Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-04
NAGEL AND STIMSON.
Big Crowd Greets Them at Albany In
Spite of Storm.

Albany. \. Y, Nov. 3.-Braving the
lirSt snow storm of the season, AL
panlanS turned out in force tonight
to greet Henry l.. Stimson, Repub-
llcan nominee for governor and to
listen to & discussion of national
ISSUES by Charles Nagel secretary Of
commerce and labor. 1t was the first
big Republican rally in Albany in this
campaign and the audience filled
Harnanus Blocker hall from orchestra
to gallery, William Barnes. Jr.,
leader of the Old Guard forces which
We're defeated at the Saratoga con-
ventlon by the Progressives under
Col. Roosave!t's leadership. occupied
box. Speaker James w. Wads-
worth. Jr. who also played an i'm
portant part in the Old Guards figh,
against direct nominations at the
Saratoga convention, was one of the
speakers tonight in behalf of Mr.
StinSon.
a reference to the administration
Of Governor Hughes by City Comp
trollcr Howard Fuller, who presided,
was loudly applauded. This applause
was repeated when Secretary Nagel
mentioned President Taft But the
greatest outburSt. aside from that
which greeted the arrival of Mr.. Slim
son. occurred when MIR. Nagel spoke
of Coz. Roosevelt.
Secretary Naeel was the first speak
"r at tonights meeting
I do not come here authorized to
say this thing or that thing" he
SAID by way OF introduction. but I
an here TO speak my own mind of
0ational issues. The result in this
state is bound to be OF great import
nee t" the nation. If YOU ask me
about 1912, l say that is not the ques-
tiun because Our country has Pres
idrnt who is not staying awake nights
70 try to find out how nominations
are TO be made in 1912"
secretary Nagel said he had not
seen or heard anything to make him
depart from the conviction tnat in
political campaign IN which The
policy of the country was involved it
was best to stay With the discussion
of principles and to steer away. as
'ar as conditions admitted from an
engagement in personal controversy
Above all. he emphasized. it should
tc borne in mind that important as
local issues might be, the ability of
the national administration to carry
cut its pledges and to cope with the
problems that We're presented to it,
was now to be fortified or Weakened
The questions. he declared. was
whether or not this administration
should be given the fullest opportunity
to lnlhll those pledges Which found
definite and precise expression i'm the
last national platform.
There was disposition among the
opponents of the Republican party,
he said, to contrast the present ad-
ministration with the last and to have
It appear that even in some RESPECTS
they stood in antagoniSm to each
ether. This, he declared. was far
from tie truth. 1t was needless at
this time, he pointed out to urge
tnat condition of things had arisen
which called for a strong hand and an
unWavering personality such as Col
Roosevelt to bring them to public at
tcntion fer answer. SO much having
been done tie time came. he said
When il was Tor the government to
formulate those promises and to cast
them into permanent shape He next
ar.alyized the accomplishments OF the
present federal administration He
went deeply into the tariff. admitting
that not as much was accomplished
as had been hoped for. but pointing
ont that substantial progress had been
made and the continuance Of Repub-
litan administration meant that this
progress would be continued while
the placing of a Democratic admin
,StratlOn in power would mean that
all which had been gained in this
direction would be lost In the same
vein ne pointed out what had been
accomplished in the matter OF con-
servation of public resources. the
clrting of lawless corporation. the
enactment of postal and various other
reforms which had Deen brought
about by the present administration
and those that President Taft had