Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-02
THE BOOM FORH HUGHES
Committee of Republican Club
to Push 1t.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
He Confined Himself Exclusively to
State Affairs.
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THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
MAY PLAY HIS OWN HAND
His Program Will Be to Govern EN-
pire State and Let Presidential
Politics Take Care of Itself.

Republicans in this city were much in
terested today in the developments in New
York yesterday in connection with the
Hughes boom. and commented freely upon
the two events bearing thereon. These
were the appointment of a committee of
the Republican Club of New York city,
comprising some of the most prominent
members of that well-known organization,
to push the Hughes boom: and second,
the governors message to the legislature
The Republican Clubs committee will,
it is understood. proceed at once to push
the Hughes boom among influential re-
publicans of the city and state. The first
practical effort will be to induce the re-
publican county committee. at it's meet
ing January 16, to put through the resolu-
ton endorsing Gov. Hughes which was
proposed at the last meeting and which
went over.
Significant Feature of Message.
The significant feature of the govern
or's message to the legislature was the
fact that he confined himself exclusively
to state affairs and not only kept off of
national questions. but. in fact accen-
tuated in one recommendation. relating to
tine, the necessity of drawing the line
sharply between state and federal pow
erS. 1t was commented upon that the
governor also placed himself boldly on
the crest of the wave of reform by urg-
ing a bill prohibiting betting at race
tracks. and further emphasized his views
on state control of public utilities by
urging the placing of telephone and tele-
graph companies under control of the
public service commission. He also rec
nm nan6 6nd hall nnt
primary system.
These recommendations of the gov
ernor will bring him into conflict with
powerful. interests, and they may have
important bearing upon the Hughes boom
In the state. The machine politicians are
likely to resent the plans for ballot re-
form: the corporation influences may re-
sist this further extension of the power
OF the public service commission and the
rag-tag and bob-tail will certainly set M
a howl against the abolition of race
track gambling. But it is pointed out
that Gov. Hughes owes entirely his sue
cess in politics to his battles for reform
and that In his program for control of
corporations he has the example of the
success of one in higher station.
May Play His Own Hand.
1t was said today that Gov Hughes ap-
parently seems intent upon playing his
own hand and ignoring the demands of
such leaders as Job Hedges tat he
should declare himself upon national is
sues. Gov. Hughes friends in New York
have contended all along that his pro-
gram will be to sit on the job of govern
ing the state of New York and let presi-
Dental politics take care of itself
There has been considerable specula-
ton in political circles recently as to the
possibility of a combination by which
Gov. Hughes might take the vice presi-
dency with Secretary Taft at the head of
the ticket. 1t was pointed out by some
that Gov. Hughes could we'll afford to do
this as he is tyro in national politics
One of the main objections. however. dis
coverable in the plans by politicians has
been that it would still leave unsettled the
question of who is who in New FORK
politics; that either Roosevelt or Hughes
will have to be supreme in the state and
that they cannot divide their authority.