The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-14
HERRICK TALKS. In ROCHESTER
STRIKINGtPOPLcLAR DEMONSTRA-
TON Nv HIS HONOR.

Hail 10 Hear ard Cheer the Candidate
who Is IhpeC, ell 20 Smash Odeilism
Tho Judge Advocates Tariff Re'
vision and Denounces the Raines
Law and the Capitalization Of Power
in Odeli's folIgieai Machine in Albany.
ROCHESTER,, OCT. ls.-The people OF
Monroe county could not II they had made
definite arrangements to do 80, have made
more striking demonstrations of their sense
of civic deoency than they did tonight
In the reception they gave to Justice Her
rick. Citizens and Democratic candidate for
Governor of the Stnte of New York.
The Republican campaign committee.
after due con sultation with Uncle George
Aldridge of the Odell Republican outfit
thought that. it would be a great idea to
keep Replbl Icans away from Justice Her
rick's meeting by having a great Roose-
welt rally TO- night Not since Theodore
Roosevelt's visits to Rochester as can
didate for ce-President and for Gov
ernor has Untae George 80 laid himself out
TO catch the crowd. He succeeded in 30
far as the streets OF Rochester tonight
have been more flied with people than on
any political nj yht. in the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant But he did not succeed
In drawing away the great army OF advo-
Gates of the Citizens movement for the
smashing and the wiping Of Odellism of
the New York msp
Never in the history of the Rochester
Democracy has slbch a crowd gathered to
listen to a candidate of the Democratic
party. Never has a candidate for Gov
ernor had a more united representation
OF the substance ard worth OF Rochester
seated on the stage about him when ad
dressing a campaign speech to his fellow
citizens. Never has ameeding shown itself.
in it's responsive applause and in its quick
sympathy for any reference to the evils Of the
Odell system Of Government, to be more
In harm my with the orator OF the evening.
And then, when Justice Herrick was
through, and the Democratic spellbinders
and advocates OF the election OF Judge
Parker had their turn, thei Republican sup
porters of Herrick on the platform Of Down
with Odelhsm" rose up in shoals and went
out to 60 to the Republican meeting to
cheer for Theodore Roosevelt. Chairman
W. F. Balkan in vain promised oratorical
treats to those who would stay but the out
going crowd had not come ITO hear national
issues discussed.
The symptoms would have been laugh
able had not they been 80 significant of the
feeling against Odellism as it has been made
manifest to every travelling man, whether
he has travelled in the interest OF business
or politics, throughout the upper part OF
the State. 1t is difficult in, busy mans
day, 80 every travelling man acknowl-
edges, to find anybody who will express
any doubt of the election of Justice Herrick.
The nearest to doubt that comes from any
one is something like this:
@If only everybody didn't believe in his
heart that Odell was really CRATER Hig-
gins might have some show. But nobody
seems to think anything about Higgins;
they are all thinking Of odell. and they
only think Of Odell as a CRATER who must
be knocked out"
The report from Rochester people who
ordinarily have no interest in politics ex
Dept In the casting of their votes on election
day seems to be just about the same as
that from every other corner of the State.
The members Of the Odell outfit. under the
leadership of Uncle George Aldridge, will
vote for Higgins. but the people who Or
dinarily are satisfied to vote any ticket that
their party gives them have been stirred
out Of their indifference this year and are
shouting and arguing and working for the
election Of Herrick
Justice Herrick and Representative Har-
rison In their campaign trips through the
State have met with many prominent Re-
publican campaign organizers and agents
They have eaid to the Judge and Congress
man, with jocular politeness, that they have
no doubt as to the election of the Republi-
can ticket in the State and nation, but
speaking. privately to the reporters and to
others who travel with the citizens candi-
dates these same Republicans have ruefully
acknowledged that their only hope is in
saving Roosevelt from the anti-Odell
landslide.
Here in Rochester tonight this feeling
has been more strongly demonstrated than
anywhere else in the campaign 30 far.
The meeting was full OF it, Justice Herrick
was full Of It, and, flushed with spirit and
enthusiasm which he has kept under control
heretofore in the campaign, he broke out
with wide variations from the manuscript
copy Of the speech which, as he informed his
audience. he had furnished the newspapers
The Fitz-hugh Hall was damned to
the meeting, and there We're hundreds of
persons out in the street fighting to get in
The police closed the doors. Nothing of
the sort has happened at Democratic
the oldest politician. Mr.. Balkan, after
giving the crowd a chance to shout itself
hoarse, brought the candidate for Governor
forward and introduced him to the crowd
Women stood up and waved their hand
lserchiefs and then, unable to express their
feelings so simply, climbed on their chairs
and waved the handkerchefs some more.
Justice Herr1ck SAID:
Judge Herrick's Speech.
1t is thirteen years since have made a
political address, and / feel a sense of en-
barrassment and trepidation in now adj
dressing the people Of the State upon the
issues of this canvass
fear my Democratic friends have been
led to expect too much of me- and dread
lest they be disappointed by my failure to
fulfill their high expectations. But in the
limited time j have had at my command
to prepare myself to discuss the issues of
this canvass must do the best can, and
rely upon the charity of friends and foes
alike.
have no quarrel with the people OF this
State who have heretofore voted the Re-
publican ticket
The great mass of the voters Of both par
ties is seeking the same end-the best Gov.
eminent that can be obtained Our Re-
publican friends are entitled to the same
measure Of respect for their opinion and