The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-29
TAMMANY CHEERS HERRICK.
TURNOUT or TIE BRAVES TO
HEAR THE CANDIDATE.
Pays q Tribute to Higgins Personally.
but n Odeil Didn't Name Him Who Did"
Pledge OF Honesty In Canal Work
--OtSulli>pn and TOwne Also Talk.

D.saQy herrlct, lltlzeiS can oieate ioi
Governor, got rousing reception from
Tammany Hnl last night when he spoke
at a ratification meeting of the Wigwam
In Grand Central Palace. The place was
packed, and the crowd whooped it up for
Herriclt in the good old-fas hioned Tam
many way from the time he nppea red until
he left in a hurry to get to The Bronx,
where he was also scheduled to speak.
The candidate had just returned from
tour Of the State, and the word which
he brought to the Tammany braves was
that not in ten years had he seen the De-
mocrncy of the interior OF the state 80
FIRMLY united as il is in this campaign
The Judge also undertook in his speech
to correct few false impressions which had,
he said, become prevalent. He had heard
that the Republican candidate, Mr.. Hig-
gins, had declared that he had said unkind
things Of him.
This, Judge Herrick said he wanted to
deny. Hs had advised people to vote Tor
Higgins, he said, under some circum-
stances, and as to the Republican can
didate personally. he believed him to DO
a loyal, honest. generous man.
The meeting was presided over by Will
liam p Schmitt. the Bronx Park Com
missioner whom Mayor Mcclellan re-
moved recently. This circumstance was
commented on, and while some thought
that it might be taken as slight affront
to the Mayor, others declared that MOTH
ing Of the sort was intended.
Leader Murphy himself was not present.
although strong lunged delegation from
his district, the Eighteenth, occupied a
boy Pin the gallery. There were also dele
,,t-,o Ia, al
leries, while two or three hundred election
district captains sat on the platform with
the speakers. --,.-,.-.
Judge Herrick said in part:
speech OF Ju stice Rerrick.
appear to have been misreprt sented in
the public press because ! find that my
adversary complains that have said I'M
kind things of him and l think that this Is
an appropriate occasion to correct the
error and the transformation that has
evidently been brought to him. l have
said no unkind things of my adversary
THE suNs' PICTURES CITED.
There is what they call State boat.
You see a picture of it by the way in yes
terday's Sun. Lying peacefully upon the
bottom of the canal, partially tilted over
be used and has not been except that it
gives the excuse for the employment OF
captain and crew OF five.
desire to say no unkind thing of Mr..
Higgins and would not, because, as under
stand, he Is an honest man. loyal man,
and generous man. AS such, as you
and understand loyalty, he must stand by
the men who made the fight for him and
who nominated him and who are making
the fight for him to-day. II elected, he
must perpetuate the power Of the machine.
and the power of the leadership in control
OF the machine. Those of you who approve
of that will vote for him, because he Is
loyal, reputable man, as ! believe:
There has been no unkindly thing said
of my adversary so far has there?
Then we have as one of the means OF dis
posing OF the. money, trihing incident
connected with these same charita BILE in
twelve of them, at salaries of 200 to 900
a year, doing nothing except drawing the
salary. Then as I.ieutena mt Governor, my
opponent is member of the Canal Board.
Lewis county, he had his attention called
to what is known is the Slack River Canal,
a stretch of some miles. 1t had not been
used for two years, no boats had passed
through; there are five lift bridges there.
with no occasion to lift them for the last
two years; but those bridges all had bridge
tenders upon the payroll Of the State.
They have some three or four locks. and
the lock tenders are there upon the payroll
of the State.
u II
a kindly man. Those WHO believe in those
exhibitions Of generosity and liberality
with the money of tie people Of the State,
which is evidenced by paying contractors
for work that Las never been done, paying
money for blasting and excavating rock
upon which corn and potatoes will grow
those people will vote for him.
Now, the contract for building this, the
law provides, shall be let by the Superin-
tendent of Public Works, The Superin-
tendent of Public Works is the gentleman
appointed by the present Governor. l
presume that he will stay there. He is
good fellow, Everybody speaks Of him
as a good fellow. ] haven't word to say
fellow is not good man to be in public
Office where he has control of the expendi-
tures Of money. His very goodness of
heart. his good fellowship. makes him
yielding and infirm OF purpose when political
friends or personal friends are to be re-
warded or perchanoo when they have to
be squeezed to be made to perform their
Well, the law provides that an estimate
and measurement shall be made by the
will determine whether the contractor has
performed his work.
Gentlemen, you know that I didn't seek
this nomination. You know that didn't
care for this nomination, but have been
honored by my party in various ways. 1t
came to me a. a summons that l did not
feel at liberty to refuse to obey.
CANAL MUST BE HONESTLY BUILT.
You here, in the city Of New York, are
greatly interested in the building of new
canal. Very largely through your votes you
caused the people Of this State to agree to
ex >end one hundred and one millions to
build a new canal. You want that ex-
penditure carefully guarded and watched,
don't YOU? You don't want that money
expended the same way the last nine mil
lions Of dollars was expended.
PLEDGE FROM THE CANDIDATE.
The Office of Governor Of the State of
New York at the present juncture is not a
pleasant one to look forward to. II chance
TO tie elected it will mean two years OF
hard disa agreeable work. If l am sue
cessful the only reward will be the con-
seriousness OF duty well done. II am not
successful. the ruin and wreck OF q reputa-
ton that have tried to conserve; but If it
b the will Of the people Of the State OF New
York that I should undertake the duty
that | have described, then, with all the
strength, all the ability that is within me,
i pledge you will do my duty to the best
OF that strer 9Th,
osuLIIvAN HITS AT BLACK.