New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-30
HUGHES STARTS
ON LAST WEEK
Goes to Middle West for
Promised Fighting
Finish
HIS FINAL SPEECH
HERE ON SATURDAY
Two Days UpStatd Bring
Predictions of 10000
Plurality
rr,,m , STAFF Correspondent Of The rdbune.l


Ogdensburg, n. Y, Oct. 29.-Making /
the fighting finish" that he promised /
his friends last August. Charles r. 4
Hughes left New York State tonight
for a three-day drive in Ohio and Ind I
lana before the grand finale on the
home ground.
He is absolutely confident Of victory |
The last two days campaigning have
convinced upstate leaders that the up
state Republican majority will be lar
more than enough TO wioe out the lead
that President Wilson is expected to
get in the city. The minimum plurality
for the whole state is estimated by
the Hughes managers at 10000.
Mr.. Hughes, however, intends no let
up until the last cheers have echoed
in Madison Square Garden on Saturday
night. These wind-up days, he be-
Ieves, are no time for overconfidence.
Apathy Has Disappeared
Some of the county leaders seemed
inclined to pessimism few weeks ago,
when the impression went abroad that
the Republican voters were apathetic.
The opinion is now that whatever
apathv there may nave been has utterly
vanished since Mr.. Hughes began the
trim. The central and northern coun- /
ties are said to be stronger for him Z.
than when they elected him Governor |
eight years ago.
This opinion of the leaders is not /
based on mere hope. There appear 10 /
be substantial grounds for 1t IN the .
wake of the Hughes special train. Mr..
Hughes struck responsive chords when
he talked tariff IN connection WIN
"war prosperity" and explained the
effect of the Adamson law on labor
and agricultural interests.
Farmers Intend to Vote
Old.timers in st. Lawrence County
said to-day that they saw men troop
into Oedensburg for the Hughes
speech last night who had not been
seen at political meetings for fifteen
years. Another factor of the same
significance was that, while 1t seems 10
have been necessary IN past years 10
transport some of the farmers to the
polls on registration day, this year the
biles were untouched. Farmers all
wanted TO vote. and, as most of them
are Republicans, the experts see IN
their attitude promising indication OF
the result on November T.
The most diligent and careful scouts
looking in the doubtful places report
that there is not even a slight defec-
ton from the Republican ranks; that,
if anything, those ranks are more SOLID
than when Mr.. Hughes campalgned
through the state for Governor. Not
only the farmer vote is believed TO be
safe, but so is a substantial part Of the
labor vote that first appeared TO have
been drawn TO Wilson by the Adamson
law.
When Mr.. Hughes campaigned
through the southern tier several weeks
ago some people thought that President
Wilson had made perceptible gains by
his prosperity talk and the Adamson
law. Later reports appear TO offset
these indications. The most optimistic
forecasters now claim that Wilson will
carry only two counties, Chemung and
Schoharie, and that Albany, Chautau-
QUA BrOome and others will give Mr..
Hughes a greater ma ority than Taft .
had eight years ago.
Hughes in Good Condition /
Mr. hughes saw no callers to-day, I
went to church in the morning and for
a long motor ride in the afternoon and
left at p. m. Only six more days Of
active campaigning confront him. OF
these tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednes
day will be spent in Ohio and Indiana
and Thursday and Friday in New York
State Mr. Hughes will reach New York
City Friday night and probably will adj /
dress meetings in Brooklyn that night
His last speech of the campaign will be
delivered in New York City Saturday
night
He entered on the last week Of his .
campaign in better physical condition
than at any time during the last three
months. He declared that he was feel
ing splendid" His. voice has shown
little Of the strain noticeable in his
previous trips and is clear and strong.
He expects TO deliver twenty-three
speeches before reaching New York
City.