New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-16
WHITMAN GREETED
BY WILD CHEERING
District Attorney Finds
Enthusiastic Crowds on
First WhirIWind Tour.
ADDRESSES EIGHT
MEETINGS IN KINGS
Economy, Efficiency, Honesty
and independence His
Platform PlankS.

District Attorney Whitman made his
first whirlwind tour in his campaign
for the Republican nomination for
Governor last night, speaking at eight
Republican district meetings in Brook
Ign, where he was received enthusiast
tically by wildly cheering audiences.
Accompanied by his campaign man
sger, Frederick c. Tanner, and Jacob
A. Livingston, chairman of the Kings
County Republican Executive Commit
tee, Mr.. Whitman made his round Of
the Brooklyn meetings, in each place
declaring his independence of bosses,
and outlining his platform in four
words: Economy, Efficiency, Honesty
and Independence.
At each of the eight meetings Mr..
Whitman spoke to overflow audiences.
In every instance bodyguard of
newspaper men had to force their way
through the cheering throngs TO en-
able the New York County prosecutor
to reach the platform.
"Our next Governor" "The next
Governor of the Empire State" and
similar phrases greeted him as he
made his bow to the audiences. lie
was in fine fettle, and his remarks
addressed.
His speeches were substantially the
same. At the first meeting, held in the
Unity Club, Gates av., near Broad
way which he reached shortly after 8
o'clock, he said:
81 have been devoting practically my
entire time to my duties as District
Attorney. This is the first strictly
political speech l have made this cam
paign am going 10 run on my
record, not OH promises. But in order
that there may be no doubt of what
stand for, | give to you the follow
ing pledges:
"First-I indorse the Republican
platform adopted at the Saratoga con-
vention on August 10.
"SecOnd--If elected Governor, | pro-
pose TO follow the trails Of graft and
corruption exposed during the last
four years Of Tammany rule, no mat
ter where such trails may lead or what
the consequences may be.
"Third-If elected Governor, ! Will
face the further and more important
prevention Of extravaganza
and corruption in the future. Since
the Democratic party came into power
there has been much extravaganza ana
corruption. The people of the state
want it stopped. If ] am elected Gov
ernor it will be stopped.
"Fourth-Under the law as it now
stands there is no adequate punish
ment for conspiracy to defraud the
state. A conspiracy against the state
is only a misdemeanor. If elected Gov
ernor I will recommend to the Legls-
isture a law making such conspiracy
Il felony. ,,. :,
"Fifth-I have never been a political
boss nor controlled n machine. | have
never taken orders from boss. !
have never been in the slightest de-
gree subservient to a boss, as my rec
ord has made perfectly clear. If elect
ed Governor J will maintain this rec
ord.
sixth In the last four years scores
Of unnecessary Offices aud commissions
have been created in this state. Hun
drcds of dishonest and incompetent
men have been appointed to office. The
civil service laws have been violated.
If elected Governor | shall advocate
the abolition of every unnecessary OF
flee and weed out every dishonest and
public servant.
"Seventh-The present primary law
is clumsy, inefficient and expensive. |
will advocate such changes III 1t az
will accomplish the purpose for which
it was created
other meetings that MIR. Whitman
spoke at were: The Kings County Re
publican Club. 1893 Greene av.; the
John X. Neal Republican Club, % Har-
mon St; the 10th Assembly District
Club, 1l6 jefferson ST.; The
9Th Assembly District Republican Club,
A Sumner av.; the Frank 5. Williams
Battery, $50 Metropolitan
av.: the 14th Assembly District Re
publican Club, 112 South LIST St.. and
the 18th Assembly District Republican
Club, Church av.
Job Hedges went over to Brooklyn
last night, in common with a lot OF
other candidates, and told three crowd
ed meetings why he should be the Re-
publican nominee for Governor in the
November election. He got to the 18th
Assembly District Republican Club af-
ter James w. Wadsworth had finished
his assertion of Senatorial aspiration.
He spoke also at the 14th Assembly
District club, 112 South LIST St, and at
Trommer's Garden, 1852 Bushwick av.
If the Hedges audiences expected an
address of a frivolous nature they
must have been disappointed, for sell
dom has the candidate been more seri-
Gus and determined in his speeches.
He denied the right of any individual
leader or any constituent part of the
Republican party to challenge his po-
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