New-York tribune., 1906-10-30
HUGHES WINS MONROE.
GREETS 5000 IN STORM.
Denounces Hearst 2il1Ecati0n-
Promises TO Get After b. II. z.
1By Telegraph 70 The Trisune.1

Rochester regarding Charles 2. Hughes That
was shown conclusively tonight. when he spoke
70 six thousand persons in three meetings In
different parts OF the city IN each case ,hs
capacity OF the hall vas strained to the Iiuit.
and there were some thousands in all who could
not hear him. This was in spite OF the fact that
the evening started with a rain that wound UP
In driving sleetstcrIr.
At the National Theatre AR Hughes spoke 20
an audience made Cd OF the leading citizens OF
Rochester The theatre seats 900 persons.
and last night every available BIZ % standin.
room was occupied by FIVE hundred persons.
Tho police and drernen had the greatest Diff
Guilty in keeping the crowd from rushing down
the aises and were unable 10 keep them OF
the stairs. People were crowded several feet
back OF the main floor and in the two galleries.
The door 20 the stage entrance was almost torn
from its hinges b. the pressure OF those who
wanted to get In
At Colonial Hall. which is JCst out OF the
centre OF the city. there was an earnest, sober
crowd OF 300 persons. They were OF the mid
die class, many worbingnen. but r1ost OF them
Americans. From there MI Hughes went TO
Germania Hall over CT the North Side. which
corresponds to the East Side in New York.
At this hall there was 1nagnifcenet audience
Of more than fifteen hundred persons. many OF
them foreigners. and all laboring men, Prior
to these meetings Mr.. Hughes held a reception
in the Powers Hotel where he met 80 persons.
many of them Democrats. who crowded in TO
grasp his hand Such a reception from all
classes % Rochester's citizens on such a night
is evidence that this city is thorough aroused
The evening in Rochester followed an en-
thusiastic meeting at Dansvue in the after
noon, at which Mr.. Hughes declared in no un-
nistakable terms that If he were elected he
would see that the public service corporations
were made 10 furnish the facilities 70 the pubic
that their charters demanded He spoke par
ticularly of the station in Brooklyn and
pledged himself. If elected. ar once to take I'D
the question of forcing the railroad company
there and those in other places to live I'D to
their charters
EX-JUSTICE FOR HUGHES
Mr.. Hughes was met at the Pennsylvania sta
ton, when he arrived here tonight. by Railroad
Commissioner George ". Aldridge. Senator Arm
strong Senator Merton E Lewis. candidate for
State Controller; Major James 2 Cutler and
other prominent citizens He was taken AT once
to the Powers Hotel. where he dined with the
men mentioned and the following: James L
Hotchkiss. chairman of the Monroe County Re-
publican Committee; ex-Congressman Henry C.
Brewster. Postmaster James s Graham and ex-
Justice John NJ Davy. OF the Supreme Court
The last named is a lifelong Democrat, but has
come out strongly for Mr.. Hughes. Although hs
is eighty years old he came out n The storm
and occupied a front seat on the stage Of the Ma
tionaI Theatre.
The dinner was hurried somewhat as ths
crowd in the lobby was getting anxious The
reception had 20 be cut short in order that the
candidate might go 10 the National Theatre
A flying wedge of policemen had 10 be formed
to get Mr.. Hughes and hts party to .he stage
The block from the hotel TO the theatre was
tammed with people. who stood n the rain TO
catch glimpse OF the candidate and raise their
voices in cheers for him. When Mr. Hughes was
observed at the head Of the wedge coming down
the aisle there was OF enthusiasm that
ran from the back OF the stage up TO the top
most part Of the upper gallery. After the cheer
ing had died down a score Of boys from the
University of Rochester in the front rows started
up a campaign gIee. which went in part as fol-
lows:
oh, HUGHES he runs fo- Governor.
And Hears! Will think that he's on an a'rship trip
Hearst, he lives il New York town.
HON aR can 1n'l6S 3o4 S9 cal IhIfsS sar5; ne cid an
When he's yellow kid?
The refrain was:
Here's 70 Charlie" Hughes
Put him through, put him through.
Chairman Hotchkss o. the county committee
introduced Mayor Cutler as the chairman Tho
latter in his address referred 10 corporate abuses
and said that those in the newspaper field had
already been pointed out by Mr.. Hughes When
the latter got up 70 speak the cheering was 50
great that it extended out into the street. from
which answering cheers came
FINDS NO APATHY IN MONROE
In his opening NI-. Hughes set the audiences
into noisy demonstration by saying:
l am satisfied there is TO apathy in Monroe
County" Then Re took CD a discussion OF tho
insincerity Of Mr.. Hearst. and dwe.t or the svi-
dence of that irsincer.ty. as shown by the M
democratic methods Csed a. the Buffalo con-
vention to secure the nomination OF Hearst. as
said. in part:
Vilihcatlon is not a new political weapon i.
bowed the head OF Washington with grief: i.
nearly crushed Lincoln 10 the earth and to-dx,s
w have crusade Of organized vi.i5cation Va
have unlicensed cenSure which defeats It's ovvr,
apparent object by mingllng the good aad bad
alike indiscriminateiy-
There have been two real objects In thf.
crusade; the one has been the circulation o<
newspapers aud the other has been the obtair-
inS Of office. Tho last may never succeed al
though the first has proved unfortunately s,.c-
cessfuL
Wealthy men have been pilloried in cartoo,.s
they have been subject 70 Caluinny and abuss
Those who have lot promptly responded TO the
process OF the courts have been made the SPECIAL
objects or contempt. ard Vet here we find rhis
pure apostle OF reform on record in our courts
as one who has evaded the service Of the process
which was 10 bring him before a court OF f,Is-
tice 70 have cases tried IN the interest Of citf-
zens. We are desirOUs Of having reform bur Wa
must have diSiutercSted leadership. Norhfr,e-
more despica ble than an effort 10 turn the Trsr
resentment OF The people against wrong to prt-
vate advantage II we would have wrongs
OF fair play. The arm that would crush evil
must be armed with a sense OF Justice II r,rse