Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
H|GH PRAISE FOR HUGHES
LIEUT.. Gov cHANLER BooMs
HIM FOR PRESIDENT.
New York's Governor Like Grover
Cleveland, Only Cleveland Did
Not Have People With Him.

NEW YORK, December AT the twen-
ty-nrst annual dinner OF the Hotel Mems
Association Of New York. held at the
Waldorf.Astoria last night, Lieut.. Gov.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler made a signifi-
cant comparison between the governor
ship Of Grover Cleveland and that of
Gov. Hughes. The speaker found a like
ness between the two regimes. lacking
only the fact that Gov. Hughes has the
people behind him.
When Lieut.. Gov. Chanler was intro
duced as the first speaker at the dinner
last night he said that ne could not re-
member enough stories to qualify him as
an after-dinner speaker. Then he launch
ed forth into a resume Of the present re-
lation between New York state and ma
tonal politics. He said:
Real Public Opinion.
I'm this country the real public opinion
OF the people is found and preserved at
the country hotel Of the small towns. At
the present time public opinion has been
aroused to the same fervor as 1t was sew
eral years ago when Grover Cleveland
was governor Of this state.
1--WE have in Albany at the present time
man who Is doing his whole duty as
governor Of the state and as governor of
the people also. Is Gov. Hughes the only
man who has done this duty in this state
recall him as a man who has done the
same thing that Grover Cleveland did.
Gov. Hughes may become a candidate
for President Of the United States. Dir
Cleveland receive the same hearty recep-
ton that Hughes has received? No. He
worked alone and without aid. ] believe
that the public press is not the index Of
public opinion. If YOU want to find the
public opinion you must go among the
small towns upstate and inquire among
our small towns up there. The govern.
ment of this country can best be judged
by the opinion of the town.
My experience In the legislature last
winter showed how the peoples represen-
and how they wanted 1t DONE"
The Independence League.
Lieut.. Gov. Chanler when asked after
his speech as to the political phase of his
address said:
i"I was not talking for publication. /
was only talking as man to man, and not
In my capacity az lieutenant governor OF
this state" When asked II. his remarks
denoted a break from the Independence
League. Lieut.. Gov. Chanler said:
II have said what said"
The POSTMASTER at the dinner was E. N.
Tierney of the Hotel Marlborough. With
him at the guest table sat George c.
Boldt, manager Of the Waldorf-Astoria;
F. N. Balm, president of the association;
David Provan, J. c. McNight, E. j., Ben.
son. William F. Quinn. r. J.. Schaeffer
Fred Wortz, A. j. Haffel and Admiral
Dot" a former museum attraction who is
now owner of hotel at White Plains.
President Joyce Of the Hotel Mems MI
tual Benefit Association devoted his
speech to advocating a national associa.
ton OF hotel men from coast to coast.
State Controller Martin H. Glynn said
that he would have spoken on the finan.
cial situation had 1t not been that Presi
dent Roosevelt. forestalled him by twenty
columns In the evening papers.
Since that was 50 Mr.. Glynn said that
he would content himself with state,
ment Of the belief that the common sense
Of the American people would assert It.
self in the present trouble and that every
thing would be all right in the sweet by
and by.