The Washington herald., 1908-08-21
NEARLY SETTLED
THAT HUGHES Is IT
President, Mr. Sherman, and
Hitchcock Talk Ii Over.
STATEMENT SOON TO BE MADE
Believed Announcement that He l.
Administrations Choice fo gNe7v
Y0rk GovernorshIp wiz - BE
DIade-Result of Chairman's AppIi-
cation o< His Err TO the Ground.

Oyster Bay Aug. 2'-The New York
state governorship situation held The cen
4 ter OF the Hmeliglt in the Republican
national campaign to-day. when Vice
{ Presidential Candidate James : Sherman
/ and Chairman Hitchcock. together with
Assistant Secretary Of state Bacon. ex-
Representative George Smith. the newly
. appointed treasurer Of the New York
state Republican committee ard others.
gathered az Sycamore Hiu 20 discuss with
+ President Roosevelt the question Of Gov.
Hughes denomination Although no def
mite statement was given ou- here at
the end OF the conference. Chairman
Hitchcock minated that at least a par
tiaI decision had been reached. and that
the attitude OF those who were directing
the national campaign would he made
evident in a very short time
It has Ions been apparent that President
Roosevelt in spite OF his announced Ge-
termination 10 keep out Of local fights.
held the key TO the situation in New
York and that the machine leaders in the
State would do nothing without his advice
and consent Both he and Chairman
Hitchcock determined IN the beginning to
subordinate everyti ing 10 the choice Of q
man Who could DO the most 10 help GIr
Taft carry the state. a great effort has
been made by tie machine leaders to
prove both TO the President and Chairman
Hitchcock that Hughes was not the man.
Some of the "Antis.-
Herbert Parsons. William Barnes. r..
Francis Hendricks. Representative Fas-
sett. and other leaders have come down
here and gone up the Hill loaded with
auti-HUghes arguments Chairman Hitch
cock has also been besieged. and both he
and the President have been pretty thor
oughly convinced that the feeling for and
against the denomination Of Gov. Hughes
stood about even
Convinced OF this. and aware Of the
fact that those opposed TO Gov. Hughes
had as yet advanced no candidate Of their
own. President Roosevelt and Chairman
Hitchcock decided that what they wanted
to know was who is the man?-' and not
who is not the man"
That was the decision to-day. and it is
believed 10 he only e matter Of days. OF
perhaps hours. when the word viii be
administration and the Republican na-
tional campaign committee favor the
choice OF Gov. Hughes TO head the ticket
in New York and help Taft win the state
HftchcOeI<'s Ear 10 the Ground.
Chairman Hitchcock has had his ear
TO the ground fer several weeks past
He has listened to every rumor and re-
port, whether for or against Gov. Hughes.
and all the time he has declined TO com
nit himself. To-day, however. upon his
arrival at Oyster Bay. he intimated that
ne had reached q conclusion, and that
he was ready TO recommend to President
Roosevelt some course Of action While
Mr Hitchcock did not go in quite as far
as that. It was said on good authority
that he had found the preponderance Of
evidence to be in favor OF the renomina-
ton Of Gov. Hughes
This decision. it is believed. VIII be
announced at once, for Mr- Hitchcock is
strongly. impressed with the necessity of
clearing up the governorship situation in
New York before the national campaign
is opened in that State