New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
GOVERNOR RECEPTIVE.
WON'T PUSH HIS BOON.
But He'll Let HIS Friends WOrh
for Presidential Nomination.


| friends in the Republican County Committee
| from passing resolution Tomorrow night in
dorsing him for the Republican Presidential
| nomination.
In correspondence between Senator Martin
| SAKE and himself given out at Albany yester-
day. the Governor makes it clear that while he
will not do anything influence the action of
| the county committee, he will do nothing to
prevent an honest expression of sentiment
Senator Alfred r Page said last night that
Senator SAKE would offer the resolution in the
county committee indorsing the Governor. He
vcntured the prediction that it would pass with
out opposition.
The sentiment all over the city Is rapidly
making for Hughes" said Senator Page last
night.
The letters given out yesterday by the Gov
ernor are as follows:
Dear Governor Hughes: It is my purpose, %s,,. at
the next meeting OF the Repuoilcan Coanty
that II is the belief of the committee that the
Republican generally throughout the
for the nomination for President at the national
convention. In doing so l am only attempting
exists here. that the Republican party
throughout the state may have official notice OF
If. However. as | do not wish TO pursue any
course which may be dstastefui to you per
sonally embarrassing TO the plans of those
who in your confidence, | VIII appreciate
some expression from you which VIII guide me
MARTIN SAXE.
NV Dear Senator: Your letter of the 18th
has been received. | do not think IL proper for
me to make any suggestion as to what the
county committee should do or should not do.
| stated my attitude In my speech before the
Republican Club, and by that | stand 1t is or
the highest importance that the work OF the
administration shall be disintereSted and shall
do nothing TO influence the selection or vote OF
delegates. / assume that the party representa-
tives will take such action, whatever IL may be.
as they believe to be best. They have their
duty and have mine. 1 think my position is
clearly understood EeFy tr4iy Ey KoqT1 HTGHEs
Albany. Dec 16 1901
In his Republican Club speech the Governor
defined his attitude in the following words:
TO avoid any possibility Of misapprehension
regarding my own course, l might say this fur
ther word: | do not seek a public office. The
majority of people doubtless think that the dis
tlnction and power of office are an irreslst-
ibe attraction. If you had been constantly in
my company during the last nine months you
would that another point of view Is quite
possible To me public Office means a burden Oh
responsibility-a burden of inceSSant toll at
times almost intolerable. which under honorable
conditions and at the command of the people IT
may be a duty and even pleasure to assume.
but Is far from being an object of ambition. 1
have not sought nor shall seek. directly or In
directly influence the selection or the vote of
any delegate to any convention. and with refer
ence to the action of any delegate to any con-
vention there will be suggestion or thought ,
influence, protest, or reprisal in the Executive
Chamber.
Abraham Gruber, in commenting the Gov
ernor's letter to Senator SAKE said:
1t certainly makes 1t clear that he is re-
ceptive candidate. | think the Governor should
go further than he does in his letter. He ought
TO assist in the organization of a campaign. |
Lincoln and Grant did and the people thought
none the less of them. It looks to me as II |
Parsons would be compelled to allow an in |
dorsement of Hughes to be passed by the county |
committee and after that is done he doubt |
less will go ahead trying to nail things down |
tight for TAFT
"If Parsons goes wrong the Hughes matter |
we will not follow him. said Harvey T. An |
drews yesterday. 1--WE are not going to be |
manonuvred into any hostility toward Mr. Par |
sons for factional purposes. We are thoroughly |
lovaI to him, but there can be no mstaking the |
sentiment of the 31st district 1t is In favor
of passing a Hughes resolution"
"The Governors letter." said Edward Lauter-
bach 'is a virtual admission that the Governor
Is candidate for President. and it leaves the
countv committee free to take such action as 1t
deems necessary
state Senator Alfred R. Page addressed
meeting of the Mount Morris Republican Club
last evening, when he virtually laid down the
law of precedence to the adversaries of Gov
ernor Hughes in an appeal for the nomination
of Governor Hughes for President Of the United
States
Let the opponents of the Governor of the
State of New York show just cause why an
other candidate should receive the votes of the
delegates from New York State when the vote
on candidate for President of the United
States is taken next year." said Senator Page
Alderman Goodman suggested a plan for re-
turning former Presidents Of the United States
as United States Senators at large. with power
TO discuss, but not vote on. topics under debate.
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