The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03
SENDING OUT ROOTS SPEECH.
BEST or CAMPAIGN MATERIAL,
THE REPUBLICAAS THINK
Extracts to Be Sen 10 Voters All Over the
state Hughes May Use nc the Repubii-
can state Headquarters TO Receive
Returns - chairman M00drun's Appeal.

Returns = 11h~airnlan W0odrur's Appeal.
Before sunrise yesterday Luther B.
Little, chief OF the literary bureau OF
Republican State headquarters, by direc-
ton Of Chairman Woodruff Of the State
COMMITTEES had presses at work turning
out thousands upon thousands OF copies OF
extracts from Secretary Roots speech at
Utica the night before. By last night $780,
600 copies of the extracts had been printed
and were on their way to all parts OF the
State. In addition 100000 dodgers and
posters containing Secretary Roots appeal
to the workingmen were turned out, and
these will be placarded from n end OF
the State to the other.
Secretary Roots speech was considered
at headquarters to be the 40 ton gun or
the campaign. It was remarked that
il was judicial in tone, direct in utterance
and emphatic in statement. TIT fact
that the Secretary represented President
Roosevelt was considered OF vital impor-
lance in the campaign. The Secretary's
speech was looked upon at headquarters as a
direct appeal from President Roosevelt to
all wavering blicans throughout the
State.
Some at headquarters have thought that
President Roosevelt should a W written
a letter telling Of his interest in the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Hughes. This ia old time usage
Former Presidents, Republicans. and Mr..
Cleveland for the Democrats. occasionally
wrote letters Of Endorsement for Guber-
material and other candidates in different
States; but on this occasion 1t was learned
that President Roosevelt decided to depart
from the customary methods OF previous
years and TO speak through Elihu Root.
his Secretary of State.
The Republican campaigners do not
propose to let up a minute in their work.
All at headquarters said yesterday that
every effort was being made to give Mr..
Hughes the largest majority any Guber-
material candidate has had since Grover
Cleveland's time in 1881. when he beat
Charles ]. Folger by 1872. 900. All workers
in town and country are constantly being
spurred b still greater activity. Every
Republican vote. it was said, m be got
out.
The Republican campaigners will re-
ceive the returns on Tuesday night at head
quarters. Mr.. Hughes may ia present on
that occasion. Chairman Woodruff speat-
ing last night Of landslides said: Lets
have a real landslide, a whopper, a corker,
and this can De accomplished by every
man getting behind his ballot on elect,on
day The man behind the ballot il TO de-
eide this contest. There have been no
bosses in this campaign. The men who
believe in good government, Republicans,
Democrats. independents, workingmen,
and all sorts and conditions Of men, are to
turn out on election day They are the
men ehind the ballot. We must appeal
to every man with a ballot. We must not
let up an instant. We must make this
victory one that will be remembered by
our children and our chi'dren's children.
The people are aroused all over the State.
Secretary Roots speech will be re-
membered long after many of this genera
ton rave passed away. 1t will tingle future
generations just as it tingles us to-day.
The men behind the ballot will respond
to it. The men behind tue ballot viii re-
member hat Secretary Root spoke for
President Roosevelt