New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-24
THOUSANDS CHEER
WHITMAN UPSTATE
Voice Husky as He Fin
ishes 16-HOur Attack
on Democrats.
MISRULE BY GLYNN
Barred IN SPEECHES
Points TO Tammany Attempt to
Cut Rural Republican Vote
Urges Action.

TFrou n STAFF Correspondent OF Tho Tribune.1
jamestown, n Y, Oct. 23.-When the
big meeting closed in SamuePs Opera
House here tonight District Attorney
Whitman had finished a sixteen-hour
day Of campaigning on his upstate trip
His voice was husky, and he showed for
the first time a real fatigue as the re-
suit of the most strenuous day he mas
had.
Leaving Cortland early this morning
the Whitman special swung through
five counties, in which the Republican
candidate made seventeen speeches. lie
spent almost six solid hours talking TO
the voters. All of the speeches, eX-
cept those in this city and Owego, were
delivered from the rear OF the train.
The crowds were large and enthusiastic
all along the line.
One of the largest crowds Of the
day gathered st the train in Elmira
II spoke in Elmira a year ago." said
Mr. Whitman. IL spoke here In the
cause Of good government, as l honest
~ believed, and | think great many
of the citizens then believed, l spoke
what | believed from my heart was for
the interests of the people, for the de-
cent things in the life of the communl-
", and | am speaking for just the
same thing now. The Governor tells
us that he is going to do this, that or
the other thing-that he stands for the
farmers loan bank. | would be glad
10 90 into the discussion of the details
of his plan in that respect, and show
you the fallacy of il, but / haven't
the time to-day. But / can tell you
what he tried to do for the farmers
the residents of the rural districts
toward depriving many of them sui
frage, under an iniquitous election law
which was passed by the Legislature
and signed by Mr.. Glynn."
Mr.. Whitman discussed at length the
Levy election law, rs he did in several
of his speeches to-day, pointing, out
the "Tammany attempt" to cut down
the rural Republican vote by making
the farmers furnish affidavits, which
many could not get, as proof OF resi-
dence, instead of being allowed to
register when they came in to vote.
The Republican candidate continued
his forceful appeal to the voters OF all
parties to support the only ticket
which stood for reform and decent gov
eminent in the state, and had chance
of being elected. -,
At Corning he said: This is all
there is to public service. We are
going to do the work of the great state
Just as you would do your work In
your own business and your own call
ing, honestly and completely, con-
scentiously and faithfully. We are
going to do the work in the way you
want it done, and if we don't, and |
mean what | say, | am going to be
willing two years hence that you
should do what / ask you, and what
we are asking all of you, whether Re
publican or Democrat or Progressive,
to say to the administration now IN
power, you failed to render the SER
vice which the people have a right to
expect of you; it is time for you TO
give place to an administration that
will render service.
Referring to the Tammany "joker" IN
the election law which encourages col
onization in New York City, by defln-
ing residence" as "a place of stay,
MIR. Whitman said he had received
word that there would be no appeal
from Justice Donnelly's decision that
the law was unconstitutional and that
as he remained in the Office of District
Attorney for two months longer any
way he would see that no attempt was
made to vote under it in the Tammany
strongholds in the 4th and I'd Assembly
districts in New York City.
Mr.. Whitman had no time to-day to
consider or reply TO the questions
which appeared in some of the reports
of Governor Glynn's speeches yester-
day. Most of them appeared TO be en-
tirely academic and refer to the legis-
lation which the Democratic Governor
sponsored in the rush term of the Leg
! islature last year. Meanwhile he is
awaiting a specific reply from the Gov
ernor as to his approval of Bensel and
other officeholders in the state depart
ments.
The Whitman party will leave here
/ at $3.50 a. M, tomorrow. The candi-
date will speak in Westfield, Dunkirk,
Niagara Falls and at Buffalo in the
/ evening.