Evening star., 1908-01-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
New York and Politics Much
in Evidence Today.
Mr.. BENNET'S STATEMENT
Gov. Hughes to Be Endorsed by
County Committee Next Week.
TO INDORsE ROOSEVELT. TOO
He and His Policies to Be Heartily
Upheld at That Same Meeting
Next Wednesday.
TO IND0RsE ROOSEVELT. TOO

day. Representative Parsons chairman
of the New York county republican com
mittee with several friends: Representa-
tive J. Sloat Fassett with four of the
leading republicans of Chemung county.
ard Representative Bennett. the first lieu
tenant of Mr.. Parsons in New York city
politics. all the inside of the offices
that the President makes use of for pur-
poses political and statesmanship
All three of these well-known New York
leaders asserted that the Endorsements for
Gov. Hughes will be genuine and hearty.
and that there will be no question as to
the sincerity of the support that will be
accorded the governor of the state by all
! factions
/ Ike representative Bennet was most frank
/ in his declarations. AT the meeting OF
| the New York county committee. which
has been called for next Wednesday night
GoT Hughes will be heartily indorsed.
/ ne said. and the party workers will be
! asked to secure instructions for him in
| their congressional conventions. Further
| more. We are for instructions for him in
| the state convention, TO be held in April :
what about accusations that there is
no sincerity IN the support your city
organization is now giving to Gov.
Hughes:"
II do not believe that the sincerity of
NJ. Parsons or myself has ever been
questioned in New York city. where we
are known. When say we are for a
man we mean that we are for him.
As 10 the intimatio that although
You will support Hughes. your second
choice. will be Secretary Taft?'
We will not have a second choice We
are for Gov. Hughes and will work hard
for his nomination.
Yourself and Mr.. Parsons. together
with many others who have now joined
the Hughes forces. are open advocates of
what are known as the Roosevelt policies
made by Gov. Hughes the 3lst oil this
month does not accord with your views
as to policies?
But his speech will be all right. you
can depend upon that. 1t will be salts
factory TO the republican party of New
York
Then you think there will be nothing
'fcactionary about it,?
'-Ail l can say is that it will be all
right No. | cannot say that ] have seen
the speech or know what it contains.
To Indorse Roosevelt, Too.
1t is now practically agreed upon that
the resolutions that Chairman Parsons
will have presented and passed in the re-
publican county committee next Wednes
day will couple hearty Endorsement of
Hughes with hearty Endorsement Of Pres-
dent Roosevelt and his policies. 1t will
then rest upon Gov. Hughes whether he
takes to himself the meaning of such an
Endorsement.
A Fight to a Finish.
1t is going to be fierce struggle for
delegates in New York. The real meaning
Of the struggle will not be one of whether
Hughes shall have delegates, but who
shall control the state and county or
ganizations. The control of these
amounts to everything in the future. In
New York county, for instance, every
thing will be done by the Odell people
to discredit the Roosevelt-Parsons or
ganization and oust them from control.
The original Hughes people will also
have to look out for the future in the
matter of organization control. If they
are TO perpetuate themselves they will
know what i means to secure control
from the Roosevelt men and at the same
time prevent the Odell men from again
getting possession Of the ma cliinery. This
struggle will show itself mainly in the
state convention TO elect deIegates-at-
large. State Chairman Woodruff. who is
one of the elements of the Roosevelt
combination, will expect to be a delegate
at-large, and his success or failure in
that direction will indicate what is likely
to happen
In struggle for the organization of the
and deeply interested. He is willing that
Hughes shall have the delegation of the
state but his interest in New York poll
tics makes it undesirable that the control
of the Organization of the state and Of
New York city shall pass into the hands
of unfriendly combinations.
Parsons to Go to Convention.
will Mr.. Parsons be a delegate to the
national convention?'' Mr.. Bennett was
asked.
''Of course he vii. and he cannot be
defeated either, was the response.
The understanding is that Mr. Parsons
will BE- elected delegate from his own
congre ssional district, and that he will
support the fight Mr.. Woodruff will make
to be elected as a delegate at-large
Bats the Oddities.
Chairman Parsons himself swung big
hickory bat at the Oddities today when
he said. III answer TO a question: .'Our
people will be sincerely for Gov. Hughes.
These who need watching are men who
have never been really for Hughes but
are looking out for themselves seeking to
control the organization for their own
selfish ends 1T was the Parsons COM
bination that gave the death blow to the
Odeil machine in the state. but that ma
chine has kept consistently after Mr. Par
sons. and has Il good start OIL him in that
II came out for Gov. Hughes some time
ago. Mr. Parsons intimates that the Odell
people have no use for Hughes. while
The Odell people declare that the Parsons
combination wants to get delegates elected
| for Hughes who will seek TO support Taft
al the first opportunity.
Some Distinguished Visitors.
Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker
| Cannon were both White House visitors
| Their visits were short Speaker Cannon
wore a big rcd carpat.on in the lapel of
his coat. T.. III. Gary. chairman OF the
executive committee of the steel trust
called on the President, and later in the
afternoon took luncheon with him. lie
declared that he was paying his respects
Gov. Woodruff OF Connecticut was pre-
scented to the President by Representative
Lilly The governor was accompanied by
Col Ellrnan OF his staff.
The Fleet in South America.
John Barrett, director Of the bureau Of
| American republics told the President to-
| day that he had received a large number
Has,. nf Ti,n