Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-08
new YORK
ENDORSES
HUGHES

New York, NJ Y, March 1.-THE
state committee of New
York today put its seal of approval
on the candidacy of Charles E.
Hughes for nomination for the pres
idency by unanimously endorsing him
as the choice of his party in the
state The same resolution, offered
by former Congressman w. HI. Doug
lass, extended the hearty thanks of
the committee to the president for
his great service in his country by
his rugged determination to oppose
wrong and in demanding justice for
all.
The committee then carried out
the purpose which it met for, for
calling the state convention to meet
in New York City on April 18th, and
by unanimous vote agreeing to rec
ommend former Lieut.. Governor M.
Linn Bruce as temporary chairman
of the committee. All 38 members
of the committee were present or
represented by proxey and the meet
ing lasted less than half an hour.
The call provides that the conven-
ton shall elect four delegates and
alternates at large to the national
convention, elect new. state COM
mittee, nominate 80 presidential
electors from the state and transact
such other business as may come
before it. No opposition whatever
to the form of call was offered by
either faction of the committee. The
introduction of the Hughes resolu-
ton came as surprise to many of
the committeeman as it was not an
ticipated.
Copies had been prepared in adj
vance and when members reached
the state headquarters on East Thir-s
tieth street, where the meeting was
held, they were advised that such
"a resolution had been prepared for
introduction.
1t was discussed informally before
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff call
ed the committee to order. but there
was no formal discussion, In the
meeting, near the close of the brief
session, Committeeman Douglass in
trodeeea lis2 resal..tinn and after
second by j. F. III. Kracke of Brok-
! lyn, it was passed. Z
Douglass said '.the people Of the
republican party do not anticipate
the same walkoyer they had eight
years ago and four years ago. The
time has been reached when we
should declare ourselves as to who is
to be our standard bearer"
New York is the greatest state in
the union and it has often been said
| as goes New York, SO goes the United
States. I believe that history will
repeat itself this year and we want
to go to Chicago and say we will
agree to elect our man. The time
has come when we should unfold
our banner and write upon it In let
ters of gold the name of our cam
didate. Let us ask Chicago to rally
around 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 critical hours, and this
is a critical hour. We have presiden-
tial timber in New York state in the
past, and we have presidential timber
| in this state now.
! eve have in the White House to.
day great man; a man who has
blazed his way; man who by his eff.
forts and accomplishments has cleo
trified the world and cast luster upon
us; he has dug deep into the morass
of things that have Slapped at the
!. vitality of the nation. Let us cal
this man pathmaker. We have
J among us another man fully capable
of carrying out the policies Of Presi
dent Roosevelt man Of calm judg
ment who will bind up any wounds
i that have been made and his cleal
sightedness and deliberation will
complete the great work our presi
dent has begun. We have had the
pathmaker, let us name him the
peacemaker. We need have no feal
of praising one and indorsing the
other