The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-11
HUGHES STRONG
In HIS OWN STATE
Fates Seem TO be Playing Into
His Hand
How He Threw Responsibility for
Extra Session Onto the Wads-
worth Clique.
LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBILITY.

Washington. d. C., July 11.-Ap-
parently the stars in their courses
lare fighting to keep Gov. Hughes. OF
New York, before the people In such
"a way as to make him more and more
10 presidential candidate.
The beginning of the special ses-
sion Of the legislature convened by
him aud the message in which he
throws down the gauntlet to the
Wadsworth clique and warns them
that the people viii not tamely sub
NIT to legislative apportionment on
old partisan lines are apparently but
the opening guns in a straight out
fight between the government and
the old Republican forces.
Whether he wins or not I'm the leg
islature and whether he succeeds in
getting the apportionment and direct
nomination bills passed, he is certain
~ strengthen his hold on the people
Moreover the special session. coming
9s It does in the middle of dull
summer season. VIII surely give the
people something to think about In a
political line.
Hughes Career Like Cleveland's.
Whether The governor is an adroit
politician o. not remains to be seen.
but everything he has done since the
date OF HIS Inauguration and, IN fact.
since his domination has strongly
brought TO mind the series of political
events which made Grover Cleveland
Governor Of New York and then presi-
dent OF the United States.
There has been a good deal OF
.chuckllng here at the clever fashion
liz which Gov. Hughes. without losing
hls dignity In the slightest degree,
fastened responsibility for the extra
session upon Speaker Wadsworth and
his associates. The father Of the
speaker. who was 30 long a congress
man. made himself distinctly unpop-
uiar here In Washington by his UNI
necessary attack on President Roose-
welt. The president was largely re-
sponslble for the election Of young
wadsworth as speaker Of the New
York assembly, that action having
been taken before the break with his
father.
When the president offered to help
out GOV. Hughes in his fight on the
Wadsworih combination the Offer
was ooldly received The governor
made Il plain that he did not propose
TO carry on the fight on patronage
lines. There was reported a GOODNESS
between the president and the COVER
nor for awhile. but it was only re-
ported and there never was anything
more than slight misunderstanding
between the two men.
His Position Getting Stronger.
According TO the politicians. Gov
Hughes has strengthened himself q
great deal by making &c evident that
his FIGHT with the legislature Is car
rled on along the highest possible
lines By refusing to accept the pat
lronagc offered him by the president.
the governor has concentrated re-
lsponsiblllty for the fght entirely up
ION LllnStll.
The regular session was long and
sensational. and every message the
governor sent was temperate but en-
tirely forcible. He pushed his public
utilities bill through in spite of the
united opposition OF all the great cor
Irorations In New York City. The
people are beginning to realize that
THAT bill. II it can be successfully eN-
ecutcd. with an honest governor and
an able commission. will do a great
deal more to solve the trust question
THAN the more or less spasmodic pros
Ieoutions by the federal government.
Reapportionment of the state on
Ian honest basis was demanded by the
governor. and was defeated at the
regular session simply and solely be-