New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-25
CHALLENGES SULHR
TO TELL THE TRUTH
HEDGES Insists His Own ConneC'
ton with Mexican Corpora
ton Be Properly Given.
/ BUT DEMANDS FACTS ONLY
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Greeted by Throngs,
and His Speeches Winning
Back Progressives.

BACK frOgreSSlVeS'
/ From a STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
4 Salamanca, N. Y, oct. A.-Jo0 T.
/ Hedges, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. is sticking 10 his announced policy
Of making a political campaign without
calling anybody a liar" but he intends TO
see that his opponents stick TO the truth
where he is concerned. lie read In the
papers to-day report Of speech by
Mr.. sulzer, his Democratic opponent, at
Utica, in which the Tammany man IN
situated that Mr.. Hedgss's connection
with the Miller Plantation Company had
not been all it should be. Immediately
ne sent 10 Mr.. sulzer the following tele-
gram: .--.-...
The public prints inform me that you
have made reference TO my c0nhecLiOL
With the corporation known as the MiueI
Plantation Company, OF Vera Cruz 1nG
that you have warned me not TO thT9"
stones. | invite you TO tell the public the
history Of the Miller Plantation Company
land my connection with II. My Sus6eS-
'tion to you is that you state tacts III Con
peption with it and it Will save everybody
bother. -.. ...
Mr.. Hedges promised that II Mr.. sulzer
really cared TO go into the matter ano
tSelt disincIined to give the public the
facts. or to suppress any Of the facts he
would supply them himself.
Mr.. Hedges also took up to-day the
statement Of George M Palmer. Demo
cratic state chairman, that the Republi'
can state ticket would be third this cleo
tion- .."
What makes me think my election Il
getting surer and surer" said Mr. Hedges
els that the chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee gave ont statement
yesterday that / was going to run thlrd
That conyinces me that he is trying tc
persuade some Republicans to vote the
progressive ticket. Aren't they easy
Isn't Il strange that other people haven't
as keen a sense Of humor as have?
81 can convert every Progressive in the
State of New York II had time TO make
him smile, because a Progressive can
remain a Progressive II he smiles. The
only way TO be a Bull Mooser. q real one
is to inflct pain on yourself and sufrct'
.- Winning Back ProeressiVes.
] The Republican candidate campaigned
7 through Stuben, Allegany and Cattaragus
counties, In the southwestern part or the
state, ending the day with big night
meeting here. 1t is good Republican ter
,rftority ordinarily, and the local leaders
say such third party sentiment as still
remains will be largely overcome by the
speeches OF the head Of the state ticket
to-day.
These speeches, in which Mr.. Hedges
declared that the Progressives could hope
,6nly' 10 make showing enough 70 defeat
the Republican ticket and hand the state
treasurey over 70 Tammany, began at
Corning earl ythis morning. Meetings
were held at Addison, Canastota, Hornell,
where at big noon gathering workmen
went without their midday meal TO hear
and cheer the candidate; Wellsville, Bel
mont, Friendship, Cuba and Olean. state
Committeeman Utter Representative Vree-
land and Minor Wellman, county chair
man OF Anegany, travelled with him dur
ing the day.
. Assemblyrnan Vert OF Clinton County,
who spoke with Mr.. Hedges at each meet
ing, told in detail Of the doings OF Tam
many in the Legislature in the last two
years. Mr.. Hedges and Frank NJ Will
Jams, formerly State Engineer, and candi-
date for that Office again this year, de-
voted much attention 10 the good roads
5 issue. Mr.. Hedges declared that Tam
many had overturned the State Highway
Commission which Governor Hughes APP
pointed so It could grab the patronage Of
Jobs and contracts
They turned the highways over to
hlghwaymen," he said, 'If you want that
kind Of government don't vote for me, for
You won't get Il when I'm in Albany"
Stands for Good Roads.
His own position on the extension of
good roads Mr.. Hedges stated as fol-
lows:
am unoualifedly in favor Of the con-
struction of highways and good roads and
the Retirement OF dirt roads before regu-
lar highway construction can replace
them ] am in favor OF return to the
plan originally developed Of developing
good roads.
There should be liberal appropriations
by the state for the elimination OF grade
crossings carried on under the direction
offthe Public Service Commission as con-
te+nplated IN the law, and the statutes.
where inadequate, should be amended TO
make the elimination of crossings more
certain and the division OF cost az just
and equitable as possible.
I am in favor Of the proposed addi-
tional appropriation for good roads, but
believe the fund should be administered
for the State Of New York and not for
political advantage, as has been the prac-
tice during the last two years.
At Cuba somebody in the audience
asked Mr. Hedges his attitude toward the
proposal OF the Dix administration TO
drain Cuba Lake. That body Of water.
originally a feeder for the old Genesee
Valley Canal IS owned BY tho state.