Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
HUGHES'S FRIENDS ELATED.
Governor Himself Will Not Dis
cuss Taft Letter.
Missive viewed Mt Albany As an FL
fort. Made Too Late, to save Far
sons md Federal Crowd---rieId
Of fractional Fighting Narrow.

to make contest for delegates in this
state against Hughes. In declining. he
MADE t clear that hc would not later
make any comment, says an Albany
special TO the New YorK post His fixed
policy Is to confine himself TO questions
affecting his own position and principles
These he will set forth in his speech at
the Republican club on January 81; and,
until then, he intends 10 keep silent
Neither will he give out for publication
any letters or messages Of congratula-
ton that may reach him, TO keep tn
pot boiling in this way is not his notion
OF tho way he should proceed
To tho Albany politicians, however,
s. crctary Tafts letter means one thing
namely. that it is an eleventh-hour effort
directly inspired from the White House
to save Mr. Parsons. and the federal
crowd generally from the conseque nee
OF thor political indisc-etions. n means
| that recognizing that with the Hughes
| issue Black. Odcll. and Aldridge could
| beat Barnes, Woodruff, and Parsons an
effort has been made to save them from
| the fight
| Rut Albany does not believe that a
| fight can be avoided. ut came too late"
was the general comment heard here
| this morning. Friends of Gov Hughes
men like Page and SAKE and fehmaier
may he pardoned for declining to en-
trus the future Of their candidate to
men who have persistentlv opposed him
SO long as opposition was in the slightest
degree likely to be crowned with sue
ross
Having done all In their power to in
lure Gov Hughes in the eyes OF the
deavoring to escape the consequences OF
tIcir actions" said Senator Saxe-and
this is the logical found. ION II the
hughes followers course.
Elatrd these friends Of The Governor
certainly are TO them Mr. Taft's an
rouncenent IS an admission Of defeat.
They say. with apparent justice. that no
statement came from Mr. Taft at time
when the issue was in doubt, but that
only when the Hughes sentiment had
gathered such strength as to make any
further opposition fatal to the Taft lead
crs. was any letter written
! ~ I'll j.. was clear to every one
that NJ. York was for Hughes. in spite
Of all federal influence and the activity
of federal onicehollers. was there any
magnaninty 70 no had from Mr.. Taft"
said a Hughes man this morning.
1t is truc that the aeld Of factional
fighting will ho materially narrowed
New york BROOKLYN and a few upSta te
congressional districts will probably be
all: hut hero tho Odcn forces will fol-
low thc friends &C hughes and the
Hughes iss,;c VII be- theirs Albany pol
liticiane believe that Nj. Parsons cannot
fail to lose control Of New York for
Parsons ha proven himself Taft man,
land rs such cannot expect the Hughes
men +, coutdc their interests INTO his
hands Al over the State the Hughes
Stat, League may be expected to keep
ha,d at work 'orciug tho selection NJ
real Hughes men as delegates to he
national convention, and it is hand 20
see how their activity can be subicc, ed
10 any deserved criticism
In the next state convent on, moreover.
there will be bitter fight over the four
delegates az large 20 Chica 70. the Dig
four" The federal machine will endeav-
or to name mon who will be really loyal
To Taft and read 70 81 over 70 him AZ
the shortest possible notice. Woodruff,
Root. Parsons. and Greiner-aU Roose-
yelt-Taft men-yviIl probably be the anti
Hughes choice. Ex-Gov Black Presi-
dent T. c. Schurman of Cornell, Edgar
T Erackett and Seth Low are sugges-
tons for the Hughes Odell forces
Senator John Raines said this morn
ing: The danger OF a factional fight
throughout the state has been averted