The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-24
HEARST FALSE ON 80 CENT GAS
OR he OULDHAVE NAMEDW HIT
NEY FOR JUDGE, SAYS HUGHES.
Candidate Tells FImIrR People That OpDO.
nent Was ~InSinccre Again In This Move
Days Travel Through Five COunties
' HELPS secure Republican Hopes.

Days Travel Through Five Counties
Helps secure Republican Hopes.
ELNnRA. y. Y, Oct. %. Charles E. Hughes
) ended a days tom through five counties
here tonight with q speech before $500
people in the Lyceum Theatre. The main
floor Of the building and its two big gal
leries were packed and hundreds were
turned away at the doors. MIR. Hearst
held a meeting 10 a crowded house in the
same theatre last week.
The people Of Elmira and the Republican
leaders Of this part of the state left no stone
unturned to give the Republican candidate
aroyal welcome to Chemung county. There
were more than 900 people and a brass band
at the station To meet him upon the arrival
Of his special train at ! O'Clock and a con-
tinuous racket was kept up in his honor
from then until he went to bed at the house
Of State Committeeman J. Sloat Fassett.
There we're more well known State leaders
on the platform with Mr.. Hughes at the
Elmir1 meeting than at any other rally
which the candidate has attended. Be-
sides J. Sloat Fsssett, who presided. there
wera Col George w. Dunn Of Binghamton.
Senator Horace White Of Syracuse. Senator
Owen CASSIDY Of Schuyler county and
Sherman Moreland, the majority leader
In the Assembly.
Mr.. Hughes was greeted with a roar
when he appeared on the Lyceum stage
behind state Committeeman Fassett. The
general applause had scarcely subsidized
when it became particular. Up jumped a
dozen llisty hinged graduates Of Cornell
and out rang the sharp Cornell, yell, / yell.
Cornell" Mr.. Hughes's acknowledgment
Of the greeting was the signal for another
outburst for the entire audience.
Then there was more cheering by the
Cornell contingent and some more shouting
by the rest OF the crowd, until finally a dele
cation Of students from the academy here
Joined in the noise making with variations
Of their own, when the din became almost
deafening. Mr.. Fassett in introducing Mr..
Hughes said that some Republican leaders
had objected to the candidate before he was
nominated because he was new"
He is new ," said Mr.. Fassett, and l am
glad Of it. | am envious but glad. He rs
new to that arena where politicians too
often struggle for selfish purposes. l
presume that never was any man subjected
to such pressure to deviate from the straight
path of his duty as was Charles E. Hughes
In the insurance inquiry
MI. huRneS III us cDCCCn AlAuC u . NJ
tack on Hearst for his political insincerity.
He told OF the valuable work OF which Ed
ward B. Whitney, one Of the Judiciary Nom
~inators' Candidates for the Supreme Court,
did in the gas inquiry and how he was
chiefly responsible IA counsel for Hearst in
obtaining an injunction restraining the city
government IRON carrying out certain con-
tracts with the lighting companies for pub
lie lighting.
Mr.. Hughes said in part:
my opponent has had a good deal to
cay with regard to his services to the people.
There is a test Of sincerity to which l desire
briefly to call attention. Much has been
said by my opponent in regard to the fight
for 30 cent gas in the city Of New York. .
Credit is due to the man who prepared
the way for an intelligent examination Of
lighting conditions. Now there was one
man in New York who was called upon by
Corporation Counsel Rives to make a close
study of the franchises OF our lighting COM
panies and TO ascertain to what extent
they had existing rights in the streets of the
city Of New York. That mar made q care
full examination. He was a lawyer Of ex-
perience. He was peculiarly fitted for the
task. He made a comprehensive and IL
Eliminating report.
II made a speech. which was given to
me at the time I became counse TO the gas
committee and which was OF the greatest
service in our labors. That man was Ed
ward b. Whitney OF New York. He con-
tested the Remsen gas bill on behalf OF a
citizen association. He had been active
in a variety CT good works and had done
noble public service.
I'm connection with the suit brought by
my opponent, or at his instance, to prevent
the carrying out ofcertain lighting contracts
In the city Of New York Edward B. Whitney
was called in as counsel, and to him more
than my opponent OF any n else is due
the work of obtaining the Injunction 10
which reference was made last night.
When a little while ago in the city OF New
York a committee Of lawyers met together
for the purpose Of choosing candidates for
the judiciary. nominees who should be with
out allegiance to any boss but who should
be untrammelled andfree to go on the bench
and serve the people, who were accredited
for heir skill and sound learning one of the
them was this man who had been retained
by my opponent and who was especially
conversant with public service. Mr.. Edward
b. Whitney.
But when my opponent undertakes TO
carry out the compact which gave him
the Democratic nomination and judiciary
nominees are made by Tammany Hall and
by the independence League. does Edward
r. Whitney's name appear as one OF the
nominees? No. There was one man in the
citv to whom he could ave had no possible
objection. Why didn't he take him2
Simply because he could not under his
alliance with Boss Murphy.
There il "A test OF political sincerity.
When YOU ave the trail Of a deal leading
10 the bench. you AVE one Of the most
serious aspects Of our present unfortunate
political administration
There are deals and deals. but there "
nothIng 80 reprehensible as that which
makes judicial Office the subject Of negota-
tionS between two bosses for the purpose Of
putting the men whom they desire to repre-
sent them upon the bench OF the highest
court u original Jurisdiction in the State Of
New York" Applause.
Mr., Hughes and his party left Kingston.
, where the candidate delivered two speeches
last night, early in the morning over the