New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
HUGH rs At Is MEETINGS
Crozcds at EUery Long Island Sta
ton Cheer Candidates Speeches.
lBy telegraph to The Tribuns. ]

lBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Sag Harbor. N. Y. Oct 15.-Charles E. Hughes
addressed fifteen meetings to-day, speaking TO
several thousand men. half as many school chill
dren and large number of women. on the first
leg Of his tour Of Long Island The presence OF
the women in the audiences was feature that
struck Mr. Hughes strongly that he made
special address TO them in West Hampton.
Another feature Of the day the presence
of Julius Hauser. OF SayviIle candidate for State
Treasurer on the Democratic and Independence
League tickets. at the Sayvile meeting Mr..
Hughes probably did not know. as he spoke to
the Sayville audience that a member OF the
ticket with Mr. Hearst was listening but the
townspeopIe noticed that Mr.. Hauser looked
much worried he the way the Republican
candidate able get hold Of his audience.
The member of Mr. Hughes's party whose busi-
ness it was to distribute Hughes buttons
stepped up and pinned TO Mr.. Hauser's coat.
not knowing who the man was. Mr.. Hauser
slipped the button into his pocket
Aren't you going TO wear it?" said friend.
Iaughingly to the Democratic candidate
Not until after Mr.. Hughes is elected" said
Mr. Hauser. He evidently spoke on the impulse
of the moment. for he added quickly the follow
ing qualifying sentence. If he is elected Be-
cause he would be my Governor then. you
know"
Congressman W. w Cocks said that the Long
Island audiences were not given frenzied
demonstration. but that they always exercised
splendid judgment and voted the right way. AS
a matter Of fact, however, the audiences showed
great enthusiasm Colonel William ]. Youngs.
United States Attorney for the Eastern District
of New York who managed the same trip for
Theodore Roosevelt when he ran for Governor
after the Spanish-A,nerican War in 1895. said
the nthusiasm to-day was as marked as IT
was then.
The Hughes party remains here tonight. leav-
ing by special boat through Shelter Island Sound
10 Greenport IN the morning After speaking
there Mr.. Hughes takes his special train for the
second leg OF the trip down the north shore
Tomorrow he is TO speak at ten towns. arriving
IL Long Island City at $3.50 p m
To-day was an ideal October day. The air was
cool crisp and bracing. The sun shons brightly.
Ii was perfect weather for outdoor speaking
The special train consisted OF a private car
and a club car for the newspaper men Mr..
Hughes who crossed the Long Island ferry In
a cab. reached the train fifteen minutes before r
left the station Among those who travelled
with him were James s. Whipple. State Com
missioner Of Forest. Fish and Game: Colonel
William ]. YOungs. United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of New York. who acted as
general manager; State Committeeman John ].
Bartlett, Congressman ". W. Cocks, Senator
Carl 5. Burr. Assemblynan J. f. Lupton, Pratt
A. Brown and ex-F1re Commissioner James r
Sheffield.
No arrangements had been made for recep-
tion at Long Island City. but many OF the rail-
road men crowded around Mr.. Hughes's car to
see and shake hands with him. Just on time,
the train pulled out at s45 o'clock short
stop was made az Jamaica and small crowd
was there. although the stop had not been ad-
vertised
MR.. HUGHES'S FIRST L. L SPEECH.
There was a shout from crowd OF hun
dred from the village OF Valley Stream. which
was reached at 11:1O. Colonel Youngs intro
duced Mr. Hughes. who. in his opening speech to
the people OF Long Island said IN part:
Fellow Citizens; want to come down TO Long
Island and get acquainted with you. want 10
shake hands with you and want you to know
me. want you 10 know II you elect me as
Governor 1hat you will have real Governor.
want you TO know that If there is anything
wrong in Albany 1 shall do my best to clean II
up.
1 want 10 talk to you in a straight direct way
on The important question OF this campaign.
whether the people of the state are going 10 be
fooled You want real things. sham things.
You want real reform-not pretence. What We
want is 10 have the people OF the state aroused
in earnest. They are naturally earnest There
is an immense fund of moral earnestness in this
state There is enough real sincere purpose N
this state 70 cure every evil that aftiicts Us.
Don't allow II 10 be turned 10 private advantage.
We want 10 see good government in this cOun-
try. and want 10 see those who nominated
for Office sincere and disinterested.
/ did seek the nomination took IL be-
cause / believed you wanted me TO take II. But
II 1 am elected Governor shall serve the people
Il have no other ambition There Is nothing
that have found. from Buffalo TO Long Island,
so encouraging. so gratifying as the support OF
Democrats
am glad TO the Republican party on a
platform which appeals 70 real Democrats. 7
am glad to join hands with all good citizens m
an effort 10 defend the honor OF the state
What we want 10 accomplish in this campaign
Is 10 put an end 10 the efforts to stir up discon-
tent by improper appeals 10 passion We want
10 see to 10 that what Is done Is done In an
orderly In sober manner-is done rightly.
You have had great prosperity here on Long
Island You have shared IN the general benefits
that have come 70 from the policies which