New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
ONONDAGA FOR WHITE
WANTED TO BEAT HUGHES
Organisation Opposition to Governor
Syracuse Local Situation.

Dem1 retired from the City Hall, s WORKING
unitedly to bring about the nomination of seha-
tor Horace White for Governor in the next he
publican State Convention
The organization leaders here count on ABOUT
eighty votes for Senator White on the ffst bai-
lot from this judicial district, comprising the
counties of Onondaga, Oneida. Osweso Jefferson
and Lewis They seem TO be confident that II
Governor Hughes Is not renominatea SENATOR
White will succeed him.
The Onoudasa organization is about as solidly
opposed to the denomination of Governor Hughes
as a county organization can be- Ihere are
three Assembly districts in the county which
will send ten delegates each. From the present
outlook there will be just one Hughes man IN
the delegation and he will be Frederick r.
Hazard president of the Solvey Process COM
pany and of local trust company. Mr. Haz-
arc who was one of the delegat tes-at-iarge TO
the Chicago convention, is fighting the HdsheS
battle in the Onondaga organization almost sni-
gle handed. That is to say he Is one or the
few prominent Republicans in the county TO tAhe
a stand openly in favor OF the denomination Of
the Governor Mr. Hazard has the hearty sup
port of a large number of independent Repup-
ucans and Democrats in the 18th and 18th
wards but as the organization Republicans
clearly outnumber the Hughes men, there Is 1T
tie prospect OF the Of a Hughes ticket at
the primaries
ORGANIZATION LEADERS.
The situation in Onondaga county with refer
ence to the denomination of the Governor Is
similar to that in Orange and Albany counties
! The acknowledged leaders of the organization
here are Francis Hendricks, former State Su-
nerintendent of Insurance, Senator Horace
| White Raw B. Smith, clerk of the Assembly,
| and Representative Michael E. Driscoll The Or
/ sanization has been under the leadership OF
! these four men SO long and has won so many
| Republican victories that they come pretty near
/ dominating the Republican situation In Ohoh-
! dasa County. These four leaders are not GER
/ tain like William Barnes, jr., OF Albany county
! and William L. Ward of Westchester that Gov
ernor Hughes cannot be renominated- While
thew do not talk for publication, they admit that
the Governor may win on account of the grow
! ing sentiment among church people ana lnoe-
j pendents and in that case they predict thaC
Governor Hughes who two years ago, received
/ q plurality of $500 in this county, Will carry the
! county with a plurality this year or from 5'ooV
/ to 5000 A delegation of leaders from the out
/ living county towns called on Mr.. Hendricks ana
! Senator White to-day and served notice on them
! that If they sanctioned or permitted the re-
nomination of Governor Hughes they, the town
leaders would hold the organization leaders in
| this city responsible, thus disclaimlng all re-
sponsibility themselves for possible failure TO
keep the Republican vote up to the mark
It seems to be a fact here as well as in Albany
that continuous reassertion on the part OF the
! organization men that Governor Hughes has lost
! his availability as a candidate has had It's erect
! on the rank and file The discipline in the or
ganization is SO thorough that 1t will be possible
to get into line the great bulk of the Republican
voters. but it is probably a fact that good
n,any voters who have heard the changes rung
on the weakness of the Governor as vote
getter will fall out by the way on Election Day.
THREADBARE ARGUMENTS.
The arguments against Governor Hughes as a
! candidate are the here that are heard
among the anti-Hughes men in New York and
BROOKLYN. Newburg and Albany. Briefly, they
/ are that the laboring men cold toward him:
! that thousands of railway employees resent his
| failure to appoint a practical railroad man as q
member of one Of the Public Service commits
sions: that the volunteer fremen, both active
and retired, who are supposed to number 100000
are hostile toward the Governor because of his
veto of the bill proposing TO impose a tax on
| insurance policies Of foreign companies doing
| business in New York State for the benefit of
the Home for Old Volunteer Firemen; that the
| $4,000 insurance agents. whose incomes have
| been materially reduced on account of the
| form legislation governing insurance, up in
| arms against the Governor, and that the letter
carriers, policemen and fremen and the persons
who are sore account of the veto of the Coney
Island scent fare bill swell the number of anti
| Hughes voters to alarming proportions. All Of
| these arguments have been thrashed out a great
| many times by the anti-Hughes people, and
just what effect they might have the minds
| of voters will not be known unless the Governor
| is renominated
Messrs. Hendricks White. Smith and DriscoIl
| are not IN talking mood. The Tribune corre-
| spondent unable TO induce them 10 talk for
publication. They were willing to give infor-
| nation a guide, but would not talk for direct
| quotation.
A STURDY HUGHES ADVOCATE
1t is different with the Hughes men. They
are not many of them the warpath In On
ondaga County at the present time but those
who are wearing war paint and feathers furnish
plenty Of discussion. Mr. Hazard is one of the
foremost citizens of the Salt City. He lives at
| peace with Frank Hendricks for about ten
time political communion and fellowship cool
then cease. and Mr.. Hazard in these periods is
at to say and do things that cause pain all
around the Republican reservation. When seen
yesterday Mr.. Hazard did not have TO be asked
twice for his views on the political situation in
the Empire State.
II believe" said Mr.. Hazard that Mr.
Hughes is the most available man for the office
of Governor Of this state, and l believe further
more, that there is every probability that New
York State will go Democratic on state and ma
tional issues this fall If Governor Hughes is not
renominated. L believe Governor Hughes will be
more generally supported by Republican voters
than any otner candidate. l am confident that