The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-27
HUGHES IN

ference q new angie mas oDuoEeu thto ~
Hughes problem. a new line OF attack has
beer adopted by the anti-Hughes bosses.
1t Is In Albany that this latest argument
finds loudest expression. Here 10 the way
one OF those CLOSEST to Mr.. Barnes phrased
1t. Said he:
@of course II the President really 10 for
Hughes he will be r~enominated. that ID clear
enough, but then look out for a Folger year.
The people Of New York will never stand
for Federal Interference"
II was with this in mind that POUR corre-
spondent questioned the Republican leaders
Of Jefferson county, organisation men quite
as much as the Albany county Republicans.
The fret Of these local Republicans had
this TO say:
Il never heard such a notion mentioned
here, l never ever thought Of 1t myself.
The truth Ia, II you want my private opinion.
this whole thing, this Hughes dispute has
helped us 90 much that we couldn't have
done better II We had planned 1t. 1t has
brought life and force into q campaign thai
was dead before
A seoond Republican leader. holding high
public office. said.
There's nothing to the Folger idea % fer
as Jefferson In concerned; OF the contrary.
this whole hareur has added new life to the
campaign
It 10 manifsstly useless to reduplioate this
sort Of expression, the universal expression
of Republican politicians In this city. In
deed, there were those who ventured to sug-
geet that the mere act that Mr.. Roosevelt
advocated tho denomination Of the Cover
nor, 90 far from injuring Mr.. Hughes might
help him In the strong Republican region OF
the northern tier where the popularity OF
the President suggests a memory OF the
middle West. Plainly the Folger argu-
ment is confined to very narrow limits. II It
exists in fact at all.
On the main question. that as TO whether
the Governor should be r~enominated or
not, there is no difference OF opinion in this
section. The judgment Of Broome and
Genesee is amply confirmed in Jefferson.
Here. as in the other localities. the voice Of
the farmer predominates; here as there.
moreover, the Republican farmer Ii for the
Governor. They have tested this. Some
Of the local Republicans have sent letters
and requested outlying workers to report.
and the reports are in hand. Nor Ii there
any difference in their character; the rural
Republicans are Of n mind.
Il went down.to Cape Vincent said one
Of the most prominent Of the local Repub-
lican leaders. and there they told mo there
were no two opinions. they were all for
Hughes
aThe truth is said another. that there
is q spirit Of radicalism and unrest making
itself felt among the people. They have made
up their minds to run their own affairs; you
can feel 1t on all Sides Here is the same
emotion, patiently. that q finds in Eimira
and Buffalo equally strongly.
A local newspaper editor said:
Il was out in the country. just over the
line in St. Lawrence. and I met a Democrat
prominent in the agricultural societies. and
he said:
llama lifelong Democrat. There are
four voters In my house. but we are all OF
US for Hughesl''
The same editor testified to the fact that
q large number of communications were
coming to him from the various readers
ofhis paper that had reference to- Hughes
question. and they were all without Ok
oeption favorable to the Governor. In
quite the same way the independent Demo
Gratis are making their support Of the Gov
ernor known. Their championship Of the
Governor 10 quite a. keen v that Of the
rural Republican. After all, here ~ else-
where, the two elements which are strong
est In the Hughes agitation are tho rural
Republicans and the Independents; the
organization Republican 10 lukewarm.
The lukewarmness Of the local politician,
however. In largely o matter Of the past.
The responsible leaders tell you with great
frankness that they expect that the Jefer-
son county delegates will DO for the Gov
ernor and that in taking this position there
Is no question but that they viii merely
follow the current Of Republican feeling
In this section.
what Ii the use Of getting In front OF
the people and telling them they can't have
something they wantf' was tho query Of
one experienced politician Of local promi-
hence. sWhere Is the politics In that7 Tho
only politics We know up here Ia to find
out what tho people . end then get
behind them and push for it. He conceded
quite Is frankly that It was tho Governor's
denomination that the local Republicans
desired.
As usual. to inquire II any other candidate
hss strength 10 to evoke q smile. evcn among
those who do not love the Governor over
much. Senator Horace White OF Syracuse
IL q neighbor. yet the laugh 10 actually up
r~oarious when his name In suggested. nor
Ia there more patience with the Wadsworth
boom. "a There Ia some dislike for the Gov
ernor In the inner circles OF tho politicians.
but not even hero 10 there any strength or
support for any other candidate. Tho
sentiment is merely Hughes and lanti-
Hughes, and the former vastly predomi-
mates among tho voters.
Az 10 usual In communities where no
open campaign has been made against tho
Governor. there Ii precious little talk about
class opposition. The local newspapers
have leaned strongly toward tho Governor;
the local politicians have waited patiently
for the public sentiment to crystalline. Ind
the farmers and the independents have done
the rest. As 0 result the sentiment seams
well nigh universal. Here and there q
friend Of horse racing. q horse breeder or
some other citizen who feels that his toes
nave been stepped on. asssils the Govern
or, yet this 10 already IN the wane.
Il don't like Hughes; he hit the horse
business that / am interested H. said one
Republican to a local leader in the hearing
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