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Show HUGHES OPTIMISTIC Republican Candidate for Governor Believes He Can Beat Hearst. AMSTERDAM, N. Y.. Oct. 19. "I nm satisfied that wo cannot be beaten if wo are not pTercqnfidcht," declared . Charles E. Hughos, tho Republican .candidate for Governor, Gov-ernor, upon tho" completion here tonight of his first up-Stato campaign tour. Mr. Hughes raado live speeches today in as many places. Mr. Hughes mado special appeals to the laboring men,' and made a moro dlrc'ct attack at-tack upon AV. E. Hearst than in any of hi provious speeches. He referred to bis opponent oppo-nent in one cabo n3 "tho representative of n most outrageous use of money in politics in furtherance of a selfish ambition." Said Mr. Hughes, in n statement: "Tho most significant feature of the trip has been the cordial bupport of which old-timo Democrats' Dem-ocrats' havo personally fissured mo. ' It is ovidont that thcro is n widespread Tfivolt on tHe part of members of tho Democratic party in, the intorost of decon.cy, nnrt order. "I havo not found indications of any serious de'foction from the llcpubllcan ranks, and the outlook is'mos.t oncouraginc." |