New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
MORE HUGHES BACKERS
NOW UP TO COMMITTEE.
Pelham Canuass FaUors Governor
Eleventh. District Ind0rses Him.

The Hughes committee of twenty-five of the He-
publican Club. of which julius 5. LehHaier IL
chairman, yesterday sent strong letter to every
member of the New York County Committee. urs-
ing the passage tomorrow night of a resolution
indorsing Governor Hughes the Presldentiai
nominee. The letter says. in part:
GoFernor Hughes @ as vn mamsr ore or re bsn WENT
years has demonstrated his fidelity 70 the princi-
pies of the party ne is sound upon eveIy xiti M
campsigner during the last stase capasn hi I'M W
degree his M Of tSonsands
of independent voters and Democrats, , VINO b ssn
OF his abS to rye
public office in fearless and III lndepeh1eht % 1's
ness world by bis firm and reasonable atutuae a IN
re ecient % eoVernmenal control of corporations
that do interstate business without carving snon
the vital importance Of carving the state Of New
York in the Presdens campaign he w1m,b domb sue
The Republican Club of the city OF Ne" 1ork
able candidate who can be Nominated by the con
Tention to be held Chicago and that In him our our
insure victory at the polls. but will also give Ito to
commend itself to the American people and rebound
to the credit Of the Republean party; ,-s,,-
to the resolution passed by this club earnestly
e. c1ss y0d to Do a in S gou G poWe to aid
in the movement TO make Governor Hughes the
m & a to east your vote at the next meeting
of the County Committee, to be held on Ih9psday: ~
him for the Presidency.
Harry w Mack. leader of Governor Hughes
home district in this county. conferred with him
in Albany yesterday. Afterward he said that the
matter Of pressing the Hughes resolution in the
county committee tomorrow night did not
up.
81 will bring the resolution UP at the meeting on
Thursday night" said Mr.. Mack. 'T am now work
ing for 1t and expect that my district Will be
unanimous for it,
coid that of
the Governor would not allow another postpone
ment of action on the Hughes resolution if they
could help it.
Even If we haven't votes enough to pass 1t 1t
will be better TO know just where stand said
Mr.. SAKE. IF the resolution is voted down on
Thursday night the Governor will know who his
friends are
Governor Hughes is expected in town tomorrow.
Senator w Murray Crane. of Massachusetts, also
will be in town tomorrow, and II is understood
that he will talk with the Governor about the
Presidency The conservative Republicans OF New
England. represented by Senator Crane have said
many nice things about Governor Hughes and the
Governor has received innumerable invitations
speak at dinners In Massachusetts.
The Republican Town Committee of Pelham
has been conducting postal card to
certain the choice of the voters of that town for
President There are five hundred voters In Pei
ham. about equally divided between the two pollti-
cal parties The committee asked each voter for
free and unbiased expression of opinion his
choice for President of the United States A re-
turn postal card provided with the names OF
Hughes, Taft, Fairbanks, Cannon, Bryan and
Johnson thereon, and request that the sender In
dicate whether he Republican a Demo
Thirty-seven per cent of the Republican voters in
the town mailed return postal cards. Only fifteen
Democrats replied OF the Republicans who re-
Piled Ga were for Hughes. IS for Taft for Fair
banks and l for Cannon. OF the fifteen Democrats
10 were for Hughes, for Bryan and for Johnson
The total vote for Hughes was "A, for Taft Is.
At the regular meeting last night of the Pro-
gressive Republican Club, 18th Assembly District
a resolution offered favoring the nomination of
Governor Hughes for President enthusiastic
cally adopted by unanimous vote. This club
representing large part of the independent voters
OF the 1ith District, organized the Hughes ana
Bruce Campaign Club during the last state
paisn