The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
SAYS HUGHES IS THE MAN.


lor of the Nebraska state university
and one Of the broad-gauged educat-
ors of the country, who is intimately
in touch with things political and
economic, has just returned from a
trip in the east. While east DR.. An
drews delivered number of addresses
and came in close contact with a num-
Der of we'll known leaders Of Amer
lean thought. 1t is interesting to note,
Secretary Taft, the impressions gained
by DR.. Andrews to the effect that Taft
would be defeated by Mr.. Bryan If
nominated and that Governor Hughes
will be named If the east has its way.
DR.. Andrews says that Governor
Hughes is the best educated lawyer in
America today-and the opinion Of
DR.. Andrews is not to be sneered at.
He is man whose opinions have long
been given national attention and re-
spect.
| The Minneapolis Journal says Of DR..
Andrews visit to that city Saturday:
DR.. Andrews, questioned about po-
litcal sentiment in the east, confessed
to great surprise over the conditions
as he found them.
II talked" said he, with men of
affairs who are natural leaders, and
who ought to know better than most
of us in what direction the real under
currents of public sentiment are set
ting. l found among these men-and
it was my good fortune to come into
close and confidential contact with
many of them-what struck me as an
entirely remarkable unanimity of opin-
ion as to political probabilities.
THE first proposition on which
these observers agree is, that If Taft
is nominated by the republicans, he
will surely be defeated. BY Bryan?
Yes, of course, for there is no question
that Bryan will be named on the other
side 1t may strike you as remarkable
for it struck me in that way-that
these observers, who are mostly repub
licans, should say that Taft will be
beaten. But they base their opinion
on the ground that Taft is not nearly
so strong as Roosevelt, because 1t is
felt that the president desires to bring
about his nomination merely to give
continuance and effectiveness to his
own policies. A good deal Of weari
ness with the Roosevelt policies is
becoming manifest in the east, even
in New England, where he has always
been strong. But this feeling is be
coming intensified by the effort tc
name Taft as the heir to the throne
The working of the machinery is toe
palpable, and the deputy of the Roose
welt management Is naturally not near
ly so strong as the chief engineer. II
is Taft's inability to enlist the com
plete, If waning strength of Roosevelt
: that convinces these observers of his
pre-ordained defeat II nominated"
do they expect to see Taft?" DR.
Andrews was asked
"Well. this very feeling that he
cannot win at the polls is naturally
causing a reaction to Hughes. There
is a very strong but silent movement
, under way to bring about the nomina
ton of Hughes 1t is in the air thai
Hughes will be named. If he is, an
certain that he will be elected-and
am a democrat, you know,
Charles f. Hughes Is the ablest
strongest man in American public life
today. | know him well-knew him II
his student days at Brown university
and his career has been no surprise t
= me. | consider him the best educated
/ and best equipped lawyer in the coun
try at this moment, not even excepting
Elihu Root. The strong point abou
: Hughes for the east is that the stall
: warts trust him. His veto Of the 2-cen
rate bill convinced them of his thor
ough.going probity and answering de
termination to do the right thing, re
CARELESS of the consequences to him
self. He is a steadier, more level
} headed man than Roosevelt, and would
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