The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-12

LContlneed From Pace Two.


Woodru's request and will be..held on
his return from Camp XIII Kare on
September |. Certain OF the Brook.
Iyn leaders were extremely DESTROYS
OF talk with the state chairman and
called At brooklyn republican head.
quarters for that purpose, bot we're
informed that Woodruff was Too busy
In Manhattan 10 see them.
One OF The ruHors afoat IL to the
effect that Woodruff Is 20 be a candi.
date for vice. president on the Taft
ticket. According 10 state poll.
tician who ~as here a fe~ days ago,
Mr.. Woodruff Is pining for tile job
and has put the prpositicn fairly up
70 the president. Al his last visit
70 Sycamore nm. Woodruff talked
over the political situation OF Sew
York state with the president, aud
the two are said to have reached The
conclusion that from now on Taft
sentiment IL to he worked up stYenu.
ously. Ii was Woodruff who made
the proposition that he he allowed 10
go on the Taft ticket as vice presi.
dential candidate Ia return for his
influence IN fnrtherng TAFT sensi.
ment In the state. The president IA
said Ia have aceeded TO the request
with alacrity. and that IL Is q settled
proposition that the republican ticket
next year will be Taft and Woodruff.
Just why Woodruff should throw 50
much secrecy about his visit TO the
president is not fully understood an.
less be Is anxious to have II kept
quiet that he has made q deal with
Roosevelt.
OF course, II such deal has been
made, IL viii mean administration
hostility 10 Governor Hughes plus
9oodruf's hostility. but Hughes dies
not appear to he worrying 1t alt.
In fact. the governor is lighting of
the presidential bee as long ~ pos.
sihe. Thus Ear the men who have
been talking OF Hughes for thr prcsi.
dency and conyersing with bime on
lhe desifabiiity OF his following 10
the footsteps Of Cleveland and ROose-
welt have failed To get any eneour.
agement from him. Whether they
are doing IL from proper party mo
lives, because they believe the GOV.
rrnor will be the strongest candidate.
or whether they are doing IL tb get
the governor aud the president In.
volved In a quarrel, or whether they
are doing II because they think only
Hughes could early the state. or
whether they are ioing IL because
they desire To punish the federal adj.
minlstration, IL soens 10 Ire all one
TO the governor. lie il not a candi-
date for either presidential or the
guberns.orial nomination, aud there
Is the strongest impression that he
would much prefer IN have the can.
vass which IL being quietly conduct.
ed 10 his behalf stopped. La this re-.
spect Governor Hughes continues to
be new puzzle TO the politicians.
Here is aood-siaed boom for the
nomination Of his party for the high.
est Office IN the gifi OF the American
people, and he does not entiuse.
Here be is on u speaking tour OF tile
state, which has been hefsldesi a.
campaigning tour. and be hluntIy
says IL is nothing 81 the Kind
he has been unmoved by The stories
that President Roosevelt has effected
an understanding with IIertert Par.
sons, OF New York, Timothy l..
Woodruff, OF brooklyn. william
Barnes. Jf, Of Albany. Postmaster
Greiner, OF Buffalo aud other repub.
lican leaders 10 deliver the delegation
from New York To the national con.
sention for TAFT and against Hughes
so Tar as any sian comes from the
governor, he Is not against Taft lie
Is quite certainly not for IInghes.
lie Is not impressed by the repeated
assurances that are being constantly
dropped 80 that be will hear them
that be has only TO give a ififie Of
encouragement In order 10 have a
movement started fof him that viii
overwheim al the other presidentisl
aspirants of his party.
The governor has a list II speaking
dates and engagements already that
Oils several sheets ~ typesrit,en
paper. On une side OF each sheet are
listd the invitations that be has nc.
cepted on the other side are the in.
yitaiious he has declined Ths dacll.
nations far exceed in numteF the ac-
ceplances, au1 the declinatloos are
from every state IN the union. A
msn who Is candidate for the pres.
i6ency. IL " argued, would not refuse
all Invitations from either states
when are clam0ring 10 see and hear
him. Invitations came TO Governor
Hughes from three governors In one
day 10 visit their states lie has re.
Gently lGeu requested to speak In
south Csfulins. South Dakota.
Georgia. iliinois, Iowa. Minnesota.
Colorado. Maryland. Virgins. Wis.
conslu. Nebraska. Kansas and lndi.
ana.
Thinking 10 sppeaI To the govern.