New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
HINMAN CAPTURES
THRONG AT FAIR
Cheers Greet Candidate
for Governor in Attack
on Primary Law.
PROMISES, IF ELECTED,
1T WILL BE AMENDED
Candidate Also Picks Flaws in
Highway Statute-Welcome
in Queens, Too.

Ex-senator Human captured an auoi-
cnce of more than 5000 at the west
chester County fair yesterday alter
noon. and then, swinging back to the
city. journeyed to Richmond Hill
where he spoke before the Republican
County Committee of Queens County
and a large gathering Of Republicans
from Richmond Hill, Jamaica and
neighborhood.
Both audiences, one political and one
out for days sport, accorded MIN Lhe
same enthusiastic welcome that he mas
MOT with wherever he has spoken since
he announced his candidacy Tor tne
nomination Of Governor in the Repuo-
liean primaries.
OF the two meetings yesterday the
ono in Westchester County was by lar
the more brilliant and picturesque
There the pretty gowns and hats OF the
women and the pinks Of hunters and all
the gorgeous coloring of the NILS De-
hind the grandstGnd, with the brilliant
sunshine of a September afternoon
gave the affair the appearance OF
festal day.
Speaks at Fair Grounds.
Wher Mr.. Hinman, accompanied by
some of his managers and some OF tne
leaders of the Republican party IN
Mestchcster County, mounted inc
csnopied platform in front OF the
orandstnnd the band struck up "The
Star Spangled Banner" and the cro"G
rose and at the end of the national
HYMN applauded the candidate. lie
was introduced by E. B. Long, who re-
ferred to him as a prospective canal-
dote This slim was seized upon by
Senator Human, who with a smile
said:
cbairman's remarks. ] am not pros
pective candidate. I am real candi-
Gate"
Al this the crowd cheered, and when
he added that he long ago passed the
prospective period and was now rlghtt
in the midst of the fight they cheered
him again. Then, telling the voters
that for the first time in this state
they had a chance to make their choice
under the direct primary law, he SAID;
"The present primary law is crude,
unfair and unworkable in some par
ticulars and mighty expensive. Gov,
ernor Glvnn here the other day SAID
that if he was continued Governor the
law would not be amended. | promise
Won that if Pm elected Governor OF
this state the law will be amended.
This caused considerable cheering,
and when the applause died out M
Hinman said:
''The present erect primary law was
framed by politicians who wanted TO
keep the control of political affairs III
New York City. II was intentionally
so drawn al to make its operation cum
bersome. expensive and unpopular,
with the hope that it would return to
the old order Of things"
Sees Flaws in Highw Y Law.
"The highway law" said Mr.. Human,
was revised under Governor Hughes
in such a way as to provide for de-
partment non-partisan and non-polltl-
cal in its character, so as to take the
construction and maintenance OF the
highways out of politics. You've seen
il made an annex of political ma
chine. You have sec money appro-
prated for canals, prisons and pubic
institutions squandered and, In some
cases, stolen. You have seen the two
great public service commissions Gre
ated under Governor ughes for the
purpose of correcting and preventing
the recurrence of abuses which had
crown up in the conduct Of public SER
vice corpOs ations, which we're non-par-
tisan and non-political under Governor
Hughes. become partisan and political
under the domination OF Tammany
Hall
you have seen the payrolls of the
state increased 100000 with no in
creased returns in the last four years.
At time when j dividuals and
families are forced to practise rigid
economy in their affairs hundreds Of
new unnecessary JOBS have been
created.
blouse Cleaning Needed.
"What is wanted in this state is a
good old-fashioned house cleaning. 1
promise you, if nominated and elected,
that | will kick out of Office every
crooked and every inefficient official
that there is. 1t is important to con-
Wet grafters, but il is more important
to put honest and efficient men In
Office. | will abolish every unnecessary
commission. board and Office in the
state. I'll see that tha laws are fear
lessly enforced, but / also promise that
the power of no Office or department
of the state will be used to harass or
intimdate any business man or bust
ness"
Senator Hi. man ais, promised to
transform he highways department
and the public service commissions
into the non-partisan bodies, which
they were under Governor Hughes. lie
also appealed for the nomination a.
members OF the Legislature anG
representatives in the party Organiza'
tions of men who measure up to the
best thought and sentiment in the
state
Ia his Richmond Hill speech Senator
Hinman alluded to District Attorney
Whitman. He said:
IL have never voted any ticket BIZ.
re Republican ticket, and wnen asked
how ] have voted | never have refused
20 answer on the ground that the
ballot under the law is secret or on any
other ground, | have never accepted a
nomination from or placed myself
under obligation to Iammany Hall"