Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
ANY Attempt on Part OF Persl-
dent, Taft or Sherman to Die
tate Course Would be Fatal.
SAYS CHAIRMAN WOODRUFF
Question of Rcnominatin9 Hughes Tor
Governor ono That liothcrs
Party Leaders.

New YORK Aug 2S.-"shouli the
president, highly as his political juds-
nent is valued. or should our national
candidates. Mr. Taft on MIR. sherman,
or should as chairman of the Repub-
llcan state committee, or should the
committee itself attempt to direct the
course of the forthcoming convention,
for on against any candidate, such "a
course would invite Republican disas-
ter IN this momentous national and
state campaign
Thus spoke Timothy L. Woodruff
chairman Of the state committee when
asked what action the executive COM
mittee would take regarding the NOM
nation of a candidate for governor at
it's meeting which Mi Woodruff. short
~ after his declaration called into ses-
sion
The executive committee met shortly
inter u o'clock to determine the basis
of senatorial representation In Cayuga,
Seneca and Cortland counties. and ii
was generally reported in Republican
circles that some action would be tax
en- with reference TO the question of the
nomination uf Gov Hughes Previous
t. the meeting many prominent Re
publicans called at the state head
quarters and discussed with members
of the executive committee the guber-
Material situation and the likelihood of
a crvstalization of sentiment upon
some candidate in opposition to the
governor. when questioned as to what
action. If any. would be taken with
regard TO gubernatoual nominations,
MIR. Woodruff, after speaking as quoted
above. said:
IT is absurd to suppose that the OK
ecutiVe committee or the state COM
mittee. would under any circumstances
take any action such as that indicated
in youi inquiry | don't see how any
one can assume to know what the SEN
timcnt of the great Republican cleo
crate is until the official primaries and
caucuses have bene held the delegates
elected and the convention assembled.
'rhe delegates tn the Republican
state convention, called to convene at
Saratoga on Sept. IA will number loo
representing constituents amounting to
over three-quarters of a million of Re
publican voters. and elected ~ $50 as
sembly district conventions composed
In the aggregate of about $4,000 dele
gates. who represent in turn every one
Of the 4.522 election districts In the
state. only these delegates when they
get together in convention. can convey
10 the public positive knowledge as
~ what lile sentiment OF inc party at-
tually is throughout the state. No 9th
er means is at hand or obtainable for
determining II. not even the attitude
Of the public press. There delegates
alone have the power 10 determine who
our candidates shall be.
There is no authority vested any
where Else either to direct or make Q
nomination. The president Nauona
Chairman Hitchcock, and Mr.. Taft anC
Mr. Sherman have repeatedly assured
The public and individuals with whom
they have discussed the situation that
they have no desire or intention of in
iiuencinG or debating who the state
candidates of the party shall be
William Barnes, Jr, declared that the
report that he had said he would vote
fer Bryan, If Hughes was nominated,
was nonsense