The sun., 1908-09-15
HUGHES OPPONENTS WEAKER
BUT SAY THEY WILL WIN AFTER
A CONFERENCE.
They Planned to Prevent His Nomination
on the First Ballot and Then Spring
Roots Name on the Convention. but
He Promptly Put Quietus on That,

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Roots Name on the Convention. but
He Promptly Put q Quietus on That,
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SARATOGA, Sept. is. 1880 A. M.-An
effort was made at conference in the
rooms OF Timothy Woodruff shortly
before midnight last night to settle the
dispute over the Republican nomination
for Governor.
Elihu Root was invited to the confer
ence. Mr.. Parsons's action in rounding
up the New York delegates and talking
TO them on the Hughes situation had an
important bearing on the situation.
Those in the meeting at midnight in
Chairman Woodruffs apartments were
Secretary Root, Woodruff, Herbert Par
sons. Malby. Ward of westchester.
Barnes. Odell. Littauer. j. 'Sloat Fassstt.
Francis Hendricks. John Raines. John T.
Mott. Greiner Gleason. John F. O'Brlen.
Aldridge. George j. Smith, Horace White.
Speaker Wadsworth and Berri Wood
ruff sent out this statement at midnight;
we are seriously discussing the situa-
tion as everybody knows 1t. both for and
against the denomination Of Gov. Hughes.
and considering the best interests OF the
Republican party, taking into considera-
tion all OF the factors in the case"
When the news of the conference got
around the United States Hotel IL was
generally believed that a unanimous In
dorsement OF Hughes would grow out Of
the powwow.
Mr.. Root left the conference at HAS
A. NJ, Naturally he could not, talk OF
the doings behind closed doors for pub
LEGATION. When Mr.. Root left the con-
ference 1t had not been settled that Coy
Hughes will be renominated The situa-
ton was this:
Mn Root found the principal leaders
Of the State organization obdurate In
their opposition to Hughes. Up to the
time he left Mr. Root had not been able
to bulge them. Apparently Mr.. Root
found difficult situation. which made him
fearful of the result, but he did say after
he left the conference that his impression
still was Mr.. Hughes would be renomi-
mated.
At 1910 one OF the most prominent OF
the anti Hughes leaders in the conference
came out of Chairman Woodruf's room
He said:
'"We are still on the Governorship slt,i-
alton. In my Judgment 1t will result in
an agreement on Hughes finally. Tho
rest OF the ticket has not been discussed
yet
] The conference broke up at las AM.
and its members generally refused TO
discuss the result. William Barnes, Jr.,
at the close OF the conference announced
there was no agreement on Governor,
and insisted that Hughes did not have the
necessary sos votes to nominate him.
"The fight will be carried into the con-
vention and we will win, said Mr.. Barnes.
He said there was no agreement on tho
rest Of the ticket.
The discussion over the nomination
Of Hughes lasted more than three hours.
Fred Griener. the Erie county Republican
leader. at the conclusion of the confer
ence was on the fence on the Governor
ship question and the anti Hughes leaders
were in hopes of having him with them
eventually
Mr. Barnes insisted the fight against
Hughes was to go to finish, and that in
his judgment Mr.. Hughe, would not be
re1ominatej. Yet he admitted the OPP
position to Hughes had no candidate
they could agree upon yet,
! To hear the anti-Hughos leaders one
might imagine that they had control Of
/ the Governship question. and yet after
the conference Elihu Foot said that
whilo tho situation perhaps seemed criti-
/ IL a t,.,t, otrp hat -
I Hughes would be renoninate1 eventually.
! When Herbert Parsons came out OF
/ the conference he said: Il do not think
/ the conference has changed the situation.
think Mr.. Hughes will he renominated
, on the first ballot. but it is probable other
names will be presented to the convention
besides MIR, Fughes's.'
Repres ,ntativJ w. W. Cocks Of
President Roos,velts Congress- district
at midnight s,id:
! Il guess the conference now on be-
tween MIR. Root and tho leaders will end
it all now and that the Hughes oppcsition
will disappear. guess they will fix
up the rest OF tho ticket while they are
at it
"They have been wanting something
definite from the President and guess
Mr.. Root will let them have it direct and
definite enough to suit all Of them
Tho Hughes people were satisfied
with the situation. 1t was said that
Woodruff had received a communication
from Roosevelt. but OF course Woodruff
had to carry out his agreement with
the anti-Hughss leaders and nothing
could be learned from him regarding II.
Hamilton Fish, President Rooseveit'a
Assistant United States Treasurer at New
York. was brought into the Glbernatorial
situation tonight, but Mr.. Fish declared
that the only thing that he wanted Just
now was the nomination for Congress In
his district.
The Hughes opposition at midnight.
while declaring they still had control
Of the situation. did not present any suoh
appearance to the casual observer. The
makeup Of tho remainder Of the ticket
was as problematioal tonight as Ii has
been at any time. The only suggestion
anywhere near definite that was heard
was that Senator Horace White could
have tho Lieutenant t-Governorship-
AN ALL DAY TANaLE. *. -
SARATOGA Sent 1.-THE situation