New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-27
TO INVADE GAS HOUSE DISTRICT.
BUTTL1NG WILL TAKE SOME SPEAKERS
INTO DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD
OTHER MEETINGS


There are daily evidences of the hearty ana
jealous way in which Republicans in Kings County
are working TO roll up a good majority TOT NJ
Kiney and Roosevelt. Although conhden- that
they will win, yet there seems to be unanimous
desire TO make a record. The daily list of meet
ings and the enthusiasm shown at them give some
slight evidence of this. Democratic stronshoios
which have heretofore been considered inpregnaple
are being invaded
An instance in point is the trip which ex-sherif
William j. ButtlinK has laid out for tonight ne
with number of the candidates, intends to brave
the terrors of the gashouse district IN the ia
Assembly District There is place where Re
publican votes have been as scarce as shoWs'orH's
In May. Many years ago, it is said be1ore 'he
Ballot Reform went into effect when the count
was given out after election there would oe only
one or two scattering votes for the Republican
candidates Since that time all of the Republican
votes have been counted, but they have never made
much of a showing Such thing as Repubncan
meeting in this district has been unheard OF, but
Buttling Is going to have two there tonight They
will be open air meetings. and the candidates will
speak from a truck. Among the speakers Will De
i'd District: Charles J. McHale candidate for the
Senate I'm the lid District, and William n Bod1ne
candidate for Assembly in the lid District. 4 ne
first meeting will be held at Water and Bridge
SITS and the second at Plymouth-st. and hudson
Buck" Walsh, who is about the only man II
4 Rennbiican. is going to guide the little party.
He is native of the district and knows eXeryD4SSg
speakers have fair play. a., !,
An entirely different kind of meeting VIII be
held tonight in the Athen@um, Atlantlc-aVe ahn
Clinton-st when S. V. White, S. b. Ch1ttenden
Henry B. Ketcham. Henry Bristow John III az
weather is fair there viii be a big parade in the
Ist I'D and lid Assembly districts - -.
Another meeting tonight is to be held DV tne
Stuvvesant Heights Republican Club, NO. 400 MAJ
sev-st The principal address will be MADE py
Frank Moss Other speakers will be NlIlam .
Maddox, Charles r. McElwain and Albert A. Wray
there will be fireworks and band concert. -,
Next Thursday night big rally is 10 be helu
at the Park Theatre, under the auspices OF tIt
Veteran Patriotic League. Addresses are 10 ne
made by General Horatio c. King General Franz
Sigel General Isaac S. Catlin, Joseph w; Ray
General Paul Vandervoort of Nebraska. and Colo
mel Joseph E. Elwell of Buffalo. Noah Tebpetts
chairman of the Kings County organization Oh the
League. will preside. ~,
The following night Friday November ? Lieu
tenant-C.overnor Woodruff and Archie F. baxter
will speak at the Academy of Music Senator
THOMAS G Platt has consented to be present at
this meeting. This fact was TO have been KEPT d
secret until next week but leaked out yesterday
There was a mistake made yesterday III ar
nouncing that Governor Roosevelt would SPEAK III
BROOKLYN under the auspices of the German,
can Mckinley League Thursday night N9Neni-
her ! THE officers of the organization made an
effort TO get the Governor for that nlSnt; RuI
failed. Had his engagements made II possible Io'
him TO be present there was TO have peen Il meet
ing in Arion Hall the like of when mas never
baen seen in the Eastern District. Falilng IN ttlr
original Intention the Brooklyn members OF the
march to the meeting to be hello IN cooper
Union under the auspices of the German Amer
can League. the night OF November l. 1heS
expect to have one thousand men in line