New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-29
A V0TE-M TOUR.
SUCCESS OF
ROOSEVELT'S SPEECHES.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS AROUSED AND
FRIENDS WON WHEREVER HE
Is HEARD IN THE STATE.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuyE.I

Utica. y. Y. oct. 2s--General Apathy took
furough to-day in that part Of the state
visited by Colonel Roosevelt the Republican
candidate for Governor leave Of absence
until after Election Day viii cheerfully be
granted to him by the Republican leaders In
deed. they think that in consequence Of Colo
mel Roosevelts vigorous campaign in every part
Of the State he will go into permanent retire
ment. The Republican leaders in the Interior
OF the State say that Colonel Roosevelts
speeches have stirred them into taking active
measures to elect the candida'es Of the Re-
publican party this fall. and 1t Is plain th64
they seeking 10 surpass one another iA
the proportion Of the Republican vote they
will bring TO the polls
Colonel Roosevelt addressed the voters to-day
in the cities Of Os%ego. Watertown. Rome and
Utica. and also voters in smaller towns or
Oswego. jefferson and oneida counties. In the
cities mentioned the crowds which welcomed
him were enormous I'm size and the massmeet-
ings numbered in each case from three thou
sand to seven thousand persons. There were
five thousand persons assembled in Oswego TO
hear him. In Watertown the great square In
the centre Of the city was crowded. At Rome.
although darkness had come. three thousand
PEOPLE gathered at the station TO listen TO his
laundering when he arr, ed and vast null
titude was gathered about the station. Two
great mass-meetings were held here tonight.
It Is not surprising IN view If these grand
demonstrations. that Justice Van WycS has sent
word that he will Immediately return To the in
terror Of the STATE and will make his first speech
in Utica on Monday night. To-days occur
rences made evident the gratifying fact that the
Republicans Of Central and Northern New-York
are awake to the importance of thu contest. and
intend 20 support Colonel Roosevelt and all the
other Republican candidates with great hearth
/ ness Nevertheless Colonel Roosevelt Is not
/ disposed 10 encourage overconhdence. on sew
eral occasions to-day he warned his hearers that
/ the gigantic Democratic vote I'm the Greater
/ Now-York district must be- Offset 10y a tremen'
dous Republican vote in the Interior of the
State.
"Our opronents" be said RdchnHd. In os-
wego County. ARE relying solely upon one hope.
/ They are making the boast that Tho Republican
country vote viii stay at home. They know
they cannot win if the entire rural Republican
vote is cast and they hope that you who lve
some distance from the polls will fail 10 do your
duty and will stay at home. Look T. Il that you
falsfy their hopes
Colonel Roosevelt to-day met a large number
| OF his follow-volunteers AZ Oswego and al other
! places. and was welcomed by them with great
| enthusiasm Party leaders informed him that
! large proportion Of the "irs-voter' class IN
tended to vote for him.
John c. Davies the Republican candidate Tor
! Attorney General lives at Camden, In oneida
! County A fine reception was given there I'd
| Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon. MI Davies
| is popular in the county ard his numerous
friends will bring up to high figure the Kepuo-
/ lican vote II Oneida.