The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
HILL REFUSES
TO RUN AGAINST
GOVERNOR HUGHES
Allies Fail in Desperate Attempt
to Defeat New York's
Executive Head.
ROOSEVELT DICTATES
HIS RENOMINATt0N
Ambassador to Germany Will
Not Come to Assistance
of the Bosses.
Especial to the Evening star.l

SARATOGA. N. Y. Sept. 15.-It
is admitted now that Governor Hughes
will be renominated. probably on the
first ballot
After an all-night conference the
leaders who opposed Hughes decided
on DR.. David Jayne Hill, of Rochester
ambassador of the United States tol
Germany, as the opposition candidate
Their plans, however, were futile, as
DR.. Hill sent telegram positively pro-
hibiting the use of his name.
At the same time President Roosevelt
dictated the nomination of Governor
Hughes.
The anti-Hughes "allies" practically
have admitted defeat.
Senator Horace White, of Syracuse,
has withdrawn as a candidate for Gov
ernor and announces himself a candl-
date for second place. His delegation
from Onondaga county will divide its
vote between Hughes and Wadsworth,
providing the latter's name is put in
nomination. ~
Practically all of the influential lead
ers OF the Republican organization were
present at the conference, the net re-
suit of which was an agreement that
the nomination for Governor should be
offered to man regarded as filing the
needs of the situation. at least by
those opposed to the nomination of
Governor Hughes.
That the leaders of the pro- Hughes
movement had little confidence in the
acceptance by DR. Hill of the nomina
ton was clear from the fact that Her
bert Parsons, leader OF the New York
county delegation, who Is definitely
committed to the support of Governor
Hughes, said as he left the conference:
II am still of the opinion that Gov
ernor Hughes will be renominated, and
l think 1t Will be upon the first ballot" "
Many Leaders Present.
Those present in the meeting over
which former Lieutenant-G Governor
Timothy L. Woodruff. as chairman of
the State committee, presided, included
Secretary of State Root who is act
ing as chairman Of the state conven-
ton: former Governor Odell, National
Commimtteeman William l.. Ward,
Speaker James w. Wadsworth, jr., and
Senator Horace White, of Syracuse
(both of these last being leading can
didates as opposed to Governor
Hughes); Senate Leader John Raines,
of Ontario former State Superintend-
ent of Insurance Hendricks, former
Railroad Commissioner Aldridge, Rep
resentative Fassett, Representative
Parsons, Representative Malby, former
Representative Littauer, William
Barnes, jr of Albany; Postmaster
Greiner, of Buffalo, and William Berri,
of Brooklyn.
In this conference there came to
head the most urgent constructive eff
fort OF the opposition to prevent the
nomination of Governor Hughes
The efforts to induce Secretary Root
to accept the nomination may be fairly
described as tremendous. But Mr.. Root
was obdurate. He told the conference
that he could not for a moment con-
slider such a proposition.
His Defeat Predicted.
1t was the expressed opinion of al
most everybody at the conference that
Governor Hughes could not be reelected
in November.
Very few people could be found who
really believed that DIR. Hill could or
would actually be nominated 1t was
known that there were kilograms and
letters from Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft
and others in the Republican national
councils, leaving no manner of doubt
that Governor Hughes. and Governor
hughes alone. was desired by the ma
tional administration as the nominee of
the State convention.
Herbert Parsons expressed confidence
that the convention would renominatc
Governor Hughes on the first ballot
The anti-Hughes leaders admitted
privately that, while there was still a
lighting chance to defeat the Governor,
interference from Oyster Bay was too
strong for them. and Hughes would he
nominated Bitterness Is the patent
feature.