New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18

MANY Hall and his demands TO know
whether or not Dix would repeal tie
Public Service commissions law: ap-
plause greeted his attacks on corrupt
business interests trying 20 exploit the
people: more and heartier applause met
his every reference TO Roosevelt and
Hughes and the Hughes policies lie
stirred De q good Republican cheer by
telling about the statement Of Charles c
R,rlingame. who had announced his bolt
from Dix TO the Republican ticket.
The Stirnson special car reached Port
Jervis early this morning and lay in the
railroad wards until 9 o'clock. Then the
candidates party. headed by a blaring
hand. marched over into the village.
where Mr.. Stinson made speech from
the sters Of the Fowler House, where
Governor Hughes spoke two years ago.
Senator John h. Rose. who took charge
of to-day's expedition; Assemblyman
Stivers. Of Middletown; Representative
Tom" Bradley and many others. with
q dozen or twenty motor cars. were in
waiting 1t was distinctly a younger
element or Progressive" delegation.
Tom Bradley being one Of the few
present WHO uilEll De ColSlUeISO dS rep
resenting the other type.
In sennet's Native Town.
H p. Fullerton. who seconded the
nomination of Representative William
6. Bennett at the Saratoga convention,
presented Mr.. Stimson 10 the voters of
Mr.. Benne5's native town. He char
ecterized him as a IMAM who did
things one Of the men behind the
guns" Mr.. Stimson, slight. bare-head-
ed faced a throng Of about four hum
dred. seemingly not overwarln. and dis
rinctIy curious about this man who had
won the nomination from the man most
of them knew well 1t didn't take Mr..
Stlmson any great time to break down
whatever unfriendliness there might
have been. He termed the campaign he
was making one Of good citizenship
rather than one Of partisan politics.
illustrating what he meant, he rehearsed
she facts in the Skene case, quoting
William Travers Jerome's denunciation
of Tammany Hall in trying to use the
State Engineers Office for graft pur-
poses.
From Port Jervis the expedition head
&c across the Orange County hills. their
sides gorgeous with the brilliant tints
OF autumnal foliage, to Ousville. There
again Mr.. Stimson spoke briefly, this
sime standing in the tOnneau Of his auto
mobile Then the candidate and his
train swirled across 10 Middletown,
syhere. after luncheon. he addressed q
meeting in Stratton Theatre. At this
Oh x,p
the Republican party in its treatment OF
she working man. citing the workmen's
compensation act passed by the last
Legislature on recommendation Of the
Wainwright commission, and the many
other laws designed TO protect and foster
The interests of those who work with
- their hands and go home with dirt on
their faces" as Mr.. Stimscn phrased il.
on that showing, by the way. ne and
every man IN the party must have la
bored hard, for the Orange County roads,
though splendid. Ere dusty in many
places and the dust stuck thickIy so that
al times he and everybody else looked
like chimney sweeps.
From Middletown Mr.. Stimson swept
on to Goshen. There he addressed a
good sized throng from the steps of the
courthouse. Stops at Florida, War
wick. Chester. Campbell Hall. Montgom-
cry and Walden preceded the big night
meeting here.
IN Campaigns Like Governor Hughes.
H As a caTnpaigner- Mr.. Stimson is be-
coming not unlike Governor Hughes. He
talks pretty Intimately to his audiences,
and has almost entirely abandoned the
rather laWycrlike style he brought with
him into the fight His speech at Ches-
ter, q small rural community, was typi-
Cal in matter and manner Of his days
work. Mr.. Stimson stood up in the
motor car. one foot on the edge Of the
tonneau, leaning well over to look
sguarely into the faces Of the $50 or 100
who stood grouped before him at cross
roads Frequently he rammed home his
points with d straight-from-t he-shouIder
smash. Among other things he said:
The issues which come before the people
a the election llls year are very clear,
fortunately, and before the end OF the cam
paigu I think they VIII be- even clearer. on
our side il Is the aim Of myself and my as
EOCiates on the Republican ticket il we
are elected TO carry out and continue these
policies OF Governor Hughes.
believe this Town Is interested. one j deem
very important Tor the entire state, and
one on which ! have some questions TO
ask my opponent one of the great feat
ares Of Governor Hughess administration
2as the enactment OF the public service
Law, under which the people OF the state
have at last established a commission
through which they obtain redress
against the public service corpora lions
whenever they are oppressed or nave a
grievance. 4 believe that IN this town YOU
are now engaged in appeals to the Public
Service Commission concerning the rates
On the railroad here.
Now. one Of the plsnks Of the platform
or which my opponent, Mir. Dix, for
ONCE TWO years ago demanded the repeal
OF the public service law: that platform
denounced what IL was pleased 10 call gov
according 10 the Democratic newspapers
Rochester. the convention was virtually IN
der the control Of Murphy and q horde Of
railroad attorneys and lobbyists Here is
the language Of Tie New York Times" a
paper which - supporting the other ticket:
Back Of MUrphEs control are rumOrs Of
strange and sinister influences You can
not throw a brick in any direction in
Rochester without hitting some lobbyist or
railroad attorney The woods have been full
Or these from the start They got here be-
sere The delegates Did"
VIII Continue ouestionings.
Under those circumstances the Rochester
sc6et Was nominated, and IL was very
careful 10 touch on the question Of he pub
pc service Law. The plank which II con-