New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
W0ODFORD IN CHARGE
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ments in New England has been the marvellous
growth Of sentiment there for hee entirely
spontaneous. sprnging from the eager conseiods dr
of PeaRle a the thhi g IN @ of New
land RepubIicanisn, calm, dispassionate reS'
The sentiment of New England Republicans for
n ba Mashss rs nat It q 10 'ne Machine
arises deep and genuine appreeddato"r ppda on
Rf his h1I nd a Tcm an1 an abdins
and an exseuys tive s Mr have pfeadon eaide INT t
would be s renlarkabe If career Re gs shss bss
nst srrR mg aas ehord
England nature. where politics Is not yee aiwaVs a
prime consideration, and where the best Is sun
considered none too good sav he
cause it shows that highest honors rs s seeS
Hughes's character and achievements, of his ca
pacity his courage and OF ms hfnesS ND even the
friends CT other asprans. whether thsir sVppu! p
natural or forced unite in M praise nsrT 4t leader viii
cause bitterness in any mind while & Emiate
the party pride and will arouse the sense OF party
Under his leadership there will be no doubtfu, ttn
states The East will be surely Republican, WIN
own Empire state Leading Scoea ne now attends
the marking out of favorte sons ana "sti nndin! T,
to the white House him whom New York cannot Sf
claim as her own alone end eecs"s Tie Service to he en-
canism all over the landthe next President OF the
United States. Charles E Hughes
Ex-Navor Low said he was glad to support
Governor Hughes because he thought he would
be in substantial harmony with the policies Oh
President Roosevelt in regard to national con-
troll of interstate commerce. The methods OIL
Governor Hughes might be different, but his
purposes would be the same.
LOW PRAISES GOVERNOR.
The ex-Mayor's speech follows:
General woodford It gives me pleasure to learn arm
of n veno9 w ng hughes as the Repubcan
candidate for the Presidency, and am Sldo 70 p
of the National Hughes League 1t is certainly
make MAX Known to their fellow Republicans outside of
state why they believe that Governor hugnes @@ @@
ddate for the Republican party to present for {e
suffrages of the people Any generous @ dscuss'9n ~
recognize the h-minded and arge-mlnoed action
of of tai m Of dRdng 70 the Repnbcans Of
New York in their loyalty to the cause OF the Do'
This attitude the part Of Mr. Taft has s.en been
matShed BY Dy the him in his the
Republican Club in this city: in declining 10 lend
5 in throwing his great infiuenco Of united
BY al a been 0f the 1t party gea
for the party and 1t is a matter of no less sig
candse fo6 for !f the Rgh party Nus
trate such spirit 1t makes it evidently the guy NY
in the Same @ spirit and 10 hold themselves in readi
ness to support the choice of the party whoever he
may be. with united front and with the utmost
Happily it is not necessary for those who favor
the domination of Governor Hlghe to S ars S o
others It is preeminently case in whtcn ne oIe one
of the great worthless of MASSACHUSETTS,: If have
none of that power that can raise mortals to the
spirit that would drag angels down.
HUGHES STRONGEST CANDIDATE.
To me it seems perfectly clear that SO ferras far s
Hughes is the strongest man that our party can
nominate can think of no element too OF dTso tne @
Hughes would lose. | think he would get every
the E9ss m the vote In the State of New
York is counted by the tens of thousands l think
vote whether the Democrats nominate, as have
heard IT hy ha9 hat or oerner by 9ughes
is the only Republican who can carry New YORK,
cannot elect their President without the of
New York, but do assume that the Rep9oncan % Na1
York and also believe that this election is likely
IDENTIFY afford to nominate any man that 1T does
not believe can carry this state. t., sotor 90 tho
Governors equipment for the office of President
@ b ene may At viii Sr not he 9nesoned and It may
also be said that his achievements as Governor, an
oe f1F ~ Justify the belief the
Which h have in MN me % cbaT Of he
great duties Of the Presidential office should he be
It is natural. of course. that men should be at
tTacted to the Governors STANDARD from ia all ,, sorts
Stood that am glad to support the Governor be-
with the policies of President Roosevelt in regard
to the national control of interstate railroads and
it would be quite Impossible for me to support him
me clear from my knowledge Of his attitude toward
such questions have confronted him as Gov
Club in this city set at rest whatever doubts any
OF course, difference in temperament between the
President and Governor Hughes would lead to diff,
sure would the same, and the spirit behind the
method would be Identical. That is to say. the
method would be dictated by the conscientious be
lief that the end sought is In the interest Of the
entire people and Of the whole country Try M2Te e and
viii appear that Governor Hughes has the quail
ddste for the Presidency this year and for the
discharge Of the duties OF the office If election shall
is ssray the sda whom the
entirely clear that he cannot be nominated
CONGRESSMAN Waldo spoke OF the favorable
way in which Governor Hughes. a possible
Presidential candidate spoken of by Con-
gressmen from Maine to California.
CONGRESS SEES ONLY TWO MEN.
"If it were left to Congress to-day he said
'I do not believe there would be more than two
men in the feld-Governor Hughes and Speaker
Cannon whom every likes
Secretary Taft, he said. had been weakened
greatly by his position on the Brownsville
trouble and he was not sure of carrying his own
state. Governor Hughes the only candidate
in the field who could surely carry New York
State, which a requisite to success In the
nation.
'"Ehe next election Will be historic" said the
Rev. r. C. Ransom, a negro minister, because
then, for the first time, the negro will cast his
vote not because of what the Republican party
did a generation ago. but in accordance with
present conditions Those whose political prop
hay baen will tn vat, IN