New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
:cT1NLEY LEAGUE PROGRESS
,v WITH PRESIDENT MATTHEW'S
opcaNIZATION WILL DO-sPEAKER
VIZ REED STRONGLY FAVORED FOR VICE



PRESIDENT.
coo-ga f. Matthews of the Mckinley
Pres, iris State. has been up at the mead
LSAsue' {, East Twenty-second-st.. Tor several
quarters !" with the chairman and members
&ys "organization Committee winch IS 'ne o'eo''
Of the o'e - the great organization. He went 10
Ing BODY U lgh, 10 speak at a mass-meet.ng in
Kngs'o" ~ Mr. Rohlfs. .he Buffalo orator. who
sonpany en- lively for Mr. Platt in Owego last
made nnsore taking the train MI Matthew's was
week. he thought of the Plat organization IN
,sked Nha' ~
DIS city % mo" he replied that you must
III So examination in New-York CITY unless
n'e ore voluntarily gives up the ghos' oeiore
The on OF July. You have nothing IN 'he shape
re -Four w., rartv machinery that is worthy OF
Q. Repuoi'1~'. ~ an honest man. Fraud. my
he CON, ,,s teu me- inva.idates everything, ana
ssyef ,as orranzation here is simply organized
,,ar so-'a-''
rsud ,,.,.o tho PIatt organization here and
DO w. tho state can he depended on to con-
'nn National campaign honestly!
y ~" tns, said what think of the organization
nave .os, of the state there are all kinds
formations Some OF them are hoies' so"'' y.
a"e" 10 made honest and some OF them are III
hsn coz 49,. suici L. Outside of New-Nork CITY
NI h' bouever that with the assistance OF the
psr League there Wi. be party machinery
N'N".s and willing TO carry out the wishes Oh '"e
repe tho conduct of McKin'ey's canvass nut
r0p', that | say with the assistance OF the
coh - League ] should very much DOUBT your
N'n ."n the sort Of campaign that the Na"o"
seu"e ,rh,f,yy expect from New-iork uness You
Huo sss,stance OF the Mckinley League
hal INV mink Mr. Platt's record is such as TO en-
~ W. have the most abiding faith in his pro-
ape ~ ~ sincerity toward Mckinney AFTER Inc
,omlnaton? .,,s, Mr. Plat NV
49, 1evett in Buffalo. and myself. are the
"'e"- ,ha, know 10 whom he has never heu III
ens " rnfortunately we are the only men tha'
p.""s urho have never exchanged words WI" '''
iA' "S~ and soon TO be eN-boss
can understand tina, Warner Miller is "orK'ne
~ ',.v u.,,h the Mckinley League?
IN stsar,ani from his friends that Warner Miller
hing am no mind-reader and can give nc
So. an a matter Of sympathy | have always
9p .'. .be name OF Warner Miller associated with
S ord sympathy | don't know whether IL was
-. .ymna,hv # mis- friends for him, or OF MIN io'
s..W ar Of himself for his friends whom have
,...-gy found in some uncomfor'aoie poS"'o"
49,, 10, IN the Pla;t camp
ag,s Is the League movement going forward
avYhout the State?
~rbs League movement is making such RAPID
,,,,sss and in so many directions In the state
~, for the last week have not been able to Keep
- 9Th tho rerords Four or five days ago We had
EARRING majority Of the Republicans in Erie
ror,,v enrolled and ! left our Western secretary
I, Ru~alo almost up 10 his ears in country mall
rbs only disagreeable feature connected with our
v,k in Buffalo is that we have calls for meetings
and buttons and literature from sixteen or seven
,san different directions one time, ana II We had
only time enough we could have meeting In every
place in the State almost good as the one in tina,
Town I'd in TiOgd County. when the Court OF AP-
rsals OF the State Of NewYork finally decided was
the Official residence of T. c. Plat. Ihey tel me
I'D there that no hall was big enough to nold me
psople and IL was unsafe for them 10 speak Wlth-
cu turning the lights out for fear the JOY deplcteu
on their countenances would be afterward treasurer
up against them ,,,,,,. 1870.
business 7sith the lea thatit would be quiet bank
director stye o; institution similar 10 some othcr =
with which anti-Platt men have been connected
and that l could attend 10 ii every wednesday
came associated with IL We have all been workns
nights SUNDAYS and every week day. trying 70 Keep
I'd with the demand upon us from the people for in.
slructions TO how best 10 carry out the aims OF
the League WI. p..,
Whom do you want nominated ior 'ice-fFesi-
~ have onlv one choice for Vice-President. and
tina, is Thomas 3. Reed. OF Maine. ! believe that
there is no serious opposition TO that nomination In
any quarter The only opposition that hear even
hin,ed at is the opposition OF Mr.. Reed himself:
Now a. my friend. Whitelaw Red. says and
was delighted 70 hear him put the case so con-
cisely. there duties connected with pubic ser
vice. and unless you read the history of the Repub.
duty, ana you can't make me believe that when
the Republicans OF the country unanimous on
any question Thomas p Reed will be found in the
hopeless minority Of one"