Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-25
GOV. HUGHES
WOULD ACCEPT
Nomination for a Second Term If
Republican Party OF New
York Wants Him to.
he PUTS OUT A STATEMENT
Made II ns He Felt Those Coming 10
State Convention Had a Right To
Know His Attitude.

saiansc Inn. ~ Y. July 24.-Gov
Charles e Hughes will accept re-
nomination il the Republican party Of
this state desires him TO again he it'
candidate. In a statement made pub
lie tonight the governor 50 declared
himself and defined the reasons which
he says are responsible for the action
he has just taken. The statement is
intended as reply TO the many in
quiries To the governor regarding his
attitude toward a denomination. lie
says the personal reasons whicr
prompted him to say privately some
time ago that he did not desire a re.
nomination are not controlling, and
that IL reno1ninated / ought to accept
The governors statement follows.
II have received 80 many inquiries
as to my attitude toward Il renomlna-
ton that / have decided to make the
following statement:
Some tiuo ago | said privately that
| did not desire a denomination, and
that felt that / could not undertake.
to serve n second term This, however,
was for reasons entirely personal. Up
on further reflection / am convinced
that | have no right TO regard these
reasons as controlling, and that, II
l ought 70 ttNcpl-
But it Is my desire that the will OF
the party to which [ belong should be
freely expressed. and that il shall take
such action as shall he most closely in
accordance with public sentiment |
believe that the people thoroughly I'M
derstand the principles which l have
sought 10 apply in administration, and
If they so desire | shall regard II as
privilege and a duty To continue in
office for another term.
(Signed) CHARLES Il. HUGHES"
outside of the statement the governor
declined to make any further comment
FOR quotation, but made il clear that
he regards the policies he has pursued
since he assumed office on Jan. |. 1907,
as cause which should be continued
As he is sponsor for them, many of the
governors friends have expressed the
opinion in letters to him that they can
be carried out better If he is selected
for another term.
1t is known that the governor feels
that he believes he has fulfilled his
promises made in his telegram to the
Republican state convention after his
nomination and In his campaign
speeches that his administration would
be free from so-called bosslsm and not
conducted for any private interests
In making the announcement the
governor feH that II was due to those
Interested In the coming Republican
state convention that he should make
known at this time his attitude regard
Ing his denomination.
WAS NOT UNEXPECTED.
New York July 24.--The announce
ment of Gov. Hughes that he would
accept a denomination for governor IL
his party desired him again to be it's
candidate was not unexpected in poll
teal circles, While many of the more
prominent political leaders were not
In the city tonight the opinion was ex-
pressed that no opposition to his re-
nomination would be developed. If SEN
tlment developed demanding it, Secy.
Loeb at oyster Bay said that he would
convey the announcement of Gov.
Hughes to President Roosevelt in the
morning. Several of those active in
the party's direction have claimed TO
have Information that the president
desired Gov. Hughes To run again i'm
the belief that he would strengthen
the ticket by attracting the independ-
ent vote
state Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff Is at his summer home at Kamp
KIN Kare in the Adirondacks where
he expects to confer with the state
leaders on the gubernatorial situation
within a few days.