New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
GOTERNOR CONTRASTS HIS
WORK WITH OPPONENTS
EQUIVOC4TION.
ConvuLses 1udience By Referring to
Chanlcr, C0nners and OiTer
('rGmsceH.
IBy -e,ezrasa TO TIE Tribune. ]

delaware Counties to-day. Governor Hughes to-
night wound up his second week OF campaigning
for reelection with big meeting here, followed
h another at Cohoes. in Albany County. Every
1-bere he spoke he made al appeal to reason not
n motions. Seeking support on his record Of
accomplishments. he contrasted his opponents
record ef equivocal promises and compromising
Silence
The Governor convuIsed his audience here by
,o-rrsyinC his notion of the way Boss Conners
ana his candidate. Chanler. arranged their cam
4ai-n schemes.
Il read my opponents speech. so far il was
-er5rred this morning" said the Governor and
= SEEMS 70 be 20 considerable extent devoted
% Oliver Cromwell It appears that my oppo-
-e7- lust now is very much concerned about
POLITICAL despotism. I suppose that he Will con
suit the leaders of his party about that matter
NJ Corners and Mr.. Murphy very much
interested il that proposition. 1 can imagine
that consultation taking place; I imagine
NJ Ccuners saving. What are going to say
about that Public Service Commissions law It
,rort DO 20 say what we really want TO do The
candidate says. Wei. have something TO say
sbou- Cromwell and Mr.. Conners replies Who's
he
The Governors ina ginary consultation Of boss
and candidate brought down the house. Laugh
-e- and applause drowned his voice for two or
-h-ee minutes when he tried TO resume his
speech.
The more We get them to state their position
~ any Of the issues the more certain We are 10
ret z reluctant and belated but important in
6o-senent Of our action" said the Governor of
" Chanler's attitude on the racetrack situa-
non
PUBLIC RECEPTION FOR GOVERNOR
Cornelius Y Collins Superintendent Of Pris-
ms and local committee met Governor
HUGHES 81 the station here and took him TO a
hotel where there was public reception for
h5-- Meanwhile Proctor's Theatre had been
filed for an hour and at p. m. the police
closed the doors refusing 20 let anybody else
inside About two thousand people were crowd
ed into q theatre which ordinarily seats about
fifteen hundred, and several hundred others
we're waiting outside. They cheer they began
when the Governor and his party appeared was
caught I'd BY those inside and continued and
sveIled as the audience caught sight Of the
Governor. Il was taken up again when ne arose
70 s7eak Governor Hughes talked on the Presi-
Dental situation before taking up state cues
tions declaring that Mr.. Taft had made no
contributions TO the museum Of exploded falla-
cies" Then he went TO the good roads question
and the work Of the AGRICULTURAL and Banking
apartments
There Is an important piece Of constructive
v-e-S' he said Of the reorganized Banking De
pa-t-=nt and the new laws. That was done
under Republican administration I don't hear
s-v criticism Of 1T He told Of the great i'm
prove-ent ii the state Labor Department, say
Ing that all this designed 10 promote the
general welfare and prosperity He discussed
-he Pu5lic Service commissions law in detail,
declaring that there would 'be no more autoD-
sies in the future" If the commissions remained
n existence 70 supervise the companies under
rhei- Jurisdiction and prevent stock watering
and financial manipulation
ADDRESS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS,
Governor Hughes made his first address to-
DAY 10 Hamilton College men at the station at
Clinton. Oneida County Though early IN the
morning. there was q goodly throng waiting 10
see him which rent the air with college yells
and cheers for Hughes He talked about the
responsibilities Of American citizens and the
keen way in which the younger generation was
taking Up that proposition
From there. with brief stops at New Hart
FORD and Oriskany Falls TO permit the Governor
to show himself to the waiting people, the train
ran L. Hamilton where the Governor vas TO
speak 10 Colgate men. A good sized delegation
o. the students OF his old college was waiting 10
meet MIN. and the hall where he spoke was
5g-nred At the meeting were two Of his IN
st-uctors Dr.. Andrews and Dr. Taylor
After having tribute 10 Mr.. Taft and urging
lis support ITe GDNeTIlON AOOA ~ 49,
t-atiou and his efforts 70 have government
American fashion"
It's Extraordinary what trouble you get li''o
&c soon as you apply some Of these very obvious
principles which We set forth With such glowing
euogy On July i" he said He drew wild
burst = u.rth by his treatment u the ChanieF
canvass
= look in vain for any statement Win eS'-0
L. the constructive measures which II VIII be
The intention Of my opponent TO present IN case
q, his election he said 7 find last night ne
got down as far as Oiiver Cromwell It reminds
NJ o. the story % the mani think ne must
have ben from Madison Countrywide was askeu
Il he wanted some oxtau soup He asked Isl
that going back pretty farT d"
COLLEGE PRANK RECALLED
On the way 70 Norwich, Chenango County
whore the main meeting Of the day was 10 De
held. the train passed through EarlviHe, when
recalled to the Governor = certain night ABOUT
thirty years ago wien ne and some other Col
gate men borrowed a handcar, pumped Il
down 20 EarlyiIle from Hamilton dltched H. So'
supper and trundied the machine back 10
college there 10 ring the chapel bell ana per
foru4 many other pranks-
Al Smyrna two men old that they mac 10
walk with sticks came up TO the car One de-
cared. We helped TO eject you Two years ago
Governor, and well help again
The Governor reached Norwich at noon he
was taken Immediately 20 the Nor"lcn l-u1,