The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30
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BY T ats Letter
Original Boomers OF the Governor,
However. viii Try to 5NNrest Par.
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cessfullyIsidetracking for second
time a, Hughes Endorsement resolu:
- ton at tthe republican county com.
= mitteA andisshowing by every m65ye
that he had the men behind him were
working against4anah an in dorsement
Chairman Herbert Parsons annoui,tc:-
Cd today thatG Governor Hnghes will
now be ind oraSd by sthe county com
mittee, arid, aa6snes Instructed xdele-
gation sent ta5tts ii atipfal convent
,MonS The.Is can ggfssspSam; a iGached
New Yorkftaffg mternfng from Waati-
>instcn. Disgusting >. TIE outlook he
said: %;H$ >@SSt. ~ -" -..>~ -~,*
shall talk WITH, some Of the dds
.trce leaders to ascertain their views,
but my present inclination is to call
the county committee to meet next
Wednesday! night, to- pass resolu-
ton not only |indorsinh Governor
Hughes for President but Piled ging
every member who votes, for the reso-
luticn to work fox the election OF In
/structed delegates from their con
gressioral district. ~. I. '.-. l'.a%>
The county corNnlittee has r no
nower oyer the congressional district
conventions, hut the adoption Of a
resolution. In support Of the govern
or would sthink,H have some intiu-
ence. / am in favorSof making 1t as
stTong as possible. The Endorsement
should be lived. up to- loyalty and we
should have an instructed delegation.
] will have a resolution to that effect
offered at the special meeting Of the
committee, and believe that it will
be passed" .
President Parsons has been reliev-
Cd Of any obligation. to- try to secure
delegates from this state for Taft by
the .sacretary's letter which Parsons
gaVa out last night In Washin gton.
1heA sta temgnt bf Mr. Parsons today
( Indicates thats She eo1nty tysS c con1nfttee
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FS4All republicans at state 'Rnd county
headquarters s@:today WHO talked Of
The sudden change the political sit
4nation agreed. that the Endorsement
OF the governor by the New York and
Kings. county committees is now only
matter Of time State Chairman
Timothy Il. >Woodrvff, who is the
Kings county leader will return to-
morrow from the. Adirondacks, and
it is expected that he will not lose
any more time about getting on the
Hughes band wagon than has Par
Republicans at state headquarters
were saying today. that now that
4of
Taft is to make no further effort to-
capture the delegation from this state
they had no doubt that the State
convention,toe elect the four delegates
at large, which will he held early in
May. would pass strong resolutions
jnstructing the rs delegates from the
state to work and vote for the gov
crnor. ~- .'. Ks
The sudden shift in the situation
brought out at state headquarters
some information as to why Mr..
. Woodruff, NrT, Par ,ons. and others
opposed the Hughes resolution in
their RESPECTIVE committees. -
They want to retain control Of the
state and local com mittees and they
suspected that the original Hughes
boomers were not really for the gov
erDor at heart, but were using his
prestige, SO far as they could, in an
effort to capture the party. oNganiza-
tions. ii Governor Hughes should
be nominated for president there
would. Of course. be q general shake
up Of the state committee
On all sides 1t is taken for granted
that the underlying purpose Of Taft's
letter was to~'savG% the; state for the
present organization, which was in
evident peril Of being overwhelmed
by the Hughes, wave that followed
, the governors letter announcing his
Willingness to be a candidate. 1t is
! locked upon as a sort Of an eleventh
hour effort directly inspired from the
White House to save }Mr. Parsons
and the Federal crowd" generally
frolu the consequences Of their poAt-
ica) indiscr2tions.. 1T seems that re-
cognizing that with the Hughes is
sue, former Governor Frank 8. Black
former Governor Ben Odell and State
Leader Frank. Aldridge could beat
Wm. !. Barnes, Jr. Woodruff and
Parsons, an effort has been made to
save them from the fght, ...
Cannot Prevent Il Fight. : :
But New YORK. politicians do not
believe/ that u fight can be avoided
1T came too late" Is the general
comment heard. Friends of Govern.
or Hughes may be pardonod for de.
cliniDg to entrust the future OF their
candidate 10 men who have persist.
emily opposed him 30 long as oppo-
? sition was in the slightest, degree
likely to be crowned with success.
E]ated friends Of the governor Ger.
>tainly are. TO them Mr.. Taft's all.
nJuncement is an admission of de