The Washington herald., 1908-08-29

New York Aug 2s.-Every member Of
the executive committee OF the Republic
an State committee was on hand this
morning a. state headquarters. which are
now sort OF annex 10 the Republican
club in Fortieth street
Il had been spread broadcast tlat AZ
this meeting Of the exc cutive committee
s&ne expression was 10 De made as 70 he
status Of Gov. Hughes from an organiza-
ton standpoint as a candidate for re-
nomination in the State convention. which
/ IS TO assemble al Saratoga September Il
The counties Of Erie. Monroe. and Gin
/ ton represented respectively by 8Ir. AID
ridge. M G-eiue-. and aI-- O'Bren- have
/ already declared for Gov. Hughes renom-
nation Ir. Barnes said concerning Al
( bany and Schenectady counties: The
{ delegates from these two counties are 70
meet On Monday evening next. and they
viii determine their attitude on the gov
! erhorship in the Saratoga convention
Furthe- than that do not care 70 say at
( the present moment
New Primary Plan.
/ Mr.. Odeu and M Dunn were asked for
! their views on the situation Both -sked
{ 70 be excused NJ Parsons said the en-
rolled Republicans % the Nineteenth as
sembly district VIII have a chance al the
3 primaries on September 70 record their
! approval or disapprovaI Of the candidacy
+ OF Hughes for a second term.
{ The name OF Gov Hughes has been put
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committee with the idea that the vote
/ cast for him VIII be accepted as repre-
+ sentiug the sentiment OF the district re-
/ Ear6iug his rs7orniEa-iou- ReP-ese1-a-
: tive William s Benne- Republican lead
7 er OF the district. had conferred with Nj.
/ Parsons. president OF the New York Re
publican county committee, On this plan.
3 and had submitted II 70 8Ir. Parsons, w1O
{ has accepted Il.
I Mr. Bennet. explaining the plan, said
/ that two primary tickets bad been pre-
| pared which were Identical except that
1 on one Of them appears the name OF Gov.
( Hughes instead of one of TIE names On
/ the other ticket When the enrolled Re
+ pubIcaus of the district 90 10 the polls
/ on primary day. they VIII be handed Ihs
I TWO ballots
! Il Is believed that II this way q test o.
the Hughes sentiment IN the Nineteenth
1 can be made 1Ir. Wa-Ts county OF West
/ chester has declined 70 Instruct for Gov.
( hughes Mr.. Hendricks. when asked for
l his views. said that he had nothing 70
I add to his statement issued II Syracuse
Z several tavs ago- Mr. Mott did not care
I 10 express any opinion On the present sit
/ uation. and neither do Nj FasSetL
] 81 =
1 lieved the primaries to be held n New
2 York City VIII be the 6nal arb-uer as 70
/ the course 10 be pursued At SaraT9sz-
I The personal opinions OF e number Of she
] executive committee were hostile 70 me
3 governor, and several declared that they
would do everything IN reason 10 def=aI
the governors denomination On tbs
( ground that he cannot be reelected.
Want Open Convention.
| The members OF the executive commit.
tee may visit President Roosevelt ae
I oyster Bay and urge upon him the ne
cessity for announcing that the CONVEX
ton al Saratoga should be an cId-fash-
/ ioned affair. q free and open cOnventiog-
where the views Of all the delegates
could be expressed without fear or "a
/ vor II can be announced that ma
{ 5ority OF the executive committee are at
( present hostile TO the governors reno-n~
I nation
/ The only work that the executive COM
( uittee did al its session was 10 hear and
/ decide Inc controversy between Cayuga.
/ Seneca and Cortland counties. which
/ form one senate district as 10 their rep
reseutati0n in the senate convention. Il
! was decided TO give Cayuga z votes.
/ Seneca s. and Cortland g This Is q gain
I Of one vote for Seneca and makes a dead
/ lock between Senator wilcox and his op-
ponents in the other two counties
Secretary Straus. Of the Department OF
/ Commerce and Labor. was at national
/ headouarters this afternoon IN the pres
I euCe Of Chairman Hitchcock and Senator
; J. c. Burrows. Of Michigan. Secretary
I Straus was asked for his opinion as q
New Yorker Of the. New York Republican
1 state situation Secretary Straus replied
I have been absent on my vacation and
! on an investigating tour II has been ny
experience Of twenty-five years that poll
! ticians are only successful when they re-
! alize and follow the demands OF the
people. Politicians who attempt 10 thwsrC
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