Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-22
aleaRs 10 Make Formal Declaration
Against Vice Presidential Nomination.
SECOND TERN TALK FOR GOVERNOR
Still Believed by Politicians He Will
Accept Nomination If His pet Hirs
Are Beaten by Legislators Who Are
wartlke.

ALBANY, n. Y, April 2i.--Broad
hints were given out today by per
sons close to Governor Hughes that
he may feel impellcd shortly to Issue
In formal manner declaration he
frequently has made privately. that
in no circumstances will he permit
tho use &C his name at Chicago for
second place on the ticket with Sec.
rotary Taft or whoever else may DO
the nominee of that convention
II can be stated authoritativcly flat
The governor told an intimate associ.
ale few days ago that II was begin.
ming TO look as though he would hays
J openly to take position squarcly
! against a movement he has been in
| formed is being quietly promoted b.
Interests that are supposed to repre-,
sent the Taft presidential propaganda
10 force him upon the ticket with the
Ohioan.
So firmly is the governors will said
TO be set against going on The tail OF
the ticket that several persons who
have discussed the subject with hin
recently assert that eve should tho
national convention 20 So far as 70
| nm lOt NlCt-Ult5'utuS
mously he would resolutely decline
the nomination. When persons speak
ing for the governor In this matter are
reminded that not in re ,rat times has
anybody refused TO accept the wire
presidential nomination OF either OF
the great parties the answer is that
Governor Hughes would be the eS.
ccption 10 the rule.
Silent on Second Term.
| II is remarked ly the politicians
here as significant that while tho
governor Is showing restiveness over
the renewed talk of drafting him for
second place on the national ticket he
has refused for week or more to die.
cuss his attitude at present toward
denomination for the Office he now
holds. Until his Legislative program
was knocked to pieces by representa-
tives of his party cooperating with
the Democrats Of the senate Mr..
Hughes unhcsitatingly told anybody
whom he felt had the privilege of in-
curling about it that he would noe
again accept the nomination for gov.
ernor. While 1t cannot be slated that
he has changed his mind on that
point. II Is a fact nevertheless that
he now declines to discuss the subject
with callers 10 whom heretofore lie
has expressed himself freely and
frankly. Many of the most experience
ed politicians in this part of the state
who lately have sounded him on the
subject believe that he is thinking Of
authorizing his friends TO start In q
quiet manner an active campaign for
his denomination, giving heed the
while to the details OF his race for
the nomination at Chicago. This opin-
ion Is shared by former governor of
the state who spent several hours
with Mr.. Hughes within the last
week.
The report of the probability of HIS
Willingness to be renominated has In.
furiated considerable element OF
Republican politicians in and out OF
tho legislature. 1t is no longer Sc
cret that the leaders OF the assembly
are preparing to inaugurate an active
campaign for Speaker Wadsworth's
nomination for governor as soon as
they shall return home, and some OF
them say that they have carried thl
movement so far that they cannot
now reccde from Il with credit to
themselves. The element among them
represented by William Barnes. Jr.
declare that should the governor be
entered in tho gubernatoial canvass
next summer they will openly figh,
him before the people and carry tue
contest to the state convention.
Fight In Extra Session.
In order to mark out the ground oil
LATHE again Governor Hughes nomi
nation for first place at Chicago OF
his denomination at the state convcn
tion his enemies have determined tc
continue the fight on him in the legls
laturc. Already they have done this
TO considerable extcnt by defeating
all of his principal pet mea lures, in
Guiding his anti-racing Bills. his direct
nominations and Massachusetts ballo,
bills. and his recommendation for the
enlargement Of the functions OF the
Public Service commissions so as tc
include telegraph and telephone com
panics in their Jurisdiction.
AT the special session which he
VIII summon not later than May II
the governor will renew his fight fol
all Of these pet schemes, and it Is
confidently predicted here by the
most experienced observers of poll
tics and legislation that the lawmak
ing body will oppose every one Of
}them even more dctermInedly THAI
already has resulted in their defeat
In spite of the refusal of the assem-
bly, to consider the executives recon
mendation fer bringing telegraphs
and telephones under the rigid super
vision OF the Public Service commits
! sions. Senator Page. one of the gov
ernor's few really loyal friends. ha: