The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-05
TO START HUGHES CAMPAIGN.
TO-NIGHT'S CARNEGIE HALL
MEETING THE REAL OPENING.
The Candidate VIII Also Talk 10 Columbia
students This Afternoon Praise for
His speech or Acceptance Arranging
Ip-State TOu TO Talk at Lyons.

students This Afternoon Praise for
His speech OF Acceptance Arranging
Upstate Tour TO Talk ut Lyons.
Charles f. Hughes will begin his CAM
paign on the stump to-day. Al 4 o'clock
in the afternoon he will speak before the
Columbia University Republican Club at
Earl Hall and in the evening he will appear
on the platform at the big Carnegie Hall
meeting to be held under the auspices OF
the Republican county committee. Other
speakers at the Carnegie Hall meeting will
be Lieut. Gov. Bruce and Job Hedges.
The Carnegie Hall meeting will be Mr..
Hughes's first real test as a campaign
speaker Those who heard him deliver
his carefully prepared address at the Re-
publican Club believe that he will make
a splendid impression tonight. In his
speech Of acceptance he was very careful
to follow as closely as possible the manu-
script which he had prepared, but tonight,
as in the entire campa ign, he will speak
extemporaneously.
Mr.. Hughes's speech Of acceptance was
commented upon favorably by almost every
Republican, big or little, who visited the
State committee headquarters yesterday.
The statement was made again and again
that no speech OF acceptance by a candi-
date for the Governorship in many years
had made so strong an impression. Its
lucidity and its sincerity were the chief
features which appealed TO the Republicans
Several of the upstate leaders have already
sent in a request to Chairman Woodruff
to have the speech printed in pamphlet
form for distribution among the voters in
their districts.
Mr.. Hughes visited the State committee
headquarters yesterday morning, but did
not remain long. He had a talk with Chair
man Woodruff and met several upstate
leaders, including William Barnes, Jr.. of
Albany county. Mr.. Hughes talked with
Mr.. Woodruff in regard to the plans for his
upstate tour next week. but only one addi-
tional Engagement was announced for him
and that is for Lyons, Wayne county. next
Tuesday night.
State Committeeman Belts Of hat city
made the arrangements with Chairman
Woodruff. Mr.. Belts said that he had hired
the city opera house for that night and had
made arrangements for an overflow meeting
The people up where he lives are anxious
to see and size up the candidate, Mr.. Belts
said. He had no doubt, after having listened
to the candidates speech at the Republican
Club. that Mr.. Hughes, through his presence
and personality alone, would win thousands
Of votes.
Next Monday is TO be spent by Mr.. Hughes
in Weetcheeter county, Yonkers and Mount
Vernon being the places scheduled for
speeches. IL is likely that the candidate
will return to New York on Monday night,
and leave for Lyons early the next morning.
From Lyons Mr.. Hughes will go to Buffalo
where he will speak at a big mass meeting
on Wednesday. After that his itinerary
at present is uncertain. Chairman Woodruff
wanted TO nave the candidate appear in
Olean. Gov. Higgins's home town. on Thurs
day, but satisfactory arrangements couldn't
be made for a hall.
There il a disposition among some Re
publicans TO ~criticise Mr.. Hughes's cam
paign managers for not pushing things
faster. In the opinion Of many Mr.. Hughes
ought 20 have been out on the stu mp for
almost a week now.
Mr.. Hughes was asked yesterday what
he thought of Senate Armstrong; re-
mark that national issues ought to be in
cluded in the campaign.
w are all in accord as to making the
campaign on State issues he replied.
Then he added: Il think that was made
plain in my address last night"
Mr.. Woodruff said that there il not IA
yet any demand for -spellhinders,- either
in this city or up the State. although a
speakers bureau has been organized at
headquarters and many orators have
offered their services He thou ght the
reason why demands hadn't started 10
come in was that many of the county con-
v~entions haven't been held yet.
Mr.. Hughes spent the afternoon and
evening at his home in West End avenue
comforting with friends.