New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-27
HUGHES STIRS ALBANY
ALSO SPEAKS At TROY.
References to Barnes Loudly
Cheered at Capital.
Isv TeJ.z-apb ~ IN. Trfbune.

Albany April 26-At two large and tremen-
dousIy enthusiastic meetings here ana IN
Troy to-day Governor Hughes spoke In adVo-
cacy of the passage OF his anti-racetrack gam
bling bills. The reception he got at both indi-
Gated how clearly the public realized the r1agn1-
tude of the issue and its indignation at tno
methods used to defeat those measures
Here the largest hall in the city was filed TO
Overlooking by an audience which almost ham
pered the Governor in his speech by the fire.
quency Of it's applause. II applauded loudest
and longest az the Governors many and un-
n1fstakable references to William Barnes. tr.
influencing his Senator, Grattan. to vote against
the bills in spite of his public pledge TO support
them And when the Governor, his voice ring
ing with indignation. cried, From time TO time
those who. though not elected 70 office, seek 70
usurp powers Of office go little too far and ex-
hfhit their ust1rpation IN its revolving naked
ness and then they hear from the people, the
assembIage spang 70 its feet and applauded
wildly.
In Troy the enthusiasm the same though
there was not the same underlying tings of per-
sonaI bitterness in it. There Proctors Theatre
was filed long before the Governor reached the
meeting and nearly thousand persons were
shut out. Many of these waited around the
place and cheered the Governor when he arrived.
AN ANTI-BARNES MEETING
HuZheSS speech mere.
rilv a plea for his antf-gambIing bills. was as
well an Indictment Of misrepresentation political
leadership and an arraignment Of William
Barnes. ir. with a side shot at J. SIoat Fassett
and his kilograms, though neither leader was
mentioned by name A touch Of distinct inter
est in this rock ribbed organization ridden city
was added to the meeting from the fact that
many of the men who organized it are Barness
personal friends, and further that James F Nc
FIrov the permanent chairman. was chairman
Of the Barnes city convention last year. and
Charles Gibson one of the speakers. IS presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education and a Barnes
organization man. The meeting. in the inten-
sftv Of feeling awakened by the Governors
speech. actually was an anti-Barnes meeting
Two or three more meetings like this. and
Barnes would have TO GO declared a man in
the second row ferventIy after the audience
had ended its wild applause when the Governor
finished Tonight all Albany is talking about
this remarkable affair.
The meeting was held al Harmanus Bleecker.
Hall. Long before $50 D m. the hour sched-
uled for the beginning. the hall was filed and
scores of persons were standing in the wide
lobby At least forty-f1ve hundred were pres
ent DR. Willis G. Mcdonald. temporary chair
man. declared that the sight extremely
gratifying to every friend OF common dscency
and good government
LETTER FROM AGNEW READ.
IT is a challenge 70 the position said to have
been taken by the citizens of this county" said
he referring to Barness frequent declarations
that the people Of Albany County did not want
the anti gambling bills passed He read letter
from Senator Agnew. in which the Senator said
he had protested 70 Mr. Barnes against hts
forcing Senator Grattan to vote against the
racing bills saying II would end Cirattan's p0-
E(1It NJ
letter ran. that his antagonism 10 Governor
Hughes overcame every other consideration
Then the Governor was introduced. Irn-7e-
diateIy a storm Of applause swept over the hall.
while the audience Ieaped to its feet like one
man. The Governor, perhaps contrasting this
applause with the Kisses and groans which
greeted his name I'm the Assembly chamber on
Thursday. glanced over the throng. and his eyes
sparkled
ALBANY JEALOUS OF ITS RIGHTS
MY friends this proves that Albany people
are Jealous Of their rights, he said. and again
the hand clappins began
The people want TO know Why the bills
failed" said the Governor further along and his
allusion to Congressman Fassett's forged teIe-
gram and the influence Of local political lead
ers' caught the fancy OF his hearers. Even
more thoroughly did they appreciate his declara-
ton that this question. if not settled at the
special session. would be the issue Of the next
political Campaign
out with EN-" yelled auditor
In a few CausJic sentences the Governor dis
posed of the coercion" charge which his antag-
onists raised to fog the issue
Il wonder anybody can say 1t with a straight
face" he declared Certainly / is amusing
coming from those who try TO convert our poll
tics into a feudal system, with its petty tyran-
nles, and find their chief delight in exercising
authority over elected officers" Again the au-
dience showed it's intense delight at this blew
at Mr.. Barnes. and doubled its applause when
the Governor said with emphasis that he yielded
to nobody in respect 20 the Legislature.
Therefore. I have not sought to bribe IT, I
have not threatened its members endeavored
to seduce them by promise OF patronage" he
cried with significant stress on the pronoun.
THE GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
The Governors address follows:
Ii is most encouraging how thoroughly
the people aroused in this matter. They ara
far more tenacious of the fundamental prin-
ciples Of representative government than soma
think 10 Is regrettabls that on account OF thaiP