New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
WOODRUFF FOR HUGHES
STANDS By GOpERNOR.
State Chairman attacks Brackef
and Others in Speech.

| : r. ptcn-,o,5 County Republican Committees
:. +ba uo.ai ST George. Though the ssate
| chairman. who vas also the principal spsaAe'
tha evening tock the opportunity 70 eoIii
/ Governor Hughes and to state tha1 1he 1ofe.H14
/ -,,,,= have the united support Of the New 1ofA
| 6ereratio, a. the Chicago convention MS en-
.f7r1siasrr was not SO openly ardent as 70 an
/ ,~,r,r,, tna temperature of New Io-ks smaller
| is7g-- -.--o,,gh His advocacy OF the canoldacs
- -. Governor for the Republican Presideh-adi
| nomination was carefully phrased. and ne loo'
q fling al the president OF me Hughes S'a
| League. ex-senator Bracket
-7bs -s.a-ence was received in dead silence
| until some one at tbs speakers table VINO rear
| .zed that the chief guest was expecting cue
gave II. and Mr. Woodruff said: Yes l mean
I-ac.-a+t- After that Thomas a Branniff de-
cIa-ed that II was the purpose OF the ga-ierills
| n tndorse Governor Hughes and everybody salo
| Ave" This. in spite OF the fact that applause
had greeted the haiiing Of ex-Lieutsnant Gov
ernor woodruff on his entrance as the next
v;ce-P-esident OF the United States and MS So
rci-uda afterward 10 explain that the possibility
of his running On the same ticket VIII NJ.
| Hughes was not even TO be considered
| less than t7vo-thirds Of the committee were
| represented et the dinner, but those preSeh.
were in an enthusiastic frame OF Ialhd anu
haa-ad ;r,partfarlv for Roosevelt, for Taft for
| tar who IS now ard has been for some time the
| ro-orgh President. seemed alert to the meaning
,,,a-r nv co1-art Of the toast The Great Aetrop-
ol;e 7-hico had been assigned 70 him LOOK
| inc into the future Mr. Cromwell suggested
| .,o+ nossfblv there was some danger 70 De ap-
! urehended from giving too much ceIi'i 6iLA"N
power 70 cities OF the first class N the sl'e, q
| e,,--ax+e5 hv the Governor, and had & WORD u
sav for community or borough homo rue a
| which the Staten Islanders cheered-
| The state chairman declared soleIlhi3 ii4@' -
/ had a waistcoat on even II II were oii'y DA'
.,a bu- despite that the Staten islanders
! 0Lu.a . sone - him in which Il was pro-
| tested that he was all right. be spoke Is 10i-
| lows:
| .-4.-s.a,z that here in Richmond County you
have moi adopted resolutions indors-ns C1oEs.--G1
Haghes Tor Ahe Prss9saey 9snS e took the dgnled
| 1osi7ioD thst until the Governor authoTlzeo 80 80
/ rrsgsr5tng the great questions Of the hour We
would not be driven into pre.atlTe ag. st,,ated
BY purely personal ana others ~ u!terloF Po-4t-0
Furthermore. we knew thai this forcing process
| in MANY cases both in Kings County ano elss-
" sparssine is Prssidet Roosevelt in the eyes OF
| the American people. for whose welfare ne mas
trious ot his predecessors Il is now peFLecty sP 9
parent 70 all as It has been @ 20 Ely an u estrc1 m
i've Of Governor Hughess chances Of secottits @ ~
I
| Duct OF his campaign Dy th9se El0 aIS SsStSa1.
where recognized as the enemies oL - Iii -sa
his administrative immortal in American history
| NEVER OPPOSED TO GOVERNOR.
| At no time have or those associated with ne
| II the MANAGEMENT OF party affairs in Kings
S0Hnty Or n me beg FOR { Presidential nom
| nation ana now that has signided his wiling
e5S 1G N aavs and sis eca3sd 4e Himself supporter q
what all true Republicans consider the Prhclnies i
-.1Firf oF mr. z-TT
the administration Of President Roosevelt the Re
publican organizations Of the various counties and
| OF the state should and certainly VIII give him
their sincere and steadfast support
time developed has been due solely TO the efforts
Of certain individuals in various parts OF the state
| as a Presidential candidate to raise themselves
poiticai fortunes or 70 gain !ac5ionaI advanfage
az the expense Of the organization as now consti-
the lasj primaries. o. to Ultimately bring about
the nor1nati9n OF some other esno!dace aitogf 5,
! and principles Of the Republican party. have
| maintained that Governor Hughes's availability,
springing as il does. largely from the success at
| tending his administration as governor q the
| unselash Republicans belonging 10 the party
Wnlch nlaae nm lLs s'a1QaEo re oeaTs[ IN 'e 4 La5,
! It were the duty OF all such Republicans to re-
whole party and appropriate il for purely personal
| or factionaI gain.
TRYING TO FOOL THE PEOPLE.
| Cp TO the present time the movement 70 noTni-
RsJe GoyfT3Gr a4gh@s instead o5 P3TIas a6 o. q
| the state and particularly Of the country concern
ing his unusual intellectual atta nments his great
legal abilities and his almost Unparalleled services
10 The state as It's chief executive has egeneraJed
e-nors great name 70 discredit the men who have
been officially selected the responsibility ~
| In the state al large. some OF these woLld pe
leaders have been trying fool the people into The
ott % ina oa are g sfea % pace fo- q fer6r Ss T
| Hughess nomination when most Cf Us are aware
thar many Of them don't know from experience
what the work OF any kind OF political campaign
| really is
- he rev ~red 4 IS saT B9 oS Seir best at ae
tine or another 70 belittle Republican principles
gone to the length II is said good authority. Of
! supporting Hearst against Governor Hughes rear
| of the Hughes state League If he has any idea %
| whom 7 refer The most disappointed iot ~ 3D.
OF any IN the recent political history
! Of state those who have been wildly shout
{ ing for Hughes now that the men who are really
1-stfor -osfe him his nsrtv's candjdste In these
10 sb , ar9 iIeSe -eo-.s ~ So - r,snt ci1hs sS
none anu % ~ i-liS -. 9l 80
e5isheT homo - be7-ng c;n2ernor Hrgbes's Tecert
declarations have clarified the political atnosphere
and given 10 who his true friends and 70 all
! privilege Of presenting him 70 the national cor
ventiGu Of CUR party as New York's choice for the
great once Of President OF the United States.
| FIGHT FOR HUGHES FOR GOVERNOR
A. the Republican State Convention year ago
Is5 Ia arg 9f Us Rorrh fe Pge9t orgs
/ Cromwell early appreciated the tower of strength
| as our candidate for Governor. Throughout the
subsequent campaign all did our full share TO
fg5db his cf s0n period a al o more my Ppfi2a thdn
! wears I have never. for myself. worked
] fought contesf From he drst hour Of Governor
/ Hughess administration until the present time