New-York tribune., 1906-10-19

believe IN the divisions OF the stats HstNh6 eie
annplest opportunity to deal with those matters
which most Immediately concern them.
He also expressed his belief in the simplffica-
ton of the election law, so that the work of the
voters might be easily recorded and a dishonest
count made impossible He also gave his ideas
of the proper way to reform abuses, based on
the work done in the insurance investigation and
legislation
Colonel Baxter also made a speech. being in
troduced. much to his amusement as "the Rev.
Mr.. Baxter"
After the speaking Mr.. Hughes held an in
formal reception ana was greeted by many who
had danced him on their knee when he was a
boy Among them was n. S. McComber, who
showed the candidate book given to him by
Mr. Hughes's father when Mr.. McConber then
young man. was going to the front in 1852. 1t
was entitled "The Formation of Manly Char
acter."
THE JOURNEY FROM NEW YORK.
Mr.. Hughes and his party left the Grand Gen.
tral Station at 7:50 a. m The special Twi-
light, which he used on his first upstate trip,
was attached to the Adirondack Mountain spe-
ciaL The first stop, with the exception Of a min
ute or two at Poughkeepsie, at Albany.
There the car was cut off to be attached to a
special engine for the the Delaware
and Hudson.
Although no arrangements had been made at
Albany for a reception or speech, about one hum
dred men managed to get into the train shed
and ran over the tracks to speak to the Repub-
Iican candidate Most of them were workingmen
engineers with grimy hands, brakemen and
teamsters. A travelling in the crowd was
asked by one Of the party how he was going to
vote.
Il am a Hearst man he said but do not
vote in this state. If you ask me what L hear in
going about the state shall have to tell you it
is all for Hughes. I've got 800 to bet on him."
On the Twilight when it pulled out was
delegation from Saratoga County. including
County Judge Nash lockwood, Assemblyman
George H Whitney Sheriff F. w. Kavanaugh,
County Clerk George A. West. who is also chair
man of the Republican County Committee;
Supervisor John A Cole, ex-senator Harvey J.
Donaldson, chairman of the board of special ex-
aminers and appraisers Of the barge canal, and
John c. Duncan.
Saratoga will give majority Of 1000 for
Hughes" said Mr. West. THE normal majority
is about $500. There is no disaffection among
Republicans, and many Democrats will vote for
Hughes"
A stop of twenty minutes was made at Me-
chanicsvlle, where q crowd of six hundred
pressed around the end of the car. When Mr..
Hughes got down to shake hands he almost
roughly handled by the enthusiastic populace.
Both hands We're being used at once. and it was
fortunate that of the candidates arms was
not put out of joint. young workingman-and
the crowd was composed mostly Of worlingmen
stood with open mouth and swapping eyes
Mr.. Hughes spoke. He wore Hearst button,
but when the Hughes buttons given out he
pushed forward to get one. He took it away
with him. God bless you!" said old man,
with tears in his eyes.
GREETED AT BALLSTON SPA
There were three hundred present when Mr..
Hughes spoke from the car platform at Ballston
Spa He was greeted with extreme enthusiasm.
They scrambled over one another TO grasp tho
candidate by the hand when he got down. and
even insisted on following him onto the plat
form as the train started to pull out.
There are about eight thousand union labor
men in Glens Falls. South Glens Falls and
Sandy Hill, most of them workers in the paper
mills. Among these men there is strong anti
Hearst sentiment. THE Glens Falls Star pub
lished letter to the editor from James O'Nef,
president of the Trades Assembly, yesterday in
which Mr. O'Nen declared that the Hearst
papers use the product of a paper factory en-
ploying non-union men.
Mr.. Hughess party left Glens Falls. going
south, at 430 p. m. At 3 o'clock q crowd Of
fully one thousand men, most of them in work
ing clothes, greeted Mr.. Hughes at Sandy Hill.
They showed their sympathy for the candidate
in no uncertain fashion From there the run
was made direct to Troy.
reception committee Of several hundred met
the train when 1t reached Saratoga Springs at
10 o'clock. They escorted Mr.. Hughes, who rode
in a carriage. to the Worden House There a
crowd of not less than two thousand persons
was gathered in Broadway to listen to the can
didate as he spoke from the porch Of the hotel.
i appear before you a loyal Republican,
brought forth cheers, and another portion Of
the audience responded when he added, 'but 1
welcome the support Of every patriotic Demo-
crat" Roars of approval greeted this declara-
ton: Il have no to grind, no machine to
build up"
In Saratoga Mr.. Hughes met a number of
Democrats who pledged their support to him.
Among them was Cornelius Sheehan, whose
family once owned Congress Hall and has long
been prominent in the village He never before
voted for a Republican for any other than a
village candidate. 81 wish I could vote for
you fifty times" he said as he wrung Mr.
Hughes's hand.
Among other prominent Democrats who ara
going TO vote for Mr.. Hughes in Saratoga
county are John j. Haley, jr.. former village
attorney; Dr. n. c. Powers and Andrew 7
Booth and Thomas Kerley president and
cashier respectively of the First National Bank
or Ballston Spa; also Vassar Haight and Theo-
dore Haight, of the American Hide and Leather
Company. Street cleaners and policemen went
up TO shake Mr.. Hughes's hand. A large bou-
quet of red roses was given him as he was
taken back TO the car.
Senator Edgar T Bracket, having an impor-
tant case in court could not get to the station to
greet MI Hughes, but came up while he was
speaking, and later talked to him
The special train started at 2:15 O'Clock carrv
ing committee from Fort Edward. There Mr.
hughes spoke briefly, telling a crowd of two
hundred that their town had warm spot in his