Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
PflsItsat Said 10 b srosnIsg hla
iR subsfbalo'hI nem!nalI0n
SEQ In Il Purpose to Stampede the
Chicago Convention for Governor
Hughes for Vice PresIdent--P!an
Begun At White House.

Albany. N Y. May president
Roosevelt and The administration"
forces now IN control OF the Repub-
licGn state committee. George B. Cor.
telyou Is to be nominated for COVER
nor this fall. is the news brought to
the state capital today 10y one Of the
Presidents strongest adherents. The
inference from his announcement
taken by men here interested in state
politics was that the plan had been
formed ut the White House and Is
part OF scheme TO force the retire
ment OF Governor Hughes should his
friends prevail on him TO become n!
candidate for denomination.
Some OF the governors advisers
professed to see In the CortelyOu can.
didacy q scheme TO stampede the Re-
publican National Convention for Mr..
Hughes nomination for ce-president
on the ticket with Secretary Taft and
force him to accept the place as a
party exigency or suffer the conse-
Quences Of refusing to come to the
aid of the party in its actual need.
Furthermore. they conceive that one
Of the main purposes OF the alleged
scheme Is to strengthen the grasp OF
President Roosevelt upon the party
organization in this state so that
when he shall retire from the presi-
depcy he will be the actual master
OF the party here.
While none OF the governors
friends who. since the collapse Of his
legislative program. have discussed
| with him his denomination for COVER
nor, will say that he has indicated a,
disposition 10 change front on that.
que stion. still they today showed so
: much disturbance over the repbft OF
Secretary Cortelyon's probAtae candi'
dacy that they caused ~ impression
to deepen that Mr.. fnghes will not
shy of from the GtAbernatorial nomi-
nation shoulA~fhe fall convention
proirer It to/him. In other words. ex-
perienced Politicians are inclined to
believe that President Roosevelt mas
/ al last decided personally to direct
the, movement In New York as well
;as at Chicago against Governor
Hughes. and that this foreshadows q
fierce though quiet struggle amons
New York Republicans from now IN
I'll the state ticket Is named. In sup
mort O ftheir belief In the truth OF the
Co-telyou report both elements OF
lRepublican politicians here interpret
the recent speeches delivered in New
York by the secretary OF the treasury
AZ evidence OF the existence Of the
alleged plan to make him governor
At Syracuse and Auburn last week he
made speeches before commercial
bodies on strictly political subjects.
His principal! theme was the neces-
siiy Of militant party organization
and It's rigid maintenance THESE
lspeeches were widely exploited by
upstate newspapers that are notably
hostile to Governor Hughes. and they
are now being distributed In pam
inlet form from Washington. Hughes
men see IN them yelled stabs at the
governor and plea for party follow
ers to repudiate him. II Is said that
Secretary Cortelyou will. within the
newt few weeks. come 10 New YORK
and make other speeches along the
same lines. and that soon Thereafter
This gubernatorial candidacy viii DC
regularly launched In the face OF
such situation It is believed the
governor wonld not hr n strong NJ
the ex,ra session az the legislature a.
he was nj the regular session. ana
1 that therefore. he will he unable to
force through any OF his pct meas
ures.