The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
HITCHCOCK UNEASY
G0vERNORsHIP OF NEW YORK
 GIVES CONCERN.
ii ia Subject of Conference st Oyster Bay With PFesident Roosevelt and Republican LeaderS--
 Sherman Present.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 20.--Republican national politics were subordinated 70 consideration of the New York Cover norship at one of the most important conferences that has been held at Sag amore Hill this season.
 The first visit James s. Sherman. the Republican candidate for Vice. President. has made to President Roose- | welt since the convention was the oc- casion for a gathering of number oi other figures prominent in Republican affairs. Among these were Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican Na1ional Committee; Representative W. 8. Ben i nett and W. W. Cooks. W. J. Youngs, United States District Attorney for the Eastern New York District; c. J. Smith, formerly a member Of Congress and recently appointed Treasurer or the state Committee; Robert Bacon, as- sistant Secretary of State and Michael !. Dady of Brooklyn. Capt. Cameron winslow. commander of the battleship New Hampshire, was also at sagamore FiilI.
 Being interviewed at the station. MT. Hitchcock said that the Governorship question would be considered In the conference to be held with President Roosevelt and that he expected some announcement could be made later showing the sentiment voiced at the gathering.
 Mir. sherman said he did not care to be interviewed concerning the Cover norship at this time, as his visit was solely for the purpose of paving his respects to the President. He came by invitation.
 Since Chairman HItehcock's visit to President Roosevelt a fortnight ago he has spent considerable time in con- sideration of the New York situation with such State leaders as have vis- ited national headquarters in New York The Governorship question for New York has been uppermost in his nina. for he has realized that 1t is one of the first important matters that must be settled before the national cam paiRn can be opened in this State. To all of his callers he has declared that the national campaign managers have no disposition to dictate who shall be the nominee of the New York State Convention, but at the same time it Is his duty to inquire into what Is to the interests of the national ticket
 President Roosevelt approved of the policy of Chairman Hitchcock and made a number of suggestions intended to further bring out the sentiment of majority of the Republicans of New York state.
 Ascertain who is the man-the best vote getter and not who Is not the man." was the substance of his ad- vice. s..
 To this end Chairman Hitchcock has listened to party leaders and promi- nent Republicans of the State where they are for or against the renomina- tion of Governor Hughes. He has ex- amined his State correspondence and has had taken from his letters such ex- pressions as bear upon the Governor ship question. He has been asked many times to commit himself. but has declined to do so beyond insisting that the man to be nominated shall repre- sent things that the National Republi- can Party has endorsed fin the Chicago platform.
 The indications today are that some conclusion has been reached In the mind of Mir. Hitchcock and that he is ready to recommend to President Roosevelt what action he believes should be taken. The preponderance of the evidence which he will submit to the President is thought to be in favor of the retention of Governor Hughes at the head of the Republican affairs in this State.
 Mfr. sherman was warmly greeted at the railroad station and again when he arrived at the Presidents home. President Roosevelt thanked MT. Sher- man for the declaration In his speech of accordance that the question of the hour was Shall the administration or President Roosevelt be appIovedT" The President assured Mir. Sherman that he was very anxious that his administra- tion shall be approved and continued that that was his reason for desiring the election of Mir. Taft as his suc- cessor.
 National Issues were taken up at the conference and 1t was agreed that att tention must be paid to the currency and banking question, It was said that the Democrats intend to make an issue in the West of the plank of the Dem" ocratic platform which declares for a guarantee by the Government of na- tional bank deposits.
 Republican leaders take the stand that the Government guarantee of bank deposits is unsound in principle and undoubtedly unsafe in practice.
 At the close Of the conference Chair man Hitchcock said he had no state ment to make regarding the result or his discussion with the President.
 None of the other participants would say anything for publication regard ing what took place at Sagamore HiH.
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