The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-13
BREVITY FROM GOV. HUGHES.
REPORT THAT HIS FIRST MES
SAGE WON'T EXCEED 500 Words.
And That Hts inaugural VIII Re the shortest
on Record In This state-He Gets Back
From Washington and starts for
Rochester, Wncre They Voted Oddly


G~overnor-elect Hughes returned ye-ter-
day from his visit to President Roosevelt al
the White House and left last night for
Rocheste or, where he is to speak tonight
at the dinner of the Monroe County Cham
her of Commerce. Mr.. Hughes made this
engagement tospeak last spring, long before
he thought of being named for Governor.
1t was made with Senat or Armst rong,
chairman of the insurance investigating
commit ee, and his explanation came out
when Republicans began to joke Mr.. Hughes
over the fact that on election day the normal
Republican plurality of Monroe Of 5000
shrank to 5000 for him, Hearst, his oppo-
nent, carrying Rochester and Senator
Armstrong; plurality Of $500 two years
ago being cut to $50.
Mr.. Hughes is to make as few public
dinner engagements as possible, and is to
begin to live in the executive mansion on
December 81. His inaugural address is to
be the briefest on record in he State, and his
first message to the Legislature will prob
ably be not more than 500 words, and there
are likely to be few, if any, positive recon-
! m~endations to the Legislature.
Concerning MIR. Hughes's visit 10 the
; President the Go~vernor-elect said; 81
didn't have three minutes of private talk
with the President az any time. He did
not make the slightest suggestion with
! reference to shaping policies; the subject
was simply not discussed. At the dinner
given by the President the discussion OF
things political was Of a most general
character. II referred more to what has
happened than to the future. Directly
after the dinner I went TO bed, and | came
away this morning before the President was
up. Neither did we discuss appointments
save that | asked the President about one
or two matters about which l knew he had
some information"
Mr.. Hughes has not selected his State
Superintendent Of Public Works to succeed
Nicholas V. v. F~ranchot, who under the
constitution goes out with Gov. Higgins.
There are now three candidates for the
place, Henry A. Van Alstyne, the candidate
of the Odell- Payn wing of the Republican
State organization; Winslow VI. Mead, the
candidate Of the Aldridge faction, and
McDougall Hawkes.. the candidate of the
Parsons PEOPLE. Mr. Van Alstyne gained
notoriety in the Edward II. Hartman Fur
naceville Iron Company's canal contracts,
Mr.. Mead passed through the $4,000 OC
canal scandal, the participants of which
were recommended for criminal prosecu-
ton by eX-Judge Edwin Countrymar
of Albany; and MIR. Hawkes.. in March
1908, as Mayor Lows Dock Commits
sioner, recommended that a leasehold
of Pier "a, North River, at the foot OF
Franklin street, he given without rom.
p~stition TO Mr.. Odell's Centrally nd sol
Steamboat Company for twenty-five years
Mr.. Hawkes. was formerly Republican
leader of the Assembly district Of which
Mr.. Parsons is now the chief.
The report was revived hat Fredericl
d. Kilburn, Superintendent of Banks, is 4
resign before January /. and there wal
another statement heard from inside circle
to the effect that the present five Railroad
Commissioners are to be legislated on
of Office, but neither report could be sub
stantiated. Incidentally it was stated tina
Col. George W. Dunn Of the Railroad Com
mission is to resign January 1.