Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-07
REAL OPENING
IN empire STATE
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN
NEW YORK PRESENTS MANY
SIDE LINES DISTINCT FROM
CANDIDACY OF GOV. HUGHES.

NEW YORK, March THE
meeting of the republican state CEN
+ral committee in this city today
marks the real opening of the presi-
dential campaign in the Empire
state, Pursuant to the call of
chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff the
committee went into session behind
closed doors to day at noon to de-
eide upon the time and place for
FOLDING the state convention. The
state convention, in addition to nam
ing four delegates-at-large to the ma
tional convention, will choose a new
state committee which will conduct
the fall campaign.
Now that the general assembly at
Albany is nearing the close of it's
session there is nothing to prevent
an early convention, and it has been
practically decided upon to hold the
convention the second week in April.
The convention will probably be
held in this city. The primaries to
elect delegates to the assembly dis
trict conventions for the purpose of
sending delegates to the state con-
yention, which in turn is to elect
delegates-at-large which by law are
to be held the last Saturday in
March which this year will be March
81. The same primaries will EJECT
delegates to the congressional dis
trict conventions.
The congressional districts are au-
tonomous when it comes to choosing
delegates, so that the state conven-
tion will not be able to instruct
more than the four delegates-at'
large. Whether or not the delegates
will be instructed orn is said to lie
entirely with Governor Hughes. Il
the governor and his friends wan1
them instructed they will undoubt
edly be sent to Chicago pledged tt
vote for Hughes for the presidential
nomination.
The meeting OF the state commit
tee has naturally given rise to mucl
gossip concerning the probable maxi
up of the big four" and other mat
ters pertaining to republican poll
tics in New York. The candidac,
of Hughes for the presidential nomi
nation seems to be about the onl,
point on which the rival faction
are able to agree. On all other mat
ters the rival factions are determin
ed to fight it out to the bitter end
Chairman Woodruff and his friends
who are in close touch with Presi
dent Roosevelt, declare there viii b
no compromise with the Odell
Rlack-Brackett contingent If the
are able to control the convention
reither Odell, Black nor Bracket
will be among the four delegates-at
large to the Chicago convention.
N~Ai pans o. IAiouSh, SAAAA AAAN
Woodruff and Secretary Root will
two of the big four" The othe
two have not been decided upoI
though Secretary Cortelyou, Pres
dent SchrumaD of Cornell Univers
ty and ex-Mayor Seth Low are bein
considered.
1t seems to be accepted as fore
gone conclusion that the two nj
tonal convention veterans, Senator
Platt and Depew, are to be left Oh
side of the breastworks. While til
ten or a dozen men who control til
republican organization in Ne
york are charry about expressin
themselves plainly in the matte
they have allowed the impression
become current that neither of Il
senators is likely to go to Chicae
as a delegate-at-large.
The explanation is that the ne
political generation is in control
The state, new page has been turl
ed and many "old, familiar face
VIII not be seen as often as former
IN high places in national conve
tons.