The New York herald., 1922-11-02
MEN And WOMEN GO
! Wild WHEN HUGHES
| CALLS MILLER HERO
ALSO Cheer Latter's Mailing
of Canard That He Seeks
the Presidency.
SECRETARY ELOQUENT
Says Present Governor Is
Kind a State Gets Only
Twice a Century.
DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
Mrs. Livermore, DR.. Butler and
Governor Himself Make
Strong Speeches.
DID THE IMPOSSIBLE

There was a Republican rally at
Cooper Union last night which re-
sounded with good cheer and conf
dence. 1t was one of the 1922 model
helping to run the show and piping
strong in all the confident clamor. The
National Republican Club and the
KWomen's National Republican Club
ruck hands in about the liveliest.
ost interesting political meeting that
las been held in Father Knicker-
bocker's front yard for many a day.
Secretary of State Hughes was
there, star of the show, to illuminate
auch cheering for President Harding
IS made the electric lights dance a
Jig allow and aloft and to assure the
saople that Nathan l.. Miller Is the
nd of Governor that occurs about
hce half century. Miller hur-
led over from Brooklyn to add his
yplaudits of Harding and to say n few
HSind words about Secretary Hughes.
Nicholas Murray Butler, astute vet
ran of many campaigns. was there to
defloiishS. at least four reasons ad-
Tanced by Nthe wabblers as to why
i(they just ought 70 vote for AL. and
9jast, but never, never, least. was Mrs.
ARTHUR l.. Livermore, speaking for her
sex, and promising to Miller the great
J majority of the woman vote of the
) state, r,.n ;, r,,. r.,.,a
\ 1t had q bang to it. that meeting in
Cooper Union. No Grape hanging there
lsuch as has been observed at other
jmeetings before the tide began to turn
howard Miller. Probably 1900 people. of
,lwhom 40 per cent. were women.
Yqueezed in before the police slammed
5the doors and set their broad backs
against the locked portals.
4 Upon the stage where Lincoln spoke
insny a year ago were Republicans.
tnen and women of national fame
chairman Charles d. Hilles of the Re-
publican National Committee. Mrs.
Charles II. Sabin. President Butler. Mrs.
v. Trubee Dawson. just to mention
tew. The participation of the women
fwas really the epochal fact. the first
3timc that they had ever come together
with the men in such recognized au-
sthorlty Former Senator Nathaniel A.
'yt.lsberg presided.
Won't Run for President.
|. Thrilled from the very start. it was
1Lting that the great throng got its
iuaal thrill from its candidate. At the
'rse OF his speech. Gov. Miller callei
iention to political prophecy in one
the afternoon papers to the effec;
|, ,aat his reelection would mean a presi-
hential boom. He added: III want to
fay. because l want to nail such foolish
falk. that 1 have been. am now and
fhall be two years from now support
fng Warren @. Harding. And 1 want
, TO say further that when IL does come.
if Il does come. TO presenting the name
gf favorite son OF New York. enroll
kinder the banner OF Charles T..
Hughes
EThe Secretary OF State. radiating
gheerfulness a little grayer of hair and
beard than New Workers. knew him of
fyore. and just from advocating the
sterling merits OF Lodge in Massachu-
fetts and Frelinghuysen in New Jersey,
Deceived a ringing welcome when he
Ablage shortly after o'clock He fairly
}beamed. He was having good time.
[ II wish l could tell you how good It
kseefus to get back to New York" he
began. "and how deeply appreciate this
bridal meeting. Public office is not
always n delight but Il Is great privi-
iego. and there could be no greater
privilege than at this time to be mem
her OF the Republican national admins
ration. do not suppose that any ad-
illustration, except when we were con-
ronted by the prospect OF civil war has
yer faced graver tasks and more neces-
lry tasks than lay before this Adminis-
iation when II came into office twenty
ionths ago. Our domestic affairs were
al a mess. In our foreign affairs we
were. IL anything, In worse mess"
Z Then the Secretary explained pre-
risely what the President and the Ad-
ministration have accompished--indus-
Try running up TO 90 per cent. OF capacity
with no problem of unemployment and
great work done for the peace OF the
world.
"Oh. these busybodics who arc all the
time trying 20 stir up strife between
peoples These exaggerated patriots
Eho are always getting their country
into a muss by the aspersions they cast
,fupon the motives and intentions of other
people How easy II would be to con-
9uct foreign affairs In the high plane
5nd In the manner that we desire to
conduct them II we could only still the
pernicious assaults of these pseudo pa
EIQts OF ours"
horoughiy familiar with the whole
ect OF state government and know
~ of old what Gov. Milers probIens
~ been, Secretary Hughes's address,
almost entirely devoted to intelli-
praise Of Miller's accomplishments.
Md, impartial. uncomfortable and mar
selohsly successful with n peculiarly
hfficult task is a summing up OF the
Sdrretary's commendation of Miller and
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