Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-09
CAMPAIGN
IN NEW YORK
Root, Shaw, Cannon and Beve-
ridge to Take Up the Work
for Hughes.

NIIt w 1O1llA4 OIt. - -
HUI Root, secretary of state, members
of President Roosevelts cabinet VIII
take an active part in the New Aoih
state campaign and will address meet
ings here and up the state Ill the inter-
est of Charles Il. Hughes, the cilllul-
date for governor, and the several lte-
! publican candidates for congress. Inc
secretary will be aided by Speaker DO
seph G. Cannon, Secretary OF the
Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw and Senator
Beveridge.
Representative James s. sherman,
! chairman of the Republican congress
| sional committee, was in Washington
| comforting with President Roosevelt
| about the campaign, and it was at thls
| confab with the president that 1t was
| decided to bring Secretary Root INTO
the campaign in this state.
Mr.. Root will speak i'll Carnegie nan,
New York, during the week OF Oct. ~.
lie will be preceded by Mr.. Cannon,
who will address a New York meeting
on Oct. 10. Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Shaw
will speak at several places up the
state. Mr.. Cannon will speak at White
Plains Oct. IL and at Niagara FANS
and Batavia Oct. 20. Mr.. Shaw Will be
at New Rochelle Oct. 10, Oneonta and
kingston Oct. -, lion and Utica Oct.
20 and Buffalo Oct. "A.
Senator Beveridge will address q
meeting of the knights of Columbus in
New York on Oct. II.
If Secretary Taft can get away from
Havana he will make several speeches
in New York state on his way west.
The offer of District Attorney Je-
rome to stump for Hughes, it is said,
has been automatically declined by the
Republican state convention.
Mr.. Hughes itinerary for the week
has peer completed and announced.
He and Lieutenant Governor NJ. Linn
Bruce started the trip together, begin
ming at Yonkers and Mount Vernon
last night, going to Lyons tonight, Buf-
falo tomorrow night, Geneva Thursday
afternoon, Canandaigua Thursday
night, Penn Yam Friday afternoon.
| Seneca Falls Friday evening and Am
Stefudm SATURDAY eNeulDS.
The only other dates for Mr.. Hughes
positively fixed are Troy Oct. IS and
Elmira Oct. %.
Mr.. Hughes will travel in a special
Pullman car, which he will share with
the newspaper men and others of his
party. 1t will be Il "Dutch treat all
around, every member of the party
paying his own fare.
Timothy l.. Woodruff, chairman OF
the state committee, proclaims that he
feared oyerconfidence more than any
thing else. He does not wish the Re
publicans to believe that they have q
walkover.
William r. Hearst, candidate for gov
error on the Independence league and
Democratic tickets, began his weeks
campaigning with four addresses in
New York last night. One meeting was
held in the lower east side and three on
the west side, including an open all
meeting in Abingdon square. At each
gathering a large and enthusiastic
crowd greeted the candidate.
Thursday Mr.. Hearst will leave on
another up state trip, addressing meet
ings arranged as follows: Corning, Oct
IL; Elmira, Oct. Il; Binghamton, Oct
10; Cortland, Oct. Is; Oswego, Oct. 16
Ogdensburg, Oct. II; Plattsburg, Oct
IS; Glens Falls and Saratoga, Oct. 10
Schenectady, Oct. 20.
Mr.. Hearst will be accompanied by
Lewis ~Stuyvesant Chanler, candidate
for lieutenant governor on the same
ticket, and Arthur Brisbane. both Of
whom will speak, and many Other
prominent Democrats.
Last night Mr.. Chanler devoted hi'
attention to public corporations, which
he declared, should be controlled BY
The public to the extent ut least tina
the public, through the government
should be permitted to examine theil
books, as the books of banks are eX
amined, and the directors held crimi
nally liable for any false statements.