Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16
MAKES MANY SPEECHES
HUGHES ADDRESSES LONG IS
LANDERs FIFTEEN TIMES.

A dispatch from Sag Harbor, N. Y, says:
In a campaign tour which started this
morning from the borders of New York city
and ended in this quaint little fishing vii
LAKE. far to the eastward Of Long lsiand
Charles E. Hughes, republican nominee for
governor, set a new mark in the state cam
paign today.
He delivered no less than fifteen speeches
in villages and towns along the south shore
of the island and was greeted in each place
by considerable gatherings, the number OF
hearers varying with the size of the place
Mr. Hughes made the journey in special
train of two cars apd an engine and rode
between two of the stations in the cab Oh
the engine 1t was his first experience in
this line and he declared he thoroughly en-
joyed it.
This tour is to be practically duplicated
when Mr.. Hughes starts back for Ne" ors
and will speak in places along the north
shore and in the center of Long Island
feature OF his meetings today was the large
number of women and children IN the Nari-
Gus audiences.
In Rockville Center, Freeport and Pat
chogue where the largest crowds Were gath
cred, the school children received the places
of honor and Mr.. Hughes addressed re-
marks to them.
Ought to Be Proud.
He told them to study the history o. the
United States and to be proud of their insti-
tutions He told the children to read OF
Abraham Lincoln and to be like him as far
as 1t was in their power. Mr. Hughes IN
one of his addresses also spoke a few words
to the women present, telling them they
were the hope of the country.
Mr. Hughes left New York at 9:4o o CLOCK
Yesterday morning and made MS nrst
speech twenty-five minutes later IN VaieS
Lynnbrook Rockville Center, Freeport'
Wantagh, Amityville, Babylon, Bashore, Is
lip, Sayville, Patchogue, Center Morlches,
Westhampton, Southampton and last night
in Sag Harbor.
Early but Enthusiastic.
It was early when the train stopped In
Valley Stream and Lynbrook, and nun
dred men and women were gathered IN
each Mace. Mr. Hughes addressed them
briefly, and then descending from the plat
form shook hands with all he could reach.
In Valley Stream little Elmer Hendrickson.
three wears old, was lifted up by his uncle
to give Mr.. Hughes a bunch of flowers
The nominee took the boy up and kissed
him and pinned the flowers on his coat
In Lynbrook Mr.. Hughes SAID:
.Fellow citizens, l want to say just one
word to you-go to work. Don't think that
this election is to be won without work.
II have been gratified to see the generous
of party, but every man that loves ms
country wants to see to 1t that no eHort
is spared to make this victory not simply
a victory, but decisive one, whieh iot al
have been employed to elevate my OPP
ponent.
eve have had organized calumny. We
have had reckless press; we have had an
attempt, not simply in the state OF New
York, but throughout the United States, to
arouse the worst passions. We have mad
all that done selfishly.
ut is said that that is a reckless state
ment 1 say that is a statement winch is
written large in every issue of the New
York American.
.Nobody can have followed the course of
the last few years of reckless denunciation
and the attempt to fool the people by catch
words, the efforts to bully delegates and TO
obtain improperly representatives in con-
yention the shameless hypocrisy which 1t
has been my pleasure in some degree to un-
mask, without understanding the real mo-
tives that underlie these efforts on the part
of my opponent to become governor of the
Don't let this be left simply with a
huzza Talk to your friends. If You be-
iieye in me say so; If you have trust in
me say So 1 have not done my work IN
the dark 1 have been before the public
for year endeaVorlng 10 90 my outy IN
regard to a most important matter, and
every one of you know whether I have
done it well or not.
81 want you to go into the community
and in what close work. meeting your Eel
low-men and talking over the issue of the
day with them, come to your decision and
help them to come to your decision In
order that we may settle in this state once
and for all that the sober good sense and
decency of the people shall triumph"
Pratt A. Brown followed Mr.. Hughes
with brief address. In which he said:
Mr.. Hughes is the kind of man our Pres
lie