New-York tribune., 1908-08-29
BANNER HUGHES DAY
IT TRUMANSBURG FAIR.
Outburst of Admration for the Gov
ernor and HIS Policy
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune ]


such as this district rarely shows turned Gov
ernor Hughes's visit here to-day to speak at
the Johannesburg fair into a demonstration of
respect and esteem which almost overshadowed
the cordial receptions he has met in other parts
OF the state His speech an earnest setting
forth of the work the state government is doing
for the farmers and definition OF present day
patriotism as ability TO keep ones hands out
Of the states Golfers Uhen the police weren't
looking. held the audiences attention and drew
It's hearty applause at the end But IL vas
the Governor himself-the flesh and blood Gov
ernor of uncompromising honesty and indie
pendenee enough TO defy politicians for prin-
eipIe-whom the farmers sought to honor
At the end of his speech the Governor de-
ecended from the srandstand to shake hands
with those who stood nearest to HIM
Come out where can reach your called
a man too far off to more than the top OF
the Governors shiny hat And presently the
mere force of the number OF those struggling
TO grasp his hand carried the Executive and his
party out on TO the faIr grounds There for
nearly half hour there sursed around him
hundreds Of Tonaplsins County farmers and their
wives. At first Colonel Treadwell, his military
secretary, and the special police could not hold
back the throng. and an Irresponsible, rough
and-tunlbIe scramble testified eloquent1y to the
farmers desire 10 meet their Governor. Pres
emily a line was formed, and men and women
flied steadily past Governor Hughes, almost
every one expressing his delight at having seen
and shaken hands with "she peoples Governor"
The days proceedings, from the time hs
reached Geneva this morning from, Buffalo ON
his way here to the time he took a train at
Syracuse to return TO Albany, would have
formed an instructive object lesson TO those po
HticaI bosses who deride his strength Never in
the height OF any recent campaign has the pop
ula- candidate received a more gratifying out
burst OF admiration and esteem than was heard
along Governors Hughes's path Allowing for
the difference in temperament between per-
fervid East side city gathering and taclturn
soil tiIIers District Attorney Jerone's POLITICAL
meetings at the very crest Of his popularity
would furnish the cIearest standard OF con1-
parison-
Visits of the Governor 90 other parts of TN"
state have brought out enthusiasm and EXPIRES
sons of hearty sympathy with his views ana
methods and support for him as cdndldhlf'
but on no other occasion has there been SO gen
eraI and spontaneous wave Of affection ana
1ovatv for the Governor personally, as well "a
for the things he represents in public Hfe' inns
sact was 90 evident that the Governor COM
r,snted fAeIIugIy on 1t to friends travelling ~itn
him.
WELCOME ALL THE WAY.
HuSheS
still eIated with the spirit of welcome tenderea
TN him in Chatauqua County and at B"taio-
Word of his coming had gone abroad and there
ms a knot of tOxnspeOpIe waiting to greet hihi-
AZ evsr- station on the way TO Trurnansouis
villagers had assembled. who cheered for NM
,vbiIa passengers on the train eagerly snoo-S
hands with him and expressed their aohll l"'AO'A
and wished him well in his political career
president Riggs of the Trumansburs Fair AS
socfation and other townspeopie met MN a' 'n'
.ta+io, here He was taken to Mr. Biggss
bor,e for an Informal luncheon, after whlch ti'o
marty set out for the fair grounds All along ths
- bouses were decorated with bunting and
ft,res Of the Governor. People who recog-
ia4 hin, cheered Justify. 1t was DAY OK
blazing briIIiancy, tempered by wind oio"ihs
off the lake. and every farmer lot rnieS @iOU'
had brought his family 10 the fair Inc sranu
stand was damned and in a crescent DeIore II
was hacked a crowd of fifteen hundred. hdiAe"
b,- rows Of carriages and some AUTONOMOUS
Political notables were not absent congress
80, Iobn w. Dwight greeted the Governor
heartily. Ex-AssembIyman sherman Moreiano'
of Chemung. one of the ioudest III ms ap
1so of the Governor. County Chairman BOW
a., and rountv Judge Blood listened intentiy tf
g. stsecb Senator Owen Cassidy. who voted
AGAINST the Governors gambling ieslsia'lo'
a,, may fail Of denomination therefor. was not
present
Tho Governor described the advantages OF ths
d,,,eUer in rural communities and told OF the
agricultural education now provided oy 'ns
-, 90 rraDars farmers sons to make the most
- +bair ,uportunities. From that he led to ths
advocacv of direct primary norninations-a
freedom, Of machinery for expressing the popu-
lar will" which would permit the agricultural
c1ossas 70 have their say as they cannot under,
existing primary laws
american government is meant to take ths
.,,r,,es ont OF the way of every Individual" hs
said while the common interest is protected
ts+ the selfish assault of any one
-f,ra of the most important OF political prop
i+tons now is insistence on the fact that We
are a nation of eIf-government according 10
certain constitutional principles he said again.
WE are inst as anxious TO see where were
going as we are 70 get there" And again.
.arbe natrIotjsn we need now is not that
td which Is ready TO sacrifice life against tho
enemy on the field of battle; it is the patriotism
| OF the man who Will not put his hand INTO tho
| Golfers of the state IL nobody Is looking. ll
,,Dat ,,o,, want 20 do must be done covertly and
without public discussion you had better noid
,o,,r hand before you sing The Star Spangled
Soc. Let us not play politics for the pro-
tection Of this man or that the building up OF
this machine or the other. but let US have nom
| .st attention 70 the business of the state With
| ont service OF selfish personal ends
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH
! In his speech The Governor said.
! --he farmer Is particularly aIoor from tnoss
/ opportunities of forming a number OF se,gTles IS
| ~ybo can constitute themselves the controllers
OF POLITICAL tiestnies- He il free 10 that extent
| tbat those who live in our agricultural COM
| nnnities viii have their influence in the shaping
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