Evening star., 1908-01-23
On National Subjects and Poll
.cies of Government.
HIS FORTHCOMING SPEECH
He Must State Position on Tariff,
Money and Control of Corporations.
SATISFACTION AT HIS ADVENT
Means That if He Is Backed by
New York State Fairer Con-
test for All.

Well where do YOU stand on national
ouestiens and policies of government and
legislation"
This is a question which politicians say
Gov Hughes will have to answer before
his campaign for the presidential nomina-
ton can make further headway. Upon
his answer, it is declared, will depend. in
a large measure. not only his progress IN
New York state. but his prospects before
the republican national convention. Gov
Hughes has taken the initial step toward
securing the nomination. but it is insisted
that he must, before he can hope to be
successful, give the country a sample OF
his wares.
II Gov. Hughes wins the New York dele
cation 1t is said TO be a reasonable GER
tainty that there will be no stampede to
Taft in the national convention, but that
opportunity will be afforded for the dele
gates to the convention and republican
leaders from. all over the country to get
together in conference and deliberate over
the choice of a republican standard bearer.
After all. this is the present object OF all
republican leaders OF prominence who are
not tied up with the Taft boom. 1t is ex-
emplifled in the favorite-son movement
by which Illinois. Indiana. Pennsylvania
New York. Iowa and Wisconsin hope 10
keep their delegations intact. so that full
and free conference can be held at Chi
cago. all the features of the political
situation In the country discussed and
man selected who appears to the conferees
10 be the most available candidate.
Interest in Hughes Declaration.
More/than usual interest is manifested
in Gov. Hughes forthcoming declaration
of principles and policies from the fact
that he Is a practically unknown quantity
IN national politics.
Where does he stand on the tarin?
What is his attitude toward federal con-
trol OF corporations? How is he on the
money question? These are the three lead
Ing questions upon which politicians In all
sections Of the country desire to be IN
formed and upon which they will insist
upon being enlightened, Ii Is declared. be-
fore Gov. Hughes can hope to extend MS
sphere of influence beyond his own state.
Gov. Hughes, ii is declared. from his
past record, has no sympathy with what
is called 'the practical politician He
conducts his politics on a plan OF his own.
the Hughes plan, and the politicians
frankly declare that they have not yet
got on to his curves.
Reference was made 10 this facf at the
big Hughes meeting In New York last
night by State Senator Bracket. one of
the Hughes boomers. when he said in his
speech:
No one must be unwilling TO help in
this movement because of fear on the
part of some one already in the ranks
that the newcomer may occupy higher
seat in the synagogue or may not get
reward for his service.
Il beg of you to believe that you may
rely on Gov. Hughes or President Hughes
to see 10 il that not one of us gets any
reward at all and the utmost that any one
aiding in the candidacy OF the governor
may hope is that he will have the con-
seriousness OF duty well performed" That
remark of Senator Brackets was born
OF the experience of the practical poll
ticians with Gov. Hughes since he has
been in his present office.