New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-15
HOW HUGHES WINSVOTES
HIS MAGNETISM MIGHTY.
Up-St0te Labor Strongholds I'm
pressed by His Sinceritu.

.+, ~ Charles E Hughes up the state last vreek
r.s great success II the state COMMITTEES had
,,oz-n what IL knows now. however the trip
.,rht have been planned so that less time would
nevs been given 10 the sure Republican districts
srs more 10 those where the Hearst sentiment is
n the air
This knowledge. however. was one Of the re-
sults accomplished by the visits Of the Republi-
ran candidate for Governor to the counties OF
WAYNE. Erie. Ontario. Yates. Seneca Herkimer,
woptgonery and Fulton The committee now
Knows that not only will the full Republican
s,-sngrh be polled IN the central rural districts
., The state but that IL will be augmented by
thousands OF Democrats. who believe that the
only way 20 rescue the party from the low estate
~ which It has fallen is 10 defeat Hearst
On the other hand. II has been learned that
Hearst has following among the labortng men
n the various manufacturing cities and towns.
,rhese men have come 10 look upon Hearst as
,hs one man who can and will change conditions
N which they object They have come TO this
belief through being fed the alleged virtues
os Fearst as exploited IN his papers for several
years
These men IN the country. not understanding
.be political conditions in the city. do not realize
ss 90 those who live here how the mask Of pre-
tenoe has been stripped from Hearst by his
out-snd-out deal with Murphy. both at the Buff
Salo convention and since that time.
These laboring people upstate have been led
10 believe that Hearst has captured the Demo-
cratic organization here and is making Murphy
and McCarren and Tim Sullivan jump around
at his call They do not understand that the
sincerity Of Hearst's antagonism TO corporations
is belied by the fact that he himself hides be-
hind corporate shields.
EUGHEs's MAGNETISM GREAT.
These people will learn this nnistake-that is.
ss many OF them as Mr.. Hughes gets a chance
to talk TO viii learn it.
There is not the slightest question about the
sr+-ernely favorable impression that Mr.. Hughes
makes upon every one who meets him. Whether
or not Mr.. Hughes gets the votes of the labor
ing men IN the manufacturing centres is simply
g question Of whether or not arrangements can
be made for him 10 speak TO them
Another thing developed by Mr.. Hughes's first
upstate trip was the oratorical powers of the
candidate. Each succeeding speech was better
han the one that preceded IT.
Starring IL at Lyons Mr.. Hughes talked in
slow, deliberate and a-gumentative manner,
Weighing each word carefully. He paced up and
down the stage gazing into the wings, and
rarely looking at his audience. His manner and
delivery were more those Of q lawyer arguing
sun-ages OF the people
On the last day Of his tour. however, Mr..
hughes talked with directness. an incisiveness.
G getting down TO his audience, which, coupled
with his old earnestness and evident sincerity.
.rove the truths he had TO say home to the
hearts and the intellects of his auditors.
NJ Hughes seems TO gain inspiration from an
suaence that he feels IS not entirely in sym
patty with him. His sentences grow crisp, pithy
snt epigrammatic when he does not think Of the
phrasing as he goes along.
Els fifteen minute speech before a large audi
enoe Of laboring men in Little Falls. one Of the
strongest labor union cities in the state. was by
al odds the most successful that he made The
Hearst feeling there is rather strong. When Mr..
Hughes got through, however, II was safe TO
say there had been many conversions.
The strong. personality Of the Republican can
didate irnpresses Its sincerity upon all who hear
him speak IN q way that is irresistible He
convinces his audiences that his freedom from
bosses IS absolute. that Hearst is not free from
bosses, ard that he C5ughes) viii accomplish in
an orderly manner, without overturnlng the
foundations Of the government and the coun-
ry's prosperity, the reforms that Hearst pre-
tends he can work by a revolutionary process.
HOW HUGHES WINS VOTES
These Iaboring men are thinking They
have been led 70 believe that Hearst is all that
his papers pretend he is. They have been led TO
believe that Mr. Hughes is only another boss
selected candidate. To hear Mr.. Hughes speak,
however. is 10 get rid Of the latter notion and 10
learn what he has tc tell is TO have the former
oe-usior shattered
An example Of the awakening in the minds Of
these men was illustrated by one OF them who
ST just back Of The newspaper men. He was
horny handed son ..r oil whose predilections for
Hearst were evide-- by his conversation before
the Speaking began. Mr.. Hughes had not been
sTeakng five minutes. however. before the mans
face began 10 grow serious. Every word the
speaker uttered was sinking deep into his mind
he was undergoing q powerful reaction His
thoughts began 10 find expression in audible
grunts u approval The telling points Of the
Speaker Brought forth a long-d -drawn-out Gosh"
several Tines. Then again he murrnured feel
hg-y by George, that IS so," Others were as
osepIy or more deeply moved, but did not ex-
press themselves so openly.
Tie first labor audience addressed by Mr..
Hughes ~ odd Fellows Temple. on the East
soe, iu Buffalo. Tn auditorium in the
ioFm Of an ampitheatre. Bank upon bank Of
seats was filed with Iaborfng men. dressed in
lAe-- working clothes. and many OF them smok-
is pipes The electric lights had given out at
Re last minute. There was no time to get
lamp serera. hundred candles were hurried
Il IRON neighboring store. a dozen of them
wee STUCK the plain IA BILE OF the chairman.
-hs others were passed around among the men,
E--o stuck them 10 the backs OF the opera chairs.
me intense seriousness or the men could be seen
- the brightness Of their eyes. which shone out
mIough the gloom
! Pm 10 mans man." said Mr.. Hughes. walk
N's % the front q the stage. Il owe no obli-