Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
WOULD DUMP HUGHES
New York Interested in Third
Term Talk.
TIP FROM HEADQUARTERS
Governor May Find It Hard to Get
denomination.
SQUIRTING AT CORTELYOU
Hint of Forthcoming Boom for
norShip-Ta1k of Neuy Sit
SQUIRTING AT CORTELYOU
Hint of Forthcoming Boom for
Governorship-Talk of New Sit
uation If President Declines.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| NEW YORK, December THE news
| from Washington this morning TO the eff
| feet that President Roosevelt was ex-
pected to tell the members of the repub
lican national committee this afternoon
| that he would not under any circum-
stances accept a nomination next year
caused republicans at state headquarters
to sit up and take notice, and begin to
change the political plans they have been
forming for the past month. These plans
were based on the idea that Roosevelt
would again be a candidate.
The talk today indicated that instead of
trying to eliminate Gov. Hughes from
national politics by renominating him for
his present office. he may not even be re-
nominated. All the talk along this line
brought the name of Secretary of the
Treasury George B. Cortelyou promi-
nently to the front as a probable candi-
date for governor next year. Several re-
publicans insisted that there really was
| a strong sentiment up the state in favor
of Cortelyou.
The movement to sidetrack Gov. Hughes
next year began several weeks ago. but
| the men who were working out the plans
! felt that they would be compelled to offer
to renominate him for governor. But to-
the news that there is very strong feel
| ing on the part of the President against
Gov. Hughes. and that he has delayed
making a second formal announcement
until he was assured that Hughes cannot
| be nominated for President. This new
situation will completely upset the plans
of some of the pro-Roosevelt republican
politicians in this state il the President
does again decline to run.
Still Shouting for Roosevelt.
Senator Horace White of Syracuse, who
| had been put forward as the spokesman
of the third term boomers, spoke out
at headquarters yesterday and said that
| four out of five republicans up the state
| favored the nomination Of Roosevelt next
year. He said that the only persons op-
| posed to him were few bankers and
promoters The senator also said that
upstate republicans would insist upon the
denomination of Gov. Hughes. but he
kept an anchor to windward by saying
| a few kind words for Secretary Cortel-
YOU. He admitted that he had found
some Cortelyou sentiment In various sec
! lions of the state.
Republicans who have kept close Watcn
| of party events in this state predicted
| that IL the President does make public
statement today to the effect that he
will not run next year, full-fedged
boom for Cortelyou for governor VIII be
| launched not later than Monday morn
ing. Several republicans who were at
| state headquarters today were able to re-
call that Gov. Hughes had told some per-
sonal friends last spring that ne was
too poor to be candidate for a second
term but would be compelled TO resume
the practice of law.
If a tip comes from the White House
that Gov. Hughes must be eliminated en-
tirely there are plenty of men IN the re-
publican state organization ready TO go
at the JOB ,he o nontrary W s EVIDENT
make Mr.. Cortelyou the candidate for
governor next year
Woodruff Keeps Silent.
Chairman Woodruff of the republican
state committee has been at headquar-
ters nearly every day this week, but has
kent silent on the political situation. He
talked with a number of upstate repub-
leans and then it seemed that Senator
White evidently spoke with authority IN
his pro-Roosevelt pro-Hughes interview
Of yesterday. Mr. woodruff eft 1or ms
camp in the Adirondacks today to remain
until Tuesday He will not stop in Albany
to see Gov. Hughes.
President Parsons of the republican
county committee has returned to wash
ington.
/ State Senator Alfred r. Page Of this
CITY. who has for some time acted as
political spokesman for Gov. Hughes, to-
day took the governor out Of the field for
a second term, He said: ut is well known
to the intimate friends of Gov. Hughes
that he will not under any circumstances
accept a denomination. He has made sac
rifices enough and the people should not
ask him to serve another term. If he is
not nominated for President he will re-
turn to the practice of law"
Senator Page was original boomer of
Gov. Hughes for the nomination for Pres