New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-04
.STRAUS AND HEDGES
TALK At SAME FAIR
Montgomery County Voters
Hear Rival Candidates, but
Not at the Same Time.
THEY PASS IN THE TOWN
Mr.. Roosevelt's Sister Takes
Personal Charge Of Part Of
the Progressive's Upstate
Campaign Trip.
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Albany. n. Y, Oct 3.--Oscar S. Straus.
who hopes TO be sent here next January
as the first Progressive Governor. and
job f. Hedges, who left New York to-day
In search OF upstate Republican votes for
the same office. nearly met face 10 face
al the Montgomery County fair this after
noon. Just as the third party candidate
stepped from his car at Fonda, the
county seat. Mr.. Hedges swept by In an
Amsterdam.
Members Of the two parties waved 20
each other as the machines rolled by. but
Mr.. Straus was bare moment too late
10 catch sight OF his opponent. The Incl
dent came toward the close OF what was
undoubtedly the most encouraging day
thus far from the third party point OF
view Of the upstate campaign.
At the last stop before Fonda Mr..
Straus sa,d goodby to Mrs Douglas Rob-
inson. sister OF Theodore Roosevelt, who.
with her husband. son and daughter-ln-
law. Joined him at Herkimer. her upstate
home. and assumed personal charge OF
his campaign through the county. Her
energy so impressed the candidate that he
forgot his determination TO talk only In
doors and addressed three street corner
meetings in Ilion, Herkimer and Little
Falls
With his arrival here this evening Mr.
straus entered the largest city no has
undertaken to convert TO the Progressive
cause since he spoke in Brooklyn last
Saturday. lie was met AZ the train by
sn enthusiastic delegation Of third term
ers, who mistook another member OF the
party who happened to be on the OBJ
servatIon platform for the candidate and
gave him three ringing cheers.
Hiah Price for Hall.
Considerable discussion was caused IN
the Progressive party by the price asked
for the Harmanus Blocker Hall. where
the meeting was held to .night. The state
ment was made that political influence
had been brought to bear on the man
ayers with the idea OF preventing Pro-
gressive candidates from speaking In the
city. Local opinion. however, was that
the 500 quoted as the price paid was not
excessive, In view OF the size OF the city
and the fact that the hall Is OF such a
character as to be in demand for theatre
cal attractions.
While the candidate has by no means
reached the standard OF perfection which
his managers have set for him In his APP
pearances before the people. decided I'M
proyement I'm his mode of address IL no.
uceable. His talks are much shorter.
thanks largely to the persistent signals
from his wife. and the wearing grind or
csmpaiRning is smoothing of the edges
NJ bis argumentative expositions. This
change is naturally reflected In closer
interest on the part OF his hearers.
The healthful influence OF Mrs. Straus
WAS shown this morning at Hon. where
the candidate spoke to nearly fifteen hun
dred factory hands from the Remington
works. Mr. Straus had already received
two signals to STOP when Mrs Robinson
shouted TO him to give his audience some
"vo,es for women" Instantly Mrs. Straus
was at his side with notce that MS
time was up.
"Don't allow any boss TO come between
mo and the people" exclaimed the candi-
date amid hearty laughter.
I'm not trying to boss him, Mrs.
straus replied so that all the crowd could
hear I'm trying to take care Of him."
Laborers Shake Hands.
The trip from Herkimer TO Hon was
made by automobile In weather that
could not be improved. On his return
Mr.. straus addressed the citizens OF Her
kimer from a platform opposite the rail-
road station. and from there motored to
Little Fails. His talk there was from an