New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-27
HUGHES'S BIG DAY
Continued from frat page.

was to elect a man to stand at the door OF Con
erass with q message. Well, that is a very IN
! Dortsnt mart of his work, but there Is q EIea'
! deal OF executive work apart from that ne nos
| the control of our diplomacy. 10 MN l.
| rnitted or committed the honor OF ''''
! Upon his sagacity and prudence we uei' =
| thousand exigencies where If lie MAJ -
| blunder. we are all going to suffer anu 20
! helm ourselves We made our cnolce'
| nust abide by the decision. IL Is d = -
for niohtv millions of people to select one man
,7,s and influence of the Presi-
dent of the United States. but II Woi 80
60, o,,,, s,.sten, Of government the worio mas
ever seen"
o>-.,ot1.P1E uONORS GOVERNOR,
<,-..uo,., first meeting to-day was at
1,a,,al Montgomery County. me "''ie
+o-, +,,rnad itself into the streets TO see "''o
49, Governor Hughes and as much VI II %
oa,,5 crowd into the hall went there 10 Iis''
Rim He was in fine shape. well res'eu
his nuiet Sunday. and his voice raIs -,
notn+ed out that Mr.. Chanler the
snaered at him and his record "hei9 "
weeks ago Chanler the public ofhciai ""9 ~
mending the Governor in unfneasuieU
s., tacttcs cannot avail" he cried, and the
crowd cheered loudly. re
The Governors troubles began "heh ne CO.
coro,obarie for Fort Plain. 1t was raining
VA
b,r5 and the country roads were axle deep III
mud Twice his car got stalled, once so oauiS
that sll hands had to turn to and get IL ou' VI
the mud IT plunged and lurched ana SK'u'ieu
over the road once going so near the cage 'iia'
e was almost a miracle ii escaped beng d4icileu
Finally Il reached Fort Plain without serious
nisbap Despfte the rain the Governor had a
fine meeting there, with q splendid attendance
At GIoversville meanwhile, two big meetings
were waiting for the Governor. When he reached
the Darling Theatre about hour behind
schedule about two thousand persons were wait
ing for him. His appearance on the stage was
the signal for huge outburst Of cheers. Eek
Congressman Littauer, who presided, lost no
time in introducing the Governor.
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE WISELY?'
The question this year" said he, is shall
the people rule wisely. shall they prove quit
ters and be swerved from their duty by some
foolish, idle notion about personal liberty"
Governor Hughes talked on both national and
state questions telling of Mr. Taft's high quail
f1cations for office. The whole country is wait
ing for November s. he said land when the
returns all In it will feel as if it had taken
a tonic" The Governor said it would be difficult
to find two years in the states history in which
more important legislation had been enacted
than during his administration. He told Of the
banking good roads and labor legislation with
its broadening of the scope of work of those
departments. All this had been accomplished
The said, on the principle that the man with
the facts should go ahead: the man without
facts would better wait till he got them
The run TO JOhnstown was made in a speciaI
trolley car. At the theatre there there vas ca
big a crowd that the Governors party had hard
work getting to the stage. A few minutes after
Governor Hughes began to speak a photog-
rapher in the gallery set off hashlight which
sounded like a 1S-inch gun. When the uproar
had subsidized. the Governor remarked, Like a
good many other things they fire at US those
don't hurt at all" At one point in his speech
he produced loud cheer by declaring L have
never been under obligations to any one, and
am under none to-day"
That's why we're with you, Governor
Hughes" yelled a man on the stage. and again
the audience cheered
There short meeting at Fonda in the
courthouse, a meeting enthusiastic that the
Governor had TO check the cheering that he
might get chance to talk. From Fonda to
Amsterdam there long run in automobiles
through a binding rain. one car was ditched.
but none was hurt. Amsterdam had converted
the Governors visit into a gala affair. The
motor cars ran into the city up long lane of
red fire ana skyrockets their garish glare
through the murky night Illuminating faces Of
cheering men and women, who waved flags as
the Governors car sped by. The meeting at
that place was a splendid demonstration OF the
fact that the Sanford influence cannot over
power the respect and affection which most
people ere feel for Governor Hughes The
theatre was damned full. and the audience was
most cordial and responsive. At Amsterdam q
committee from Schenectady met the Governor
with special trolley car They were headed by
Mayor Van Noast close political associate of
William Barnes, jr- OF Albany; Senator Wemple
who voted against the racing bills, and Assem-
byInan Frisbie.