New-York tribune., 1906-09-28
HUGHES TO SPEAK SOON.
TO TAKE STUMP At ONCE.
WM Start Speecbnuaking after
Notification on Wednesdau.

State Chairman Woodruff announced after a
conference Of several hours with Charles r.
Hughes, the Republican nominee for Governor
at his home in West End avenue last night. thar
the notification ceremony would take place at
the Republican Club on Wednesday OF next
week, and that Immediately thereafter Mr..
Hughes would begin a militant campaign, speak
ing In this city. then making trip through the
state, Mr.. Woodruff depicted the candidsee a.
glowing with enthusiasm and an earnest desire
to take the stump for his party.
Preceding the formal notification there vfll be
a meeting Of the State Committee on wednesday
afternoon at its new headquarters. not yet Sc
lected- The State Committee IS to be the COM
mittee of notification. Mr.. Woodruff said that
the Republican Club had been selected for the
official notification instead OF having the COM
mittee wait on Mr.. Hughes at his home, because
the club had arranged to have reception for
the candidates that night. and Mr. Hughes had
consented to let the two functions be held In
combination.
Mr.. Hughes will send to the COMMITTEES no
formal letter of acceptance. The speech he will
make at the official notification will cover the
situation amply and contain declaration Of
the principles which he will make his fight
for the Governorship.
Following the notification. on Friday night viii
be held the first meeting Of the campaign at
some hail. probably Carnegie. in this city Mr.
Hughes and probably Lieutenant Governor
Bruce and other well known speakers will start
the fight against the radicalism which captured
the Democracy at Buffalo. On Saturday night,
If the plans work out, two meetings will be held
in Brooklyn.
On Monday Mr.. Hughes viii start up the
state. All the details of this trio have not yet
been worked out, but the probability is that he
will go direct to Buffalo and work down through
the state Great attention viii be paid by Mr.
Hughes to the upstate counties. where he is
comparatively little known His friends say
that he is an excellent stump speaker and that
when he has completed a trip around the rural
districts he will be appreciated among the agri-
culturists as old friend.
In this connection one of the sidelights of the
convention was recalled yesterday. Herbert
Parsons had been standing out stubbornIy
against all the upstate politicians in confer
ences. refusing to sanction any candidate but
Hughes.
Well what kind of man is this Hughes
asked William Barnes. jr- What does he look
like? I've never seen him. even."
Yes. we don't know him: we've never even
seen him." chimed in O'Brien. Aldridge. Fran
chot. Ward and some Of the others.
7 have" remarked Francis Hendricks. ex-su-
per1ntendent Of insurance. shaking his head
sadly But the others did not ask for his opinion
of the Hughes character. They respected HID
unpleasant memories
The candidate spent the entire day at his home
in conference with his friends and political
helpers. President Parsons Of the county COM
mittee was at Lenox. but Senator Page. who
was Mr.. Hughes's accredited representative at
the state convention, the candidate and
went over the situation with him.
IL was announced that Mr. Hughes would
have rooms in the state committee head
quarters. where he would be each day to receive
visitors. He expects 10 make known his prinCi-
pies in carefully considered statements or in
formal talks with the newspaper men and in his
speeches from the platform. There will be no
newspaper campaign Of hurried or ill-consiJ-
cred interviews subject 70 misconstrUction or
misrepresentation.