New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18
BUFFALO FOR WKINLEY.
POPULAR FEELING REFLECTED IN A
MASS S-MEETING.
MACHINE-MADE INSTRUCTIONS THAT SIT LIGHT
LY ON THE DELEGATES OF THE XxXIID DIS
TRICT-ANTI-PLATT ORATORS TALK.
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Buffalo. April IA mass-mee,ing Of The Repub-
of the XXXIId Congress District. was held
at Fidelity Hall. tonight, under the auspices OF
the New-York Mckinley League. OF which George
+. Matthews. OF Buffalo. Is president. This dis
trct elected as delegates TO the ST. Louis. State
Committeeman John r. Hazel and John Craft.
assistant superintendent of the Western Division OF
the Erie Canal. Resolutions passed by that con-
vent.on indorsed the candidacy Of Governor Merton
The division between Mckinley and Morton men was
close at that time. The power Of the organization
prevailed the wishes Of the people. Tonight
meeting held to to demonstrate TO the delegates
how strongly the Mckinley sentiment :eally Is, SO
that they may be guided by 1t. when Governor
Morton shall cease to be candidate before the
convention 1t Is now believed that the local organ
ization will make further exertion to defeat the
Mckinley movement. It's brief alliance win MT
Platt was not at all satisfactory. He Is held ac-
countabe for the appointment OF Daniel OGrady
to be Deputy Excise Commissioner for ButaIo
Chairman George Bingham of the Republican GEN.
eral Committee. State Committeeman Hazei ana
Hurd and the other organization leaders supported
Alderman Caldwell for the appointment. Wheh MT
O'Grady's selection made KNOWN CHAIRMAN
Bingham tok off his Morton button and fnrew IL
in the cuspdor. Alderman Caldwell put MS MOT
ton button as far from him as vigorous ming
would take 1t. State Committeeman Hazel Is now
said 10 be willing to vote for Mckinley. As Cap
tain Kraft holds position under George W. Ad-
ridge. he had nothing to say. Chairman Bingham
said to-day that there was no DOUBT 'ha' ''e
people wanted Mckinley
To-night's enthusiastic Endorsement or Mckinney
by the Republicans OF the district Is MT hazei
authority TO vote for him when he shal nave ptia
70 for he Convention did not bind him in any spe-
cNc way to Morton's candidacy As an inulca.ioh in
OF the change. which the orgsnlzau mas Ifnr
W Rrendel for many years treasurer or the f'Necu-
tive Committee and starch organization man;
Senator Frank d. Pavey, OF New, ork' Pren,osra @
NcKinley's nomination on the first ballot we are
M, here said he 'tc ask the delegates from ,hls
district violate any pledges or Iri uhsn
we want them to vote for william Mch.hiey ~ m"sn zen
they leave the candidate for whom 'hey were III
Coonel L. H. Jerome said the Mckinley mee etlngs
at Utica and Albany had been largely attehheu IN
spite OF the work OF the Hackett anu p"i"e' "e"'
pc' ] Dumar former president of Big Six: OF
New-York and Georg, F.. Matthews also spohe.
,ba Delegates from the XXXIId District would have
a chance 10 use a vote for Morton at all. Morton
ia old sand he but not too old TO learn soinehns
He will probably know that ne Is ueiu ness -
the gentlemen from the district invte tne'n , sen
John f. Mllhoand, OF New-York. said that IN ths
game IL is the people against few pohtica Iot
agents The train has started ou'; ahu 'ne y 1, IN
Missouri There Is patronage In the baggaee al cn
and the bosses want It, but the engineer Won s.pp
hack MIA atform OF that train, said the speaker VII
be the boss brigand who has been ho'dihs up '"'
State for thirty years , 49,, ,,o Nor,or
Instructions pressed on the delegates from that avs
,rict were the work OF the machine bosses and re-
auested the delegates 10 vot for Mckinney.