New-York tribune., 1906-10-04
could no. separate our interest. If W. tried We

desire TO preserve the opportunities LOT inul-
oustry and Integrity We desire TO protect our
government. with its guarantees OF life hoery
by any person or combination OF persons TO pro-
mote a selfish interest at the expense OF the
other members OF the community. we oesife ~
enforce the laws have and 10 enact such ao,
xaitional laws as may be required TO secure equal
privileges and opportunities ana TO prevent any
one person or class OF persons troim peiis las @
the victim OF oppression. We believe IN open
discussion and responsible criticism But elror,s
10 make discomfort serve self-intereeI 70 cIeaIe
2 class hatred, 10 distort the gooo aho 70 sAas s
Cerate the evil are subversive or our free inst'-
tutions and tend TO anarchy
We make our appeal 10 the common sense OF
express itself decisively IN great Crisis. we
are pledged to achieve reforms in the american
manner ia accordance with the genius OF our
institutions and with love Of truth ana even
handed justice. ,-
II is IN this spirit and with these pleoses Aiohe
that I accept the nomination
Mr. Hughes and the other candidates stood at
tha end Of long assembly hall or the second
roor of the Republican Club. Behind them was
q huge clurnp OF palms, the only attempt at
decoration out OF the ordinary. State Chsir-
man Woodruff was at the END Of the line Az
his right Mr.. Hughes. Next TO the csiioi-
date for Governor stood Lieutenant Governor
Bruce. and IN order 10 his right were John B.
o'Brien, Secretary OF State; Attorney Generai
Mayer, Merton Z. Lewis. candidate for State
Controller. and Henry A Van Alstyne. State
Engineer.
MR. ARMSTRONG NOTIFIES CANDIDATES.
Facing them was Senator Armstrong. chair
man OF the convention which had named them
as the choice OF the Republican party. In few
simple words he told them Of that fact and
poirHed out the confidence which their fellow
Republicans had in them. he said:
Gentleman: Ths Republican party at its con-
vention held at Saratoga last week appointed
OF their nomination. and we have met you here
accordingly for that purpose The delegates at
that convention We're unanimous in their
preston OF confidence in your worth, IN your
fitness and in your ability for the several posi-
lions TO which you are nominated The conven-
zion adopted platform which was made not
only 10 get into office upon, but 10 stand upon
noenty expects OF you that you will live up TO
the best traditions OF the administrations which
have preceded and viii carry the standards of
good government 10 an even higher plane than
they have yet attained The nominations come
TO you without other obligation or condition than
that, and it expects of you that you will give 10
the performance Of your several duties your very
best abilities in order that IT may be an eff
cient administration, satisfactory TO the people
and creditabe TO yourselves and the party.
The committee performs fits duty with very
great pleasure, especially because since your
nomination there have come from many sources
such signs OF popular approval that your cleo
ton is foreordained II viii be proud TO see You
elected.
Back OF you IN this campaign and back OF
the administration into which IL confidently
poets you Will be inaugurated you will fnd an
organization united and coherent, which Will
give 20 you in this campaign every assistance
which II Is proper for You 10 have. 10 you, Mr..
Hughes and your colleagues, the support which
You entitled to in every Just measure for the
benefit OF the people Of this state.
am proud Of the opportunity chairman OF
that committee 20 formally notify you OF your
nomination.
State Chairman Woodruff gave a dinner et
the club for the candidates before the notifca-
ton ceremony. There were present the officers
OF the New York and Kings County organizs-
tons and a few specially chosen guests At the
table with the host and Mr.. Hughes sat ex-
Governor oden, Ex-Governor Black. Herbert
Parsons, Nicholas Murray Butler president OF
Columbia University; General Tremaine, presi-
Dent OF the Republican Club: Lieutenant GOV
ernor Bruce and Senator Lewis. The dinner
was over little after 8 D. m. and the candi-
Gates fled down stairs for the ceremony
Before them stretched a sea OF faces-f1ye hum
nred eager militant Republicans intent on
catching every word OF the man who WAS n
typtfy the Republican party in the hardest state
Eight IN years They thronged round the candi-
dates pressing closer and closer. until those IN
the tront rank had 10 wave back those who
We're STRIVING to get nearer 10 the seeaker And
then came the inevitable photographs Mr.
Hughes smiled as he was lined I'D and posed
before a veritable battery Of six cameras, but
appeared somewhat relieved when Il was all
over.
APPLAUSE GREETs SPEECH.
Mr. Hughes was IN good voice. and his claar
tones sounded TO the furthest corners oe ,ha
big hall Every man there among his auditors
was straining forward. Mods of approval and
outbursts of applause greeted his references n
the record Of President Roosevelt and the teo-
eral goVernment-'a record Of notable chieva
ment, in striking contrast 20 the noisy pretsn-
sions OF the hour"
AS ne told how. under the state admintstrz-
sion, the lighting monopoly had bean ourh,h NJ,
The oO-oent gas law, corporation campaign con.
tributions prohibited and lobbying penaliz.6
the life insurance companies "purged OF THAR
abuses" and the public conscience ou.caenst. ."
he threw himself heart and soul into his work
ano carried his auditors with him Round on
round Of applause came when he declared that
uhs was due IN great part 10 the loyal effort
ana cordial support OF Governor Higgins
Then he got down to the vital issue-decent
government" ana began 20 fay the political
posses. Fervenuy he promised, with the mani
fest approval OF his hearers. that no individual
or special interest should be permitted 70 dc
tate his policy. He declared that he would
foster Just legislation and stamp out strike"
bills And then he took up the Hearst campaign
ana It's Buffalo convention. ridieullng IL, casti-
eating IT, punoturlng its morals and methods
and exeoriating merelessly the moving spirit of
II all, though never by name AfiIitantly. en-
Enthusiastically. he denounced Il as tending 70
anarchy; then IN marked contrast with thar hs
made his own sane. conservative promises to
accomplish all that the Hearst boomers were
preaching hatulently.
And when he had finished one of his enthu-
siastic hearers shouted Justify: