New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-17
BUFFALO SEEKS REDRESS.
HER CITIZENS DENOUNCE SHEEHAN BE-
FORE THE JOINT CITIES COMMITTEE.

THE ADHERENTs OF THE BLUE-EYED' Sc
CURE AN oURNMENT-sTRANGE Ac
TON OF REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.
(EY TFIrGEArH - TIE TH'rrsrI
Albany, Jan. 16-Thcre was large delegation
from Buffalo here to-day before the Senate and
the Assembly Committees on Cities in support of
the bills which were intended to give back to
buffalo the home rule rights which have been
wrested from her by the preceding two Demo-
cratic Legislatures through the influence Of
William T. Shaenan These bills are five in
number tho chief one being a bill restoring to
Navor Hishop his right to appoint the Police
Commissioners Of ltat city This bill will re-
move from office three Sheehan Police Com
uissjoners and put in their places Democrat
and a Republican and Mayor Bishop.
Ar,ong the leading citizens of Buffalo who
oor,. before the committees and thus manifested
their support of the repeal bills were James A.
Roberts, the State Controller. and his deputy.
Colonel William J. Morgan Ansley Wilcox. John
~ Scatcherd, member Of the Republican State
Committee; George Urban. George n. Mat
thews. Editor of THE Buffalo Express; j. ~
Adam Franklin d. Locke, Senator Persons.
Senator Lamy. Tracy c. Becker. Daniel II. Nc
MILAN and W. II. Hotchkiss.
Ansley Wilcox. on behalf Of this influential
QeleSatlOn,
William f. Sheehan had attempted. by altering
the new and model charter of Buffalo, to gain a
most kinCly power over that city. Governor
Flowers course in signing the bills passed by.
the Democratic Legislature in Shcehans interest
was denounced in fitting terms by Mr. Wilcox.
He closed his speech by declaring that the
brigand who had robbed Buffalo OF her rights
was now seeking to defeat the passage of the re-
peal bills.
The only reply which Mr.. Sheehan's followers
made 10 the indictment Of Mr.. Wilcox was TO
read to the Committees on Cities n eulogy OF
themselves signed by the Sheehan police COM
for delay. however. and managed to persuade
the Assembly Committee or Cities to grant
them another hearing IN January 20 This de-
cison was made against the strong protest OF
five of the eight Republican members OF the
Committee on Cities. These five members were
Mr.. Fish. of Putnam; Mr.. Thornton. of Orange:
Mr.. OGrady, of Rochester: Mr.. Whitet of
Buffalo. and Mr.. Burtis, of BROOKLYN There
were three Republican members of the com
mittee Sheffield of New-York; Wells. of
with the three Democratic Assemblymen;
Keenan,. Of Rensselaer,; Davidson. of NewYork.
and Coushlin. of Erie. to give the Sheehan DEM
ocrats another hearing on the bill.
Mr. Sheffield afterward said: Il favor the re-
peal bills but / thought II would be polite to
give the Sheehan men hearing in order that
they might not complain that they were not
treated fairly" Mr.. Sheffield. however. made
q mistake. William F. Sheehan should not re-
ceive any favors from a Republican member OF
the Legislature AS for the action of Mr.. Taylor.
OF BROOKLYN and Mr. Wells. of Syracuse in vot-
Ing with the Democrats it can only he said that
their party associates ara amazed by their con-
duct Thair future course members OF the
Assembly Committee on Cities will be observed
keeny for signs Of other partnerships with the
Democrat