The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-06
HrGHESs FINAL PROMISES.
Talks a. Five Meetings Before TIE Reaches
Durland's.

Charles E.. Hughes delivered five other
speeches besides the one at Durland's
last night. Starting at l25th street he
worked down the Fast Side as far as For
yth street and was greeted ever where
v big crowds and plenty Of enthusiasm
A. some Of the meetings che Candidate
was almost mobbed ly the enthusiasts
In their efforts TO grasp his hand.
At one place his coat was torn put Of his
arms v the dense throng which surrounded
him. and at another place the bars which
had been put NJ at the entrance to hold
Jack the crowd in the street were battered
down and a rush ensued which looked
serious until a large squad OF policemen
butted into il roughly.
The candidates first meeting was at
Camp Hughes, 225 West 125th street. Three
quarters OF an hour before the time act
for the appearance of the speakers the big
tent was packed, every one Of the 2,OO)
seats being taken, Fully 1000 persons
shouted for admission at the l?5th street
antran nee and an equally big crowd in 10th
street. II was at the former entrance
that the rush was made which swept the
wooden bars away. Two policemen who
were guarding the entrance we're carried
OF their feet and went crashing through
q railing that had been put up 10 protect
an adjoining show window from the crowd.
The policemen narrowly escaped going
through the window.
When Mr.. Hughes arrived in l2eth street
be was surrounded by a throng which
looked almost impenetrable. II took the
police five minutes TO open up a lano Tor the
candidate. A great roar went up as Mr..
Hughes entered the tent. The audience
which Mr.. Hughes found there was diff
ferent from any that he had addressed
in the campaign Everybody seemed to be
out for a good time.
They all acted as though they had made
mp their minds to vote for Hughes and all
they wanted TO DO was to give him q rafting
sendof. Tat was the spirit that pervaded
all of the other meetings which the candidate
attended last night The candidate said
In part in his Camp Hughes speech:
This has been an arduous campaign,
but it has been well worth while. As | have
gone through the State and become init
mately acquainted with its great resources
] have realized AZ never before its proud
position as the Empire State, and | have
teif myself thrilled with ambition to give to
this Empire State an administra ton of
government to which it is Justly entitled.
We want this election to teach an i'm
portant lesson, we want IL To teach a lesson
that ne who champions political purity
must himself excmplfy in his own methods
4 political purity. I~Applause.
1--WE want il clearly understood that II
y ANYONE MOuh oDthIu O...ct III LIt PIdlf Oi
New York he must seek IL by honorable
means. and IL ne would lead the people in a
-ehamT ionship Of the peoples cause against
\ bosses he must neve- take the hand Of a boss
TO achieve tIe AOal OF his ambition.
He must leaNo orr judiciary alone.
He must see 10 il that AZ the price of an
election he is not willing to give TO q boss
Tammany Hall the nomination Of a ma
: Jority Of our justices Of the Supreme Court.
r vsifh all that that implies. He must see 10
that delegates that are elected tn q con-
& rention have a right TO take their seats,
and ecorn to ueceivs from a convention a
gonomination which was given TO him al
the price OF every principle u democratic
= liberty.
Now, my friends, we are at the enc of the
campaign. l have not INDUCED in abuse,
have NOT made a statement which is not
true. J have mo-. made a promise that |
" eannpt keep to the people 81 this State.
~ propose that vituperation shall not take
place Of argument. that a crusade Of
cdtHmnr' shall never he successful; and II
: ono thing is learned Tomorrow. | hope it.
he that in everything that n true and
honorable in american life we prize above
i;saflz things truth aud v~eracity and square
!. dealing IN Ill public concerns. tTremen-
~opylause.I
II have ssid hat il is nv ambition to give
to the people Of the state Of New York
Htecen, government. What | mean by that
- Ia this; That II ] am elected l shall be an
Y swerable TO the people for doing as my CON
. SclenCe UCldtSs, uncontrolled Nv any FAVOR,
( by any interest, save the public welfare.
/, I have had no obligations to discharge in
, regardto my nomination, and il I am elected
. i-Hhall owe tina election TO the people, to
whom I am alone accountable.
EEL propose that in every department Of
government. in connection with every
instrumentslity Of admins ration, we Ia We
: n sensitiyeDess to the needs Of the people.
4 We want TO be rs anxious to find out what
/ tho people should have as they themselv 80
a ara HasirOuS Of EXPRESSING IL,
: Il am DESTROYS OF having the government