New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
OBRTEN SEES HUGHES.
Visit Personal, Both Say-Princeton
Professor Raps Hearst.

Charles F. Hughes was not at the headquarters
of the Republican State Committee yesterday, ana
Chairman Woodruff did not get there until late
IN the afternoon, but the work of mapping out the
plans of the campaign went along swiftly under
the direction of Lafayette B. Gleason. the secre-
tary OF the committee. Mr.. Hughes spent the day,
with the exception of the time it took him 70
deliver a speech at the meeting at Columbia
University. in preparing his address for the Car
negie Hall meeting. Mr.. Woodruff was busy in
Brooklyn with the judiciary convention for the I'd
District but reached mis- desk at No Il East Both
street at 4:S0 o'clock and buckled down to work.
William Barnes, jr., had waited several hours to
see him. but had been obliged to catch boat for
Newport before the chairman arrived.
William f. King. ex-president Of the Merchants
Association of Mr.. Woodrufrs callers.
The throng Of Republicans at headquarters sat UP
and took notice" when Fire Commissioner John H
O'Brien. the right hand man Of Mayor Mcclellan
in the latter's effort to shake Murphys grip on
Tammany Hail. came in and had talk with
Chairman Woodruff behind closed doors When he
came out he said 1t was simply friendly CALL
Mr.. Woodruff said Commissioner O'Brten's bust
ness was personal and not political
George Curtis Treadwell, one OF the military aids
to President Roosevelt when he Governor
has been added to the number Of Chairman Wood
ruff's assistants at headquarters. So has ex-As-
semblyman Frank Price. OF Brooklyn.
The arrangements for Mr.. Hughes's first trip
up the state, which will begin Tuesday have
not been entirely completed, but It is understood
that Job Hedges will go with him as companion
on the stump Mr.. Hedges. Lieutenant Governor
Bruce and Walter NJ. Chanler, & former Democrat,
Will also speak at the meetings arranged for Mr.
Hughes in Brooklyn tonight.
The Congress campaign committee which has
been at work for some time. has already arranged
for meetings throughout the state. at which men,
bers OF the national administration will speak
Congressman Sherman, chairman OF that commit
tee. is working in harmony with Mr. Gleason who
has charge OF the meetings for the state commit
tee and Mr.. Hughes will speak at many OF these
meetings as his schedule will permit Speaker
cannon and Congressman James Watson. OF In
diana will speak at White Plains October II;
at Durland's Academy, in this city, on October 10
and at Niagara Falls IN the afternoon and at "a
tava in the evening OF October 20. Mr.. Hughes is
already scheduled 10 speak at Durlands
Secretary Shaw OF the Treasury Department will
in the evening OF October 49, at Utica In the even
ing OF October % and at one or two small places
near there-possibly Little Falls and Rome-in the
afternoon and at Buffalo on October "a There will
probably be three meetings in Buffalo that night
and Lieutenant Governor Bruce will be one of the
speakers. special meeting for Mr.. Hughes has
been arranged In Elmira for October 49, AS soon
as other upstate meetings have been arranged
and II has been decided how many OF the meetings
arranged by the Congressional Campaign Commit
tee Mr.. Hughes can attend. a second trip will be
mapped out.
Although Chairman Woodruff will not accept anv
campaign contributions from corporations there
is no limit to the amount that may be subscribed
by an individual. and the campaign managers were
somewhat annoyed yesterday by an erroneous
rumor that no single contribution OF more than
500 would be received. Mr. Gleason has already
returned a good sized check from a corporation.
Many contributions have been received from per-
IN other states Several days ago a coutribu-
ton was sent by the Rev. DR.. Paul Van Dyke
who Is professor in the Princeton Theological
Seminary. In an accompanying note he called
Hearst 'hypocrite-" He wrote:
From the days OF Jefferson members OF my family
have voted the Democratic ticket and have always
zone So because 1t seemed TO me that the Democrat
10 party anxious to help the plain people There
fore send you the inclosed cheek TO help paw tho
expenses OF the hard task OF explaining TO deludAd
peoss, by word and print, the falsehoods OF the
specIous hypocrite who was nominated at Burraio
The only reason don't send you a hundred times
as much is that have not got il to send.
In subsequent letter. giving Mr. Gleason per-
mission TO make public his first note Dr. Van Dvlta
Celebrates his opinion OF Hearst follows
BY Mr. Hearsts "falsehoods' meant such thing,
as the statement In his papers after the nayorafy
election that the ballot boxes had been forced In
New York City. 80
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