New-York tribune., 1908-10-22
GOVERNOR HUGHES
ON M'CARREN'S STAND
HIS ROUSING MEETINGS
IN WAYNE AND CAYUGA.
Gamblers at auburn offer to Bet
Large Sums Governor WM
Be Defeated.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Auburn N Y Oct 21.-In this county, where
his name was dragged into a bitter factional
fight, resulting in the temporary overthrow OF
Senator Benjamin Wilcox, Governor Hughes to-
night had rousing campaign meeting Ihe
hundreds Of persons who 1ammed the auditorium
until the doors were locked and the throng
forced away by the police sat speIbound under
his arguments or cheered his ringing eXhortatlon
wildly 1t was one OF the biggest and best
meetings of his campaign in outward indica-
tons
Governor Hughes travelled to-day through
Wayne and Cayuga counties, prosperous agrl-
cultural section where the apple and peach or
'chards are making the farmers so prosperous
that they won't do business with anybody but
a Republican and a Hughes Republican at tnaI.
different condition prevails here to-nlght-
Some local gamblers invaded the hotel Where
the Governor took dinner, offering to bet largo
sums that he would be defeated and rejecting
local sentiment very bitter against him. In
some other places some opposition to the Gov
ernor was discovered. Yet, wherever he spoke
going back to his old questions to Mr. Chanler'
with barely a reference to the Chanler ques-
tions, he got a splendid reception.
At the meeting tonight he took UP the rae
ing proposition from a point of view He
reiterated his challenge to Chanler to come OUT
definitely that subject, saying:
IF you stand where 1 do, let the people know
it." He went on: Now, read something very
interesting on this subject little while ago An
eminent member of the Legislature from Brook
lyn, who is not without influence in the Demo-
cratic party, 1 am informed through the col
umns of Democratic newspaper, has issued a
statement-I refer to Senator McCarreh 1 Will
first state the question put to him.
How about the racing law that was passed
fle Last ion
Senator McCarren replied:
so far as I'm personally concerned. l would
repeal it in minute. l am now speaking Tor
myself only about the law repeating the Percy
Gray law. l thought that my record up there
showed that plainly enough. But I'm only one
member of the Legislature, and L cannot speak
for the whole body, nor can 1 speak for Chanler.
But my opponent can speak for himself
There is the evidence of the effort that will be
made by one of his strong supporters. There
is the evidence of the intent. Now, tell US.
Lieutenant Governor Chanler, whether you will
approve the repeal of the bill which made the
law the same on both sides of the fence?"
IF the constitution can be twisted for one
purpose. It can be twisted for another We do
not want lot Of twisters busy with our funda
mental laws"
Loud bursts Of applause greeted the Gov
ernor's declaration that the merits" of the
case proved" a wonderful power of coercion
in getting the anti gambling bills passed.
Congressman Payne who met the Governor
when he entered Cayuga County, presided at
the meeting Senator Wilcox, turned down for
denomination because he voted against the Gov
ernor on the racetrack proposition, sat within
ten feet of him when he discussed that mat
ter.
EXPLAINS HIS VETOES.
The Governor at an earlier meeting took up in
detail his reasons for vetoing the 2-cent fare
bill and the full train crew bill.
OF the full crew bill the Governor said:
It was a sweeping bill that took no account
of differences in situations: the fact that II
might be important to have the increase in one
case, but that II could not be required III dL-
other nartiCular case was overlooked. 1t was
measure of absolute application without regard
to differences in situations
While l am desirOus that our trains should
have a fun complement of men necessary 10
meet the demands Of the situation and so thaI
no one shall be exposed to unnecessary naru-
ship in his employment, when you come TO IeglS-
late upon these matters you must have leglsla-
ton which will be suited to the particular de-
mands You can't have fiat legislation regard
less of different situations: that would not be
sustained. 1t would not be worth while; you
would get nothing from it. [ said, we Will nave
these matters examined; wherever there is d
necessity for this it must be attended to.
We have the Public Service Commission fot
the purpose of holding inquiries OF this sort ana
the handling of Investigations OF thlS charac!eI-
l noted the other day that they made decision
with regard to this very question that l am
speaking of They provided after hearing and
Investigation of the facts that the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
should run it's freight trains on the Pennsyl-
vania division between Dresden and Lyons,
with a crew of not less than six men-namely,
conductor engineer fireman. fagman and two
brakemen. This addition of one trained
man on the freight trains in question
It takes time and it requires patience 70 de-
liberate. Anybody destroy business conf
dence in this country, if he is in a position of
power. and will give ear 10 his imagination In