New-York tribune., 1898-10-26
REPUBLICANS AROUSED.
LIFE PUT INTO THE CA MPAIGN
BY ROOSEVELT,S TOUR.
ASSURANCES FROM MANY PARTS OF
WESTERN NETWORK THAT THERE
is NO APATHY-A MEMO
RABLE TOUR
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rnIBuyE.l
Buffalo. Oct PSI am very glad, indeed,
that you have made this campaign tour" said
Senator Lester II. Humphrey. OF Warsaw. Wy
oming County to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
the Republican candidate for Governor. to-day.
"for you have aroused the Republican party
from its apathy
Colonel Roosevelt expressed his qualification
over Senator Humphreys statement, and said
in reply:
Il only regret that time has prevented my
going into more counties than are on the cam
paign schedule For instance l regret not be-
ing able to visit those sturdy Republican coun-
ties. Cattaraugus and Chautauqua. here in
Western New-York
Nevertheless, Colonel Roosevelt did manage. In
company with Chauncey NJ. Depew. TO visit
to-day large part Of Western New-York and
to stir up to active campaign work thousands
OF Republican voters. lie had chats with
several hundred prominent Republican poll
ticians. and obtained valuable advice and in
formation from them on the way TO wage tho
campaign against the Democratic party. Meet
ings were addressed by him and Mr. Depew in
the counties of Steuben. Aegany. Livingston,
Wyoming and Erie. These meetings were large
in such cities as Corning, Hornelsville War
saw and Buffalo. and well attended in
such small places Addison. Canisteo. Cam
eron Canaseraga. CASTLE, Silver Springs and
Attica
The local Republican leaders brought word
that Republican wave seemed TO have swept
over the State since Colonel Roosevelt began
his tour and since Richard Croker made his at
tack on the judiciary. Mr.. Depew had the pleas
ure of observing that there had been great
revival OF industry along the Erie Railway since
of Mckinley in 1896 In Corning he dwelt upon
the fact that the great glass-cuttng industry
OF the place was again prosperous In Hornes-
vile he pointed out that the big railway shops
had all their men employed. and that railway
men all along the line Of the Erie had employ
ment.
Colonel Roosevelt also commented upon the
prosperous condition Of the workingmen in the
places visited, and appealed TO the voters 10
sustain President McKinleys Administration
and have that prosperity continued. With one
hand tied by the Spanish war; he said Pres
ident Mckinley has yet preserved the country
in prosperous condition"
Another topic touched upon by Colonel Roose-
welt was the excise question He called atten-
ton in Steuben County 10 the circumstance that
the total benefit its taxpayers derived from the
Raines Liquor Tax law $4,000 yearly.
which the Democratic party proposed to give 70
the liquor dealers. At Dalton. In Livingston
County, little further on Mr.. Depew supple
mented Colonel Roosevet's argument by saying
THE old excise law ddc't work. This present
one does II puts 100000 into the State
Treasury, and II any one supposcs that this
Rough Rider is going 10 slap S9oOooO0 upon
the backs of the farmers, mechanics and mer-
chants of the State he is miserably mistaken"
II was at Buffalo that Colonel Roosevelt had
his grandost reception, and for the sake or the
Republican party he must have oeen highly
gratiiied committee OF fifty prominent Re-
publicans, headed by James A Roberts. the
State Controller: Sherman s. Rogers and Will
lam j. Morgan, the Republican candidate for
Controller went out In a special train 10 NEE,
him at Attica Among the other members OF
this committee were John n. Scatcherd George
Urban IT, George f. Matthews +. H Butler.
William c. Warren. eX-MayOr f. B. Jewett. ex-
Senator John Laughlin. John r. Hazel. ex-Sena-
tor Henry II. Persons. Robert b. Adam, Con-
gresham d. S. Alexander. Congressman r. Is.
Mahany, Senator George A Davis. Senator ST.
mon Sebert, DistrctAttorney Kenefck. y. w.
Norton Republican candidate for Senator In one
Of the Erie County districts. and Colonel X. u
Lay.
Arriving al Bufralo. there was q picturesque
company Of Rough Riders horseback ready
70 escort Colonel Roosevelt Mr.. Depew and John
T. McDonough the Republican candidate for
Secretary OF State, from the Erie Railway sta
ton TO the IroquOis Hotel. half mile away.
| Thousands OF persons lined the sidewalks OF the
streets along the route of the procession, all ap-
parently eager to see the Republican candidate
for Governor Colonel Roosevelt's barouche as
| II passed along was the centre Of an excited
multitude. shouting his name and giving him
! cheer after cheer. Buffalo was clearly In
mood to grant 10 Colonel Roosevelt the heartest
| kind Of a welcome. and she accomplished her
purpose.
Arriving at the Iroquois Hotel, Colonel Roose-
velt owing 10 the multitude in the hotel. reached
his room with difficulty. and Mr.. Depew, who Is
exceptionally popular In Buffalo, found himself
lifted upon the office desk and compelled 10
make a political speech 10 the hotel guests.
which he did with the greatest good-nature
Four great Republican mass-meetings were
addressed by Colonel Roosevelt this evening
three on the east side OF Buffalo, where the
workingmen have their homes, and one at Music
Hall where 1900 voters were gathered 10 hear
him speak Mr. Depew delivered a brilliant po-
lltical address at Music Hall before Colonel
Roosevets arrival there.
Colonel Roosevelt was received with the great
est enthusiasm al all these meetings. and prom
inert Republicans declared afterward that his
presence ard speeches here had greatly ad'
,anced the cause of the Republican party.