New-York tribune., 1908-06-12

,snade that Ny. Sherman may be needed by his
MN state as candidate for Governor. should
f,--s-ro- Hughes decline TO stand for re-eleC-
-ion This suggestion was hailed with delight
bv the Cortelyou men, who said that # Mr..
Sherman could he slated for Governor of New
Yrk al would be smooth sailing for their
candidate for second place. but those who are
less favora bly, disposed 10 the boom Of the Sec
rs,s-y Of the Treasury insist that they want
Hughes and that he viii have TO tell them their
desires are hopeless once more before they will
zbz16on them. An effort was made TO obtain
finn Mr Stevens some light on the attitude OF
Governor Hughes. but it was not successful Al
last Ny Stevens declined TO talk for pubica
ron-
The question is frequently asked II there is
any likelihood Of the Governors Withdrawing
from the Presidential race, but the friends Of
IL. Hughes say that his position is wholly diff
fsrent from that Of any other candidate. They
say that he has never asked the support Of the
New York delegation: that he would not even
name the deleEates-at-arge from his state: that
he has been, not perfunctorily, hut actually, in
The hands of his friends, and that, as he has
not entered the race. he cannot withdraw, but
that the entire responsibility IN that regard will
rest with the New York delegation, or at least
much Of il as is instructed for the Governor
Il IS stated here this evening that the Mutual
Commercial and Industrial League Of New York
has made q poll Of the New York delegation
with the following result: Timothy L. Wood
ruf, g.: Seth Low, the four delegates-at-large;
5anes : Sherman, delegates, and George B.
Corteyou delegates.
A prominent Republican who arrived here to
day declared that the convention could not do
better than nominate Senator Crane, Of Massa-
chusetts and that he was sure Mr.. Cranes re-
cent tactics indicated q secret desire 10 capture
The nomination. When told that Mr.. Crane pro-
tested against anything Of the kind he said that
vas natural consequence Of the Senator's
nodesty. He spoke highly Of Senator Cranes
personal artainrnents and his creditable~ ad-
utnEtration q the Office Of Governor Of the
Bay State
MAY BE CONTEST OVER PLATFORM
When Attorney General Ellis says that he has
No copy o. the platform with him, and that It
VII not arrive in Chicago for at least two
oaFs ne IS probably speaking technically, out
y Courtesy 10 Senator Hopkins, who is 10 be
Chairman OF the committee on resolutions. for
NJ Hopkins has gone East with draft OF q
hatfor-a which bears the landmarks of
speaker Cannon and other conservatives" OF
isnk and II is doubtless Mr.. Ellis's regard for
Ne Illinois statesman which prompts him 10
refer 10 the Hopkins copy as the platform. Be
1si as il may. 10 sooner had Mr.. Ellis ar
HFec than he had long talk with Charles L.
al and Arthur J. Vorys, Of Ohio, over GER
an events IN connection with the platform
me tact is that the harmony programme Ior
NE national platform is IN jeopardy, ano "hlle
@sfe sre many able peacemakers at work the
ehs Of war are not far beneath the surface
ne craft approved at Washington contains four
pehks, dealing respectively with the sup1eclS
V o'ercspitalization OF railroads, the amend
- rHt Of the antitrust law, the curtailInen' oi
Ae power of the courts In the case OF IN
auctions popularity known as ''anti-inJunctlon
shaton, and postal savings banks, aII four