The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-20

schenectady, SchOnAfte, DelaWare ana
Otsego, making a total Of twenty-five
which he has covered since the campaign
began. One Of the most notable features OF
the days trip was the warm reception
which the candidate got in the rock ribbed
Democratic stronghold Of Schoharie. This
is the one upstate rural county where
the principles OF the Democracy are sup
posed to be imbedded in the soil, IL was
the only upstate county which stood for
Bryan in his two campaigns, and il ia the
county which furnished the Republican
party with good fighting material in the
1900 struggle when the citizens Of one OF its
towns stoned senator Chauncey NJ. Depew
and forced him to fee for refuge 10 his
train. The same town, Cobleskill, which
greeted the Republican spellbinders with
hostility back in 1900. turned out at the
station four hundred strong to-day 70
cheer Charles +. Hughes.
At other stcVs in Schoharie there was a
considerable display Of enthusiasm, and
Horace G.. Tenant, State committeeman for
that county. VINO boarded tire Hughes train,
gave il as his opinion that the normal Demo-
cratic majority of Schoharie would be cut
by several hundred in the coming election.
He assured the candidate hat old line
Democrats in all parts Of the county who
had sw allowed Bryan were refusing to stand
for Hearst.
In the two Republican countNs OF Della
ware and Otsego the candidate got a rous-
ing welcome. He had lived in Delhi, Della
ware county. for several years az q school
teacher, and his speech there was de-
livered before an audience which knew,
as a matter Of town history. his early
struggles as an instructor in Latin and
Greek and as a law student in the Office
of the late Judge Gleason, father OF the
present secretary Of the Republican state
committee. This circumstance, together
with the fact that Mr.. Hughes's running
mate. NJ. Linn Bruce, was born in Andes,
only a few miles from Delhi. operated to
make Delhi Hearst Democrats scarcer
than hens teeth to-day. In the evening
Mr.. Hughes spoke before an enthusiastic
audience in Oneonta.
MIR. Hughes and his party started out
from Albany in a special car on the Della
ware and Hudson road at 73) o'clock in
the morning The first stop was at Delan-
son, Schenectady county. A public school
teachers institute was in session there,
and the schoolmarms were out in full force
to look the candidate over. In all there
we're about two hundred people at the
station. Mr.. Hughes Acknowledged the
greeting of the crowd in a few words and
invited them all up to shake hands. The
school teachers gave him the C~hautsuqua
salute a. the train was pulling out.
The boom Of cannon greeted the can
didate as the train came to a stsndstill at
Cobleskill. and this was followed a second
la..- - N v,t1hf- chaAr Mr. Hughes in
this Democratic stronghold. emphasized
the non-partisan character Of the present
campaign. 1t was a fight for decent citizen
ship and he welcomed the support Of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike, regardless o.
partv lines. When the candidate alighted
to give the Schoharie men a chance to shake
hands the rush was so great that he wa
swept awav from the car and his secretary
had 70 GO to his assistance. The train
pulled out amid the booming Of cannon
and a msty chorus Of cheers.
MIR. Hughes stopped at several small
places bet ween Cobleskill and Oneonta,
but only for a minute or two. At the latter
place his special car was switched over to
the Ulster and Delaware road. he was
Joined at Oneonta by G.. W, Fairchild, the
Republican candidate for Congress in the
TYenty-fourth district. and by f.. K. Ford,
chairman of the Otsego Republican county
committee. MIR. Ford assured the candidate
that Otsego will roll up a majority for the
Republican candidate considerably IN ex-
oess Of the normal figures.
The Hughes train arrived al BloomvIIle,
Della ware county. at about II O'Clock. There
half a dozen carriages were waiting and In
them the Hughes party started on an eight
mile drive down the Delaware Valley to
Delhi. Bloomville il a mere hamlet. but
all the folks were Interested and piled out
TO see a real live candidate pass through.
All the local politicians congregated on W.
OdelIs grocery store VGrandG which
was placarded with advertisements whIch
read:
Smoke tie Tom Plat five cent cigar
Al the farmers along the eight mile route
were on the lookout for the candidate and
some Of them had their trim, prosperous
looking places decorated with flags. The
day was clear and balmy and the mountains
on both sides Of the valley were glorious
in their autumn hues. The candidate was
enthusiastic over the drive and said that
il had lone him more good than a weeks
by the prPsident OF the town, ;. X. Adee,
and a committee Of citizens.
Almost the first thing the candidate did
was 10 make a round Of the town and take
in some Of the chief piiaces which appealed
to his memory. He visited the old Judge
Gleason dice, where he had opened his
first law book and got his first fee. He
vent out to the old Delhi Academy and
visited the quarters IN the dormltory
where he had lived and also the classroom
where he had taught.
The mass meeting was held in the opera
house at 3 O'Clock. Ii was preceded by a
parade. About 900 people, all the hall
would hold, turned ont at the rally. Prof.
O. W. Wood OF the Delhi Academy presided.
Prof. Wood said that Delaware county had
a candidate OF its own for Governor, ono OF
her own Sons. NJ. Linn Bruce. but they
realized finally that they had an adopted
Delaware boy who was better fitted for the
present emergency. Mr.. Hughes's speech
was received with frequent applause. He
said in part;
Mn. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
Twenty-Five years ago last month a slender
youth came 10 Delhi to make his hrst essay
in the busy world. II was in Judge GleasOn's
ONCE that opened my first law book. I
spent my Saturdays in rambling about
these beautiful valleys. Many changes have
come. Those whom | knew and revered
twenty-five years ago, many Of them have
passed away. But the heart is ever young.
and II am elected Governor Of this State
il will be with the same ambition and with
the SANE purpose that ] entered upon my
work in Delaware Academy. Applause.
10 is not necessary to come back TO Delhi
TO weave the old charms, for my whole life