New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-26

made him known throughout the country His
convention speech placed him at once in the front
rank of the orators of the Republican party. How
wide is his fame is shown by the great efforts that
have been made TO secure him for meetings all
over the State in Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Delaware. But William Leary. the
manager of his campaign has taken the position
that Mr. Quigg should not leave his district TO
speak anywhere else. and in Difference to Mr..
Leary's Judgment, the Congressman's personal
efforts have been confined from the day the can
vass opened entirely to the XIVth District
MR. QUIGGs ELOQUENCE.
As speaker Mr. Quigg u.s. above all, convincing.
His earnestness impresses itself all who hear
him. lie talks plain common-sense, and every
word strikes home There is everywhere the
greatest desire to hear him. Whether the meeting
room is little store in Eleventh-ave, a dance
hall in the Bohemian quarter, or a great assembly
hail. like Lion Park. Columbus Hall or the Alta
lanta Casino. holding 1000 or 1000 people II is
always crowded from the platform to the remotest
corner
One OF the remarkable features of Mr. Quiggs
campaign is the character of the audiences that
are attracted to his meetings His is the most
populous Congress district in the United states,
and II is sngularly representative. 1t contains not
only residential Assembly districts like the mist
XXIIId and XXXVIIlth. but also districts thickly
populated with working people employed in me
fax and silk mills tobacco factories and other IN
dustrial establishments. His speeches bring out
thoroughly cosmopolitan assemblies. The wealthy
people Of the West side TO b. found sprinkled
thckly among great crowds of factory hands,
and all seem to obtain equal satisfaction in listen
ing 10 the forcibe words of the able young Con-
gresham The interest displayed is intense, and
the enthusiasm reaches white heat
Mr.. Quigg is making repetition Of his vigorous
campaign of last January the same men are IN
charge, Mr.. Leary handling all the details of the
work. The headquarters is No. 100 Broadway, at
fba- IF n
the eastern part Of the district The fight is hottest
in the heart Of the Democratic part of the district
A large force. composed chiefly OF Democrats Is at
work in Democratic neghborhoods TO obtain for MI
Quigg the Industrial issue the same Democratic
support which he had last winter. The workngmen
are generally supporting him After his election
he obtained many changes in the Tariff bill in favor
of the Industries Of his district, and the working
people who affected advantageously by these
u changes have organized clubs 10 support him and
doing effective work among their friends
THE WILSON BILL "ONLY A STEP
Mr. Quigg's personal canvass is characterstically
vigorous. He speaks three times every night
at public meetings, explaining the character OF the
legislation last winter and summer at Washington
and the causes of it, In all his speeches he makes
the point that Democratic success means A new
raid business and industry. He quotes the
Presidents Letter to Mr. Cachings, in which Mr.
Cleveland says that he takes his place with the rank
and NE of the Democratic party who refuse 10
accept the results embodied in this bill as the
close Of the war" Mr.. Qugg also quotes from Con-
gresham Wilson'S London speech In which the
chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee SAID
that the Democratic party had gone only step
IN the direction in which they were gong
cratic Congressman from NewYork are In the ma
ture Of things impotent TO represent ocal interests
in Democratic Congress. He shows this by
long list OF their failures 10 secure the passage OF
local bills and explains them by the fact that the
Southerners in the majority and unless the
New~York follow them in their destructive
,ieie hey
These arguments repeated in all parts Of the dis
trict before audiences of working people who nave
generally supported the Democratic ticket hereto
fore. winning many votes every day Tor the
Republican cause =,
The policemen firemen and letter-carriers ore all
supporting the Republican Congressman. In obedi-
ence 10 Tammany Hall John Connolly. who was
nominated against Mr. 0uigg, opposed the police.
Albany and he was especially offensive in his Ian
euage toward them. He said in an interview that
they were mostly day laborers and that 81 70 day
was enough for them Connolly was himself
"ticket-ch0pper" on the elevated road before he be-
came Statesman" and this kind OF language from
a man of his past Ia regarded by policemen as
unnecessarily supercilious
WHERE rs DIOGENES?
Connolly is making his campaign on the A p. A.
and on the title which he achieved OF Honest
John" lie parades his asserted honesty before the
public in circulars. II he desired TO impress upon
the neople that he is the Diogenes was look
ing for He proudly recites the fact that he voted
against the 'Huckleberry' Railroad Dill apparently
forgetting that substantially all the RepuplicaI
members of the Assembly voted against II, ana
boasts as if a who voted against that Dill
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