New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
THE STATE TICKET.
SUGGESTION OF EDWARD 81. BUTLER
BUFFALO EDITOR, FOR SEC
OND PLACE

--.lo Aug (SpeciaD.-Senaror Fsatt's state
- Al Oyster Bay q few days ago that .'the
-.rsidates on the State ticket" meaning the Re
,,l,,sn State ticket. will not be decided upon
80, +re Republican convention meets at Saratoga
:. ssnteuber'' appears to have encouraged Re
,,J,cans in various parts OF the State 10 suggest
70 nomination Of Republicans OF eninence for
..in nlaces on the State ticket. Here in Erie
-,,+v there have been pronounced declarations
a. several days in favor Of the nomination Of Ed
- y Butler. Editor of The Buffalo News -
g. lieutenant Governor the Republican State
ticket-
NJ Butler says he might think II his duty to
.cceut the nomination if it should be rendered 70
,g,,. for The Buffalo Times printed the folIo.
,rg statement upon Wednesday afternoon:
.prbe matter Of accepting the Republican nonina-
ton for LieItenant Governor Is no. no new matter :"
said NJ s il vas 65enriond - NE n i've
ago Il is certainly nigh honor, and If it should
pr an not in any a candidate for that or
any other political place | weqd ike TO see BUT
sny idea OF being that representative myself
william c Warren Editor of The Buffalo Com
-e-cial" and the Republican leader in Erie County
had this say in another newspaper about Mr..
r3utie-s candidacy Thursday: Il shall be glad to
have Mr.. Butler nominated. and I shall be glad to
Go eli in nv power TO bring II about
M Warren was then asked this question: will
4be candidacy Of Mr.. Butter be accepted as q way
out Of the difficulties that have embarrassed the
Republican organiza ton in getting candidate on
the State ticket9"
= don't know about that" said Mr. Warren;
'.you know we do not have all TO say about that
The leaders down the State viii have say
Mayor knight IS reported as saying on the same
subject: i heartily in favor Of the nomination
Of Mr.. Butler. He is able man and thoroughly
fitted Besides he Is deserving Of great honors
from The Repuhlican party and the people"
has made MS newspaper of the chief ones of
Western NeW-1Ork- II Is also of the most
has become a wealthy man and prominent citizen
of Buffalo. He was an elector-at-large on the Re
publican IscksT IN l&Al. and presided the meeting
Of the electoral college in Albany in January 1901
u-nent commission and member Of the Buffalo
grade crossings commission. Lately he has been
exertng himself as member Of the union station
commission 20 persuade the railway compan nes that
enter Buffalo TO have union station
Mr.. Butler. II supported for the Republican nom
aation for Lieutenant Governor by the fif1y-1hree
Convention would De supported on the ground
expressly OF his being a champion of canal i'm
p-ovement projects The Erie Canal II improved,
would, in the opinion Of the canal of Buffalo.
enable people greatly 10 increase the States pros
peTiTy. The Buffalo News Mr.. Buffers news
paper. upon Thursday said this topic Of canal
Improvement:
"The canal question has been involved in preju-
dice, dealt with corruptly at times and largely
misunderstood for years in important sections OF
the State Il Is time that taken I'D patiently
forward a conclusion betting its pressing i'm
porrance- Il ought 70 be done by the Republican
party which has the ability and courage requisite
and has the position enabling IL 10 act
The time has for the canal question to into
politics. The sentiment of Erie County is IN favor
Of declaration the subject in the Republican
question that the State Of New-York has decide
st present is what she will do with her canal"