New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-23
PARTY CHOSE HUGHES
PRAISE By WADSWORTH.
Says Murphy and Conners Per
united" ChanIer's Nomination.

Governor Hughes is man whose nomina'io"
was the result OF the demand of all of his party,
while we know that Mr. CHAMBERS nomination a.
Rochester was permitted by Murphy and corners
said James ". Wordsworth jr.. Speaker or the AZ
sernbly. at a big and enthusiastic republican ram
of the 18th Assembly District organization in Lesle
Hall. ct Broadway and SD street last night -
was Mr. Wadswerth's principal speech IN a Speeu
eating tour of the city, which took MN u s'A
meetings IN something less than three hours anu
enabled him TO be greeted by nearly ten thouSaii1
voters
Mr.. Wadsworth hailed by cheers FOR AounS
jim and he indicated early that his interest III
baseball as well III politics had not a"lhoeo
since the DAYS when he first bsseman on the
Yale nine In talking of the and attention
Governor Hughes gives TO every detall OF MS
work Mr. Wadsworth said that success hnseo II
the greatest enterprises In little things he
added with a smile: why. the winning OF the
National League pennant depended on whetheF
man named Merkle touched second"
Regarding Mr.. Chanler's relations to the bosses
Mr.. Wadsworth pointed out the extreme lmpor-
lance Of having the Democratic nominee make his
position clear. This is specially momentous, he
said because of the powers Of the Public Service
Commissions. AS to the commissions. he said ne
thought it unnecessary to detail the absolute ne
eessity of passing the law that created them
From my experince in the Assembly" he said
however, Il consider the commissions the only
safe. sound and satisfactory way to meet the
problems arising from the great corporations
There are eight hundred going corporations pres
ent under the control of the Public Service Com
missions. six hundred up the state and two hun
dred here They represent billions of capital and
are in one sense the financial backbone of the
State of New York. Therefore they are the finan-
cial backbone of the country, since New York is
the ceuntry's financial centre
IF. Chanler says you are to make the once
elective, at you throw it into politics But
the law is not likely to be changed. although the
commission may be. I conjure up certain
Governors who might hold Office in the future
who would meet that situation. because of their
relations with certain groups of men of specific
financial interests or of their social aspirations
of their desire for popularity and power
Should such Governor get his grip those
commissions it would be possible for him to
build a personal machine that might wellnighr
destroy popular government in this state"
Mr.. wadsworth then pointed out that the next
Governor has the appointing of four men to the
commissions. and that the sort of men to have
the great power of the position will depend upon
the next Governors justice and discretion,
Il don't say" he continued that Mr.. Chaner
If he were elected Governor. would dilute the
commissions but want TO know where be
stands"
IF he says he will not consult Tammany Hall, he
will not get many votes in New York City as
ne thinks he will. If he says he will consult Tam
many Hall, he's showed under"
This met with laughter and applause, and some
body in the gallery shouted: He loses either wayr
Mr.. Wadsworth smiled and took up the revision
OF the state banking laws He referred 10 the Old
law which permitted the Attorney General to rec
ommeud to the court the names of men 10 be ap-
pointed receivers of banks.
You all know" he said, how the power virtu-
ally to appoint receivers was used by our Demo
cratic Attorney General It is well known thar
confidential clerks and secretaries of his office
appointed-rnen who didn't know where the banks
were and who had to ask q policeman to show
them And you know they charged enormous
ownership fees and frtteTed away the depoSitors'
money"
He then described the new banking laws which
provide that the state Superintendent of Banking
shall appoint employe from his Office TO act
receiver at the regular departmental salary. 'And
you want to be careful he added. "as 70 the man
to whom you give the power of selecting g Super
intendent of Banking. This is especially in the in
terest of poor people who in the future may again
see their savings in danger.
The only issue in the state campaign is the con
tinuance of good government and it's up TO all Re
publcans and all honest Democrats to stay on the
job"
As Mr.. wadsworth left the hall the same rousing
cheers that greeted him au the city
given. He put in a hard nights work, starting
Washington Hall, l6Sth street and Amsterdam ave
nue. and delivering his last speech at No 900 East
Broadway. He appeared fresh along
toward midnight.
Before Mr. Wadsworth reached Pacific Hall.
No 209 East Broadway, a number of Socialists who
had gathered early were thrown out. They had
waved red flags and interrupted Rabbi H. l.
Philips. who was speaking. The Socialists had left
the neighborhood when Mr.. Wadsworth came up
find the hall filed with more conservative voters.
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