New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
HUGHES LOOMS UP LARGER.
Black Boom Which Eclipsed All Others for Time at
Saratoga, Traced to Oden.
BRUCE SENTIMENT RUNNING LOWER.
As Insurance Prober Gains Strength. Apathy of Delegates Gives
Way to Jubiaion-Pr esdent Keeps Aloof.

County will present it. or whether it will be
the selection OF practically a united party or
whether IT will be presented solely as the choice
OF wing Of the party are questions which have
puzzled all the leaders Of this Embossed conven-
ton.
Opposed TO the Hughes boom is the Black
boom. OF growth only overnight. yet of Won
drous fair appearance. even though Its principal
absolutely and most emphatically trowns on It
Next TO these comes the Bruce boom. which
was discussed less to-day, just as the Highes
boom. first sprung declined before the suddenly
impaired vigor of the Bruce sentiment. when
Governor Higgins took himself out of the race
and let IT be known that he was for Bruce before
all corners.
In connection with these boons must also be
taken the Bracket talk. for. though even Sen
ator Brackets warmest friends do not suppose
that he has ghost of a chance for the nomina-
ton, some clever political manipulation is being
worked with his name.
PREDICT HUGHES ON FIRST BALLOT.
The prediction was made tonight by Hughes
u,
vention Hughes would receive 300 or more votes
on the first ballot. If choice lay between Hughes
and Bruce Hughes would be nominated easily,
his supporters declare
There was NANTES; mora militant spirit and
more actual hilarity in the Hughes camp to-
night than has been disclosed by the friends Of
any man mentioned up TO date.
Reasons for this are many. First is the favor
Of the President for. though President Roose-
velt's announced attitude of taking no sides is
not impugned. the Hughes supporters declare
that a Hughes nomination would please the
President as nothing else would Second is the
changing attitude Of the upstate people. among
whom Hughes sentiment. hitherto almost unsus-
pected. is growing.
Still another powerful Hughes argument is
the situation at Buffalo. which appears to all the
Republican leaders overwhelmingly for Hearst.
With Hearst as the Democratic candidate and
the issues he would represent. the issues of the
campaign. no one short of Hughes could COM
bat them, the Hughes leaders say.
PARSONS a POWER.
Norbert Parsons. leader Of the E.>les fight
ers. doomed large in all the days transactions.
From the time he was certain that Governor
Higgins would not run again, some say from
before that time he has been steadfast in his
advocacy OF Hughes He declared tonight,
after every possible argument had been used
to sway him from his purpose Of supporting
Hughes IN the convention. that he had not
changed mis- mind in the least. MI Parsons
now is in precisely the same temper which
abled him 70 win against the Odell- Quigg com
biration in the New York County primaries.
Prolonged conferences were the order Of the
day among the men who are urging Black to
turn against his desires and say that he viii
run and among the other group who are trying
10 dissuade Parsons from supporting the insur-
ance investigator. 80 decisive action has been
taken by any one save the confirmed decision OF
Parsons to stand by his guns despite all as
saults
Significant Of the state Of the Bruce boom has
been the fact that AIdridge Franchot, O'Brien.
parnes Ward and Woodruff. reckoned among
the closest Of the Higgins political associates
and most of them officehoders under the state
,ove-nroen- are the men striving 70 swerve Mr..
Parsons All day and far into the night they
were pleading with him
1-srl,, In the day the leaders went TO Parsons.
..Llr1 that he abandon his support OF Mr
ry,,.bes 4 fat refusal their answer They
osLed q he would support Bruce, and were met
-, -. ..s,o" Then they wondered If some COM
| ,ror,,,se candidate could not be brought into
bai,g but Mr. Parsons did not want to talk COM
| promise candidates
Again these leaders suggested that formal
agreement be eatcrel into between them TO unite
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