New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-08
.STRAUS HAMMERS AT
THE MACHINE GRIP"
Third Party Candidate Admits
Opponents Are Good, but In
siSts They Are BoSSed.
AFTER THE HUGHES VOTERS
Nominee Makes Direct Appeal
to Men Who Followed Former
Governor, and Believes 1t
Will Win Support.

IRON a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune.
Oneonta, n: Y, oct. 7.-Oscar S. straus,
campaigning through the state as the
third party candidate for Governor, ham
mered necessarily at one point to-day.
He admitted readily enough that his two
opponents were good men. although he
usually qualified tho adjective with "pret-
ty' or rather" but he assured his audi
ences that both were in the grip Of po-
litlcal machines which they could not
shake off.
1t was busy day for Mr. Straus. He
left his home at No. East 18th street
at 8 o'clock in the morning. and reached
Tarrytown at O. Here he was met by
George NJ Dunlop, Julian S. Eaton and
other Progressives OF the neighborhood,
and taken cross the river to NyacK In
Mr.. Dunlop's yacht, the Mento.
The first meeting Of the day was held
in the Broadway Theatre at Nyack.s The
street crowds were Interested. but not
enthusiastic, while the audience Of three
hundred in the theatre was decidedly
friendly.
Leaving Nyack, Mr.. Stratus and his
party went up the Hudson 10 Hayerstraw
In the same boat which took them across
the river. There were a couple Of hun
dred persons at the landing to meet Mr..
Straus, and inside the Waldron Opera
House an equal number greeted him.
Crossing into Sullivan County, Liberty
was the next point Of attack. Bull
Moose buttons. badges and banners were
much I'm evidence In the crowd. A vlgor-
Gus band led the way TO Music Hall.
where both Straus and Davenport spoke
TO $50 people. At least 90 per cent of their
hearers were women, and throughout the
day the percentage seldom fell below this
figure. They were among the most inter
ested and enthusiastic Of Mr.. Straus' 8
hearers, though he made no reference to
woman suffrage.
At Livingston Manor Mr. Straus made a
short rear platform speech lie also
spoke in the open in Roscoe. In Cadosia,
In Delaware County, he talked from the
rear platform TO n crowd OF railroad men
I'm spite OF a sharp rainstorm. At Walton,
which was reached al O'Clock, a lively
meeting was held In the town hall
Mr.. Straus closed one OF his busiest
days OF campaigning tonight when he
addressed nine hundred persons in the
Oneonta Theatre here. The city. which
has population OF about fifteen thousand
and is the largest unit OF population in
Otsego County turned out the major por-
ton OF It's inhabitants TO welcome Mr..
Straus band and a torchlight process
sion served to key up the crowd to the
proper pitch OF enthusiasm.
Although Roosevelt's name was men
toned several times by Mr.. Straus, he
paid very little attention TO national is
sues Both he and Davenport dwelt on
machine politics almost TO the exclusion
OF all other issues Both men had praise
for Charles f.. Hughes. whose name was
always received unanimously He is my
ideal OF a public officer" said Mr.. Straus
In one OF his speeches
Mr.. Straus Is making n direct appeal 10
the men who followed Hughes. and the
third termers believe he has a chance to
win votes by this appeal. Almost every
one In the counties in which Mr. Straus
campaigned to-day predicted that he
would run far ahead OF Colonel Roosevelt