New-York tribune., 1908-01-30
LIN LINE FOR HUGHES.
PRAISE FROM HENDRICk.
Plaza Central Park Republican Club
IndOrses Governor.

Frank HendricS, author OF Halfway SoHuol Oy
Commissions" and several books on polltcat
economy introduced a resolution at the Plaza
Central Park Republican Club last night uecia'Ihs
that New York should have only one ehoice AoI
President. that Governor Hughes should De named
as its first and only candidate that Secretary
Taft should not be declared It's second cholce anu
that those who were fighting for Taft as second
choice should be eliminated from leadership IN
behalf of Governor Hughes. In moving this reso-
luton Mr. Hendrick said
Events have moved with such rapidlty since our
last meeting that it becomes necessary 20 aSSSnS O.
the present attitude OF this important distLc III O
January the dollar dinner arranged Dy tIlS cruz
was held TO give expression to the hughes SEM y.
ment of the district Five days 1tsr q ohS G :; ,o 0
postal card canvass announced 10 ne IN Idsof
of Hughes, two 20 one over TAFT the canoiate .t "a
vored by the local machine TWO 1ays ~ ldter aile
leader of the district who had made the canvass
and had promised to be bound by 1t, voted eSainsl
Mr. TAFT released Mr Parsons from the necessity
OF attempting to secure TAFT deieSases- l'eg 4be
natural custodians Of the political interests OF Gov
1t is plainly fntirnated however that toe stand
for Governor Hughes by those who returned az lhe
declarations The first is that the Hughes men INC
TAFT men being, of course Included now III IN @ tndI
Hughes, being by sufferance not excluded. must in
dorse the administrations policies This would
those policies and would shoulder the adninstra-
tons quarrel with the many dissenters rom those
The second eorollary is that the second choice OF
The assumption that Taft is the second choice is
based upon the fact that few more persons voted
vass than for any other candidate. 1t has been
shown that those who voted for Taft for hrst
The numbers are nearly the same The assumption
is unjustifed that who would vote for man
as second choice would vote for him for hrst choc
That would leave unaccounted for those votes
among other candidates if Hughes were eliminated
These votes Were, in their nature antiTaft, so far
as hrst place is concerned and only they were more
eI5n ,wlce as numerous as those Tor Iatt 1or sec
ond place, which was counted as indicating over
Would not the assumption that the greater
Der voting for Hughes for first choice would not be
against TAFT for first choice with Hughes elimi-
mated conflict with the assertion that those for
Hughes were interested only in so-caIed reaction
ary candidates when Hughes should abandoned?
And is not the singleness OF purpose OF the early
than that Of the advocates for the time by
MI Taft when their voting strength against Hughes
Tor first choice was found insufficient? Are these
men 81 desirous of showing that Mr. Hughes is the
second choice Of Ohio? Do they not fear that in
sary might be the same candidate who pretends to
b 20 niin nrst place In New York? The theory
. Ia ineu VINO "ouid use such sophistry in con-
STRUNG the count in the 18th District canvass would
thcts NQt only would the nucleus Of strength OF
.he Inachine be almost equal 10 the Taft ote hut
We're dragooned under orders, perhaps under in
spiration. without a doubt
me Tnperlous necessity of justice is felt even by
tnose who break the law. and they are in error
who believe that the support Of Governor Hughes
would be evidence of evil purpose either in him or
in them And so far the Roosevelt policies stand
distinctly represents them than Charles r Hughes
so far as they stand for decency no other has been
more courageous their champion. So far as thew
represent progress no Governor in New York's his
tory no man in private life, ever in an equal
PERIOD the central figure In much of permanent
Improvement as Charles z. Hughes
the voters of this country believe in the Roose-
Nelt purpose; they believe IN progress along The
lines marked out by the present administration and
they know that Governor Hughes believes in them,
ana that is one of the reasons why they believe in
him But Americans practical race and want
results. and they believe in the Hughes method
They are often as impatient of the existence Of the
Constitution and of the Supreme Court as is the
President himself. but they know that the fathers
esta ablshed both SO that impatience of the people
might be not the danger but the watchword and
the salvation of republican government and they
appreciate even in the heat of fmpatieuce Justly
provoked that method which takes into all It's
reckoning the existence. the continuing existence
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
And can Mr. Parsons and his friends who would
not be stampeded'' for Hughes but now assert
that they the calm, deliberate and sincere
friends OF Governor Hughes. deny the application
of the same principle 10 the calm and de-
Eberate and. perhaps. the sincere friends Of
the sOcalled Roosevelt policies industrial honesty
efficient regulation of public service in the public
interest and equality Of justice ALL so QUIETLY
convincnglv and firmly expressed in word and
action by Charles E Hughes? The method OF in
Hughes has made famous In New York are the op-
posites of harsh statutes and reaction but they
lead more directly 10 the actuaites proposed bv
President Roosevelt than the many unconstitutional
efactnlents the present administration has obbied
and agtated through Congress.