The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-10

New York, March THE republi-
can state committee OF New York
today put its seal of approval on the
candidacy OF Governor Charles e.
Hughes for the presidential nomina-
tion by unanimously adopting reso-
luton naming him as the choice OF
his party in the state before the re-
publican national convention at Chi
oago. The same resolution offered by
former Congressman Nv. H. Dou
glass, extending the hearty thanks OF
the committee to President Roosevelt
for his great service to his country
by his rugged determination to Op
pose wrong and in demanding justice
fer ALL
The committee called the state con-
yention to meet in New York city on
April II and by unanimous vote
agreeing to recommend former Lieu
tenant Governor M. Linn Bruce as
temporary chairman of the conven
ton All the SO members of the COM
mittee were present or represented
by proxy, and the meeting lasted less
than half an hour.
The call provides that the con-
vention shall elect the four delegates
and alternates at large to the ma
tional convention, elect a new state
committee and nominate the thirty
rine presidential electors from the
state.
The introduc, ion CT the resolution
came as a surprise to many of the
committeeman.
Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
called the committee to order. Near
the close Of the brief session, Commit
teeman Douglas int Oduced his reso-
luton and after a second by J. F.
fl. Kracke, of Brooklyn, made a brief
speech eulogistic of President Roose-
welt and Governor Hughes.
I'VE are approaching another great
political campaign said Mr.. Douglass
land the people of the republican par
ty do not anticipate the same walk
over they had eight years ago and
four years ago
New York; is the greatest state In
the union and it has often been said
AS goes New York, SO goes the
union | believe that history will re-
peat itself this year. We want to &c
tc Chicago and say we will guarantee
to elect our man. The time has come
when we should unfold our banner
and write upon it in letters of gold
the name of our candidate. Let us
ask Chicago to rally round it and
let us say If you will nominate him
We will elect him. The hand of fate
has often pointed to one man in q
critical hour. This is the critical hour
We have had the presidential timber
IN New York state 10 the past and
we may have presidential timber in
this state now.
I'VE have in our white house to.
day, a great man, a man who has
blaZed the way, a man who by his
efforts and accomplishment has cleo
trified the world and shed lustre upon
US He has dug deep into the morass
of things that have sapped at the
vitality of the nation Let us call
this man the path-maker We have
among US another man fully capa-
hle of carrying out the great policies
OF President Roosevelt, a man of calm
Judgment, who will bind up any
wounds that may have been made
and by his clear sightedness and de-
liberation will complete the great
work that our president has begun.
We have had the path-maker, let us
name him peace-maker. The name
want to write on that banner is the
Iame of the governor of the state of
New York, Charles E. Hughes"
When the committee adjourned 1t
was to meet at state headquarters
April 10 at 8 o'clock p. m.