New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
HEDGES ASSERTS HIS
FREEDOM FROM BOSSES
nocIares That if Elected He and
No One Else Will Be the
Real Governor.
upHOLDS PARTY PLATFORM
pslieyes the Republican Organ
;zation Best and Only Agency
to Accomplish What
the People Want.

,,,,r, a stan Correspondent of The tribune
votertown, n. Y, Oct 2-Joo Il
,,dges Republican candidate for GOV
H 80 ended his first week OF upstate
campaigning with two big and enthusias'
-. meetings here. The fact that one 81
.h.n was not much bigger was Governor
n,r,s fault, not his. Heretofore pohtica
.n,os NJ both parties have been held In
.rp,orv here. which holds about eight
'nonsard nersons. This year Governor
NJ refused to let the Progressives or the
p.nublicans use ii, and the meeting TO-
.irht was held in the High School audi
,o,,pro which held more than one thou'
- lively Hedges shouters. There was
an overflow meeting, equally warm IN us
,rs,corne 10 the candidate and MS ielioM
aokers to take care of those who could
~, attend the big gathering. AT botr
-. meetings Mayor Hugo of this city
republican candidate for secretary oi
STATE and ex-senator Martin SAKE OF
New York, spoke.
Mr. Hedges. who ordinarily is a laugh
croducer. even when telling the dryes'
noltical truths, nearly wept to-day at one
:, h,e meetings. Some of his hearers Old
..en II was at Antwerp. where John -
Trolan lives. Mr.. Trojan was a Lieutenant
a. ne regiment OF Major Hedges, rather
:, the candidate, and was very near him
On The field al Petersburg when MAJOR
usdres died. Mr.. Trojan was selected 10
aside at the meeting which was to be
sad,ess4d by the son Of his old comrade'
l.Na which
heartfelt tribute to Major Hedges and ME
SON Mr.. Trolan's eyes were full OF tears
when he finished the tears were running
doun his cheeks and those Of many per-
sons who had listened to him. Ano the
v0Ics of the candidate was husky with
ho.rseness not attributable to the haro
campaigning he has been doing
Declares His Republieanisrn'
~. trim to-day was through St Law
vance and jefferson counties meetings.
we're held at Richville, GouVerneur'
vs.r.s Antwerp and Philadelphia. A big
.t,srnoon gathering was held in Carthage
.nd meetings here completed the Gay
work Al all of them, as ne ala to-Hhsn''
Mr. Hedges declared:
81 am Republican not only by birth and
tradition, but because nave 10 DC WV"
those people who are trying to solve the
problems OF life
ua ,elt ne was a better Progressive
NJ Hedges said, than those who had en-
,a,sd under the Roosevelt banner, LOT
,bs Republican party offered an oppor-
,rr,tv for a man to do something enec-
tive The Progressives could only con-
tribute toward putting Tammany han
INTO control Of the state for two years
mors and that certainly wasn't progress
IN the right direction. He added:
like applause like riding In the hea d
sntomobiie right behind the oand ah no
Sssr;nS the people say Here he comes!
ia be lust an ordinary liar II 1 salu =
didn't But | want to be governor aio
do the fob down there so l can get tne
applause at the END OF my term OF SCI
not at the beginning. D.,,,h-
ucsn' | want to be elected as a hepup,
Ncan. I'd be a hypOcrlte II dlon !, anu
n there Is one thing l hate it's a hypo-
critic | want to be elected as a hePuo-
Hcan because l believe that part! Is tne
best-the only-agency by when we can
accomplish all those things in the way OF
government and lawmaking we believe
ought 10 be done But II you nave any
doubt about my being Governor, don
vote for me, for I'd disappoint you. l
will be Governor, nobody else
His declaration Of independence OF any
and all bosses pleased his auditors wher-
ever he made IT.
Mr.. Hedges insists on giving this cam
paign 1.-THE human touch" BY that ne
means trying to get it down to a level OF
sincerity and absence Of cant and put IL
where the plain, everyday citizen can
grasp II without a week Of night study.
Attitude Toward Legislation.
At Carthage, for the first time during
Che day, Mr.. Hedges explained his atu-
tude toward legislation. saying;
What the people want to know is my
attitude toward legislation. Now my at
titude is just this: 1t Is not necessary
70 have legislation to publish some ones
naEe as the introducer Of q bill. NO
legislation of the State of New York has
ever been permanently good and effective
that was not carefully digested and care
fully considered before it was put upon
the books.
In his speech here tonight Mr.. Hedges
had this to say as to appointments he
would make IL elected Governor:
] want to appoint men to public office
who not only can fulfil the administra-
i've duties Of the office for which they
are appointed, but can keep in the lead
OF the people Of the State OF New York in
making creative suggestions along the
me Of that particular department. / want
me uen at the head of the Banking De-
partmeht, the Insurance Department, the
agricultural Department, every other de-
game
1 am not going TO look for any man
..no considers that he Is the final author
~ on that topic / want men to head
lnese departments who are balanced, even
minded. self-possessed, self-coni aimed,
WIN hearts as we'll as minds, and tenn
ornaments that can find out from the best
aaeIhorltes what is there best and present
. 10 the State Of New York in a modest,
human. normal way. without creating
.,.cuons all the time, and without doing
~ LOT the mere purpose Of self-adver-
oar Hedges declared he would not stir
niger to uncover the greatest political
'eenoai In the state Just for exposures