The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
ROOSEVELT GIVES
HUGHES STRONG
ENDORSEMENT.
Declares That He Is First,
Last and All the Time
for Republican Nominee
MESSAGE Is READ
AT MASS-MEETING
Expression From President
Is Received With Tremen-
dous Applause by Auditors
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL.
NEW YORK. Oct 27.-The first pub
lie utterance by President Roosevelt
touching on the campaign in this Stats
was conveyed TO q public mass meeting
a. Cooper Union tonight in the form
OF an Endorsement Of the gubernatorial
candidacy OF Charles E. Hughes. Marcus
Braun. chairman OF the gathering, read
the messag sc. which is as follows:
Any one who believes or who
tries to create the impression that
1 am not heart and soul for Mr..
Hughes is either willfully or mad
vertently laboring under a de-
lusion- I am first, last and all
the time for Mr.. Hughes, because
I know and feel that he stands
precisely for the same principles
that I stand for.
I authorize you to make that
statement to your friends and to
my friends on the East side with
all the emphasis that is in you"
Braun went TO Washington 70 carry
70 the President the congratulations
OF the Hungarian Republican Club Of
the city on the anniversary OF the
Presidents forty-eighth birthday. The
expression from the President was re-
A week OF campaigning for the State
tickets was brought to a finish tonighE
when tens OF thousands listened TO
election arguments and gave vent to
enthusiasm.
LEAGUE WILL APPEAL
Back from dying trip upstate
William r Hearst, leader OF the Inde-
pendence League and Democratic hosts.
again took up the local fight, address
ing several meetings in Brooklyn and
Queens County. Hearst had something
70 say regarding the throwing out Of
league candidates by the Appellate Di-
vision OF the Supreme Court.
In this city the Republican campaign
was pushed vigorously, largely attend
Cd meetings being held. The greater
gatherings were az the Grand Central
Palace and at Cooper Union
Il was announced that Chief Judge
Cullen viii entertain formal applica-
ton Monday for q special session OF
the Court OF Appeals. The court viii
be asked TO convene Tuesday and hear
an appeal from the decision OF the Ap-
pellate Division, which practically
wiped out the Independence Leagues
Congressional. Senatorial and Assembly
tickets IN New York County.
MAKES EIGHT SPEECHES.
OLEAN. n. Y. Oct. 27.-Concluding
the next 70 the final week OF his cam
paign for the Governorship. Charles
z Hughes. the Republican candidate.
addressed two meetings. here tonight
He made eight speeches during the day
en- route to this city from Corning.
Governor Higgins. whose home is
here. entertained Hughes and the can
didate's party at dinner. and later pre-
sided at the meeting in the opera
house.
Hughes and his party left at mid
night for Dansville, where they will
remain over sunday
In an address at Hornensville
Hughes said in part:
IF a man desires TO be independent,
honor him do not care whether he
agrees with me or not. II he thinks it
necessary TO stand on an independent
platform and clear himself Of both
parties and condemn both parties. then
let him stay there. II he thinks IL is
the right thing 10 denounce the boss
and I agree that II is the right thing
II he has 70 be a champion Of political
liberty, then why should he enter into
alliance with a boss in order that he
should get nomination and the boss
get some Judges down in New York
County, The people OF this country
want some consistency.
IF ambition and self-interest will
lead a man and his corporations to
dodge taxes. how do you know that
ambition and seIf-interest will not con-
troll the executive chamber IN Albany"