New-York tribune., 1906-10-31
MORE HEARST EPITHETS
Candidate Loses Voice Telling What
Good He Has Done.

Rochester Oct s0-For the second time in
this campaign. William r. Hearst. Democratic
and Independence League candidate for Governor.
visited Rochester tonight Despite the rain and
raw, cold wind. his adherents welcomed him with
enthusiasm He spoke in four places-in large
tent the West Side in prosperous residence
district. with factories not far away; in Wetders
Hail. in a working class netshborhood in the south
eastern part Of the city. and in Colonial and Ger
mania halls. both in the centre OF the city All
four of the meetings were we'll attended
Mr.. Hearst's voice began 10 fail him to-day
for the first time in his upstate capaign. and
hoarseness marked all of the eight speeches which
he delivered after leaving Auburn, where he spoke
late last night. He made his open air speeches
brief.
Clartnce j. shearn told the crowds that Mr..
Hears, had out his voice in Brooklyn. "drlv-
Ing long nails into McCarren's coffin"
Beca,l9e of the condition of Mr. Hearsts voice
speeches scheduled to be delivered from the car
end Phelps and Clifton Springs were omitted
The stops made were at Seneca Falls and Waterloo.
Seneca County. and Geneva and Canandaigua On
tario County. The first two speeches were from
the end, and the others IN theatres The can
didate spoke in the Smith Opera House, at Geneva
and in the Davidson Opera House. at Canandaisua-
Clarence J. Shearn, who made the longer open
air speeches attacked William E. Corey, president
of the United States Steel Corporation. aAudins to
his recent divorce by his wife and listing him nrsr
among those best people whom Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Shearn said, had declared 10 be opposed 10
Hearsts election. He said Mr.. Hearst could AFFORD
the oppos., IN of such best people" Mr. Shearn
also assertLs that wherever Mr.. Hearst had taken
up the gas question the price to the consumer had
fallen. He named Boston. New York and Chicago
as cities where this had taken place.
In his speeches to-day and tonight Mr. Hearst
repeated many OF the things he had said before.
auding especially TO the pending legal controversy
over the Independence League nominating petitions
rejected by the New York Board of Elections. Re
ferring published allegations that this rejection
the fruition of a preconceived Hearst-Murphy
deal Mr.. Hearst said. with mucn vehen1ofCe.
II would rather be defeated ten times over than
the people OF this practically denied their
rights American citizens to nominate by petit
ton"
Mr.. Hearst reverted a series of published Gues-
tious addressed him by Syracuse newspaper
and said, in part:
This editor wants to know why many Of the
petitions of the candidates OF the Independence
sembIy were thrown out. want 10 know that sa-aa
Hill and many Others of the best and most ex-
pensive lawyers in this state 20 find out why thar
With the best lawyers obtainable in the state
of New York, are making every effort 10 upset
the rulings Of this board
Returning to his attacks upon newspapers ailes-
ing misrepresentation. Mr.. Hearst said;
Your elected officers have betrayed yoG in many
cases your RewSPapeTs fafbess f in fSis eer
sency. We must win this election almost unalded.
6dence in each other and confidence in our cause.
The New York World has been been 5y n1as VA
/
/ merely personal l have not noticed IL
! During the Spanish 1 ntteG out my ydcns
/ with 6-pounders and rapid fire guns and arms
| and ammunition 10 make il a war vessel ana !
! presented il 10 the United States government.
dd this while many of these trust mflIoTalres were
! selling their boats to the government Ior tWO OF
three times their value When the government ac-
| ceDted nv boat as d present and put Us men Oa
| board of it, THE World came out with a sioI (
| which said: 'HeaTsts yacht seized oy the ChlIee
/ States government for smuggling -,
| After the late election ffS = IN New 1oTk "Ie.
| hundreds of thousands Use votes were cast
against me- I offered $20OuU IN rewards Tor hlesai
| voting and hundreds o. repeaters were arrests q.
| ana seventeen were convicted and sent TO Sins
| Sing They confessed that they had voted Tor Me- Me-
| out and said. Hearst bribeS repeaters, although
/ the repeaters had been caught and convicted
| through the rewards that had offered
! These newspapers questioning my sincerity
| and that animated feather duster who IS paradins
about the state is also questioning my s-ncsrlty.
| I saw in reply 10 them that the best test OF my
sincerity opposing the trusts is the sincerity OF
| the trusts in opposing
/ The enemies I have made IN these trusts are
| your enemies. and they my enemies because
| they are your enemies. and because i have used
my resources in helping you fight them. Iolgn,
| the Ice Trust and the Gas Trust and the Beei
Trust and the Railroad Trust. 10 save the rev
dollars in increased cost OF ice and gas and coa
| to nv family. but the hundreds of thousands o.
/ dollars IN increased cost Of ice. gas. coal anc
transportation all the people OF all the State OF
/ New York The men who are trying to defeat me
/ now are the who have been trying to ron
! for a long time.