New-York tribune., 1908-05-21
TO CHICAGO FOR HUGHES
HUMPHREY lIOTES BOOM.
Goes to Contention City to Establish
Headquarters.

Andrew 3, Humphrey, secretary of the Hughes
National League started for Chicago yesterday
to open the leagues headquarters at the Audi
torum Hotel and corral wavering delegates Tor
the Governor. He said before departing that Mr..
Taft hundred votes short of nomination.
Mr. Humphrey says that the league has not &C
cepted help from the Tammanyized Republicans
and that it has not had "a C1nc1nnatus Cox
come back to plow the fallow soil OF buncoed
reform with the silver tip of million dollar
fund The Hughes men, says Mr.. Humphrey,
have only just begun to fight. and Hughes VIII
be nominated
'All efforts make it appear that Governor
Hughess name would not be presented have
failed said Mr.. Humphrey. "and we are en-
phasizng that fact by camping at upon the
battlefield Governor Hughess will be pre-
sented and he will receive not less than one hun
dred and thirty-six votes on the first ballot.
This does look much like the figures of the
various Taft literary bureaus, but it is the
truth. and the American people will soon under
stand the real situation.
within the last few days the Taft forces
have received three hard jots. First. they
planned to Governor Hughes from the
Presidential list by sidetracking him with the
Nice-Presidency. The Governor answered can
ddly. honestly and enphatcally, No; and
everybody believes that he meant exactly what
he said That settled the Ece-Presdency with
out any second denial The second jolt came
when Governor Hughes almost lone handed. won
a personal victory in the 47th Senatorial Dis
trict in the election of anti-racetrack Sen
ator. The third jolt came Saturday last, when
the subcommittee of the national committee
Ia.ned for temporary officers of the Republican
National Convention others than slate pre-
pared by the Taft organization. This simply
means square deal for al the candidates from
the start.
THE extravagant claims made by the imitation
lists Of a sure nomination on the first ballot can
MI. hatla
claimed everything. but the facts are that, giving
Taft the instructed delegates and a fair proper
tion of the 202 contests that Will be made, he will
never come within a hundred votes of being nomi-
mated. Theirs is a cardhouse organization. The
real Taft strength is Rooseyeltian. and when the
delegates get together and are convinced that Mr..
Taft cannot be elected they will emphaucaily
turn TO Roosevelt to Hughes. Roosevelt, having
given his word, President and gentleman,
that he will not accept the nomination. will de-
cline and the logical candidate Will be found in
Governor Hughes, who has carried, can carry, and
will carry the State Of New York and other neces-
sary but doubtful states. The Governor is pro-
gressive do-something reformer and is the per
sonal embodiment of the kind Of reform the people
want"
The National Hughes League has not made boast
full claims published manufactured statistics.
We have gone about our work in Hughes way
OF finding out the facts. We have not asked or
received help from the Tammanyized Republicans
and the racefrack gamblers. and have not had or
used either state or federal patronage. We have
had Cincinnatus Cox back to plough
the falIow soil of 'buncoed reform with the silver
tip OF million dollar fund Against these odds We
have presented the man. and whenever and wherever
he has been put 10 the test whether before tho
Legislature appealing to the people. as In the
recent Senatorial contest. he has made good and
the people have sustained him. We present him
10 the convention and TO the country his record
and confidently appeal 10 the moral and business
sentiment of the country to come to his aid In Chi
cago and nominate the who in his rugged
personality embodies the essentials OF character
ability and availability