Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23

the speakers at least to crticise Presi-
dent Roosevelt and warn Secretary Taft
not to follow his policies" Another
noticeable feature Of the ratification
meeting. too, was the fact that the nom-
inee for Vice President. James 8. Sher-
man. got more applause than Secretary
Taft.
1t was at the Republican Club several
months ago that Gov. Hughes announced
his willingness to stand for the nomina-
ton for the presidency. On that occa-
sion the crowd was so large that it could
on the contrary, the room was far from
being crowded. President Young made
the opening address. in which he said
This club initiated movement to
nominate for President a Of New
York state, Charles E. Hughes, our
states chief executive. 1t has no apol-
ogy to make for it's action of it's candi-
date. The republican convention in its
wisdom has selected another as the party
candidate. We propose tonight to in
dorse the candidacy Of the nominees Of
the republican party, William III. Taft
and our fellow-member. James S. Sher-
man. and to pledge to them the same
| measure Of support we should have given
| Charles E. Hughes had he been chosen as
the standard bearer Of the party.
Support the Candidates.
THE club has no grIefs or disappoint-
LIcilts, IL ID tiic IbcpubliCdH AluO VI VIC
City of New York, and will. as ever. be
| found in the front rank in its support of
| the party candidates..
! There was considerable applause at this.
and a moment later Gov. Hughes walked
| into the room and was greeted with a
| round of applause. and then by three
| cheers. He took a seat on the platform.
| resolutions to the effect that the club
"a titled the ticket and pledged its hearty
support Of it. These resolutions Mr..
Maynard asked the governor to second
and he said:
Il am very glad of the opportunity to
| join with you in the congratulations upon
| the nominations that have been made at
| Chica go, and to second the appropriate
resolutions that have been presented.
AT the outset l want to express my
deep appreciation of the good will and
| the esteem manifested by my friends In
| this club. You may remember that in
| this presence some time ago l said that
| asked no favor and l made no claim.
stated that l should not attempt to in
| fiuence the selection the vote of any
delegate, and that deemed it most i'm
| pOrtant that the state administration
should not be tributary to any candidacy.
| l kept that faith
AT the same time I feel deeply sensi-
BILE of the good will. and the genuine re-
gard which Influenced the efforts of so
many of my old friends in and out of the
CluO. ana i SIOulU nave IlO respect lOf
myself if from the bottom of my heart
did not pay tribute to all that was done
by that genial and able knight. Gen.
Woodford, in support of the cause that he
espoused or if l should fail to recognize
what was done by all those who were out
to Chicago and who labored for what they
believed to be best.
IT adhered to a principle which
deemed most important-that delegates
are responsible to their constituents. 1
RI atf shake the mira sing of
resolutions, nor was l responsible for
their context. I simply endeavored to ad-
here faithfully to certain principles OF
party government which l believe should
invariably be recognized. and apart from
any question of principle l recognize
what was due to those who were laboring
unselfshly and sincerely, and felt that
had no right to expose them to embar-
ment and attempting to exercise an au-
thority which had all along disclaimed.
Admiration for Taft.
After careful consideration / did not
believe that New York would suffer any
disadvantage from the attitude which was
necessarily taken, and l am glad that
the result proved that 1 was not mis-
taken.
Now l am here tonight. glad Of the
opportunity to join with you in a tribute
to great leader. the nominee of the re-
publican convention, to whom We all
pledge our most earnest support.
Il yield to no one in admiration for
the character. the ability and the service
of William Howard Taft. He has been
trained and has won distinction in the
difficult fields Of effort. Years ago. as an
upright. able and impartial judge, he
commended himself to the entire bar of
the country. Long before l had any idea
t,~1I lal1 IL.
the highest regard Judge Taft. And es-
teemed him an honor to the federal bench
and one of the great minds among the
judiciary of the country.