The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-08

Puts on HIS Trip with Hughes Until the
Results Are known Calls OF County
Clerks for the Full Results -Judiciary
N~ominators Held Partly Responsible.
Chairman Woodruff of the Republican
State committee did not leave town last
night with Charles f. Hughes for the ten
days sojourn which had been planned at
Mr.. Woodruf's camp in the Adirondacks.
Mr.. Woodruff saw Mr.. Hughes OF at the
Grand Central Station at tbs last mig ht and
told him he would come along in a day or
two IL the situation cleared up as to the
Republican candidates on the State ticket
for Northumberland Secretary Of State.
State Treasurer. Comptroller and State
Engineer and Surveyor and Attorney
General.
Mr.. Woodruff. Lieut. Gov. NJ. Linn Bruce
and William Barnes, Jr., had an hour or
two Of rest Tuesday night and were ut
headquarters early yesterday morning.
Teleg rams were sent to all Republican
county chairmen and to others in the up
State counties requesting that the returns
on all candidates other than MIR. Hughes
be hurried along. Later in the day tele-
grams were sent to all of the county clerks
requesting that the exact vote for all can
didates on the Republican State ticket be
sent as soon as possible to Chairman
Woodruff.
From all parts of the State came scores
and scores Of kilograms asking Mr.. Wood
ulf about the fate of the Republican State
ticket outside Of Mr.. Hughes. Chairman
Woodruff could give them no satisfactory
news, for the reason that the reports from
the county ch8irmen came in very slowly,
and it was not until 10 o'clock last night
that Mr.. Woodruff felt able to say any
thing, and then he only remarked:
Il believe that the entire Republican
State ticket, from Mr.. Bruce down, has
been elected by msjorities ranging from
1000 to 5000. Mr.. Bruce has made gains
in many counties over Mr.. Hughes's vote,
and l find on looking over our returns to-day
that Mr.. Bruce's associates on the State
ticket run about even with him. Ifeel con-
that our entire Republican State
ticket is elected.
DO you think that the count will come
down to a test before the county boards
of ~canvassers and subsequently before the
the State board of canvassersi"
No. do not, replied Mr. Woodruff.
Mr.. Barnes was also confident that with
the complete returns the Republican State
ticket from Mr.. Bruce down would be
elected by small majorities.
Most Of those at Republican headquarters
said that the oount on the State ticket
from Mr.. Bruce own was altogether too
close for comfort. Then there we're general
comments as TO the possibility Of Charles
+. Murphy. Joseph Cassidy. William j.
Corners and Patrick Il. McCabe, through
their nominees on the Democratic State
ticket. having almost absolute powers On
the Canal Board to sXpend the SOS ON, 900
for the canal Improvement, and for Fred
erick Skene. Mr.. Cassidy's man. State
Engineer and Surveyor. having almost
dictatorial powers in letting all contracts
for the expenditure of the $50, 10000 for
good roads.
Then there were statements 10 the effect
that the Judiciary Nominstors in New York
in their desire to elect the ten
Supreme Court Justices. had failed TO call
To the fact that Mr.. Hughes as
Of the State should not have been
left without a bin with which to aid him
in the administration of a good State
government. The complaint was that the
Judiciary Nominators in New York county
had issued great advertising plaoards
wherein il was shown how the Democrats
and the Independence Leaguers could vote
for Mr.. Hearst and at the same time vote
for the Judges advocated 10y the Noninators |
and taken up by the Republican county |
Summed up, il was a very
uncomfortable day at Republican State
headquarters. but by to-day it is expected
the situation will have cleared nm.