New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-09
STRONG HUGHES TIDE
SWEPT AWAY
County, State and National Leaders
Hold Conferences.

Tho onnos,tion on the part of various organ
fzation leaders throughout the state TO the re-
nomination Of Governor Hughes is disinte-
grating. without reference to the result OF the
test vote in nine districts at the primaries III
this city Yesterday, the Hughes tide Is steaoAS
strengthening. An important conference U'N
place Yesterday between State Chairman Wood
ruff and William Barnes, jr OF Albany AT he-
publican state headquarters. and another
equally important. between William L. Ward.
national committeeman for this state. and
President Parsons of the Republican county
Committee Mr. Ward first called on ME- far-
sons. and yesterday afternoon Mr.. Parsons re-
turned the call. Henry w. Taft, brother Oh tne
candidate was in the room part of the time
While no one would talk about what went on
II was learned that Mr.. Ward told MI farsoh'
that the pressure on the national committee LOT
the denomination of the Governor was WelInlsh
Irresistible, and that the state leaders WOULD 90
well to recognize it, Mr.. Ward is member OF
both the state and the national committees anu
therefore in touch with the sentiment In the
national committee in favor of the denomination
of the Governor. well as that in the state
committee against his denomination. man In
close touch with the situation and its latest de-
velopments said last night:
1.-The situation is vastly different from three
weeks ago. 1t has crystallized very rapidly
since Governor Hughes's Youngstown speech
That was the strongest speech made up to date
The people In the Central Western states and
beyond the Mississippi DO not understand the
state issues here. They do not understand any
Cof Governor Hughes's limitations vote get
ter They formed impressions of the Governor
during the insurance investigation that were
distinctly favorable.
LAS Governor they him put through Ger
tain reforms which, from a distance. they re-
gard as highly desirable. With these things in
mind, and the further fact that two years ago
he the only elected on the Republican
state ticket, they not, or will not, accept as
valid any reasons advanced by the state organ
ization for refusing the Governor renomina-
ton. And. Furthermore, they know that the
President and Mr.. Taft in favor of the re-
nomination of the Governor, regarding him
vote getter in the present exigency-
Another thing that the Western voters can
not understand is why the Republican party.
which stands for old -fashfoned morals should in
the greatest state of the Union repudiate Gov
ernor whose reform legislation has been fathered
by Republican Legislature In the absence of
commanding political figure to run against the
Governor, the sentiment in favor of his renOm-
nation has grown all over the country. that
the national committee has been compelled to
recognize 1t. The national committee has not
attempted to cOerce. the state organization. 1t
looks as if it would not be necessary The
problem is working itself out. The sentiment in
favor of the denomination of the Governor will
be strong by the time the delegates get to-
gether at Saratoga to make his success on
the first ballot inevitable
Ex-Mayor Seth Low, who called on Chairman
Hitchcock and Mr. Ward yesterday said to a
Tribune reporter as he leaving the com
mittee headquarters:
There is only one man to nominate and that
is Governor Hughes. I am heartily in favor OF
his denomination. A failure to renorninate him
would be interpreted disadvantageousIy not onIv
in this state, but throughout the country He
was the candidate of this state for President at
the Chicago convention. The friends of Mr. Taft
argued then that Governor Hughes perhaps
lacked experience. That cannot be said against
l a candidate to succeed himself"
Mr.. Low will speak under the auspices of tho
national committee in the Central Western
states and later in this state. beginning about
October /.