New-York tribune., 1908-10-24
CHANLER AT BUFFALO
Has His Innings Follo7clng the
G0Uern0r-CrOzCd at ArmOry.

Buffalo Oct 2S-Lieutenant Governor Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler had his innings In Bu1alo 10
night. Following Governor Hughes at the oolH
Regiment armory by Just twenty-four hours ne was
greeted bv p crowd which filled the building ana
choked the streets outside. 1t nearly 10 O'CLOCK
when the Democatic candidate for Governor arrived
al the armory. His coming was slgnalled Oy d
boom of cannon and instantly the audience was on
its feet The cheering and waving OF mats manu-
kerchiefs and flags developed into the most demon
strative welcome Mr.. Chanler has had in his three
weeks of campaigning.
In his speech at the armory Mr.. Chanler de-
voted himself generally speaking, to a review OF
the campaign. and made many references 10 Gov
ernor Hughes's speech of last night
my opponent says be cannot understand what
is meant by personal liberty in this campaign. de-
cla-ed the candidate. He is not the hrst man
who i:nbued with his own ideas. thinks that they
must be those of the people Oliver Cromwell was
a great man. He sincere and honest man
England needed an Oliver Cromwell; thank heaven
New York does not
Cheers greeted the statement that the vast audi
ence recalled to the speakers mind the remark
made by Governor Hughes in the West Don :
ask the crooks whom they voting for; ask them
whom they are voting against, and then you VIII
understand"
thousands Of you men here tonight" said Mr.,
Chanler, ARE going TO vote against Governor
Hughes. I leave his answer 10 YOU
Mr. Chanler also spoke to-day at Middleport, Me-
dina and Albion. The trains used by the opposing
candidates passed each other several times but the
Governor and Mr.. Chanler did not nave an oPpor-
tunity meet.
W Carvl Ely presided at to-nights meeting at
the armory, and introduced Nj Chaner, whose
voice filled big auditorium 1t vas the strain Of
speaking here last night. however, that worked
so much harm TO Governor Hughes. and Mr.. Chan
Ter has cancelled his engagements at HeTkimer and
Canastota tomorrow morning. He will speak only
at Rome in the afternoon and Utica I'm the even
ing. The Lieutenant Governor said in part:
I suppose that IT is natural as we'll as harmless
for an honest man with despotic convictions sin
cereIy believe that those who are opposed 70 him.
to his Ideas of government and to MS IDEAS as 10
seTvaHtsDI suppose that It Is natural for him
honestly believe that those who do not agree with
him must he actuated by some sinister motive at
variance with any honest conviction II was, no
qogGS 6e Bending DIR s Election in New York and made
crooks he did
Doubtless in his mind was ths sincere II nartoS "
thought that honest men could nor be honest m II
iasS +hefr c"nvictions We're the same as his.
lie was no doubt equally sincere when ne SAID IN
s,IhstanCa that If he were defeated Governor all
hope Of honest young men going into politics and
doing their duty must be abandoned His point
Mr Hughes seemed startled at my recent stale state,
ment he cannot understand WY sd WS.eq :" ~ ths
days before I announced myselt as oppoSseq 70 mo
rpneaI of the present law. | waited uitH Sd" d
reason for stating that my position was IN
Mr. Hughes his speech last night said rttes thst
the Public Service Commission IS considering
and does not intend TO 30 any tlliIs ,,,1d ~,
the matter until It is Surer OF us sI4I ht tho com
rnssioners are paid $1,000 year for. TO conslder
the question of 2-cent fare without Gaming % d WI J.;
ness or holding a hearing, all that can say j.
that the sooner the members of that cQ~llIIIsSL.I ~
ore directly responsible to the people the soOHet
they will stop considering, and get to work
Mr. Hughes also said: Now l. tor one one, am am d do
soInteIv opposed 10 throwing these business De
partments OF the state into p9c 6ror Are Ieg nos %
riuch as if elected by the people? II not why dd
he drag the state fair into politics? For years,
when The State Fair Commissioners received ne
salary a Democrat was allowed 10 serve. ..L lUS
year the commission was made salar5e9 10 or VIZ
fI-e commissioners at $50 a year and 500 Tor eH
neuses each. The present paid comlnlsslon Hhe
tbe nre,ious unpaid commission, has done It's WOIk
s{+tlF.,I,. and cell But as soon the State Fair
Commissioners paid for their work no De1mo No
crat was left bv him upon that coninlSslch' me
state fair is a state institution ana u snoud
not be made purely a Republican Institution
In response TO a gray-bearded farmer at Albion
Mr.. Chanler again said to-day that he was op-
posed to a repeal of the anti-racetracK gailDIiie
Law