Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-01
FIRES HIS FIRST GUN
IN THE STATE CAMPAIGN
Former Resident Declares In Speech
Before National League That the
Saratoga Gathering Was Without
Special Interest Infiuence-intimates
Different Conditions at Rochester.

NEW YORK, sept 3U.-lneodore
Roosevelt, addressing the National Re
publican League in session at Car
negie Hall today, delivered his first
speech of the state campaign. Prais-
ing the platform and Henry l.. Slim
son, the Republican nominee for gov
ernor. he compared the Republican
state convention with the Democratic
now being held at Roches-
ter, and on the strength OF his COM
harrison. said he felt that the Repub-
licans had the right to appeal to
every decent citizen in the state,
without regard to party affiliations,
t. vote their way. The Saratoga
gathering he styled a peoples con-
vention." free from the influence of
special interests.
John Hayes Hammond. as presl-
dent of the league, introduced the ex-
President.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
Reports Progress.
Il am here to report progress. we
have Just held the Republican state
convention at Saratoga There never
has been held in the state OF New
York convention that was more
nethodical-a peoples convention
not a lobbyist. not a representative OF
a single great special interest WELD
ing a single fingers weight in that
convention. 1t represented absolute
ly the opinions. the reasoned convic-
tions and belief of the plain, every
day man who makes up the rank and
file of the Republican party in the
state of New York; and it represented
equally the reasoned faith of the in
dependent voters.
Three Essential Points.
"Three points-three essential
points. were made in our platform OF
three points upon
which the contest this fall, in New
York, is to be waged. in the first
place:
THAT we stand. not timidly. not
halfway. but aggressively. for honesty
in the public and in business life.
In the next place: That We stand
for governmental efficiency.
And in the third place: That we
stand for the right of the people to
control themselves. and not to be
by some one else.
Those are. in substance, the
three essential points of our plat
form.
Now. our words counted only in
so far as they were made good by
our deeds; and we ask that our
words be tested by our deeds; for
upon that platform, We place man
whose whole life has made him a
typicaI exemplar of that public ser
want who is absolutely efficient. ALSO
IuteIy fearless. absolutely honest. and
in the highest and best sense. the
servant as well as the leader of the
people. That Is what our action was.
That is what our platform is. And
that is the kind of man our candi-
date. n. L. Stimson, is.
Attacks Democratic Convention
Now the voters of this state will
have to chose between that on the
one hand and on other side. this
Uere Mr.. Roosevelt held aloft I
clipping which ] shall
now describe to you in the language
of one OF our most envenomed foes.
a leading preventative OF the Wall
street Democracy. the New York
Times. Of this morning. describing the
Democratic convention TOW sitting.
The editorial as read by Mr.. Roose-
welt. stated. in effect. that Murphy
and Tammany were in unduestiOned
control of the Democratic convention;
that most Of Mgrphy's control was
runors Of strange and sinister infiu-
cnce and that a brick could not be
thrown in any direction at Rochester
without hitting some lobbyist or rail
road attorney
Continuing Mr.. Roosevelt said:
7 feel We have the right a. appeal
TO every decent citizen In this state
without regard n party: long as nc
T. q good American and an upright
and honest and a far-sceing man. nc
stands with Ms a. the polls. and "a
put Harry Siimson IN the governors
chair az Albany"
When ColoueI>1looeeveii bad finish
ID speaking the convention adjourned
unfit 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
when = platform viii be adopted To
morrow night there viii be a han1uc'
a. the Hotel Actor AZ which Mr.. TAT
vii DO the principal speaker.