The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
HUGHES TALKS TO LABOR MEN
FIVE SPEECHES ~ UPSTATE
MANUFACTTRING CENTRES.
Republican Candidate Greeted by the Work.
InEmen NJ Every place with Genuine
Enthusiasm Grand R~ecrptloDs ~ Littte
Falls. GIOVersVIIle and Amsterdam.


InKmen nc Every place with Genuine
RnthusI asnl Grand RecrptlOns ~ Little
Fails. GIOVersVIIIe and Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, Oct. i3.-Charles r. Hughee
ended his first upstate tour with a speech
here tonight before a large audience.
He had spent almost the entire day In
manufacturing places where Hearst 10 sup
posed to have strong labor union following.
With the possible exception Of the stay in
Buffalo, this was the only day since Mr..
Hughes left New York last Tuesday thai
he has been in the enemy's country ana
the results were highly gratifying to the
candidate and the spellbinders who accom-
panied him.
Little Falls, Oloversville, Fonda and
Johnstown were visited before this city
was reached and in each place, barring
possibly Johnstown. the candidate was
greeted by big crowds with great enthusi-
asm. In Little Falls particularly he got a
grand reception. All the factories were
closed down for ths afternoon in honor OF
the candidate and the union men turned
out in forces hat taxed the fullest capacity
Of the City Opera House. Labor man after
labor man in the cities visited approached
Mr.. Hughes and assured him Of their belief
in bis integrity and purposes.
Since he left New York Mr.. Hughes has
spoken in eight counties-Wayne, Erie;
Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Herkimer. Mont
gomery and Fulton. The last three coun-
ties he visited in the course Of his campaign
ing to-day. After he had finished speaking
tonight Mr.. Hughes gave his opinion on
the sit uation as he has obser we'd IL on the
first tour. He said;
THE most significant feature OF the trip
has been the cordial support personally
assured by old line Democrats. 1t il evil
dent that there Ia a widespread revolt on the
part Of members Of the Democratic party
in the interest OF dscency and order. l
nave not found indications Of any serious
detection from the Republican ranks, and
the outlook is most encouraging. Our
audiences rave been earnest and thought
full, and their deep attention to the dis
cussion OF the issues OF the campaign has
been most significant. The people Of the
State are thinking. This bodies no good to
those who have conducted a campaign Of
infammatory appeal. l am satisfied that
we cannot be beaten il weNare not over.
confident. Disgust with the methods which
We oppose must be met by registering and
voting. We want support not merely at
meetings. but on registration day and on
election day"
Mr.. Hughes and his party pulled out
from Seneca Falls, where the candidate
spoke last night, at Q O'Clock in the morn
ing. There was a crowd at the station to
give the candidate a send of, and the en-
thusiasm was taken up at other stations
where the train stopped. At Syracuse a
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Hughes and presented their best wishes.
The train was almost half an hour late
when it pulled into Utica, where the Little
Falls reception committee, headed by State
Committeeman ID. F. Strobel, climbed on
board. Mr.. Hughes had planned to spend
forty minutes in Little Falls and jump on the
next train for Fonda. The lateness Of the
train made it impossible for him to 60 UP
town to the City Opera House and keep
his other engagements. He told the dele
CATION that he would probably have to talk
to the Little Falls folk a minute or two
from the rear platform Of the train. Then
the delegation told Mr.. Hughes a few things
that fixed his determination to stop OF in
that city under any circumstances. The
reception committee said that great prepare
tons had been made for the labor men to
near Mr.. Hughes.
All of the oity's big factory concerns
(the Maclunnon Manufacturing Company,
makers Of knit goods; the J. j. Gilbert and
Frank Senior concerns; ID. II. Burrell d Co.,
manufacturers Of farm implements and
others had shut down for the afternoon.
Tn committee informed Mr.. Hughes fur
Their that arrangements had been made, in
response to numerous requests from work.
ingmen, to run excursions from the neigh
boring towns Of Dolgeyille, where there are
big felt factories, and IIion, where the
Remington Arms and Typewriter Company
1well,' said Mr.. Hughes. without q mo-
ment's hesitation. that is just the kind
OF a place want to speak in.
The station platform was packed with
several undr persons, the most Of them
factory hands. They cheered heartily when
the candidate appeared, and some Of them
going full blast, led the way to the opera
house, a long line Of enthusiastic men fol-
lowing. About 100 persons were crowded
into, the hall. Mr.. Hughes spoke out
straight from the shoulder. He laid the
truth about Hearst's insincerity before
posed Hearst's wheel within a wheel chain
Of corporations 90 lucidly that every per-
son In the hall understood It.
Il say, down with sham reform, = shouted
Mr.. Hughes, and the w~ordngmsn sent
back . mighty cheer in approval. Here is
Mr.. Hughes'sL Little Falls speech in part:
SPEECH AT I'll YAILs.
I am not . politician. have not been
active in politics. I did not take the nomi-
, nation as a thing that I had sou Ght. I took
VI because I thought the people wanted me
TO take it. tAppLausel I am here 20 talk
TO you about o vital Issue Of the campaign.
Nothing is more important to good citizen
ship than that leadership should be sincere.
Nothing is more important than that promises
by candidates should be made IN Q disin-
terested manner.
We ind the methods and the motives OF
my opponent Illustrated By the Buffalo Oon-
~vention. We are opposed 20 bullying q
convention to get a nomination. We are
opposed TO talk against bosses from one who
puts his hand in the hand Of q boss to get a
nomination. tAppAusel We are opposed
% committing the work Of reform Of COR
poxate abuses to one who ia tho corporate
management Of his own concerns ovades the
law. IApplause.l My opponent says. or
one Of his principal supporters mys, that
We do not wan corporation ruiz. I agree
with him; we should not have corporation
rule and we should not have the government
Of the state Of New York by the New York
American or by the Star Company. [Ap-
plausel
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