The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-05
SULzER ENDS CAMPAIGN
AFTER RAILWAY SMASH
Democratic Candidate for Gov.
crnor on Train That Bangs
Into Carload of Ties.
SPEAKS IN MANY PLACES
Takes Up Good Roads and
Waterways Before Long
Island Crowds.

William Sul2er, CanOlOAte Tor Governor
on the Democratic ticket. ended his cam
paign yesterday with a trip Of Long
Island. speaking in twenty places Afte
his trip on Long Island he returned to New
York and spoke to three meetings at
Seward. Hamilton Fish and Tompkins
Parks.
Mr.. Suzer and his party had narrow
escape in the morning when the train was
few miles east of Deer Park. When
travelling at fifty miles an hour the train
crashed into push car loaded with ties
Italian laborers who were' pushing the
car saw the special in time to jump and
escape injury, but tho ties and handcar
were demolished. The passengers on the
train were thrown forward by the sudden
stop and rushed from the cars 10 find what
had happened. The pilot of the locomo-
tive had been twisted into Junk by the
smash and it took some time to remove the
pieces from the engine before it could
proceed.
After his last meeting the candidate
seemed pleased over the results Of the
campaign and gave out this statement
The verdict is now with the people
have made the best campaign could and
feel confident of a Democratic victory
The vote will tell the story
The eastern end Of Long Island. in
spite of its Progressive party tendencies,
gave Sulzer a warm reception. His first
large meeting of the day was at Green
port little before noon Here the party
left the train and Sulzer spoke from the
steps Of the Grifiing Hotel The candi-
date was introduced by eighty -year-old.
Editor Eaves of the Greenport Republican,
who served wit h Sulzer in the Legislature
Sulzer took up the issues Of good roads,
waterways and game laws here, saying
in part:
"Good roads, the continued conserva-
tion of human life. of our natural re-
! sources and the constant Improvement
OF our waterways appeal to me now as
they have in the past, and will have my
earnest support and attention"
Riverhead gave the candidate another
good reception. He spoke in the Audi
torium for half an hour and dealt largely
with the local ticket
Southampton greeted the candidate
with 400 people, to whom he said:
The people believe in themselves and
there is nothing that argues so we'll for
Il he future of our country as the fact that
they are taking control of the Government
themselves They understand the issues.
they are alive TO the situation and they
believe in democracy more than ever
before. And when use the term democ-
racy it is in the generic and not the polrti.
cal sense"
Coming in an hour late. the meet Rgs
at Centre Moriches. Sayville. Islp, Lin
denhurst and AmityvilIe We're small but
enthusiastic. The train reached Free
port, however, Just in time to catch
people after dinner, and the candidate
spoke to "a large audience in the local
theatre.
After dinner in Jamaica Mr.. Suizer
spoke to more than a thousand in ST
Mary's Lyccum and then continued TO
Ridgewood. where he spoke in Public
School II He then hurried to Long
| Island City for few minutes
lie was nearly three hours late in reach
| ing the last two meetings of his cam
paign, Seward Park. Hamilton Fish Park
and Tompkins Park
Mr. Sulzer ran into one sufrragette at
| Hicksvile. where he addressed a small
meeting in the morning She stood upon
n locomotive and waved two yellow
| flags while the candidate spoke. while
behind her stood glaring yellow car
dressed In Votes for Women flags.
Az the train pulled out Of the station
she almost whispered after Mr.. Sulzer.
How about votes for women?" but ali
the satisfaction she got was CHEEKY
smile and wave. Other meetings which
the candidate addressed on Long Island
were at Nineola, Hicksville. Westbury.
! Farmingdale, Medford and Southold.
Among those who were with him and
for whom ne spoke were Lathrop Brown.
candidate for Congress- in the First dis
trict Thomas B. Maloney. candidate
for Assembly from Nassau county. and
David F Manning. candidate for Justice
of the Supreme Court in the Second judi
cial district
Sulzer will spend to-day in his home,
where he will receive the election re-
turns; lie expects to cast his ballot at
10 o'clock at 80 Third avenue