The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-15
HEARST has A REST AT BATH.
SPENDS SUNDAY WITH HIS LIEU
TENANT. n. n. LYON.

Visits the sOIdIersi Home and the Davenport
Home for Orphans and Listens 70 some
Rainbow Talk About the steuben FARM
era VINO Are Going to Vote for Him
BATH, N. Y. Oct. iA-william R. Hearst
visited his friend and political lieutenant
Reuben r. Lyon here to-day. Mr.. Hearst
needed a day Oh pretty badly. His voice
was letting down, he was suffering from a
cold and he was many hours behind in
sleep. What with late night and early
morning phone calls from the insistent
Ihmsen, dreary receptions of local COM
mitteemen who never thew when to back
away. speech writing and speech making.
ths constant joiting and Jsrring in MS
private car Riva, Mr.. Hearst was a thor
oughly tired man. He left his car here with
real delight TO get rest and sleep.
With Mrs. Hearst and their son Buster
he drove to Mr.. Lyons house. in old Pultenoy
square. and remained there all day and
night, except for a few hours drive around
the beautiful old town and a visit to the
State Soldiers and Sailors Home and to
the Dav Home for Orphan Children.
A more charming day for a mental and
physical freshening could not have been
DluCkH0 ITOm IHe ChItIllNTs DCIc "db
about il the warmth Of June with the tang
Of October.
When Mr.. Hearst's train got here from
B~inghamton this morning Uncle Ambrose
Bosses busy day began. Ordinarily
Uncle Ambrose. who has driven the
town bus for going on twenty years,
most of the time with the same old
span Of grays, does a fine business il he
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To-day the angular old chaps gray whis-
kers fairly wagged with delight as he ratified
his silver change and checked up his fares.
Mr.. Lyon and other Hearst managers
had advertised the coming Of Mr.. Hearst
extensively throughout the country. There
fore the country people drove in this morn
ing to see a real live candidate for Governor
in a sure enough private car. Uncle Am
brose took them to the Lackawanna depot
and showed them the sights impartially
pointing out reporters, train stewards and
the candidates secretary as Mr.. Hearst.
1t was the big show in Bath. and the advent
of a circus could not have aroused moro
interest.
biggest crowd since Jim Blaine" said
Uncle Ambrose reminiscently.
In the aft ernoon Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst
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Home. two miles along a good straight
road arched with old elms and naples.
Blue uniformed inmates Of the home, most
of them broken down, totterin9 old fellows,
lounged along the way smoking their pipes
and gossiping g~arEulously. They we're
out in the sun drinking in the good air and
cnioying the warmth. A little further on
and conveniently near the home grounds
was the booze town Of Bath. gin mills and
beer saloons on each side of the road for a
ouart er of a mile. BooZetown is cordially
hated by the managers Of the home, and
they put the blame for it Squarely on the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
which succeeded, they say, in taking the
c~anteen away from the home.
As Mr.. Hearst entered the grounds
groups Of veterans clapped their hands.
Mr.. Lyon took him to the headquarters
building, whore the superintendent, Col.
Joeeph T.. Ewell. shook hands with him
and escorted hun and Mrs. Hearst through
the hothouses and other points OF interest
at the big home. The candidate lifted his
hat and bowed several times as the old
soldiers clapped their hands. In the centre
or the parade ground the home band gave
the usual afternoon concert. visitors we're
numerous on the grounds. and in all II was
an int eresting break in the ordinarily quiet
Mr.. Hearst learned that there are 1900
soldiers and sailors of the civil war at the
home, but that none of them can vote here,
They were disfranChised 40 far as voting
here is concerned some years ago through
the efforts largely OF the late Ira +. Daven-
port when he ran for Governor. they
voted against him. Few of the old fellows
take enough interest in politics to go home
TO vote. One Of the veterans who saw the
candidate was a former British soldier,
Charles W. Bender, who fought at Sevasto-
pol in the Crimea. He could not be loss than
70, but he went swinging through the
lunches Of his hating, decrcpit comrades,
springy. jaunty, erect, chest out. head mp.
Az he swung along he Tipped his awagger
stick. They are proud OF the old chap at
the home.
Mr.. Hearst visited the Orphans Home
also this afternoon and saw about eighty
Youngsters who are cared for there, In
the evening he was the guest at dlnner OF
Mrs. Ira Davenport. widow Of the man
who was once fhe Republica n candidate
for Governor. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon. Frank
Campbell, VIII was for n mum Der Of years
chairman Of the Democratic state Com
mittee; Reuben Robbie. a cousin Of Mr.. Lyon,
and other relatives and friends Of the Daven-
ports and Lyons were guests at the dinner.
Mr.. Lyon told Mr.. Hearst that a big crimp
would be put in the usual Republican ma
jority of 5000 in Steuben county. He said
that farmers. Republicans and Democrats,
throughout this section were certain ia
vote Tor Hearst, because they are very
angry at the action Of the State Railroad
Commission in refusing TO approve the
plans Of the Rochester and Southern, a
proposed trolley line from Rochester TO
Elmira. The farmers have been clamoring
for AN inteTurban line, Mr.. Lyon said,
and they are hot against the present Rail-
road Commission. He told Mr.. Hearst
that this feeling would make votes for him
from Rochester to ElmiTa among Republi-
can farmers. Mr.. Lyon said also that
Frank Campbell, an old line Democrat
was working hard for Hearst. He went
on to say also that the Republican organiza-
ton in Steuben county was inert and life
less and that the leaders were not working
up much enthusiasm for Mr.. Hughes. Mr..
Lyon. an original Hearst man and a mogul
in the Independence League, declared that
Mr.. Hearst will win easily. He also said
that W. J. Corners has nothing to do with
running Mr.. Hearst's campaign: that Hearst
pays no attention to COnners except to zee
that "FinEy" gets his orders. Mr.. Hearst
will make a speech here NJ II o'clock to-
morrow morning. IN Pulteney Square
Tomorrow night he will speak at Cortland.