The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-03
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CHARLES Z. HUGHES TALKS OF
THE FIGHT IN NEW
YORK,

New York, Oct. S.-When Charles
i. Hughes got back after his talk with
All. Roosevelt on board the Presiden-
i sliaI train he hurried to the new head
charters Of the Republican State Com.
1nittee at 70 East Thirtieth street
Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff was
there buried to the ears in work that
& had piled up since tho moving from
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Everything
eise was dropped by the chairman
Immediately upon the arrival Of Mr.
Hughes and the two went into a con-
terence.
The Republican nominee and MT.
woodruff had not been together long
before Herbert Parsons, chairman oil
The county committee and the man
Who as a representative of President
Hooseyelt's views, pushed Mr.. Hughes
4 name forward at the Saratoga conven-
ton. arrived at the State committee
headquarters. He had been summon
4 I'd IN telephone and Immediately join
ed the conference. 1t was nearly
three hours and half later when the
meeting broke up. Mr.: Hughes said
to the reporters:
Il had an interview with the Pres
ident. Naturally he was very much
interested in the campaign. rode as
lar as Trenton with him and we talK'
Ed over the situation"
Mr.. Hughes asked to be excused
from going into details. 1t would moi
90 proper for him to say anything
further.
I. The Presidents Views.
Talking with some Republican
friends after the conference Mr.
Hughes made 1t plain that he did not
consider that mere victory in tbs
coming campaign would be sufficient
IA mere victory" said he to one
man, will not do. We must roll W
vote that will wipe out of existence
the things which the opposition stand
ior,r
Many Republicans took this to be
the message which President Roose
Welt would have Mr.. Hughes impress
upon the managers OF his campaign.
Chairman woodruff, speaking Of t"'
conference at State committee head
quarters, said that plans for the cam
paign we're mapped out. What reall!
happened was, that Mr.. Hughes TOLD
Mr.. Woodruff and Mr.. Parsons al
sbout the Presidents views on th'
situation. Mr. Hughes boarded the
Presidents train at Mr.. Roosevelt
request. The meeting was probabl!
the last opportunity which Mr.. Hughes
will have to converse with Mr.. Roose
syelt in regard to the campaign.
Some Republicans said that one o
Y the things which Mr. Hughes desil
ed TO take up with the President wa
# the matter of having speakers identI
he'd with the national administration
4 ppear on the stump,
Need the "Sinews Of War"
Some politicians have argued that
stronger campaign would be made b.
Hughes If national politics were LEI
out altogether and the entire fgh
made on Hearstism. Whether thi
subject was brought up between tb
President and Mr.. Hughes or not,
Is certain now that there will be hel
from Washington.
Speaker Cann'4' has consented
appear on the platform in this cit
on October %, and ar effort will b
q made to get him for other engage
ments in upstate places. 1t was sal
at Republican headquarters that tn
campaign managers would be glad t
y get all the outside help they could
Mr.. Hughes in his talk with repor
y ers after the conference at the stat
committee headquarters said:
eve need sinews Of war, and "
need them for proper purposes, W
have made our position clear, an
when the people understand it we e
pect generous response. Poop
needn't be afraid " send in sma
amounts; they can be sure it will /
used IN a proper manner"
The position to which Mr.. Hught
refers is that the committee will r
ceive no campaign contributions fro
a corporation or from anybody WI
wants in return any special privlleg
Speaking OF the progress made
the campaign plans. Mr.. Hughes a
ied:
eve are all hard at work and wi
set the ball rolling this week. We vi
open the campaign Wednesday,"