Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
|PARTS W|THCH|LDREN HUGHES IS HARD HIT
Mrs. Hobson EIoper's Wife, New York County Primaries
Unable to Care for Them Reveal Hostility to Him.
|INVOKES CHARITYS HELP MACHINE LEADERS HAPPY
Baby Boy Big Stick" Swings Hard But Shat
Chldrens Guardians. Only Air
HOPES TO MAKE HOME FOR ALL THAT wADSW0RTH WINS
Asks of
Them for Six Months-Tears al
Shed Hearing to
MACHINE LEADERS HAPPY
Big Stick" Swings Hard, But Shat.
ters Only Air.
THAT wADswoRTH WINS OUT
Bitter Fight Looms Ahead and
Democrats Chirk Up and Begin
to Talk Boastfully.
Special From a StafY Correspondent.

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Special From Star Correspondent.
NEW YORK. August 26-There Is great
rejoicing among the machine leaders OF
the republican party over the outcome OF
the primaries in thirty-five counties OF
the state yesterday for the selection OF
delegates to the state convention to NOM
mate a candidate for governor. The re-
turns indicate preponderance OF senti-
ment hostile to the denomination OF Gov.
Hughes in the counties which held pri-
maries.
1t is difficult to portray the satisfac-
tion and elation of the machine leaders
at this result. They have been insisting
all along that the denomination Of Gov.
Hughes would be a mistake and would
probably lose the state on both the ma
tional and state tickets. They have been
overruled by President Roosevelt and the
national managers. together with Candi-
date Taft, and word had gone out from
Oyster Bay and Hot Springs that II was
the desire of the national administration
that Hughes should have the nomination.
Big Stick Proves Powerless.
No later than Monday the big stick
was swung in Niagara county In behalf
of the Hughes faction and against the
anti-Hughes people headed by ex-Rep-
resentative James Wadsworth and John
A. Merritt, former city postmaster at
Washington, when the President COM
manded Mr. Merritt to keep hands OF.
The answer of Niagara county was given
at the primaries. when the Wadsworth
faction carried them, assuring the de-
feat for nomination for Congress of Peter
A. Porter, the incumbent. who was openly
backed by the President.
The primary vote showed that some or
the most influential state leaders. who
will carry great weight at the state con-
vention, won out Francis Hendricks. re-
publican leader of OnOndaga county. made
a sweeping victory of IL, and Immediately
issued a statement antagonizing the re-
nomination of the governor. William
Barnes jr., boss OF Albany county. car
ried his district and estimates that Hughes
received only 10 per cent Of the vote. So
Ii went all along the line. county after
county and town after town polling q
vote in opposition to the nomination OF
Hughes.
Bitter Fight Looms Ahead.
This state Of affairs. It must be noted.
exists in the section OF the state where
Gov. Hughes would have to look for a
great deal of his strength. 1t means that
unless the administration backs down or
Gov Hughes voluntarily takes himself out
Of the race there will be bitter fight at
the state convention.
The machine leaders intend to force the
fighting from now on. They will oppose
the administration at every turn. and in
the primaries yet to follow will cite the
action of the counties which spoke yes
terday. There is no indication that the
administration will quit.
1t is well known. Of course. that the
machine leaders were forced to lend out
ward acquiescence in the denomination
of Gov. Hughes by the dictum from Oys-
ter Bay. President Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft
and Chairman Hitchcock. II was given
out. demanded his denomination i'm the
interest of party success in November.
The press of the state. favorable to Gov
Hughes, had cried out Justify against the
proposed turning down" OF Hughes by
the small bosses who were convinced
that his nomination would be mistake.
When the word was passed from Oyster
Bay the question was asked:
What is the difference between the
dictation Of the nomination by the small
bosses and the same action by the big
bosses to wit: President Roosevelt. Mr..
Taft and Chairman Hitchcock? Isn't this
nomination by bosses just the same?'
At that time. the answer was made that
Gov Hughes selection was demanded by
1.-The people," and that President Roose-
welt was but enforcing the wishes Of the
people in insisting that the small bosses
should accept Gov. Hughes.
Hughes Loses All Around.
Some discredit was thrown upon that
claim by the outcome of yesterdays pri-
maries In only thirteen out OF thirty-five
counties which acted did Gov. Hughes
seem to be favorably considered, and in
those counties there was strong opposi-
ton to him under the surface.
II is known that thirty-six OF the thirty
eight members of the state committee.
representing two-thirds Of the strength to
the denomination of Gov. Hughes. The
question now comes up whether. in the
face of yesterdays primaries. they will
yield their own wishes or bend to the
dictum of the President and the national
government.
The situation is important. Every re-
publican of prominence in the state ad-
mits that the vote of New York state on
the presidency may turn on the factional
fight over the governorship. With the
tremendous independent vote latent in
this state, as exhibited by past elections,
these traders realize the danger OF fac
tional warfare and the bitterness which
this promises.
Republicans have not forgotten the ex-
perience of 1882, when President Chester
a. Arthur forced the nomination or
Charles j. Folger upon an unwilling con-
Vention and accentuated a factional con-
dtion already existing. resulting in New
York being carried by Grover Cleveland.
Some of the little bosses" who were in
that contest are engaged in this one, and
regard ruefully the scars which the Tight
of 1882 left.
Lady Doth Protest Too Much.
Both factions vociferously deny any in
tention of venting disappointment at the
selection of the state ticket upon the ma
tional ticket All. but who. remembering
the actions of the past under similar con-
ditions, will place credence in such prot
estations?
By no means an uninteresting feature
of yesterdays primaries is the revolt
against the President. Is it that the poll
ticians are looking forward to the 4th or
March, when the big stick" will be
powerless to hurt them and President
Roosevelt unable 20 reward? or Is II the
expression of long pent-up resentment
against the dictation of the President!
There is said to be no question that the
Presidents action in disciplining John A.
Merritt of Niagara and Archie ID. Sanders
of Genesee because they dared TO op-
pose his favorites in western New York,
had effect in neighboring counties.
Frederick c. Stevens, formerly OF
Washington. went down to defeat with
Peter A Porter at the hands OF the fac
tion headed by .ex-Representative Wads-