New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-20
UPSTATE VOTERS
STAND BY HUGHES
North Country Republi.
cans Have No Sympathy
for PessimiSts
IBy Telegraph TO The Tf,bun,I

sympathy with Republican pessimi.r
They fail TO see any reason for il
John O'Brien, Republican leader a,
Clinton County and man Of might :,
the North Country, returned from N.v
York yesterday. He felt very low I,
his mind, having had talk with Stat.
Chairman Tanner and having heard And
seen what there was to hear and a..
around Republican national headou,,.
ters.
The contagion Of blue devils- VA,
communicated even TO the normally o..
timistic O'Brien, and when he reached
Plattsburg he had a mild case Of As
same disease from which Fred Creme,
Of Erie, is said to be suffering Bu,
Champlain breezes and the glowing n.
ports which his political Lieutenant
were able to give him this mornirs
cured him entirely, and this evening
O'Brien was entirely willing to agree
with Lou Payn, Of Columbia, who
wouldn't be surprised il Hughes n.
ceived 100000 plurality" in New York
! State.
There appears 70 be only one hy n
the North Country ointment speaking
of the counties so far visited-Esss,.
/ Clinton and Franklin. II is very small
( fly. In Essex County Mr.. Cummlnu,
Progressive county chairman, still IN.
reconciled, Is said 70 be working 70,
Wilson. John Burnham, the stronsss.
Progressive in the county, Is said b h
heart and soul for the Republican
I ticket.
Better than for Taft
In the opinion Of the leaders hsrA
the north counties will do for Hughes
better than they did for Taft, which
was a great deal. Many Of the local
Republican candidates have been IN.
dorsed by the Democrats. There are no
factional rows and everybody Is work.
ing.
Democrats in these parts are only
moderately active. For some reason
best known TO Governor Whitman,
Warden Trombley, Democrat, Of Dame
mora, still holds his job.
When one pins down some Of the
suddenly scared Republicans around
Troy and in the river towns-always
excepting Albany, which through Hsr-
/ old Human, is now claiming $1,000
plurality for the whole Republican
ticket-and demands chapter and page
for the fear that is in them, nothing
very substantial comes in reply.
There is much condemnation Of the
National Committee. Among the things
they say is that the campaign was
started a full month too early and no
wonder there IL slump now. On the
whole. they are rather glad, If perioi
of depression had TO come, that 1t came
now. Better three weeks before cleo
ton than three days, they say. Also
they ask: "Why is not harder wor
being done in the state Of New YORK.!
Il is time, they declare, that somebody
took hold of this miscalled eight-houl
law. known as the Adamson act, and
EXPLAINED il 10 the very keen and In
tellieent railroad men Of this state a.
the cheap bid for the labor vote By
frantic administration which Il IS
Leaders Want Hughes
Above all things the leaders demand
a full weeks campaigning in the great
Republican counties upstate oy 'he
candidate. They want Hughes, sne
they want the kind Of campaign NAV
he made in 1908. No matter what me
Citv of New York does. upstate Re-
publicans say-and they have been
told that the Republican candids'"
for President and United States sen.
ator have a fine chance OF carrying
the greater city-no matter aoous
south of The Bronx, Hughes has gooo
chance of carrying the state by oeuel
than 10000. Down deep IN ne'
hearts that is what they actually De-
/ Ueve. despite the "gloom stuff.
/ In 1904. it is remembered, snse
F Chairman Odell claimed the state ,!
only $4,000, when careful up-s's.,,
canvasses showed that Roosevelt eo9.o
not get less than 10000 ms9oh"
/ and in fact il was more.
Like Mr.. Barnes, Of Albany, but io'
a different reason, Mr.. Odell Is not 10
( politics." He is in business ne
best that could be pried out OF ~.
| former Governor was that he re-.
hopeful and doubtful" Or perhaps
was doubtful and hopeful
/ According 20 Patrick E. aeoAos
( Democratic leader OF Albany So1nH,
who hasn't had a smell OF feaen
patronage for four years. there .
/ the present minute the most amsf,I.
drift TO Wilson. Never before, IN IN
long experience in politics, he Mys
has he seen anything like II VIZ
sons name, il appears. oyersnao'''
all others.
McCabe Counts on Wilson
Mr. McCabe's feeling that "i.0a
will sweep the state and the eoS .iar
is worth more than passing men'Ss; e.,
for it is undoubtedly sincere. a
months ago any friend or enemy ~
his would have heard quite oinssa
ent story. He didn't know then ~
the Republican candidate wouIo
but he was sure Wilson was n'a'"''
for slaughter. ,.r 10
sTf it is true there Is drN
Wilson. there must be poNc.S,
cause. What's the answer Me'''
was asked. ,,,.a
except peace and prosperity. Gar.
boys are home. We are not 49,
Mother is pleased, wife Is p,ea ..s
sweetheart is happy. IT'S the n'"
side which is coming strong ~
Mr.. McCabe has no idea or hopes.
carrying Albany County. he nv INV.
he will cut into that $1,000 ms!o.'.o
but by how much he declines no"
say.
Both Sides Claim Renssela"
The adjoining county OF nI,.;r,d
laer, in which lies Troy, IS Tow.
by both parties. The city OF .r.n
"a is usual, will turn UP rob
rA...o..o.:, -.osori.v IL seems P'Nst