Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
various republican committees Of other

Profound silence for nearly a full min
ute enveloped the committee. Acting Chair
man Barnes was the first to recover from
the surprise.
rs this resolution debatable?" he sharp.
ly demanded.
Charles w. Anderson. additional member
of the committee and President Roosevelts
Colored Internal revenue collector for the
second district, was quickly on his feet.
premature Resolution"
He said in part:
81 think we ought to be very careful not
to do anything today that We shall regret
hereafter
This resolution strikes me as being not
only unusual and unnecessary, but prema-
ture we'll
II for one am very unwilling to vote for
any such resolution. -
Il hope. therefore this resolution will not
prevail and / hope the members OF this
committee will not allow themselves to be
deceived as to the motive which prompted
it's introduction"
Chairman woodruff followed Mr.. Ander
son and said that he did not think It would
be advisable to adopt resolution or TINS
kind at this time, that he did not oeleve
Gov. Hughes would welcome such resolu-
ton. and that If 1t were adopted 1t might
be charged that some corporate interests
were DESTROYS to get Gov. Hughes out of
the way. and Furthermore. he thought. as
II well known not only In this state
but throughout tn eUnited States that Mr..
Odell was bitterly opposed to President
Roosevelt and the Presidents policies, and
so expressed himself freely. such resolu-
ton coming from Mr.. Odell might be taken
by the President to be slap at him and
his policies. Therefore he moved to lay
the resolution on the table.
offered in Good Faith.
Mr. Odell then made few remarks. In
which he said that, while he had not ap-
proved all that President Roosevelt had
T done or had endeavored to do. and that
sometimes while in passion he might have
criticised the present chairman OF the state
committee, still they were all united under
Gov. Hughes. and that the resolution had
been offered by him in good faith and he
hoped that 1t would be adopted.
Mr.. Douglass said he did not believe Mr..
Odell had introduced the resolution with
Gov. Hughes consent. 1t was altogether
premature.
Mr. Woodruff demanded a vote on his
resolution to lay the table Mr.. Odelrs
resolution indorsing Gov. Hughes for Pres
ident next year, and the Odell resolution
was so laid by the vote mentioned above.
Motion to Adjourn Carried.
motion to adjourn was then carried
Mr.. Odell has not been reckoned a Hughes
man any more than Roosevelt man, but
on the contrary the Fairbanks boomers have
only recently claimed Odell and Edward
H. Hartman as their very own.
Mr. Barnes said that Mr.. Odell In spring
Ing the resolution hoped to take the COM
mittee of Its feet. The vote OF the commit
tee. President Roosevelt's friends contended,
proved conclusively that the President and
the Presidents friends would send to the
national convention vast majority of the
seventy-six delegates from the state devoted
to the Presidents candidate for the pres
idency. They also said that the vote today
demonstrated Mr.. Odelrs exact strength in
the republican organization of the state,
and he was lacking in political Sagacity
when he thus proved to Mr.. Fairbanks and
Mr. Hartman his own weakness.
Hughes Makes an Address.
Gov. Hughes addressed the Union League
in Brooklyn tonight. In part he said:
The republican party Is a party of con-
structive force. Under the brilliant lead
ership of Theodore Roosevelt 1t has ad-
dressed itself to the difficult problems ere
ated by our rapid development with a
vigor and zeal for popular rights which
have not only won the approval, but have
excited the enthusiasm of the people to an
unprecedented extent The question now
before the republican party Is whether it
will measure up to its opportunity mis-
erably fail.
i believed to represent the just demands of
the people. Its announcement met with
He-y general approval. There could be
and can be no defeat of policy save at re-
majority in both houses Of the legislature,
and 1t cannot escape responsibility for
meeting the demands of public sentiment.
He Asks for Nothing.
So far as I am personally concerned, j
ask for nothing. 1 know too much Of the
cares and responsibilities of public office
to cherish any Illusion on the subject But
1 have an intense desire to see administra-
ton improved and abuses corrected. 1 have
an intense desire to see the republican party
redeem Its pledges and take advantage of
Its opportunity. AS the elected of the peo-
pie / propose to do my duty by the people,
and in this effort / not only welcome but
l am earnestly DESTROYS to receive the sup
port of all who have the interests of our
state at heart.
A Republican Policy.
There Is now before the legislature a bill
for the more effective regulation of public
service corporations. This is republican
policy. 1t was announced In the platform
adopted at the last state convention. There
are many who would throw sop to the
people by providing regulation in name, but
not in fact.
With regard to a matter of this sort,
1t is Imperative TO the success of the re-
publican party that il meet the issue
squarely and unfalteringly. / am gratifed
at the assurances that have been received,
and L believe that this duty and oppor-
tunity will be met.
Stand for Private Interests.
There are many connected with the cor
porations affected who oppose this legisla-
ton and have been endeavoring to create
semblance of public sentiment against it.
This is natural. They stand for private in
terests. / believe that their effort is a mis-
taken one, even in this light for nothing is
of more Importance to our public service
corporation at the present day than that an
adequate plan of regulation In the interest
of the people, and of such character as TO
yindicate itself before the people, should
be provided. In that way lies the settle
ment OF the questions that vex the public
mind. ard the establishment of the conf
dence upon which the extension of these
enterprises depends.
But il should be understood that those
who set private interest against the pub
lie interest are neither democrats nor re-
publicans. They can teach no lessons of
81 party loyalty. Their loyalty is to the in
terest which they serve.
The Recount Bill.
am also deeply interested in the passage
OF the recount bill. To provide for a re-
count of the mayoralty vote in 1905 is a
simple act of justice, which should be per-