New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
Leaders Reports Show
Gain in Sentiment, His
Managers Say.
LLOYD C. GRISCOM
PROMISES HIS VOTE
Ex-Head of County Committee
Praises Candidate as Able
Legislator.

Managers at the Human headquar-
tiers said yesterday that reports they
had received from upstate leaders in
person and by mail indicated a steady
increase in the sentiment for their can
didatc. Mr.. Hinman himself, who came
down from upstate to spend q few days
in the city, had the same report.
81 have visited Herkimer, OneiGa,
Rome, WATERFOWL, Ithaca and Corning
since the first of the week." he said.
81 found the sentiment most satisfac-
tory. | had been to Utica and Ithaca
before, and was more than pleased TO
find how much stronger the sentiment
for my nomination had grown since my
first visit.
"They haven't got thoroughly stirred
up in some Of the districts where there
are local fights, but | think things will
hum during the last week of the cam
paign."
Asked if he thought the vote would
be as great as 40 per cent Of the en-
rolment. Mr.. Human said:
ain some cases it will be greater
than that, while in others it will be
less, no doubt"
Mr.. Hinman will spend to-day at his
headquarters in conferences. Tonight
he speaks at four Assembly district
clubs in Brooklyn. lie will start at
the 18th, 400 9th St, and go from there
to the 18th, 23d and 4th.
81 shall vote for Mr.. Hinman," said
Lloyd c. Grscom, former president of
the Republican County Committee, in
u letter to A. Perry Osborn, because
Of his admirable record as a wise and
fearless legislator at Albany, and be-
cause of his splendid training and
equipment, which qualify him pre-emi-
nently for the Office of Governor. |
have personal knowledge Of the high
regard in which Mr.. Human was held
by Governor Hughes. During his SER
vice in the Senate he was generally
regarded as the ablest legislator in
that body. His personal character is
strong and pleasing
Charles W. Anderson and Gilchrist
Stewart called on District Attorney
Whitman yesterday and pledged him
the support of the negro Republicans.
In a long letter to William Barnes
yesterday Herman Boyer, Deputy
County Clerk and vicc-president OF the
organization club in the 18th Assembly
District. protested against what he
said was coercion on the part of the
leaders for certain candidates and =
violation Of the spirit Of the direct
primary law.
He objected to Mr.. Barnes comforting
with the District Attorney. He object
ed to Jacob L. Livingston, chairman Of
the executive committee in Brooklyn,
escorting llr. Whitman on his cam
pagn trip in Brooklyn and Samuel ;.
Koenig doing the same thing in this
county.
Nh. Bcyer asserted that if the true
sentiment Of twenty-eight OF the thir-
ty-onc Assembly districts in this county
was left to itself by Mr.. Koenig, the
districts would be for Hedges almost TO
man.
as il true" asked Mr.. Boyer of the
state chairman, that you have given or
ders us state chairman and i'll a sub
terrancau way passed the word that
a vote 10" Hedges is a vote for Hin
man, endeavoring thereby to drive the
Hedges supporters, who are opposed TO
Mr. Human, in line for Mr. Whitman!
Have you not said that the Republican
par.y would not be in safe hands II Mr..
Whitman were elected Governor"
"Hayc YOU not said in answer to the
question whether Mr.. Whitman could
be elected or not that you did not
care whether he was elected or not;
that YOU were through OH Septem Der
2s. and that the people would get what
they deserved? That your only object
in forcing Mr.. Whitman on the people
was TO be sure and defeat Mr.. Roose-
welt. and that if Mr.. Hinman were nom,
mated and elected Ex-Governor Odcll
would be the boss Of the state? Did
YOU not say that you wanted TO keep
from tho control OF the Republics n
party the bosses that will be BEHIND
SIR. Humans candidacy"
Mr.. Hedges, who will return from a
week upstate this morning, will speak
this afternoon at the Westchester
County Fair in White Plains. Tonight
he will speak in the I'd and 4th Assem-
Div districts in Manhattan. On Monday
night he will speak at the clubs IN the
Isl. I'd, Sd, 10th, 18th, 18th and l1th
districts. The following night he Will
appear in Brooklyn in the 4th, 9th, I'D
and Odd districts.
Representative William NJ. Calder
has invited James W. Wadsworth, jr.,
his opponent for the Senate nomlna-
ton, to speak from the platform OF his
own club in the 18th District In Brook-
lyn on Monday night.