New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
WANT HUGHES AGAIN
STRONG DEMAND FOR HIN.
Many Republicans Hope Governor
WW accent denomination.


covernor Huphes shown at the Republican CLUB
meeting on Monday night and the Governor Wig
orous exposition of Republican doctr'ie 'He
stirred up much speculation yesterday as ~
whether he might not be induced TO accept d IL
nomination. Whatever his position on that ques
t,on the general discussion public and private
showed that there existed widespread ana earnest
demand that he second term 70 colhpie'o
the programme he had blocked out .
To this question and all others bearing on pom
tics the Governor declined to make answer ne
spent the day at the Hotel Astor. WORKING anu
returned to Albany last evening. He met all ques
tons with the usual declaration that ne nau hol %
ing to saw for publication This refusal TO as
cuss the situation is not taken as sisiillOa ~
those who know him and his habits
Expressfons of the Views of various hepupiOo'
not allied with the hard-and-fast anti-Hughes ele-
rnent indicated distinctly that about all classes VI
the party members save the bosses ana ' ~
who have a personal grievance against the %I %
ernor would be only too glad to see MIN the "oii
nee for Governor this autumn.
"He would add much needed strength u '7
ticket" was an almost unfailng comment.
II don't know whether the Governor wants
nomination. would accept H. 9did | @,.t
Alfred R. Page yesterday. his return from Chi-
cago .'but my Judgment is that if ne can be per
suaded to serve again the Republican party IN ths
state should be only too happy. Ipe uo'einoi'
in his two wears of service. has proposed com
prehensve scheme of legislation to bring ABOUT
parts of this scheme the Public service coih"ii7
sons law and the anti-racetrack gambnng laws
have been accomplished. together with eiva'
mass of less sensational and consequently less us
cussed legislation. But only the tToVeiloi a.
bring about the enactment of his other measures
for which 3 great public demand has been aroused
and to which in a measure he stands committeo
ITO he sure Barnes Hendricks and his followers
Ward and bosses of their views are very oil'ei
against the Governor Just now. Inc iehSthS W
which they went at the Chicago convention were
little short of dsgraceful, and If anything coulu
have hurt the state delegation or mace II iooh
picayu and foolish 1t would have oeen the con
duct of some of those men, But that olon huil
the Governor any: it only hurt them. When a man
in two short years of public life has so impressed
himself on the people Of the country at large C!dt
he has only TO hold up his little finger to nave tae
nomination for Vice-President handed TO MN on
si1yar Matter he's no man to ridicule or attempt
to abuse
THE same men who bowling against Gov
ernor Hughes were glad enough 10 nave
him take I'D the task of beating Hearst two
years ago My judgment is that the situation here
will crystallize that other candidate can
be considered until Governor Hughes formally has
declined TO take a denomination. My nope Is that
he won't decline. for the good of the party in
tbe state and the success Of the ticket this fall.
The Governor would get the votes of certain
element of Independents which the ticket without
him certainly would not attract and L think this
would appeal these anti-Hughes politicians
q
the New York County delegation would be for
him If he would again, and 1 believe that
the organization could not afford to turn him
down"
Senator William ]. Tully. of Corning and this
city said that every knew where he stood
on the question of a denomination for Hughes
I'm out as one of the original second term
Hughes men, said he, IF the Governor will take
a second term. think his services to the state
have been of so great promise that we can't af-
10 Lat Ipb civ
rency this idea of practically turning him
The greeting the Republican Club gave him last
night shows what the people think of him: that
speech of his shows the quality of man he is. His
programme has not been accomplished yet; he
stands. in a sense, pledged to the people TO carry
warfare against misrepresentation party bosses
until the people have been freed of them. We
all of recognize the great sacrifice the Governor
would have to make TO take this second term but
all of hope he will his way clear to
do it. I've told him 1 hoped he'd run again. I
haven't lost hope yet, although nobody knows
what he will do
Speaking personally. and not in any sense as
a representative of the Republican Club" said
Charles H. Young. president of that organiza-
tion, II should be glad indeed to see the Gov
ernor take denomination. I feel certain that his
name on our ticket would add great strength
to the national ticket which 1t needs. because Of
Governors Hughess prestige and firm following
among the voters in this state. 1 cannot say any
thing about the views of other members of the
club, because have not discussed this subject with
them; l giving my views"
Still another we'll known Republican in this citv
not of the organization brand declined to talk
for quotation because he said it would look as
if the personal friends of the Governor of whom
he is one trying to push him for office
Not that that sort of thing is necessary he
added. My notion is that we need the Gov,
ernor-actually need him rarely have needed
any one man in this state. BY we | mean the
party especially. but the application extends 10 the
general public and believe the public realizes it
The Governor has begun work which no man oar
carry out so well as he; he seems to reaIize what
our party must do to meet modern conditions ss
no other man in official life grasps conditions nv,
earnest hope is that he will feel himself able TO
go ahead with his work. for believe i'm the naxt
two years he could have passed a ballot raforr,
bill. direct primary nominations bill and carry
through other reforms which would reflect so p,,ct
credit on the party as to render it worthy, of n
long lease of life"