New-York tribune., 1906-10-17

| democratic Committee. had declared he would not
vote for Hearst.
"Here's an old war veteran SAID a srizzied o'u
man srasping the candidates hand In warm
| -, .T 5o not zee now any veteran can vote
FOR Hearst who wants TO destroy our country.
Another old farmer some seVehty-hse yeaiS oi.'
was so tIckled over Mr.. Hughes that ne kept par
! ting him affectIonatey the back while ne was
/ .,, ba,d. will, the populsce. To this audi
erca Mr. Hughes said he came before them not as
| one receiving favor but responding 10 tne CELL
of the people of the state. to serve them'
There was an audience OF five hundred 10 greet
Mr. Huges at the station in Riverheao' II Is 'ho
seat of Suffolk County and the audience was coh-
nosa5 NJ all classes of citizens. from tho farmers
and mechanics to the trades people ana the ownerS
of automobiles There 5000 persons IN River
head and one man said he did not peheVe Hearse
would get 100 votes In the town. Among the wen
known Democrats there who are going to vote for
Hughes are Captain Edwin Hawkins, ex-state
Senator and Samuel Hdreth, a member OF the
Democratic County Committee.
SCRAMBLE FOR PUGHEs BUTTONS
Here as at all stops along the route. there was
a great demand for buttons of Mr.. Hughes AFTER
he had finished somebody threw handful into a
mud puddle, and the condition that the boys were
in when they got through their scramble for the
buttons was a shame. Here Mr.. Hughes spoke
again of the way in which the insurance investiga-
ton had been conducted. and the results. He
added:
You know the history or the last year. n on
know that men in high positions fell down You
know that men charged with great responsibilities
You know that great fducary obligations were
not discharged. and you know that In Just and
put it upon safe and stable foundation
The next stop at Hicksville. hours
from Riverhead. There we're about hundred
persons in the audience. including farmers and
employees of the gold plating and silver plating
shops. An old cannon pealed out welcome to the
candidate. Among the Democrats at the train was
Justice A. 7. R. Remsen. who proudly put on a
Hughes button. The speech short, and the
train started northeast the Wading River
branch for Huntington. The meeting there was
supposed TO be the principal of the day, and
Mr.. Hughes whirled away In an automobile
to the Assembly Hall in the village. mile away
from the station The hall. which holds six hun
dred persons. was not more than half full.
1t was explained that Mr.. Hughes had to COM
pete with two auctions, of them an important
land sale. which was attended by five hundred per-
sons. One Of those at the meeting DR.. James
H DonohuA, an old-line Democrat, who is going to
vote for Hughes
"a GOOD TIME TO BE ALIVE"
Here the candidate spoke of the splendid achieve
ments of President Roosevelt IN way that brought
out great cheers. He said
i've under the sad adminstration Of Theodore Rose
welt: 1t is time Of an awake awakened public con con,
real political liberty It is a time when people are
a time when people thinking less of privilege
and more Of duty.
I, Referring to Hearst Mr.. Hughes said:
When We b puts b h his ap = the top
fhe desires the credit that comes from the wide
circulation OF that paper. But when any Is
desirs the he iiabiiity The name Of the Star Com
is h he upon % 's w P one IS IS
When It comes TO display of fireworks in honor
of an election there Is a great desire for the glory
which may be the result of that indication of en-
question comes up Of who shall pay the bills for tho
uFy % % SeW York m tfS f6 must T5 ay the b il IS
some corporation like the National ASs9GaGn $ d} OF
When it Is a question whether great and i'm
pOrtant plant shall be extended and newspaper
nafion as an example of Successful journalism We
as o tSe esfs Organizer a aad d. the director
the city Of Ney York for s the pr44ectfbb0at ct tbat
Inat tne SpDeraeI1 oa ,r,e e f,T m Hnd that the
taxes paid,
Regarding his own nomination Mr.. Hughes said:
I stand before you not as the nominee Of a boss:
New York or in the United States that can come
to- to me and m say , Nov No got you 6nsteS bT ana
g0cm al e sPtt d but e k G ade that
nomination imperative.
"A LOYAL REPUBLICAN,"
I am glad to stand here as a Republican. as
loyal Republican glorylng in the good things the
glad to stand ID here @ as G Republican when the Re
publcans can march shoulder to shoulder with the
pecially glad am I as Republican to serve, not a
the party the peope Proud Of party
only as the party accomplishes the tnly true
defence of the public welfare.
From Huntington the run was made back to
FIicksvllle and to Mneola, where the Oyster Bay
branch was followed north to Glen Cove The
meeting at Mineola county seat of Nassau, was
attended by four hundred. who cheered wildly
when the candidate said Sanity and sobriety
In the majority In this country" There b
large flag fastened across the platform of the
car from which Mr. Hughes spoke, and here somo
one tried to cut off piece for souvenir. Justice
Maddox adjourned the court that those there
could hear Mr. Hughes.
LAWS FOR ENFORCEMENT ONLY
There were fully seven hundred persons in the
there and half dozen more automobiles, and
ten or twelve carriages. In his speech Mr. Hughes
said in part:
Now do not believe I'm having statutes put upon
forcement Of the law l do not believe in satisfying
grudges by prosecution. do not believe in prose-
prosecutions for the purpose of selling newspapers;
but 90 9ellete ~ Ju9t psd 6 'u,io w roi ne r
Individual corporation.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay greeted Mr.. Hughes at
Roslyn She listened to his speech and then
ioined the throng that filed by him. Il was very
much pleased to hear what You said" she told
him. The local Republican club had sent e banner
down II the station, and Autographs OF Hughes
and Bruce prominently displayed. One hand
somely dressed woman brought her baby up and
said MT. Hughes you must kiss my baby" The
request was willingly granted. and the mother
went away happy. 1t was noticeable yesterday
newspapers to the fact that Mr. Hughes had got his
first campaign KISS on MONDAY, many fond parents