New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
ASK VOTES FOR HUGHES
TIRCCLAK LETTER OCI.
Rcrublicon Club Committee Urges
Electors to attend Primaries.

lanes s. Iehnnaier- chairman q the husHes
Committee Of Twenty-Five of the Republican eIuo
sent out yesterday circular to the ehro4ieu 1e
.ul,licans asking support of delegates at @ tle
primaries known &c be genuinely ior e'oNeiNo'
Hughes as a candidate for President.
Mr Lehn,aier says that the committee is ho'
interested any of the Assembly district coi,es'
and he makes il largely a matter OF conscience
witt the elector about supporting candidates "no
ure known to be absolutely sincere IN 'he'' ie"''
TO the Governor. Mr.. LehTnaier said
il is of the utmost importance that every hc he
publican who Is enrolled anc oy reasoi, as riraries
on next TUESDAY should do so Our cor. coInnis,r .on
tests. bui we are keeny desirous that the resgls
f The primaries sham se me 30 the state ana
congress conventions in that way only Nh Isbes h
aeIesafcs 10 the national convention be insured
The only way in which the lnd lonai 5p,isgyns
himself r.ate as to g resented to him at the primaries
.z ..se ~ hV y3finC for those candidates and no
tfhers Everybody that he Is for st G0Ssrfsol dor
ief15.ine for himself who really is for Hughss in
M The 81 s WoTR during the last
months enables us 70 say thai .he -. I'M PTesi
sney as oe Iar' All Sections Of the country and
s1res ssilv rowins but in order that his nomi-
patton may be brought about At IS OF tle atio
convention who viii not only vote for hIl IN d tr
onyenton but & ~n0 a1,,c M the delegates from other
states that Governor Hughes IS the strongest en-
81 MS merit and qnaiifcations but because he can
seHond all question. CARRY tne SSa1e hcan oL ,,oe
the vote o q large number of independent beilo-
sts ern r jeiegai to the Chicago convention from
tho State Of New York should be man who; while wil,le
not antagonist 10 any one OF tAe othen idnntsi
Repbns ws named for the PIeSldeaa
abv the nomination Of Mr. Hughes
The circular issued by the committee follows:
As enrolled Republicans you are entitled TO
participate in the primary eieGtiO 10 n p can each
,ateTaliv help TO bring about the election OF dele
to TIE Repubiiean Ne st9nai IecT Of governor
Hughes. but who. by Jealous work am among i theia
10y thar ST an the candidates suggested for the
Presidential nomination he Is the strongest anu
The Repabican County Committee Of & New York g6
has declared ITS seiise & tr,cti 10 m To- Vote for Cow
10 Ghfssg Ses sh9Tf 9ntl be be Is ther nominated
draws lis rIne from the consideration OF the con-
HaFfion The Republican State Committee has
likewise unanimously indorsed the Governors can,
,lj5af.v urged sending or a delegation
shis state that shall present united 'front.' IN HIS
T6e Hughes Committee OF Twenty-Five he's
sound that public sentiment throughout TINS state
is most strongly in favor of the nomination @ oi
New York state and hold j; firmly in the Republ-
can column @ The Letter rs al and TIC Spirit Of the
resolutions he carried cut and that the oeIesateS
ualae-ed he Hughes delegates IN TACT as wen d. al
s"sTna md -baf thew he Instructed by their CON
stituers in ihe pIeciSe agS r IS 10 bring about
=his result thai appeal 70 your plpnc sps.l'
5rjet aff:aifs but We believe that every advocate
Of Governor Hughes has most important ouiH
10 nerforln in seeing that the results at lie rli-
1naTies Faithfully represent actual hepuohcah SEN
1n6ent-
Congress and Assembly district conventions rs,
,lro1s.-a whose instTumentalty national deleea'ss
win he chosen. We earnestly appeal 10 you oo 10
.xri> vo-fr right as enrolled Republicans 10 Vo!e
T, Tpr4-,,srv Tpav but before doing YOU sNould
Srrorrl Yourselves the sentiments of the men
whose names win be printed upon the primary DAI
1e+S We to at once acqudirt
-,,rseivas with the situation as II exists IN
Zc,rr district to the end that those In eharGe OF
~ interests Of the party snail place on the PR
s,,ar tickets such only are true ana stead-
1as4 ,dvocstes OF Governor Hughes In tlat way
-j he materially aiding the cause or Hushes
F,arrer,l.r that the POLLS VIII be open from TO
!, NJ T7-rsdav. March 81 19ee.
The committee IS composed of James s Leh-
aitr che irrTsan: Charles .. Mas. secretary Ora
Howard Frank Brookfeld Jacob Halstead Il l.
MAYNARD -Iese:,ll T.. Russell. Thomas NJ Turner
lanes TaIes.f,-P--C. Costello. a b Humphrey
Arthur l. Merriam Sidney Smith, A. q. Wheeief'
II IL W AH,ro. William II Douglas. LeaNltt J.
Hunt Pe-aey Morse. Leopold Stern. Howard VIII
son STEPHEN c Baldwin. William Einstein' hoperI
y Kenyon. Myer Nussbaun1. Pau H. Io"he anu
Charles II. Young. e2 ofilclo