Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-30
BEGINNING TO LINE UP
New York Republicans Getting
Busy Over Convention.
THE REAL ISSUE AT STAKE
For Gov. Hughes or an Uninstructed
Delegation.
DECISIVE TEST JANUARY %
Next Regular Meeting Of the County
Committee to Consider the In
dorsement Resolution.
THE REAL ISSUE AT STAKE
DECISIVE TEST JANUARY %
speciaf pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 3O.-Republican
politicians of New York city and state
are beginning to line up on the one
issue of delegation to the next national
| convention instructed to vote and work
for the nomination Of Gov. Charles e.
Hughes for President or an uninstructed
delegation. There is no concealment OF
| the fact, at least in the inner circles OF
republican politics. that the active work
| ers and advocates Of an uninstructed
| delegation are the men who control the
so-called organization of the party and
visit in Washington city at frequent in
| tervals.
The Endorsement of Gov. Hughes for
President of the republican club week
ago Is not counted as a material factor in
the situation, because that action Is In
no way binding upon any primary or con-
vention for the election of delegates.
The first decisive test in the fight will
| come three weeks from Thursday night
at the regular monthly meeting Of the
republican county committee. At the
| last meeting of the committee a Hughes
| Endorsement resolution was offered and
was laid over for one month. Should
| the committee at It's next meeting pass
that resolution the action would IN effect
gates to the next national convention
| from the congressional districts of the
county for the governor and would pave
the way for similar action by local or
| ganizations up the state.
Talk Of Hughes Opponents.
The republican leaders who are making
for an uninstructed delegation say that
they have no candidate for the nomina-
ton for President. At the same time
they say Gov. Hughes is not the only New
Yorker OF the caliber Of which Presi-
dents are made. and nine times out of ten
they mention the names Of Secretary of
State Elihu Root and Secretary of the
Treasury George B. Cortelyou. The anti
Hughes men keep on urging the point that
| his views on national questions are un-
known.
The boomers Of the governor say that
at the right time and in his own way
he will speak out on the questions OF
| national interest and Importance. The
announcement today that Gov. Hughes
| Is to speak in, the Union. League Club
of Chicago on Washington's birthday leads
his boomers in this city to believe that
he VIII at that time speak out plainly on
national politics At the same time the
men who control the republican county
committee say that the Hughes indorse-
| ment resolution will not pass at the Janu-
ary meeting. and that the delegates to
the next national convention will not be
instructed for any candidate.
No delegation from this state to a re-
publican national convention has been
instructed in recent years, and by prece-
dent and custom there is no regular and
delegates from the state to vote for a
particular candidate.
Hughes Boom in New Hands.
Important developments concerning the
movement to nominate Gov. Hughes for
President are expected soon after Janu-
airy 1. 1t is declared that friends of the
governor. realizing the blunders which
have been made by ill-advised admirers.
them Within the next week or ten days
they will form a movement which will at
once take aggressive charge of the gov
ernor's claims for the nomination.
This movement 1t was declared, Is to be
made up of important republicans whose
number will include men who know some
thing about the practical side of politics
although not machine politicians. Many
names well known in the state are ex-
pected to be included In the list Of the
governors hackers.
THE important question of whether or
not Gov. Hughes is to be nominated for
competent to handle it. and whose names
will carry weight, and Is no longer to be
left to a lot OF volunteer amateurs" is
the way a friend of the governor yester-
day described the movement.
Those in the movement, 1t is understood
will not act without thorough under
standing with the governor. although this
does not mean that the governor is to put
himself in the attitude of an active candi-
date. The governor has steadily refused
to give his authority to any movement in
his behalf. and will continue to do so.
The names of former Mayor Seth Low
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those likely to be identified with the
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