New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
Predicts Liberal Margins
for Whole Republican
Ticket.
ELECTION MORE THAN
POLITICAL QUESTION
Warns place of Stay Voters
and Gives Particulars OF
Highway Scandal.

an NNll4htAA "a any
Every indication in The upstate coun-
tics points to splendid majOrities for
the Republican ticket. We will come
down TO The Bronx with q secure lead
over Tammany. I believe the whole
Republican ticket will be elected, with
liberal margins"
District Attorney Whitman thus eN-
pressed his confidence in the returns
on Election Day. when he arrived here
late last night at the end of his up
Kate campaign tour. He refused 70
Ike any estimates Of pluralites. but
understood that he expects 20 win
~ more than 10000 The campaign
anaCers, who have been with him
Bp-state, estimated last night that his
PLURALITY above The Bronx would be
$4,000. They gave Governor Glynn
about $4,000 plurality in Greater New
York. which leaves Whitman 75,OOV
plurality for the entire state.
Mr.. Whitman spoke in six different
counties yesterday, coming down 10
| Nestchester for night meetings az
New Rochelle. Mount Vernon and
Aonkers. The last days trip started
Binghamton. where he and former
rator Harvey d. Hnman held r
ical love feast the night betol
Id included stops and speeches o,
Deposit. Hancock Calicoon, Port Jer-
IS, Middletown. Ellenville and King
hon. The clear weather was partly
rsponsible for some Of the larges
rowds along the line 10 which ne hsu
Doken on the upstate trip:
candidate an
proached New York again yesterday
he dwelt more upon the moral issue IN
the campaign. At Kingston he had an
audience Of over 1000 persons IN the
lOpera House. and he told them that
J Q issues were more than merely po-
yitcai. IL.
Alv." he said. at is great BIG. cues
! ion. fairly beyond the realm OF poll
les Il is the question OF the pieser-
alton of the state. the protection o..
?, funds. che honest administration OF
L. affairs. The states interests, when
jarc the peoples interests, nave NOT
|been served under the Democratic ad-
lministrations Of the last four years.
. land Us funds have not been protected.
] In his speeches in WestcheSter Coun-
/ y. the District Attorney gave notice
particularly 10 Tammany voters tnaO
Fthe "place Of stay" clause IN the eIec-
ton law would be considered uncon-
stitutional. no appeal having DSen
taken from the lower court on lhaI
decision, and that he would proSecule
any one caught trying 20 vote uhueI, -.
"If any one attempts 10 vote thaO
wav." he said. 81 will try 20 ind place
Of STAY for him in Sing sing.
-nHusHs. My. N nltUllA
;lluetrated the efficiency Of Governor
Clvnn's departments with an example
relative to one Of the highway scan
dals. which he had not used before on
his upstate tour. III,
"Two wears ago q contract 20 build
2 macsdam road-the HarpersFlllc
Road" said Mr. Whitman, twas let IN
Broome County, 90 cost close TO >lOV'
600. The work was POORLY done H
cverv conceivable respect. DC arouse"
the entire community, and TO-DAY Do is
;u ruins. Ar engineer of tte hiEn"".
Department. one John =. Kelly. WAS .h
charge. From time TO time do h. dairy
rerorte le made il known 10 .A' Je-
rartment that tine material ""@ &C.
fciept and the workmanship poor u'
was instructed 10y his superior 20 -e,
IN and not be so particular. Suth Go
stir was aroused that the state IL SH-
WAYS Department investigated the con
dition of the road. and the investigator
reported that II was not Delng Du'' aV-
cording TO contract.
kelly was suspended, and. demand
ing a hearing, proved conclusiFely that
he had reported almost daily the IAN
ure TO perform the terms OF the con
tract He was reiustated as result
and absolved from all responsibility
Later the county superintendent com
plained 10 the department AT Albany
and about the same time the grand jury
OF the county investigated the case
Their presentment substantiated Kelly
IN. every particular. The grand jury
reported on May Is OF this year, anC
on May 81 Nh Kelly received d letter
from the Department OF highways
signed by Division Engineer Howard r
Smith, stating that he was gwen I
leave Of absence without pay.
Mr.. Whitman told how Kelly at one
protested to the Department OF Efh
cheney and Economy, and received
letter. which he read, from Charles II
i Jackson. chief examiner Of that depart
ment. stating that he believed Kelly
suspension was the direct result of h.
testimony before the Broome Count,
Grand Jury, and promising to la
Kellv's case before the Governor ant
ask him to see that justice was &C
corded Kelly.
kelly is still under suspension, ant
/ has had no hearing said Mr.. Whit
man. "Where is the hope for an hon
est administration of the great High
ways Department of this state, II
hearing is denied 10 an honest employ
who seeks TO protect the interests o
the state?"
Mr.. Whitman spoke to more thar
5000 people yesterday. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lavelle, brother of Mon
signor Lavelle, Of s. Patrick Cattle
dral. Joined the Whitman party "a
Port Jervis William d. Cunningham
District Attorney of Ulster County
boarded the train az Allcnvillc.
Since Mr. Whitman started on tn
last lap Of his upstate campaignin
tour last Monday night he has tray
elled through twenty-three counties II
the northern and eastern parts of tn
state and made more than fft
L speeches. He expects 10 rest quietl
N at his Madison av home to-day. II
VI may 60 into Rockland County to-mor
y row afternoon for one or two speeches
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