New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
BRACKETT SPEAKS
FOR MR.. HUGHES.
THE STATE LEAGUE HEAD
PRAISES GOVERNOR.
Gathering of HIS Boomers at the
Manhattan HOteL-Speeches By
College ReDresentdtiUes.

Ex-senator Edgar T Brackett. of Saratoga.
last night at the Hotel Manhattan started the
Hughes Presidential nomination campaign in
ringing speech. that was heartily applauded
by the executive committee Of the Hughes State
League and prominent Republicans from around
the state.
Speeches made by Edmund Wetmore, Of
the Bar Association; George W. Aldridge. OF
Rochester; General z A McAIpin, former
treasurer OF the Republican State Committee:
w P. Goodell. of Syracuse: Edward P Brown.
professor in Brown University. who spoke for
the Brown alumni: Colonel Henry W. Sackett.
who said that Cornell men were enthusiastically
for the Governor for President. and Edward
Lauterbach.
Ex-senator Brackett said that without trucu-
lence one thing must be said plainly at the out
set. and that that no organization OF office
holders could be permitted to stihe the true SEN
tinent of the Republicans Of the state with ref
erence to the Endorsement Of Governor Hughes
for President and he said the same thing ap-
piled to those temporarily controlling the party
machinery
The meeting last night held in small
room on the second floor Of the hotel. and was
merely to allow the executive committee to give
ex-senator Brackett a formal notification Of his
selection as president Of the Hughes State
League.
THOSE AT MEETING
Some of those at the meeting were ex-ShertT
Kavanaugh. Of Saratoga; Samuel Strasbourger.
Abraham Gruber. Horace E Dresser. John z
MiIholland, A B. Humphreys, Lucian l. Bon
heur. Charles H Belts. Edward H FaIIows and
Senator Sake. Edward ?. Cragin. chairman OF
the executive committee. presided. and in open
ing the meeting said:
Some weeks ago the Hughes League of the
United States and the Hughes League of the state
Of OF ne" W norh q OaaaGd g o1 s6g y b1aIf
of Governor Hughes for the Presidency The stu
fom he GoeTnor no was Sought All undsFs9ood
that mat he was not seeking 1ns noInlnatlo9 @ az 9+l
to change the Governors views. but he continued
TO refuse raise his hand attract support, nor
did he by hint suggestion or the bestowal OF
favor try to inspire in others zeal in his own be-
It may be said that the League is S, not worsing ing
for what it believes to be for the best interests
Of the Republican party OF the state and nation:
people. In the time there had come change
in the # feeling elm 6T se pe9P e IN Docr rs IS 5
been discouraged and hopeless commenced TO take
party would take control of the country at tts
next sleesen on ds6t ns2g6cn fa te Rpnbn ss
would continue in Office. without reference 70 WHO
Mas Wh 1oH0 r. 1 - nosifion of New YORK State Toomed
larger on the horizon, and 1t seemed possible n
not probable, that whichever way New York would
osn go So OF TOeG eour go Believe that the people Of
great nation in deliberate action MI not not ehange
was recalled that in the solid South there are seV
where they do not have Republican form of gov
ernment. where the majority does not rule: vnere
i5 Of Il the usiallg siectfon A7fTF VIII BE- -''o
Of ibs sfste of New York we wanted to secure
Republican from the interior. from that part ~
is more freedom OF political action than in this
ParT OF r. m ;si9terestsd known to be OF absolute
courage and independence: one against whom any
ences would be received with smile Of incrsd5,
uy and one who Te sr k9s t7s BPsee ons
of the originators for the demand OF the lnVesesa
ton of the insurance companies
SPEECH By MR. BRACKETT-
Ex-senator Brackett prefaced his remarks by
saving that his speech had been written befcrs
the publication of the Governors letter to
lanes s Lehmaier. of the COMMITTEES or twenty
five of the Republican Club. practically saying
that he would do whatever the party wanted MN
TO do.
He said that the conditions since the printing
of the Governors letter had changed so rapidly
that he was not sure that some parts or his
speech would be entirely appropriate, but hs
decided to give it as he wrote IT. He said:
Governor Hughes is entitled TO the SUPPORT Of
the tfs dsga1ss sga9s 10 he ' IS the single candae from ne
state and because. being such and having rec
ord public and private. that Is oeyona rspr9asn.
custom and courtesy. and I had almost sad de de-
cencv require that he should De gwen tnaL sup-
noTr 'cheerfJIy and heartily and with entire una
r1ir,i+v and this support implies that his wishes.
or The wishes OF those entitled to speak for MN
1and make no claim 10 that right. snail IdrgeD
determine who shall go as delegates 20 tne een-
J-entinn to give him that support, without which
we cannot hope for any result
nam ANY IN Gne pube 1b e vii nd i Very ebarrss
ing in future years TO explain 10 hlInSelr or 20
The peopIe why he violates this rule that have
mentioned and will be following doctrine that
will return again to plague him in future years
we support OF Governor H1gnes
dency no such narrow foundalion As party
custom or party pOliteness-
Our candidate stands to-day the Republican Gov
ernor of the state. her representative citizen and
SUPPORT of the party that ne brilliantly led TO
victory but little han twelveHonrh ago.
/ cannot forget-and II seems 70 me IL would os
well for those planning campaign IN the state
ever the outcome of the caucuses and OF the con.
ventiou IL finally that the who IS elected
by the party a candidate must secure a ma
jOrity Of the votes at the polsi must secure
Gent alone that he shall be nominated; he must 80
appeaI 10 the electors, including that large and
increa sing body that is impatient OF rigid party
association to secure that majority ana dnS
one ]isregardfng this fact will have but
Pvrrhic victory without satisfaction and without
result
HUGHES STRENGTH IN 1905
This support Governor Hughes had in 1906. and
this support saved 10 the party the GoveFnoTship
M the state when every other nominee on the
ticket down 10 defeat
What mas the Governor done since his election
lion than before when he received such magnin-
cent majority the Office he now hodsS Is there
one person IN this audience tonight IS there one
in M Marty anywhere. who can tTuthfuly say
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