Evening star., 1908-01-23
SIX VERY FAvORITE SONS
How the Candidates Chances Now
Stand.
STATE LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED
Attitude of the State Of New York
Will Depend Largely on the Ac-
tion Of Parsons Committee.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, January 33-Chairman
Woodruff OF the republican state commit
tee and Representative Herbert Parsons.
president Of the county committee. ara
both due in the city Saturday, and 1t is
understood that they will begin at once a
thorough investigation of the extent and
strength of the Hughes boom It is cur
rent gossip in republican circles that
Chairman Woodruff and representative
livering the New York state delegation to
the next national convention to Secretaryl
Taft or any candidate favored by Presi-i
dent Roosevelt, and 1t is also matter OIL
general political gossip that should Taft
be nominated Woodruff is to be his run
ming mate.
The resolution indorsing Gov. Hughes
for the nomination for President. which
has been before the republican county
committee for two months. will not coms
up for vote until February 20. At tho
last meeting OF the committee President
the roll call to lay the Hughes resolution
over for another month. The Hughes
boomers are now hard at work to over
come that majority. The adoption OF the
resolution by the county committee
would mean that all the delegates from
the congressional districts in New York;
county would be instructed for Cow
Hughes.
Six Healthy Booms.
The arguments against the proposed
Hughes resolution at the two meetings or
the committee where it was debated were
based on the fact that he had not signified
that he was a candidate and had, not
stated his position on national issues.
Since the last meeting OF the COMMITTEES
the governor has made 1t known that he
is receptive candidate for the nomina-
tion. and 1t fs understood that in a speech
he Is to deliver before the Republican
CLUB January u ne VIII state his views ON
all national questions. II he docs the
county committee at its next meeting will
face the straight issue of Hughes or
anti-Hughes delegation from the county
TO the next national convention.
The formal announcement by Gov.
Hughes that he is candidate for the
nomination for President brings the list
of candidates up to six. They are William
III. tart or ONO, now Secretary OF War
in President Roosevelts cabinet and the
Presidents fayorite for the nomination:
Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio. Vice
President Charles w. Fairbanks of In
diana. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon OF IIli-
nois Senator Philander c. Knox of Penn
sylvania and Gov. Hughes.
Speaker Cannon will have the Illinois
delegation solid, Vice President Fairbanks
the Indiana delegation, Senator Knox the
Pennsylvania delegation. and Ohio will
probably be divided between Taft and
Foraker What New York will do de-
pends very largely upon the action OF the
New York county committee.
Hughes League Formed.
The Hughes State League. organized
and incorporated to promote the candi-
dacy Of the governor. held its first formal
meeting last night. Headquarters have
been opened at 5th avenue and 42d street.
The league is officered and controlled by
such eminent and experienced idealists in
politics as eX-State Senator Edgar. T..
Bracket, G. w. Aldridge and Z Lauter-
bach. In the general membership of tho
league there are many idealists who are
new in the game Of politics. Beyond for
NAL organization and much speechmaking
the league did little business at the ses-
sion last night. Its first serious work will
be directed at the New York county COM
mittee in an effort to secure the adoption
of tho Hughes Endorsement resolution.