Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-10
To Chicago Republican Con
vention Being Selected.
New Workers So Far Elected
Are Instructed For Hughes.
Taft Gains In Many Conventions
and Cannon Adds q Few.

New York, April "a practically
solid Hughes delegation to Chicago
was chosen in Greater New York to-
night. OF the Is Congressional distric.
conventions, Is instructed their dele
gates to vote for Gov. Hughes for the
Presidential nomination until he is
nominated or his name is withdrawn"
Two ether delegations were instructed
ito work and vote for Hughes" the
9Th district, Manhattan, the 18th dis
trict, Brooklyn, and the 14th district.
Queen county, failed to instruct their
delegates. Two of the delegations I'M
instructed are claimed for Hughes, but
in the 18th resolution endorsing the
governors candidacy was voted down.
In that portion of hte city is the Aque-
duct race track and the opposition to
the governor is credited to a disap-
prevail of the governors attitude to-
wards race track gambling. In none of
the conventions was an effort made to
choose delegates favorable to the NOM
nation of Sec. Taft. The secretarys
name was mentioned, however, in sew
eral instances and invariably evoked
applause.
The Hughes men were jubilant to-
night and prophesied the state con-
vention to be held in this city Satur-
day would be enthusiastic for the
governor. The dsaffecticn in Albany
county it was declared, could not stay
the tide that had set in for Hughes.
The Hughes committee of Is of the
Republican Club and the Hughes
League will keep open house at the Re-
publican Club tomorrow night for del
egates to the state convention and
members of the Republican State Edi-
toral Association now in session here.
A conference between Gen. Wood
ford, president Of the Hughes League
of the United States, and Republican
county Chairman Robert Pearson
caused much speculation tonight upon
the makeup of the list of delegates-at-
large to the Republican national con-
vention, which it is reported has al
ready been agreed upon. The delegates
said 20 have been chosen are: Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford of New York;
Seth Low Of New York; Edward H.
Butler of Buffalo; Frederick r. Haz-
ard of Syracuse.
Mr.. Low is an earnest supporter Of
Gov. Hughes. Mr.. Hazard is a mer-
chant. He was a classmate of Gov
Hughes in Brown University, but has
never been active in politics. Mr.. But
Ter is the owner of the Buffalo Evening
News. He has for many years been
prominent in party affairs in the state
and has been generally regarded as the
leader of the western end of the state.
The committee will be controlled by
the friends of Woodruff and Parsons.
Ex- State Chairman Odell will not be
a member of the new state committee
New York, April 9.-ConventiOns
were held tonight in the Compression
al districts of Manhattan and The
Bronx to elect delegates and alternates
to the Republican national convention
at Chicago. In six of the districts the
10th, 18th, 18th, 18TH 18th and 18th the
delegates were instructed to work for
the nomination of Gov. Hughes for the
Presidency until he is either nOminat-
ed or his name is withdrawn. The del
egates for the 18th district were SIM
ply instructed to vote for Hughes,
while those in the 18th were pledged
to work for Hughes" No instruc-
tions were given the delegates for the
9Th district.
Conventions also were held in the
six Congressional districts of Kings
county and in all but the 4th and It'll
strong resolutions endorsing the adj
ministration of President Roosevelt
and endorsing Gov. Hughes for the
Presidency were carried.
The only contest was in the 7th dis
trist. where Michael j. Daddy defeat
ed William j. Beattie by $50 votes to
so. Although no instructions were CIV
en- in the 4th and 18th districts, 1t was
understood the delegates were favor
able to Hughes.
The 9th Congressional district held
at Tompkinsville, Staten Island select
ed two delegates and instructed them
to use their efforts to obtain the nom-
nation of Gov. Hughes. In the 14tf
district which consists of three Assem-
bly, districts in Queens borough ant
four in Manhattan, William c. HEIGHT
Manhattan, and Theron H. Burden
Queens, were chosen delegates to The
national convention. The Manhattan
delegates made a determined effort t.
have the representation instructed fol
Hughes but by vote of So to 81, thu
Queens delegates had the motion ia
bled and the delegation therefore was
not instructed IN favor of any candi
date.