The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-02
CHOICE OF
ROOSEVELT
Root at Utica Speaks For the
President.
THE ELECTION OF HUGHES
Secretary Of State Brings Up Death
Of Mckinley Against Demo-
cratic NOMINEE.
THE ELECTION OF HUGHES

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The storm cen
ter OF political action In this state was
transferred from the up state counties
10 the city OF Greater New York. and
from now until Nov. o both Charles Il.
Hughes aud w. Il. Hearst. Republican
and Democratic. independence league
candidates respectively. will make their
appeals 20 the voters OF the metropoli-
tan districts.
The programmes arranged for them
call for many speeches daily. and their
vigorous and almost unprecedented
campaigns will continue almost 20 the
dawn OF election day. Mr.. Hearst has
already returned to the city. and Mr..
Hughes will arrive here today from
Utica, where he closed his up state
campaign last night.
Secretary Root nc Utica last night
made the only speech he will make Ia
the present campaign. He spoke at
the closing meeting OF Mr.. Hughes NJ
state campaign, and his speech was an
earnest appeal for the election Of Mr..
Hughes. With the authority OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Root said. he as
sured his hearers that the president
greatly desired the election OF Mr..
Hughes as governor OF New York.
Il say to you" said Mr.. Root, that
he (the PRESIDENT regards Mr.. Hearst
as wholly unfit TO be governor; that he
considers Mr.. Hearst's election would
be an injury and discredit alike to
honest labor and 20 honest capital
Mr.. Root quoted from President Roose
velrs first message 20 congress con
corning the assassination OF President
Mckinley and concluded with the state
ment that "what he thought Of Mr.
Hearst then he thinks OF Mr.. Hearst
now.
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Hearst
stand as far as the poles asunder. LIS
ten to what President Roosevelt him
self has said OF Mr.. Hearst and hls
kind. In President Roosevelts first
message 10 congress, In speaking OF the
assassin Of Mckinley, he spoke OF him
as Infamed by the reckless utterances
OF those who, on the stump and In the
public press, appeal to the dark and
evil spirits OF malice and. greed, envy
and sullen hatred.
1.-The wind is sowed by the men who
preach such doctrines. and they cannot
escape the responsibility for the whIrl
wind that is reaped. This applies alike
TO the deliberate demagogue. TO the
exploiter OF sensationalism and 10 the
crude and foolish visionary who, for
whatever reason, apologies for crime
or excites aimless discomfort
81 say by the presidents authority
that In penning these words, with the
horror OF President McKinley's murder
fresh before him, he had Mr.. Hearst
specifically in his mind. And / say
by his authority that what be thought
of Mr.. Hearst then he thinks OF. Mr..
Hearst now"
Characterizing Mr.. Hearst as VIC
lent and unworthy demagogue and o
persistent office seeker, Mr.. Root de
clared that as a congressman he had
proved worthless public servant, that
whiie processing to favor an independ-
ent judiciary he had made a deal with
Tammany Leader Murphy for the
nomination of Judiciary ticket in
New York, that while inveighing
against corporations his own corporate
management shows insincerity of his
profession. that it is not calm and law
full redress of wrongs which he seeks
but the turmoil of infamed passions
and the terrorism Of reyengeful force;
that he is guided by selfish motives
and that he is mot guiltless of Nc
Kinley's death"
"The immediate and necessary effect
Of Mr.. Hearst's election" said Mr..
Root, "would be to deprive the presi-
dent of the moral support of the state
of New York, 1t would be to strength
en- the presidents enemies and oppo
nents and to weaken and embarrass
him In the pursuit of his policy. II
would inevitably lead to- a reaction
against all true reform and genuine
redress of grievances"
Greater New York is ablaze with pc
litical enthusiasm. The Republican
followers held more than hundred
meetings in as many different places
and W. r. Hearst spoke to sixteen diff
ferent audiences between 6 o'clock and
midnight in Manhattan and the Bronx.
His chief address was made at Car
negie hall to crowded house. Subse
quently he spoke at many places in
Harlem and the Bronx, concluding his
nights campaign at Bowery theater.
Estimates are being made by both
parties as to the probable pluralities
of their respective candidates. Nation
al Republican, Committeeman w. l..
Ward said at state headquarters:
"Mr. Hughes will be elected by n
plurality of at least 10000 In the
whole state. l should not be at all sur
prised IL his majority was more than
250,oOO."