New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-10
HUGHES TO BE NAMED
PARSONS NOW FOR HIN.
Primaries ConUince Woodruf That
People Want GoUernor.

Governor Hughes VIII be renominated on the
first ballot at the Saratoga convention. There is
an excellent prospect that the solid delegation
from this city. consisting Of 351 delegates from
the four counties, viii be for him.
President Parsons Of the Republican County
Committee swung into line for the Governor
yesterday. and State Chairman Woodruff. while
not interferings with the booms Of any OF the
aspirants. is convinced that the Governor will
be renominated
The result of the primaries, especially in the
heavy Republican districts. was a surprise to
President Parsons. He expected that in Leven-
sons district the lower East Side. and in
Blake's. on the lower West Side. the vote would
be strongly anti-Hughes. it was. but, Judging
from what he had been told he thought the
Governor would not carry more than three OF
the nine districts. Much to his surprise, the
Governor carried six of the nine. and one two
of them had been represented to Mr.. Parsons
strongly anti-Hughes.
AS soon yesterday as he had time to analyze
the figures by election districts 81r. Parsons
said:
THE result Of the test vote taken in this
county shows that a considerable majority Of
the enrolled Republicans prefer that Governor
Hughes should be renomnated.
SENTIMENT FOR GOVERNOR.
I'VE took the test to put the question up to
them, and if their desires were explicit to act
accordingly. The test shows that there is some
bitter opposition. But in view Of the con-
trolling sentiment in favor Of the Governors re-
nomination which the test has made clear It is
my opinion that large majority Of the dele
gates from New York County to the state con-
vention will favor Governor Hughes's renomina-
tion.''
On Tuesday night Mr.. Parsons thought that
the Governor would not have more than IS or
75 Of the 1S7 delegates from this county. He
made this statement after comforting with State
Chairman Woodruff. 1t is understood that he
told MIR. Woodruff that the strength shown by
the Governor in the Republican districts made
his nomination inevitable
After talking with various Brooklyn leaders
State Chairman Woodruff said:
According to the reports in this mornings
papers. in the nine districts Of New York County
which were tested the total vote for Governor
Hughes was {, S44 and against him 1924 or al
most even In Kings County, the Sth. 18th.
21st and 23d districts, which the only ones
I have received any returns from. the vote for
the Governor $50 and against him 2O99.
These districts selected because the Sth,
which gave vote Of 1O3 for and SO against,
Is a district typical of the Democratic districts
/ which constitute a majority Of the Assembly
districts of Kings County. and because Judge
Brenner, the leader, could be trusted to see TO
| 1t that the test was conducted in perfect fair
/ ness to all.
THE 21st District which gave vote Of 159
| for to co. against. selected because it is
| the most dfstinctively German of the many
I German districts in old Williamsburg Judge
Brenner, in telephoning to me last night. stated.
as did also Mr.. Levy, the acting leader Of the
| Dist District during the illness OF Mr.. Jaquil-
| lard that the vote had been taken in the freest
| Ernfir al
| statements in this mornings papers to the ef-
! feet that no announcement was made Of these
| test votes told the leader Of the Hughes move
ment in Brooklyn. Darwin r James, jr- last
Friday afternoon that a test would be taken
| in these two districts the Sth and Dist Judge
Brenner and Mr.. Levy told me last night that
| the Hughes organization had circularized the
/ enrolled voters of both districts. urging them
70 attend the primaries and vote the Hughes
/ ticket.
RECOGNIZED SENTIMENT FOR HUGHES
.Tbe magnitude Of the opposition thus mani
! fastad to Governor Hughes in New York County
! and in Kings County certainly Justifes the po-
/ sition which I have taken, that we would have
/ 10 await the gathering of the delegates at sara
! toga TO enlighten US to the exact situation IN
/ all the Assembly districts which are the units
Of representation Ardent supporters OF the
I Governors renOmlnatlOn nave lnSiSteU IhdI l. ds
/ the head Of the state organization. should de-
clare for him, on the ground that there was Ut
/ tIe or no opposition to him. have, Of course.
| -ocoonized the very large and earnest sentiment
I &, his favor among many classes. and the very
! host classes of Republicans. but could not be
hrnd IN the opposition which. for the first time.
| was made evident yesterday 10 the public
"son,e district leaders in New York and Kings
| counties and some state leaders, have been
vebementiy criticised for their opposition, on the
/ ,beorv that IT was founded purely upon personal
/ o,+inathv TO the Governor. 1t must certainly
now he admitted by all fair minded men that
| Iudge Brenner and Mr.. Jaquillard. IN Brooklyn.
| and Mr.. Levenson, Mr.. Blake and Mr. Ned
/ ,ed1v in New York. whose combined five dis
| tricts showed 6S2 for and 2.5S3 against Gov
/ ernor Hughes were justified in believing. as it
has been stated in the press they did. that some
other man should be the party's candidate for
/ Governor.
| ',The only Republican Governor who has.been
| nominated to succeed himself since Fenton was
! renouinated, at the close Of the Civil War. with
| .ba cole exception Of Governor Oden. was Gen
eral John A. Dix-and. incidentally, It should be
! said that he was disastrously defeated. My only
reason for referring this is to call the atten-
! t,on of some Of the too aggressive advocates OF
the Governors denomination. who think po-
uticaI leader is almost criminal who has not
| already declared for his denomination. that the
denomination Of Republican governors is quite
the exception and not the rule.
TO BE SETTLED IN CONVENTION.
.aTbe convention. which will assemble next
Monday. viii settle this controversy. deliber-
ately and wisely. There the majority OF the