Republican State Com
mlttee who either started with him or joined the
marty on the way that the remarkable success
Of the rapid journeyings hther and thither of
the president Of the New-York Central through
the greatest state in the Union will come to be
recognized in all future electoral campaigns as
entirely in accord with the spirit of modern prog
ress. and therefore something to be generally
adopted.
TALKED TO 10000 PEOPLE.
Mr. Depew himself. and he recognizes in an
eminent degree all that Emerson says about the
force of understatement," made public his opin-
ion at the great meeting inBuffao last night that
he had spoken 70 at least 100000 voters OF this
State and he had no near relatives to wait upon
him as Mr. Gladstone had. There were two rep
resentatives Of the State Committee. Charles A.
nj %f,{a
and Captain ]. W. Dckey. Of Newburg: b. F.
Gilbert. Of Washington. ND four newspaper cor
respondents. He was more "chummy' with the
newspaper men than with anybody else, and In
the short period that elapsed between the sta
lions where the speeches had TO be made he was
accustomed to drop into the dning-room OF the
car, where they were busy preparing their dis
patches and say Boys. can't you give me a
pointer for the next?" Before however. he ccould
receive a suggestion from that quarter. his own
fertile mind already in motion. had an anecdote
pat and with this he'd begin his speech and have
the audience worked up that II poll were
taken on the spot there could not be one Demo-
cratic vote counted in the whole crowd.
Some Of the towns that looked bleak and cold
In the morning changed their aspect does
mountain slope the sun begins 10
burst upon II and wash away the snow. when
the genial "Chauncey" stepped out upon the
Platform, opened the gateway of his power and
OF his elouuence and warmed It into life and
light.
A TALE OF TROCHES
He carried with him a box Of troches. and be-
fore each speech he dissolved couple OF them
on MS tongue 1t was some Of these that he gave
Governor Flower when that farmer" and the
orator happened at Weilsve to meet and ex-
change compliments. And thereby hangs tale.
Mr. Depew heard tonight from Democratic
friend here that Governor Flower to-day was
unable 10 speak above whisper. and the troches
DID no, seem to have done him bit of good.
How do you explain that said Mr. Depew.
turning TO Colonel Frank H. Gessner. OF Ohio.
noted Republican spellb!nder. Didn't give you
orders to deliver them all right to my friend
Flower
Colonel Gessner admitted that that was So
But" added the Colonel. when handed them
70 his secretary Colonel Williams. he declined to
receive them"
Why exclaimed Mr. Depew. in surprise.
Because" replied Colonel Gessner without
the movement Of a muscle. HE declared that
they were Knockout drops and he would not
trust himself TO run up against a Republican
game"
Among the other qualities which have endeared
Mr. Depew 10 the crowds as he went along Is
the self-sacrifcing spirit which he has shown.
Not once did he attempt to enforce his own
opinion in any matter. If ii was desired that he
should leave the car In order to make his speech