Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
SUPPORT FOR HUGHES
Timothy L. Woodruff Offers His
Influence to Governor.
TO AID REFORM PROGRAM
Result of Conference Between State
Chairman and President9
BILL FOR DIRECT PRIMARIES
Political Ideas of MI. Woodruff Said to
Have Undergone Change Since
Visit to White House.
TO AID REFORM PROGRAM
BILL FOR DIRECT PRIMARIES

ALBANY March 2T.-Timothy L. Wood
run chairman of the republican state COM
mttee. will back up Gov. Charles E.
Hughes in his desires to accomplish re-
forms.
That there is a great change in Mr..
Woodruff was evident yesterday. Formerly
on Mr.. Woodruffs trips to this city to see
the governor he willing to talk. Yes
terday he arrived in Albany and kept out
of sight much possible. He refused
to discuss matters save one bill that he
brought to Albany with him. This is a bill
making 1t mandatory upon all parties in
New York city to have direct nominating
primaries. But Mr.. Woodruff dropped suf-
fcient hints to make known last night that
he and Gov. Hughes are in full accord
President Roosevelt and Gov. Hughes
have worked this change in Mr.. Woodruff.
They have shown him that his future in
politics does not lie with the machine poll
ticians.
The last time Mr. Woodruff was in Albany
he found himself in a peculiar predica-
ment. He was trying to square things"
for the boys" and went to the governor in
the interests of Aldrdge Barnes and
others. The reception he got was such
that his ardor was chilled On his Euro
pean trip Mr.. Woodruff did some thinking,
and yesterday he came to Albany for the
purpose of informing the governor that his
influence as chairman OF the republican
state committee was at the service of the
governor.
Mr.. Parsons Role.
Herbert Parsons, president of the New
York county republican committee, was
also in Albany yesterday. 1t Is understood
that Mr.. Parsons had been informed of the
change in Mr. Woodrufrs political ideas,
and he broke the Ice for Mr.. Woodruff with
the governor. After Mr.. Parsons had fin
lshed talking with the governor Mr.. Wood
rum was ushered into the reception room
The meeting between the governor and
state chairman was most cordial They
were In conference for an hour and went
over the entire situation
president Parsons and Mr.. Woodruff talk
ed over matters pertaining to New York
city Mr.. Parsons Is DESTROYS of getting an
official primary ballot for New York city SO
that the Oddities cannot repeat their tao
tics of last fall Mr.. Woodruff promised 10
assist In getting this and they are both de-
sirous of securing a direct nomination pri-
mary bill for New York city. President
Parsons talked with Speaker Wadsworth
and also saw several republican senator's
Mr.. Parsons returned to New York city
last night, while Mr.. Woodruff remained In
Albany. He Is at the Ten Eyck and all
evening was receiving members of the leg
lslature. IT was noticed that he talked the
longest with the members OF the assembly
been making faces about voting for the
Hearst recount bill as well as the public
utilities bill. He is going TO labor with all
members of the legislature to show them
the utter futility of opposing the governor.
Gov. Hughes Unconcerned.
Gov. Hughes has been absolutely uncon-
cerned regarding the rumors that have been
going the rounds that he could not get the
public utilities bill passed. He has been
confident from the outset that the bill
would pass, and he is even said to have
been amused at the reports reaching him Of
the Vaccinations of a number of senators
TO try TO get away from the bill
The governor is not at all worried about
the delays that have been thrown in the
way of the Kelsey hearing. which were
known to have been for the purpose of get
ting away from the public utilities bill. The
governor doesn't even fear that there will
be many amendments to the bill. The other
night the governor ma de known his position
to the members of the legislature in terms
which could not be misunderstood.
To date the governor has not appeared to
notice what has been going on in the legis-
lature. Bills that have reached him have
been considered strictly on their merits no
matter whose they were, and this has been
one of the puzzles that some legislators
could not understand. They had an idea
that because he wasn't holding up their
legislation the governor did not know what
was going on In the legislature, but that
Idea has been removed and they are Won
dering now how much the governor really
knows.