The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-22
HEARST MID FOES AND FRIENDS
Blue THE FIRST or THE WEEK.
CHEERS UP LATER.
The Rural Communities Don't Seem to Care
Much 10 Hear Him. while Meetings OF
LabOrInE Men In the Larger Towns
ADDear 10 Re Enthusiastic Over Him.

William r. Hearst returned TO this city
early yesterday morning with Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, his candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Clarence j. Shearn, his
attorney and chief lieutenant.
Mr.. Hearst finished the ten days tour
through northern and central New York
tired but cheerful. He had a mild case OF
brain flag, his voice was worn to a ragged
edge and he was weary through and through.
but he appeared TO be confident.
The way he vas received at ~Ogdensburg,
Malone, Saratoga, Glens Falls and Sche-
lsctady, where the meetings were markedly
enthusiastic, seemingly cured a case OF
blues that developed on the first few days
Of the tour when Corning, Owego, Oswego'
Watertown and other towns gave him I'M
demonstrative receptions.
The first half OF the tour was so dull and
dispiriting that nobody who accompanied
MIR Hearst would have been greatly sur
prised il he had pleaded exhaustion ana
returned to a friendlier country, but a series
Of warm. noisy welcomes in populous FAC
tory towns, suddenly raised his spirits
On this trip he idn't attempt to compete
with the county trot or the chicken show.
He went for the most part to the good
sized towns where there ia a strong union
labor vote and where he had been widely
advertised. In the few country towns
OF small, strongly Republican population
where he adventured hopefully he got pre-
ciseIy the reception he became accustomed
to on the first trip. There were good sized
crowds that stared curiously, sizing up the
man, but after a polite cheer from the whole
crowd and loud hurrahs from the Hearst
|, sympathizers the audience settled down
to an inertness which he couldn't rouse.
In such towns as Owego, Norwood and
Gouverneur hia advent created scarcely a
ripple.
Az villages where Mr.. Hearst made car
tail speeches this trip. there were small
crowds and mild applause. The car
! tail experiment wasn't much of a success.
Mr.. Hearst lodged such talks whenever
he could with good grace, He found that they
were iniuring a valuable asset. his voice.
and that a good half Of such gatherings
, we're giggling women and noisy boys.
| They were eager to zee If the man in the
black SLOUGH hat and long frock coat looked
like his pictures. but they were discourage
inslv unresponsive to the sentiments he
unrolled before them.
In the big towns, especially to ward the
close Of the tour, there we're crowds at the
stations, big street parades. fully packed
halls and plenty of noise and cheering at
the beginning and end of his speech and
all the way through it. II gave most people
! the impression that real enthusiasm under
lay the demonst ration.
II was noticeable that when MIR. Hearst
addressed open air meetings in rural towns
! there were few farmers wagons and buggIes
hitched to the rack. His auditors were
nearly altogether townsmen. The farmers
didn't take the trouble 10 drive into town
even to crafty CURIOSITY. The majority
Of every audience he addressed IN the big
I towns were labOring men.
In most large cities hat Mr.. Hearst
visited there was a local issue OF some
sort which his friends insisted would make
votes for him among Republicans. In
OswegO il was the water question, and
Hearst's candidate for Mayor was against
the water company and demanding a city
plant. In OgdensburR II was the changing
/ of city elections from spring to fall, lacking
! the names of candidates for office in a
Democratic city to the county ticket in a
strongly Republican county. In saratoga
il was Bracket some Of whose friends
said that they we're sore on Mr.. woodruff
and that the Hughes ticket would be knitted.
The day after Mr.. Hearst spoke in Saratoga
Senator Brackets organ, the SdrdtOgIdn,
tuck cheers all over the page where IL
reported the Hearst meeting in describing
how the audience applauded Shearn when
he said Bracket was too honest for the
Republican party.
In the ten DAYS Mr.. Hearst made thirty
speeches in twenty COUNTS lie travelled
more than I 700 miles in covering n curiously
misarranged schedule.
Wherever he went there were signs that
the Democratic organization and the indie
pendence League crowd weren't travelling
in double no rness very smoothly. His
league lieutenants were constantly appeal
ing to him or to Chanlsrto settle squabbles
with the Democratic leaders. Invariably
the two candidates referred them TO Shearn
and sidestepped the difficulty. At most
towns the Democratic organization was dis
RuNed with the leaGuers' attempts to run
the local show. In three towns out Of Tour
the Independence League spouters were
not Of the character that appealed either
to substantial Democrats or Republicans.
Time after time one heard this said:
Hearst is all right, hut we can't stand
for the ~grafters that are fourfiushing
and fooling him in this town.
As a campaigner Mr.. Hearst improved
He quit talking as il he we're reading ex-
tracts, and went at his crowds in a more
personal. human " a He dropped his
calm, almost indifferent manner. whacked
the table. stamped on the floor and better
convened tine idea that he felt what he was
talking about. He did a good deal more
~handshaking and mixing than on the
former trip. Mrs. Hearst accompanied
her husband everywneTe ana acted, IN a way
IA a secretary, assisting with correspon-
dence, helping get up speeches, receiving
delegations and doing some handshakinG
on her own account.
Mr.. Hearst stayed at home yesterday
resting. He received many callers, most
Of them his active l~ieutenants.
Tonight at Madison Square Garden Mr.
Hearst will be the principal speaker at a
mass meeting. Lewis ~Stuyvesant Chan
Ter. John s. Whalen, William S. Jackson
Martin II. Glynn, Julius Hauser, perhaps
Julius IL oftener on the billboard thar
in the cast and Frederick Skene. all fusion
candidates. will speak. MIR. Hearst vii
remain here until Thursday or FRIDAY
morning. making speeches in Staten Isl
and, Brooklyn and Long Island City anC
several in Manhattan and The Bronx. o.
Friday night he will speak at Albany.
Big Stick Nomination Petitions Accepted
YoNKERs, Y. Y. Oct. 2l-At 9 O'Clock Las
evening Secretary Of State O'Brien accepte,