New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
STRAUS PLEDGES FAITH
TO ROOSEVELT ANEW
Rejects Advice of Upstate
Leaders, and ProCIaims Re-
fusaI to Repudiate Colonel.
LINKS MISRULE AND CRIME
Says Becker Trial Shows the
Awful Abyss" of Tammany's
Sway-Answers Questions
on Third Party Doctrine.

From q Star Correspondent OF The Tribune
Elmira, N. Y, Oct. S.-Oscar s. Straus,
the Progressive candidate for Governor.
rejected to-day with all the earnestness
he could command the suggestion that he
increase his chance Of victory I'm the state
by keeping Roosevelt and the national
issues Of the Progressive party out OF
the campaign. Progressive leaders up
state have told Mr.. Straus that he will
run ahead Of the third party national
ticket Some Of his warmest supporters
are bitter opponents OF Theodore Roose-
welt.
The immediate cause Of Mr.. Strauss
declaration OF allegiance, made before
eight hundred people who crowded the
Stone Opera House. in Binghamton, was
an editorial in a local morning paper.
I'VE credit Mr.. Straus," said the cam
didate. reading from the editorial. with
enough common sense to repudiate the
Roosevelt movement when he fully real
ICES what II means"
Mr.. Stratus displayed strong emotion as
he advanced to the front of the platform
ana, emphasizing his points with clenched
fists, said:
May my tongue cling TO the roof Of
my mouth and may be discredited IN
this community when ] shall repudlate
the inspired leader OF the moral issues
Of this our commercial age, Theodore
Roosevelt"
Half Of the audience was reused to
demonsuative enthusiasm, while the
other half sat silent. with the expression
OF men who suddenly had been plunged
into water and had found IT cold.
Mr.. 6traus was we'll received at Bing-
hamton. He took up the Rosenthal case
as a political issue for the first time by
suggesting that the crime showed that
there was an alliance between Tammany
and crime. He said:
To-day, In the city of New York, dra-
matte trial which shows the deep, awful
abyss OF Tammany misrule. Is opened. |
will not forestall the evidence which that
trial will bring out. but II needs no
Characterization to make II clear to you
that such crime could not happen I'M
less there had been systematic misrule In
the greatest city OF the Empire State.
Mr.. Straus invaded five counties during
his days campaigning. lie began at
o'clock 10 Delaware, where he spoke at
Sidney from the rear platform OF his car
to railroad men and farmers. He talked
about workingmen's compensation, but
his hearers were not responsive. His next
appearance was at Norwich. In Chenango
Here he spoke to Ave hundred people, In
Guiding the children OF the grammar and
the high schools. who had been given q
half holiday to greet the candidate.
At oxford. in Broome County. larg,
and enthusiastic crowd gathered around
the rear platform. but Mr.. Straus made
only a short speech. At Green, In tho
same county. ne spoke TO another gooC
sized impromptu gathering. Binghamtor
| was the last stop In Broome, and there
the candidate got a hearty reception
Davenport did not 20 to the opera house
but addressed a thousand employees of tn,
Endicott johnson Company. a shoe manu-
| featuring concern. and The Felters.
| felt manufacturing establishment in Les
tershire. which Is three miles from Bling
! hamton. He talked on the Progressiv,
labor planks.
Going into Tioga the train stopped a
|
back platform TO three hundred people
The town. which Is strongly Republican
heard Mr. Straus with interest In Wa
verify, at the Opera House, he had al
audience OF six hundred who were enthu
s!astlc. Chemung was the last county t
be touched and there rouslng meeting
was staged In Emira. The most impor
tant dates for tomorrow are Ithaca II
the morning and Utica at night.
Mrs. Straus was kept almost as busy
as her husband to-day, for at every sta
ton delegations OF women were on HAND
to greet her. In Elmira large non-par
tisan reception was held in her honor
The night meeting in Elmira was thu
most spirited of the present trip. Thu
Colonial Theatre was packed with twely,
hundred people when Mr.. 5traus was es
corted to the door by a band and 6
guard Of torch bearers. Jacob Riis wa'
speaking when he came I'm. but made
| way for the candidate. who rgain desert
ed state issues TO take up the cuagels FOL
Theodore Roosevelt.