New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
ERIE COUNTY'S WELCOME.
BIG DEMONSTRATION AT BUFFALO FOR
THE GOVERNOR.
OVERWHELMING REPUBLICAN MAJoRITIEs
INDICATED ALL THROUGH WEST
ERN NEW-YORK
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

Governor Roosevelt and the other National and
State candidates Of the Republican party, and
far surpassed in magnitude the demonstration
OF the Democratic party in behalf of Mr..
Bryan when he here October 20.
Thousands Of Republicans from Erie County and
its surrounding counties visited the city for the
purpose Of being present at some one of the
three big mass meetings which addressed
by Governor Roosevelt,
The population of this city and others in
Western NewYork. well as OF several large
villages, witnessed a resolute effort by Governor
Roosevelt and other Republican leaders to-day
to increase still further the tremendous Repub
lican vote which will evidently be cast in this
part of the State. Mr.. Croker may succeed in
obtaining a plurality in New-York City for
William ]. Bryan but the Republican leaders
resolved that it shall be overwhelmed five
fold in the counties north of the Harlem River
by the vote for William Mckinley. AS else
where In the State, the Democratic party here is
demoralized and it's leaders discouraged.
Their hope rests in reported declaration
of the leaders Of Tammany Hall that they would
have money to expend on Election Day. which
is interpreted as an indirect pledge Of campaign
funds from New-York.
Governor Roosevelt departed from Rochester
at $50 o'clock this morning In his special train.
He was met at the station in Rochester by
George E. Matthews, Editor of "The Buffalo
Express" II.
representatives that appeared of committee
Of one hundred prominent Republicans of Buff
falo that had been appointed to meet the Gov
ernor and escort him to the city. Subsequently
at Iockport the other members of this COM
mittee boarded the train. In its ranks were
William c. Warren, Editor OF THE Buffalo Com
mercial": Erastus C. Knight. OF Buffalo the
Republican candidate for State Controller; Con-
gressman D. s. Alexander, ex-Congressman r
B. Mahany who Is once more the Republican
candidate for Congress in his old district; the
! three Republican candidates for State Senators,
| George A. Davis. present Senator; Assemblyman
Hill and Assemblyman Metzler; John y.
scatcherd George Urban, ex-senator Simon
seibert, ex-senator Charles Lamy. Postmaster
Dorr Osslan Bedeu Charles Feltman. George
| D. Emerson, William L. Marcy. U. H. Clark and
Henry ". sprague.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
The members Of the Buffalo delegation were
| of the opinion that Erie County might give Nc
| Kinlev and Roosevelt 10000 plurality, pros
nerous was the appearance of Republican affairs
| in that county. One Of the reasons ror thlS
| strength Of the Republican party in the county
/ this year is the nomn alton of Mr.. Knight for
State Controller He was elected Controller Of
Buffalo three years ago y large majority,
when other Republican candidates were defeat
| I'd It was then made clear that he was so high
| lv esteemed in Buffalo that he had personal
strength beyond\ that of his party. nor has his
strength with the people diminished In the last
| three years On the other hand, it was stated
by the Buffalo committee that the alliance made
| by Norman z, Mack of Buffalo. member OF the
| Democratic National Committee, with Richard
| Croker and Tammany Hall had led thousands
| of Democrats to abandon their party and sup
port the candidates of the Republican party
OtI
consisting of Senator Ellsworth. John C. Mer-
ritt postmaster of Washington; Richard Crow
| ley, John E Pound Theodore A. Poole. Peter A
Porter James Low and Assem- hyulan Darrison.
| also met Governor Roosevelt at Rochester. and
| accompanied him to Niagara Fal These Re
publicans reported to Governor Roosevelt that
Niagara County would give the Republican Ma
tional and State tickets large puralities
The Governors special train ran to-day from
| Rochester to Buffalo by way OF the northern
| branch OF the New-York Central Meetings
were held at the villages of Brockport. Holly.
| Albion and Medina. and the cities Of Lockport,
Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda- All of
| these were addressed by the Governor. The
| villages between Rochester and Lockport nearly
| all have large stone quarries situated near
! them which employ hundreds Of quarrymen.
| The Governor in his addresses in these places
| therefore dweIt on questions especially inter
| [
! repeatedly to Mr.. Bryan's attempt to array
| class against class and denounced II as an ui-
| American appeal
Finally late this afternoon. the Governor ar
| rived here and received most cordial wei
| come by the citizens of the city as he was being
| escorted by mounted escort from the New
| York Central Depot along the chief streets OF
| the city to the Iroquois Hotel The Governor a
little later took drive through the chief streets
| of Buffalo.
| Early this evening the Governor was escorted
| from the Iroquos Hotel to the Broadway Mar
| ket at Broadway and Fillmore-ave. on the
| east side OF Buffalo, where the largest proper
| ton CT the workingmen of Buffalo live here ne
| made a political address to thousands or persons
| From the Broadway Market he Went 10 81;
| Stephens Hail. on the west side or Bu[IaIo' ana
| made a second speech Finally at $3.50 O'Clock,
| he arrived at the hig City Convention Hail. ana
addressed 10000 persons. who had assembled
| there to hear him.
| BRYANISM A DANGER
The Roosevelt special train upon leaving
| Rochester this morning was first stopped at
| Brockport This village is within the Senate
| District of Senator w. W. Armstrong or Monroe
County and the Democratic leaders are attempt
| ing to defeat him. since the dlstrlct Is GIose
| one Governor Roosevelt made an almost direct
! appeaI to the voters to come to Senator Arm
strong's rescue, by saying Il appear 70 YOU, iIS
! hearers, to support most ea.mestly t f Ste+a Ma
tional and Legislative positions. fresIuelII -.
| Kinley and Benjamin B. Oden Jr, shouId De
supported by Republican congress anu - Iet
! Mr. Bryan's principles and the present Bryan
! ized Democracy continue forrnldaole uaI ~
American political life. l appeal to you not nv
" TO beat it. but TO stamp it under root so that
similar appeal Will ever be mace IN our tlltie9'
| because while afford to diner on ques-
tions OF policy. we cannot afrord as goou AL1 .h
leans TO differ on the underlying principles the