The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
NO WORD FOR HUGHES
Party Leaders Remain Silent
on His Candidacy.
NOT BOTHERED BY SILENCE
New York Executives Announce
ment that He Would Again Accept
gratuIatfOns from Guests at Sara
nae Lake HOteI-wOOdruR Is Mum.

Saranac Inn v. Y. July Z.-Gov.
Hughes spent the day answering many
letters received during the last few weeks
from admirers Of his work at Albany
which had urged him 10 reconsider his
decision not TO run fer governor again.
The governor had lad aside these let
ters and to-day he took them UP and
answered each one along TIE line OF his
announcement OF yesterday Many kind
greetings were extended the governor to-
day by the guests at Saranac Inn when
It was learned that he was IN the race
for governor again. Up 70 this even
!as, no word had been received by Gov
Hughes from President Roosevelt OF
Chairman Timothy L Woodruff. or. IN
fact from any Of the leaders of the Re
publican State machine as at present
constituted But this apparently is not
worrying the governor. This afternoon
he gave Mrs Hughes a tvvo-hour row
on the lake and then he resumed his
work Gov Hughes insists that this Is
an excellent opportunity to demonstrate
TO the people whether leaders or party
principles would guide the party destiny
Governor Airs Views.
To use the governors own words.
Party nominations should accurately
reflect the will OF the voters The or
ganization OF parties not merely in
theory. but in fact, should accord with
the spirit Of our Institutions Il should
he democratic and not oIfKarchfc OF
despotic- II IS a perversion OF the ma
cninery designed 20 carry on a free
government that those who are elected
to Office should regard themselves as
the appcintees Of individuals. RESPONSE
Die 70 them for their acts and depend
ent upon them for their continuance IN |
political lie Electoral machinery
should not be so devised as 20 enable
individuals 10 thwart or ignore the will
of the people by control Of the iustru- /
Of nomination. Party lead |
ershiD. II slillful and unseIfsh. and
party organization. II It be Inspired IN /
It's EFFORT by honorable devotion 10 par
" principles. cannot fail 20 commend |
Just recognition and esteem.
Parties WrOngfuIIy Used.
There is now prevalent a tendency /
TO use forms Of association for pur-
poses the reverse OF those for which 1
hey have been designed This is the 4
most important connection with the
OF party affairs because Z
of she absorption OF our people in the \
activities OF their business life ana the 4
-eadiness with which control IS gained /
7y small bodies OF men who are anx-
Gus 10 secure and hold it,
II Is unnecessary 70 say that Gov.
Hughes is awaiting with unfeigned inter
81 the response Of the Republican state
eaders 20 his announcement that be
would accept o denomination. He ex-
'ccts Il viii be unnecessary for him 10
make any other move At least. that IS
he impression one gets from converse
ioR with the governor on this question.
Stress on Word Party"
The fact that the governor announced
hat he would accept q party renorni-
ation for governor has caused some OF
he friends OF the State Republican ma
hine 70 intimate that the governor would
ot take part in al independent political
should the party managers de-
ide that he would not make e formidable
andiCate Tor governor this fall and that
he Republican guberaatoriaI nomination
-as not settled with Gov. Hughes an
ouncement. By any means. Much inter
81 IS evinced In Just how the attitude Of
be Republican state machine toward
-ov- Hughes viii be manifested