The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-07
HUGHES IS
GAINING
Public Warming to The
New Yorker For Pres.
idency.
THE POSITION OF OHIO
Makes Latter State and New York
Sure of Center of Stage As the
Battle Ground..HistOry Recalled

Battle GrOund..HistOry Recalled
NEW YORK, Dec. According
to excellent authority. the battle
ground of the contest for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination will be
in New York and Ohio. These are
the states in which the historic fight
of 1880 was waged for and against
Il third term for General Grant, and
from one of those states-Ohio
came as the nominee of the conyen-
ton a man whose name had not been
mentioned until the convention met.
That convention settled two things
for all time-frst, that the Republi-
can party cannot be induced to set
aside the example and tradition of
Washington course regarding Il
third term, even for man of SUI
preme popularity and great achieve
ment, for If the party ever could be
persuaded, it surely would have been
for General Grant; second, that no
unit" rule can be enforced by state
delegations against the will of indi-
vidual delegates. In other words,
instructions" from state conventions
are not binding on district delegates.
New York, led by Roscoe Conkling,
went to the 1880 convention two
thirds for Grant; Ohio, led by James
A. Garfield, for John Sherman. The
Blaine sentiment broke the solidity
of the delegations from both of these
states, and this detection, especially
in Ohio, led ultimately to the NOM
nation of Garfield, for whom no con-
test had been made. Garfield, fight
ing for the right of each delegate to
vote as he pleased, made a speech
that made him thereafter its central
figure and its nominee.
MAY BE HISTORIC PARALLEL.
These events of 1880 are recited
because the convention of 1908 may
resemble closely its historic predeces
sor. AS in 1880, man of popularity
and achievement oyershadows all
others mentioned as probable nomi-
nees. He has said that he would not
be a candidate, but political history
is full of such utterances and only in
thes case of Washington have they
been regarded by the people as final.
Grover Cleveland, in his first cam
paign back in 1884, declared against
more than a single term for any pres
ident. He closed his career as a
three times candidate. So ii some
people have not accepted the Roose-
welt declaration of four years ago as
of binding force. they can quote
precedent in justification of their
doubling mood; and if the president,
believing, us he does, that policies
are of more consequence than men,
should come to regard the duties of
today as of higher moment than the
conditions of four years ago, it can
be pleaded that he was poor
prophet when he believed he could
determine finally his course four
years in advance of the events and
conditions on which it must be based
Uncertainty over control of the Re
publican National committee, an ap-
prehension lest the anti-Roosevelt
forces dominate il, are causing much
concern and worry in administration
circles. The president and his
friends realize the danger of having
the committee controlled by their en-
emies. Efforts have been made to
sound the committeeman and find out
where they stand. The result has not
been satisfactory from an admins
tration standpoint. Most of the
members are non-committal Con-
troll of the committee is of great i'm
portance, as there will undoubtedly
be numerous Contesting delegations.
HUGHES FORCES HAVE HOPES.
The Hughes men are greatly elat-
ed over reports coming from many
sections to the effect that Hughes is
gaining in popularity everywhere,
and predictions are made that when
the convention meets no one else will
be in sight. The Republican machine
in New York, made up of eX-Lieuten-
ant Governor Timothy Woodruff, Will
liam Barnes, Ward and others, is said
to have concocted a scheme to kill off
| Hughes. but its plans are laughed at.
| First. Governor Hughes reform pro-
gram is to be blocked by the legisla-
| ture. Then the county bosses are to
snuff out the Hughes boom for presi-
dent by sending an uninstructed del
egation to the Republican National
convention. Then Speaker Wads-
worth is to be nominated for gov
ernor, Woodruff is to go to the SEN
ate and Barnes is to succeed Wood
| ruff as chairman of the state com
mittee, etc The leading Hughes or
| gan says that ANY such assassination
of the Hughes program for the peo-
pie would mean that the Legislature
would be torn away from the Repub-
lican party. Neither Woodruff nor
any other Republican could go to the
| United States senate. because Demo-
cratic legislatures would be sending
Democrats to the United States SEN
ate. No candidate for president (un-
less he be Governor Hughes) is go
ing to carry this state next year, by
anything like the plurality given to
Roosevelt in 1904. There was never
anything surer than that New York S