The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-05-31
HUGHES AS A LEADER.
nEW YORK GOVERNOR HAS SUPPLANTED ROOSE.
VELT in POWER in empire STATE


and Governor Hughes of New York. their different
points of the disposal of official patronage Roosevelt sought
influence the governors appointments least talk with
him and also desired back the governor by using
federal offices in New York his Upon of these
PROPOSITIONS the governor has practically snubbed occupant
the White House Relative these differences and the gov
ernors attitude general writer in Worlds
4 sonewhat lengthy review follows:
Before the appointments announced Hughes
ceived go Washington take dinner at the
White House He He arrived the hour of his dinner
invitation and the dinner away The
waiting reporters had expected the dinner preceded
lowed by political conference "Not word politics was
spoken Mr. Hughes told them What the president gov
talked about nobodys business students
politics in New York have thought that they
hostility but vigorous independence governors part
The administration gave open aid in eecng hi-wtness the
speech at Utica of Secretary Root The governor doubt ap
preciatve But he does not look the subject in personal way
at all He is governor-thats all.
The White House dinner following
the Incidents which for the wholly independent relations
existing between the president and the governor Whatever
Governor Hughes doing he is building up political orgni
zaton in New York for the Roosevelt policies He is not building
up organization of kind He told the Albany Republican
organization reception which they had invited him. that
he believed party organizations only methods of expressing
and executing the public will and of livelihood for
their members He said that the Republican party many times
bigger than the organization and that when the will of the organ
suppanted the wishes of the party the of Sew York
would Democratic recent examples proved What the
said his Albany speech has repeated in other public ad
what he says and that far he he will do what he
promised.
One of his first official recommend the state
of Otto Kelsey Superintendent of Insurance for
other than that Mr. Kelsey had not efficiently performed
his official duties Mr. Kelsey of the Wadsworth euten
Congressman Wadswoh the boss of Livingston county
Mr. Kelsey for years the assebman then Deputy Comp
troer Comptroller Superintendent of Insurance His seat
in the assembly filled by James W. Wadswoh Jr the
present speaker His great political virtue that he always did
what he told When Governor Hughes asked for his esgna
governor that any changes desired in the
department would be only glad obige The
governor replied that all he wanted superintendent who
would his department properly This startling novelty
Mr. Kelsey 1t many years since the real head OF the nsr
department has condcended to the states payroll as
of AS Mr. Kelsey explained last year
Governor Higgins managed department Before that
Chairman Ode Republican committee the head
Of the department. that the presidents of the
New companies had managed the department through their
legal and lobby bureaus When Mr. Kelsey expressed his willing
Hughes the department ne thought ne
had done all he could do.
MR.. HUGHES AND THE FUTURE
This only sample of the difference in the way Governor
Hughes politicians regard public office Naturally
the politicians combined against him. Ihey 90 not oP
pose his recommendations but they delay action They avoid test
votes The first three of the session. they did nothing
They will not carry recommendations OF his message nor ms
policy effect until they compelled BY pubic oP
ion which may not become effective unless the governor CANS p
ciaI session
the meantime Governor Hughes ambition has developed
with the combat If the people of New York should prevail over
the resistant policy professional politicians he believes that
IL will he the most available promotion to the vacancy
ra,.sed by President Roosevefs refusal to again
Along these lines Holland the wenown New York CORE
spondent the Philadelphia Press pdctS ta Gov
eror Hughes will endorsed by the New York Republicans io
president and elected will be conceivable future fo
Roosevelt Holland says
The unparalleled exhibition of Governor Hughes personal IN
auence authority his domination OF the legislature au
IL, too without anv se of patronage any private threats