New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
THE M'KINLEY LEAGUE.
INCREASING RAPIDLY IN STRENGTH.
,,,ycHEs BEING FORMED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE.

-, League will number no less than loo,OoO
~" ~ Jealous and wide-awake Republicans.
g.. organized in Cooper Union March %. and
',.novgh IL will not be two weeks old tonight
'..-e Is scarcely county in the State in which
'n' ,o,eus of an organization does not exist In
- counties almost every election precinct is
s som, The work appears TO be spontaneous
49, who have taken no part in politics for
N." arc its most earnest supporters. They
!e" N labor for McKinley's domination until
p'O, ,s insured. and then go to work for his
election. -. .,o oc,oor.
''..oa At Cooper Union. together with the Com
IN organization. also then named George
nv, w.,,hews. of Buffalo. is the president. The
l. ..,,ion Committee consists Of John f.
ore' '~.nd chairman: William Brookfeld. State
a'"'.~ Payev. Charles A. Mo- ore. Of Brooklyn;
sena'u Onpenheimer General Samuel Thomas
Dc = rcan. William c. Warren. Editor of
.'r.. preo1o Corlmercial"; Henry c. Percy, L.
, conan Rudolph Bremen. Colonel Lowell H.
-a.oroo Adelbert II. Steele. John +. Montignani.
~ Albany. and L. NJ. Cravath. jr.
49, her officers are a. II. Steele. treasurer;
= Csru corresponding secretary; George j.
,Trr-av financial secretary; Victor X. McEl-
horsv recording secretary. and T. St John
cac,a, the young lrish-American leader. read
Ing secretary
usadouarters have been secured by the League
q, No % East Twenty-second-st. and here a
earns Of clerks and workers are buslly engaged
night and day pushing the work OF organiza-
zion throughout this and the other fifty-nine
counties Of the State.
On Thursday night a conference was held az
HEADQUARTERS 10 complete the organization in
this county. II was attended by representatives
from all the Assembly districts A committee
on mass-meetngs was appointed. consisting OF
Mr. Steele. OF the XXIIId District. chairman:
Mr. Eagan. Of the XXIId District; Mr.. Reuhl. Of
the With District; Mr.. Healy, Of the lst Dis
trict and Mr. Robertson. Of the XXNlNth Dis
trict.
7, was decided 10 60 on with the series Of Nc
Kjnley ass-meetlngs begun in Cooper Union, and
on Wednesday evening the next meeting will be
held on the East Side. at the rooms OF the
Republican Club Of the With District. No 81
Forsvth-st This will be followed by another
meeting Of the colored Republicans Of the city,
on Friday night. at Central Hall. West Thirty
second-st Another will be on the week follow
.rg on the West Side, Vendors Assembly
Rooms. and then will come the great demonstra-
ton at Grand Central Palace. in Lexington-ave'
where the state Convention held. This
demons rQfiON VIII take pace OH inc tN'Ai-'o
Of the conference Of Mckinley leaders from all
parts Of the State which will be held here our
ing the latter part Of the month.
While these local meetings are going on. mass
meetings are also being arranged for Albany,
Utica Rochester. Buffalo. BIng-
hamton. Lockport. and all the other chief points
OF the State. one was held in Auburn last week.
Preparations are also being made to send a
e hundred representa-
tives Of the League TO ST. Louis. in two special
trains. one on the Pennsylvania Railroad and
one on the Central Mr. Matthews. the president
OF the League IS Pushing the work in the east
ern counties and throughout the Mohawk Valley.
He was al headquarter- IN Friday and expressed
great satisfaction at the progress OF the work.
THE work in Erie County, he said. In dis
russing the matter. is all done. The only ques-
lion now Is how much standing room there is
yoing to be. You understand that Mr.. warren
Il The Commercial the gentleman whom Mr.
platt esteemed highly that he tried 10 BUY
him with the electorship-at-large. which had
been promised to Mr. Butler OF The News is
vice president Of the League in the With Jul
sicial district. The With District includes Erie,
-hautauol Ia, Cattaraugus Orleans, Niagara.
Ger esae anegany and Wyoming He Is Mckin-
ey man frst last and all the time. w l.. Marcy
will be our member of the Executive Committee
rom Erie County. He is a Mckinley alternate
81 ST. Louis. and IT was he who, with my fel-
ow-delegate, Mr. Dudley. did the organizing
and active work in our little fve-day campaign
In the XXXIIId District against Plat No man
stands higher ir law, business or decent poll
tics al our end Of the State than Mr.. Marcy,
and his name insures that there will be no loose
ends in our business. We shall take repre-
IL 70 headed
Mayor Jewett.
From what have been able to and hear
IN the few hours l have spent IN New-York.
everything Is going all right. The workers at
headquarters are energetic. and are getting the!r
work in better shape every day. That thunder
Gap In the State Convention on the Path Of last
month has evidently cleared the political atmos-
pierre and there Is no longer the muggy feeling
which noticed a couple OF weeks ago. don't
believe you will another State Conven-
ton in New-York City mistaken by the chair
man and the police for 4 Morton ratihcation
meeting"
Mr.. Matthew's expressions OF confidence and
satisfaction are shared by the friends Of Mr..
Mckinley throughout the State. From the pile
OF correspondence. received at headquarters. Sec
rotary CARL read a few selections yesterday, as
ne Ne, expressed IT. to give fair idea OF the NC
hlnley current throughout the state
, John II. Clark. Of LOckpOrt who came near
beating T. E Ellsworth for State Senator last
fall writes:
We had a rousing meeting las, night at Niagara
rams. where have recently organized cIuD.
we nope TO thoroughly organize the anti-machne
are held.
Cnares w Kimba OF Penn Yam sent yes
serday list Of hfty-seven members OF the
Mch!niey Club, Of Yates County.
r. W: Cook. OF Sing Sing says they are form
Ing Mckinley club there
John W. Stevenson. OF Fulton. y. Y, says:
we have formed Mckinley club here. have 100
.eines, secured sixty m TWO hours, ana expect 10
have 200 by next Tuesday
H. NJ Whitbeck. treasurer OF the Republican
League. Lockport. writes
our Republican League many weeks ago came
vuI ~ lavcr Of Mckinley. because we believe IN
.'Iui We believe that he best represents the party
pocy' protection, and everything that is American
"A letter from John +. Andrews. OF the FIRST
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