New-York tribune., 1906-10-13
FEARS OVERCONFIDENCE.
State Chairman Woodruf Stirs pOt-
ers to Greater AchUity.

The managers OF the Republican campaign ex-
pressed q fear yesterday that spirit OF over
confidence which is noticeable throughout the state
might cause much harm. Not only Chairman Tim
othy L Woodruff OF the state committee. but Pres
ident Parsons OF the county committee and other
politicians expressed the same views Hard work.
hustle, and no let up on either uutil the eve or
Election Day were the lines suggested. The odds
OF TO 1 which generally prevalent in Wall
Street in favor OF Hughes. one sign Of the
overconfdent opinion of the people. it was said
I'VE are getting too confident" Chairman Wood
ruff eaid. II not harping on overconfdenoe
from any desire to do SO. but II is real danger
and must be eradicated once and for all. The
thing to DO now is not to get confident over what
we have done and what we believe we can do, but
20 get out and fight for the registration The state
committee is not itself primarily connected with
getting the registration, but we are all inter
ested Tomorrow is the third day. and must
hustle.
Chairman Woodruff said that the old system of
checking OF the poll list of the preceding year, as
we'll as the full registration lists for the same
year. and comparing them with the registration
lists far as they have gone this year, was still
used. He said he only knew personally Of the
work being done in Kings County. but understood
that every cab and hanson available in the borough
for to-day and Monday had been hired TO try TO
get every delinquent voter TO the registration
booth This method is being used all over the
state and the Republican party is working harder
than it has in years to get every man registered
Not only is unusual activity noticeable IN the
of registration. but the managers are arrang-
ing push forward their work with greater vigor.
particularly IN the itineraries for Mr.. Hughes.
Between sixty and seventy stump speakers are TO
be sent out all over the state within day or two,
and they have been carefully instructed just what
to say and where to say IL. More dates were added
TO Mr.. Hughes's itinerary yesterday. 1t is now so
arranged that before the campaign is ended he
will have spoken In all OF the principal cities and
towns OF the state, except Plattsburg and James
town. which places will have TO be contented with
the Lieutenant Governor NJ. Linn Bruce. The fol-
lowing are the new speaking dates for Mr.. Hughes:
At Saratoga and Glens Falls the afternoon Of
October IS: at Watertown and Ogdensburg on Oc-
toher e, at Kingston on October p at Dansville
and Rochester on October %, at Syracuse Oc-
tober 81. at Norwich the afternoon OF Novem-
Der l. at Utica on the evening of November ! and
al Catskill on the afternoon OF November 2. At
Utica Elihu Root. Secretary OF State. will also
AS the schedules are now arranged. Mr Hughes
viii have fve days for New York City. They are
Besides these five days in this city. there will be
several other large meetings at which speakers
the Grand Central Palace. one of the largest meet
inss Of the campaign viii be held Elih1 Root VIII
5; Black G will probably speak General Horace Per
yember & which viii be held in Cooper Union,
Henry W Taft will preside.
OF the action Of the county convention on, Thurs
dsy, night, and the judiciary ticket selected.
The action was just right" he said. THE
Z:entio2n th9roughiy understood the conditions in
was for Judge Rosalsky all the time and much
Reports from Washington that President
Roosevelt is vitally interested in the campaign in
this state II is believed that he shares the general
belief Of those in this city that overconfdence
creeping into the campaign will tend to weaken In
stead OF strengthen the Republican strongholds
HIS interest I'm the situation has been well known
since the day he talked with Mr.. Hughes as he was
returning 10 Washington
According TO George r. Sheldon, treasurer OF the
state committee, contributions are very slow in
coming IN. ' "a
o., They are very, very bad" he said. "I suppose
II We ed on them personally could get larger
Sohploutions but we haven't the time to do that
MI. Sheldon. Chairman Woodruff, President Par
sons and State Committeeman William Barnes ir
% AIpafy, were IN conference for two hours during
all over the state. 0-N
oeEeral wei known Republicans dropped into
.keadq9sTters during the day. Among them were
S man James 7. Rogers. of BrOome County
t @nT vas candidate for Speaker OF the last AS
9enIutt9y; WIN him was James Back a prominent
Republican Of Broome County Renreaenta ti,.e
No NGchS aISo called He went over the itinerary for
s slI. hughes on Long Island for Monday and Tues.
dey ahd expressed himself as much pleased with II