New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
CROWDS HEAR HUGHES
TN THE FIGHT TO STAY"
Great Enthusiasm at Niagara Falls
and North TOna7cnndd.
IFr Telegraph 70 The Trirun.

Niagara Fails. N Y. May 6-Two monster
-,.e-inEs tremendously enthusiastic greeted
C-o,ernor Hughes to-day in the wind-up of his
.,r-,nfnE campaign in the 47th Senate District
- elect William c Wallace. as a step toward
-.+,inE his anti-racetrack gambling bills passed
a. the extraordinary session of the Legislature
rhicr will convene Monday night. The re-
-n.rtsble demonstrations of sympathy and sup
rort which the Governor called forth yesterday
,-ere more than duplicated to-day in what was
n-operly the enemy's country-the section of
Niagara County which is expected TO return the
hull, Of Democratic votes for racetrack Sena-
tor
Al North Tonawanda this afternoon there was
,ot hall in the place large enough to hold the
,h-ons which assembled TO hear the Governor
u-re the passing of the anti-gambling hills and
senounce boss misrule Buildings We're deco
-otad and factory whistles shrieked welcome.
us last meeting at this place tonight was
cs,ied The greatest meeting ever held in this
,-snv other hall in this city by James s Sim
Mons chairman of the Republican City Com
,rttee who presided
even more vigorously than yesterday did the
Governor urge the people who focked to hear
hin, TO rise and destroy those political bosses
xho deserted their constituents interests 10
serve their own selfish ends. He made this be-
.-.r.l of the direct commands OF the people his
rrrTi1al ,efnf, SfllslI-SS1Z-IiS il anu cNcA-
EVERY time he declared his independence OF po-
,;-icaJ dfctation and his belief that decent ad-
,n,njstration could he obtained only when the
,sonle had enforced their mandates on the mis-
o,-esenrariye bosses his hearers shouted them
selves hoarse and applauded until they We're
tired.
INTEREST N RESULT GROWING
While the situation does not look unduly fa
EKT.r1 eoi-a
the Governors remarkable success in his trip.
.,,;-,cisns declared to-day that there dis
,inc- interest In the result being shown among
,1oSe who until the Governor made his appear
.,ce had no intention of getting out TO vote. II
Wallace is defeated. it viii be because the nor
nal RepubIican vote Is not polled. Governor
Hughes. in his speeches, has done more TO bring
o, the vote than the leaders Of either faction in
the district or the Repub ubcan state organization
YWallace wins he viii owe his election TO Gov
s-nor Hughes and the trenchant fashion in
which the Executive has sounded the call TO
s-ns against the gamblers and the political
bosses.
Never before has the Governor criticised pro-
tessiouaI politicians and misfit bosses as he did
st the meeting tonight. Petty manipulators"
..suned to be bis favorlte term for them.
W. give I'D too much to the little Coterie who
run our affairs for u.s." he said at one stage in
hs speech. Every man IN the big audience
chse-ed wildly.
Il have TO schooling in political manipuls-
sicn." he declared again. "I do not know poll
ties as some call their knowledge. and have no
faith in that sort Of thing. So many wise men
IN this brand OF politics seem 10 be mere babes
IN getting the drift of sentiment and recogni5-
ing the demands Of the people The only poll
tics I take any stock in is that which wins votes
nj of he Tae0pln because they
get what they want-a clean and honest admin
ist-ation"
Again to-day the Governor declared that he
pss in this fight to stay. and expected the peo-
pie to help him win it.
If looked to my personal interest I'd never
have touched this any more than red not
coal" he said. while his auditors cheered Wig
orousy. ASK any politician If he thought two
months ago L was good Judgment for me- to
take up the gambling issue. L don't care TOT
that kind Of political work though I have
profession which love, and just one ambition
that when leave Office my fellow citizens
whether they agree with me not, shall be-
lere always did just what I thought TO be
right
SPEAKS TO 4 CROWDED HOUSE.
The Governor reached here this afternoon
after huge open air meeting at North Tona-
"anoa- he went to the Niagara tiup Win ~
Wallace, where he had dinner The meeting
tonight wes set for an early hour, 20 permit
the Governor to get back to Albany by way OF
Buffalo. At 7:30 O'Clock the International The
atre. almost within sound of Niagara Falls. was
hled, excepting the gallery. Not another per-
son could be squeezed into orchestra or bal
oony. Fifteen minutes before the Governor
reached the place the gallery was full and
trong pressed around the entrance seeking ad-
oasscn. His appearance was the signal for
erest outburst Of handclapping, which lasted
~ minute. Al the end Of his speech there was
eUenuine demonstration. SURPRISING even that at
Iockport last night
NJ Wallace spoke first, conining himself to
the race gambling question and pledgng himself
anew 10 stand with the Governor. Immediately
the Governor took up the boss issue. using the
defeat Of the racing bills as a specific example
o' the way the peoples desires could be thwart-
80 and their interests betrayed by bosses serv-
ing their oEn ends He spoke Of the innate de-
tire for decencv in every American citizen. and
declared his belief that the great body of voters
wanted The government true honest
principles" 1T must not be manipulated by any
SCI OF speculators." he cried earnestly, and every
rev sentences he hammered home that point
fhe one thing We can't trust is the power of
ue Individual man. he said. 1.-The test has
come now to see who shall rule the state; We
osn never afford to let any get-awa with
the people" He laughed 10 scorn those who
talked about executive coercion" Il suppose
heyd rather have me bargain with them in the
hack room than talk this over with the people,,
he suggested
Still further along he expressed view of po-
fHucal methods which greatly amused the voters
Of this district. We're tired of splendid senti-
ments in platforms" he said What we want