New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
HEDGES CONTENT WITH
VERDICT OF THINKERS
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Urges Voters to Form
Their Own Opinions.
BEST DAY OF HIS CAMPAIGN
Greeted by Big and Apprecia-
tive Audiences All Along the
Line in Delaware, Che
mango and Broome.

From a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune
Binghamton, n. Y, Oct. 22.-lf surface
indications at political meetings count for
anything, Job F.. Hedges, Republican can
didate for Governor is solid with the vot-
ers OF this part OF the state In Delaware,
Chenango and Broome counties to-day
winding up here tonight, he had big au-
diences, which listened to him with close
attention and applauded his views with
enthusiasm.
"The power of the bosses" Mr.. Hedges
told the voters, rs the admitted incom-
potency Of men who haven't the manhood
to go 20 the polls and vote their own
opinions. | want the voters to think on
political subjects, and when know they
are really thinking on the issues this year
I'll be content TO take their verdict every
time"
Mr.. Hedges was greeted here by lively
audience which filed the Stone Opera
House His speech was preceded by a
meeting at Endicott, where he addressed
an audience of workers in time clock
factory.
At Norwich there were two big noon
meetings, one in the square in front OF
the Court House. where several hundred
persons gathered TO hear Mr.. Hedges de-
nounce Tammany Hall and urge voters to
elect the Republican ticket this year as
the only means of preventing Tammany
from controlling the state government for
two years more. The second was In the
local theatre, where several hundred
Hedges rooters went without their lunch
con to hear him speak.
Enjoys Automobile Parades.
feature OF the candidates reception
in Norwich was an automobile parade
which escorted him from the railroad sta
ton to the court house, and feature
Of the parade was the big fag-draped au-
tomobile I'm which Mr.. Hedges rode. IL
WAS driven by Miss Ethel Jewell, who
bushed at the cheers which she divided
with the candidate.
At Cortland there was another big auto
mobile parade through the city before
Mr.. Hedges made his speech in the thea
ire. There were nearly eighty cars IN
the line Along the streets through
which the procession passed were scores
Of spectators, who Cheered FOR Hedges
and Taft. In the theatre. although the
meeting was In the middle Of the after
noon-thc most inconvenient time possible
for a political gathering more than
a thousand enthusiastic persons-aH the
building could hold
All along the line. from the mountains
OF Delaware County TO this city, way sta
ton stops brought out excellent gather
ings OF voters 10 hear the Republican
gospel Mr.. Hedges was preaching IN
spite Of the Indictment weather. Take II
by and large" as Mr.. Hedges esti-
mates events. II was the best day he has
had I'm his upstate campaigning, and he
SAYS a man would have to be lot less
than human and lot more than cam
didate not to be highly Gratitied and
grateful.
Mr.. Hedges brought this message to all
his audiences: 81 say TO you, In the ma
ton. keep your hands of prosperity. l
say to you. I'm the state, put your hands
on corruption and tear # out OF Albany"
He added TO this little characterize
ton OF Colonel Roosevelt. which seemed
equally popular, saying:
haven't any quarrel with Colonel
Roosevelt or any OF our Progressive
friends, but I say the most progressive
thing you can DO IL 10 come with US. for
can take you further than you can go
By yourselves. Colonel Roosevelt was
abroad for a couple OF years. He re-
turned and found, to his great surprise,
that the country had kept on going just
the same Then he organized the new
marty 10 HELM him catch up with the COun-
try's progress under a Republican ad-