The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
HERRICK PREPARES HIS TOUR
HE'LL MAKE A SPEECH A DAY
FROM NOW TILL ELECTION.
Has Experts At the state Accounts. but
They Have Found Such Mess It's Hard
TO Figure Out the Grocery Govern.
ment's Extravagance-SOme or II Plain

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Judge Herrick went back to Albany
last night to prepare himself for the cam
pagn tour through the State, which he
will begin next week. Before he left he
spent several hours at the headquarters
Of the Democratic State committee con-
sulting with Chairman Cord Meyer and
William s. Rode about the tour. He had
interviews also with ex-senator Edward
Murphy, Jr.; Stillson Hutchings of Washing
ton and Congressman Clayton OF Alabama.
The Judges itinerary has not yet been
completed, and until it has been the full
list of his speechmaking engagements
will not be made public. 1t has been def
nitely decided, however that he will speak
in Buffalo on Oct. IL, in Rochester on Oct.
10, and in Jamest own, Chautauqua county,
the next day. On Oct II he will come here
to speak at the mass meeting in Madison
Square Garden.
He will speak again in this city on Oct
2s at meeting in the Grand Central Palace
under Tammany auspices, and on Nov. 2
he will deliver an address at Utica. The
intervening dates will be filed up with
speeches in different parts of the State. II
his physical strength permits he will make
at least one speech a day. and 1t is his in
tention also TO confer with the campaign
leaders of the locality in every centre he
visits
Before he went to Albany last evening
Judge HerIick directed the officials Of the
State committee to send word in advance
OF his visits to the various counties, for
the local leaders to meet him at his hotel
to talk with him about the conditions in
their districts and the lines they are follow
ing in their campaign methods.
After the Justice had called on Judge
Parker yesterday morning, 1t was reported
that the purpose Of his visit was % persuade
the Democratic nominee for President to
recede from his attitude Of silence. This
report Judge Herrick denied He said
that it would have been presumptuous on
Parker to go against his personal Judgment
as to the policy he thinks wisest for him
to follow in the campaign.
In the two days in which he has been in this
city Judge Herrick has had several con-
ferences with ex-Secretary Daniel y. La
mont. Col Lamont is known to be an ex
pert political organizer and il ia under
stood that Judge Herrick will put into Use
several suggestions h obtained from Col.
Lamont for a rousing campaign.
Justice Herrick had nothing to add yes
terday to what he has already said about
his plans and the subject matter Of the
speeches he il to make. 1t was learned,
however, that his first speech will be de-
various State departments during the
Odell administration.
In his speech of acceptance Judge Herrick
said that one Of his first acts. should he be
elected, would be to open the books Of
the present government to find out how
the large appropriations made for the de-
partments were expended. Judge Herrick
has not waited for his election to find out
this information.
He has already had the book OF some of
the departments examined, but his experts
have found that the books have been so
badly kept that it is difficult. without closer
research, to secure comparative statements
of the expenses OF this administration and
t hat Of the last Democratic government
For instance, the expenses OF the lunatc
asylums have been classified in one year
under the head of lunatic asylums and in
another year under the head OF charitable
institr ions. Judge Herrick has staff
OF exp TT accountants at work unraveling
he ma ~ in the booze