New-York tribune., 1906-09-11
HIGGINS AT OYSTER BAY
PLEASANT TALK, HE SAYS.
The President and the Governor
Silent on Their Conference.
IBy Telegraph to The tribune. ]


Oyster Bay. Sept. 10-"The President and
are in perfect accord" said Governor Higgins
this afternoon after conference with the Pres
ident at Sycamore Hill I'VE had very pleas
ant talk over political matters-a very long talk,
in fact, but do not feel at liberty to make pub
lie anything that passed between us You may
say that 1 came down at the invitation of the
President"
This was the sum total OF the remarks volun-
teered by the Governor just before taking the
4;l9 O'Clock train for New York after a three
hours conference
1t was expected that a statement indicating
the Presidents attitude toward Governor Hig-
gins and his candidacy for denomination might
be made after the conference, but Secretary
Loeb announced that no such pronunciamento
would be forthcoming. Whether the absence Of
a Presidential Endorsement on the heels of the
conference is indicative of the Presidents de-
cision 10 support another man, and that man
Charles f. Hughes. must therefore be left TO the
Imagination
On the other hand. the Governors emphatic
statement. The President and / are in perfect
accord. might be urged by his supporters as an
indication that the President had assured the
Governor of his support II was believed by
many that the President had sent for the Gov
ernor 10 urge him TO withdraw in favor of Mr..
Hughes, but If such a proposition had been made
to him Governor Higgins very carefully re-
trained from telling any one about IL IN Oyster
Bay
The Governor reached the summer capital at
l2:2O p m, the same train that brought Paul
Morton, president of the Equitable Life As
surance Society and ex-Secretary OF the Navy
MI Morton said that his visit had no political
significance, and was not in any way connected
with the call Of the Governor.
AFTER the conference the Governor asked
If he had anything TO add TO the statement issued
ny his secretary at Albany last night II was
pointed out 20 him that this statement had failed
10 throw any light on his candidacy for renom-
inatiOn.
The statement said all il was intended to
say replied the Governor.
DO you agreo with Representative Parsons
that Mr.. OdelPs control of the party will end
with the conventOn?"
III leave that 10 those who better polit-
ical prophets than myself"
Your friends say that you will control the
convention, do they not, Governor"
L believe some Of them are making that as
sertion." replied Governor Higgins, with a smile.
DO you think they are justified in making IL o.
on that score | do not care 10 talk. I am
not advertising myself, was the Governors final
words as he climbed aboard his train.
Governor Higgins stopped in this city few
hours yesterday his way 20 Oyster Bay. He
said the President had asked him 10 come TO
Oyster Bay for a conference. He would not
discuss the possibility of his denomination but
said there were many Republicans in the state
who could be elected Governor by 100000 or
even 2OOOOO He said he thought the rumors
that he would be asked TO withdraw in favor of
Mr.. Hughes had been inspired by persons un-
friendly 10 him.
He predicted success for Herbert Parsons in
the primary fight.