Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
POLITICS IN NEW YORK
Talk In Federal Circles OF
Hughes for Governor.
THE PRESIDENTS PLANS
Higgins Sore Over Meddling Of
Washington Leaders.
HE WANTS LEGISLATION RECORD
Therefore There Must Be No PARTY
squabbles-the Talk About the
Fish Candidacy.
Special Dlspatch to The Star

Sbt''ai biepatcn 10 The Star.
ALBANY. n. Y, March fT-The con-
tihueo talk In federal circles OF Charles E
Huehes TOT governor has further compIf-
Gated matters In the state machine here. and
"mIe the President may have everything
mapped out to his satisfaction the facs
is that Gov. Higgins is not with him ana
win the federal slate-makers In their owl
oeh' determination to turn him down for a
denomination. or even. as # annsa,, =.
without offering him the small copeotot,,,,
of being factor
Events so Tar show that the eoyarro, Il.
beginning to resent the attitude of tho
asHihston leaders In fixing up state noI-
i.ics and one OF the best evidences of I, T..
.iia' ior the last ten days there has nor
oeen mint or any one to take ex-Go,-
ooeii piace as state chairman More ann
more the truth of Odells epfgram beIiy-
ereo the night of the legislative corns d,,-
&C. .iat the opposition lacked the cour-
ase ana n candidate is making itself mani
TEST and nothing could further cjinrh htv
poe'Hoh then the continued talk OF Hu.be,
Tor governor. " Ns'es
Vreeland's Appointment.
"hen Representative E. b. Vreeland w.
'iaiied LOT The state chairmanship # was
DeheNeo that the governor would he broupb.
'o iihe' ior the reason that Vreelaud 20
ms ciosest friend and the Representatives
4ioii MS district. For awhile If looLa,
.. as ~ the reorganization of the state co,,-
Iil'ee would be allowed to go ON In tt;
Way When the whole matter went nv, -
the air by the launching az H. uV III
boom for governor A 'iie iIuShes
was then that Gov Higgins reco.pize,,
n as ne pfopably had not done before that
tHe'e was plan on the part OF NasI,ia,
.S .un 10 nave him pull the chestnuts ont %
une nre; and what more than anvthinp else
.' .Iaue the governor dislike the role or car.
,,n ~ "as a. Una. these friends put this scheme
~ 10 nlm plainly and asked him wbat ba
was gong to do about II. "e
nat Gov. Higgins desir~. No.,
man ahytiflng else Is to make a record Gov
censuaetlve legislation, and he secs ~.
ehahce 10 make II this year with the ins,r
oho aesisia,ion the many railroad bills.
Shanges In the tax law and the other 80
iutlonary measures now pending
No fractional Fighting.
10 ger these on the books as statute law
mere must be no interference, no party
squanoie and particularly no fighting
Hahos on. as regards Washington
seems 10 be the cry of the hour with Ali
the various factions of the state machine
chairman Odell of the republican stata
committee was at headquarters In the Firm
avenue Hotel today, and there he denieg
= aosoiutely the report that he or any of his
lriehos mad been planning to take lip St,N
esaht flsn as gubernatorial possibility.
In the first place / do not know Mr..
Fish, he said. He was questioned about
the report from Washington Il would moi
know MI. Fish II | met him face to face
IN the street, and In the second place If Is
altogether too early to discuss candidates
Tor the governorship. even constructively.'