Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06
HUGHES NOW IN CONTROL
New York State Republican Or.
ganlzalon Gtyen Over TO Governor
WOULD PUSH 00tlt OFF WAGON
Taft Loses in Bay state-Adminis-
tratiOn Forces Learn Proposition to
Send uninstrucscd Delegation from
Massachusetts Grows in Favor.

| WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. g.
State Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
of the New York State Republican
Committee, formally turned the state
organization over to the support OF
Governor Hughes presidential boom
Tonight ut the dinner OF the Richmond
County Republican Committee.
II is said to le the present purpose
OF those who control the Republican
organization to place II in the hands
lof Governor Hughes and then leave
the selection of those who will be
most closely identified with the man
agement of his presidential boom 10
the governor himself. They will not
seek to force their active support up
on him.
I The motive for placing the matter
before Governor Hughes in this un-
encountered form is to smoke OUT
Mr. Odell. who Is charged with hav-
Ing assumed unwarranted authority
In connection. with the movement for
Governor Hughes with Interior pur-
poses, The Woodruff men are con-
WINGED that the object which Cover
nor Odell seeks is factional fight
between the organization and sup
porters OF Governor Hughes. out OF
which he sees possibility Of regain
Ing control of the state organization.
and they hope to create a situation
which will drive Governor Odeli to
the woods and clarity the political
atmosphere. which has become some
what clouded recently.
Bay State Outlook Clears.
A new factor in the presidential
situation today is the apparent with
drawal OF the administration forces
which have been engaged In an at
tempt to elect Taft delegates in Mas.
sachuset;s. This state has been for
weeks the lighting ground in New
England. Senator Lodge. as the sup
porter OF the administration, has urg-
ed Secretary Taft as a presidential
candidate. while Senator Crane has
quietly argued that. 1t would be more
fitting for the state to follow the Now
England precedent of sending unin-
structed delegations. This policy OF
Iunlnstructed delegations came 10 be
the line on which anti-Taft Senator
and Others opposed to the secretary
lof war worked.
Representative Gardner. son-in- law
OF Senator Lodge. went to Massachu-
sets ten days ago and came back tc
report that the people whom he saw
showed some hesitancy about com
hitting themselves. 1t was showr
that the Taft managers were no.
meeting with the success anticipated
Today comes the announcement
that the fight has been declared off
Former Representative Sam" Pow.
ers, who was recently commissioned
as Taft manager for Massachusetts
with jurisdiction extending through
New England. has been instructed tr
cease his activity against All unip-
stiucted delegation, and 1t is said that
Senator Crane has won. There ls n
least ground for suspicion that ther'
will Ia few delegates from Massachu-
sets for Mr.. Taft.
The change in the Massachusetts
situation. has put new heart into thos
who are fighting the administration ir
other states of New England, and Mr.
Taft's opponents are confident tonigh
that he will not again take up an ac.
tive fight in that locality. The state
of Maine represents situation no
unlike that in Massachusetts. Sena-
tor Hale is placed in the antl-Taf
column. while Senator Frye is an oper
advocate of the secretary of war.