Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
MAY |NDORSE HUGHES
Plan Afoot in the New York
Republican Committee.
WILL SETTLE HIS ATTITUDE
If the Governor Objects, the Resolu.
ton Will Not Be Pressed.
SLAP AT PRESIDENT PARSONS
State Senator Martin SAKE Is at the
Back Of the Present Move
ment.
SLAP AT PRESIDENT PARSONS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 14.-State Sem
ator Martin SAKE, who is one Of the most
outspoken Hughes boomers in the city.
said today that at the meeting of the
republican county committee next Thurs
day night a resolution indorsing the gov
ernor for President and urging that the
state delegation to the next republican
national conve ntion be instructed to work
and vote for his nomination would be
offered. He said that unless the gov
ernor let 1t be known in advance that
such action would be displeasing to him
there was no doubt that the resolutions
would be passed by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Will Force the Issue.
1.-THE resolution Is already prepared and
will be introduced and passed, unless the
governor Objects" said Senator SAKE.
The proposal Of such q resolution at the
regular monthly meeting of the republican
county committee next Thursday will, In
the opinion Of Senator Sake and other re-
publicans. bring peculiar political situa-
ton in this county to crisis. If the
resolution is offered and adopted the act
will be accepted, not only by local re-
publicans, but by the country at large.
as notice that Gov. Hughes is openly
candidate for the republican nomination
for President next year.
The boomers of the governor say that
they will not offer the resolution II he
objects. If he does not object his silence
will be accepted by them as an admis-
sion that he is receptive candidate TOT
the nomination for President. The mater
places the governor in a position where
he must say yes or no, even II his yes
Is expressed by silence, because his friends
say that they will not offer the resolu-
ton unless he Is willing.
Rebuke to Parsons.
The adoption of a Hughes Endorsement
resolution by the county committee would
be at this time accepted as direct slap
at Representative Herbert Parsons. the
president of the committee. Mr.. Parsons
was elected president Of the committee
because it was known to all local repub-
licans at the time that he was the per-
sonal choice Of President Roosevelt. 50
long as there was uncertainty as TO the
finality of President Roosevelt's anti
third term declaration. Mr.. Parsons was
IL q
sons antagonized a considerable element
Of the county committee by his fusion
with the Independence League.
Neither President Roosevelt nor Gov.
Hughes said a word during the local
campaign in support of the fusion, and
Mr.. Parsons had to shoulder all credit
or blame for, bringing about the arrange
ment. The defeat of his fusi lon ticket
it Is alleged. strengthened the opposition
to him In the committee.
May Be Opposed.
Senator, SAKE. who plans to offer the
Hughes zindorse ment resolution in the
county committee, was one Of the out
spoken opponents Of fusion. If President
Parsons should oppose the resolution. and
it should be passed over his opposition.
the fact would be accepted as a test vote
and proof that he cannot longer control
his committee. President Parsons refuses
to discuss the matter,