The sun., 1908-02-02
REPUBLICAN SCARE is ON
CAN WE CARRY THE STATE3 UP
STATERS ARE ASKING.
Organization Torn by Faction Fights. Al
though the Tip From All Quarters
Is Hughes and HarmOny-State Com
mlttee VIII Adopt a Hughes Resolution.

IL Hughes and HarmOny-State Com
mlttee VIII Adopt a Hughes Resolution.
A note Of warning. if not alarm. was
brought TO Republican State headquarters
yesterday by upstate Republicans who
very freely discussed the probabilities OF
Republican defeat in the State this year.
both as to the Presidential and State tick
cts. Many of the visitors we're legislators
who did not care TO have theif names mem
toned. but they said that the Republican
organization Of the State lie almost cut TO
ribbons by factional disputes in every
county and that these disputes are becom-
ing more intense as the days pass. Many
Of the Republicans did not believe that
the Roosevelt policies would be accepted
by the voters Of the State
Chairman Woodruff attended the Repub-
Iican Club reception TO Gov. Hughes on
Friday night and addressed him as Our
next President and yet there were Re-
pubhcans who said yesterday that that
didn't mean much with Mr.. Woodruff.
Anyway. Mr.. Woodruff said yesterday:
Il can now state my position plainly. l
am for the Governor for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency. have
been for him for some time. was in hearty
sympathy with the reception given to him
last night by the Republican Club and
was in constant consultation with Presi-
dent Young about the arrangements.
@As chairman of the Republican State
committee l did not wish to hastily and
impulsively come TO the front There are
certain men who have been whooping 1t up
for the Governor simply TO embarrass me
and other party leaders to whom they are
opposed Now that the Governor has
spoken and SAYS that he wants us all 20
come in. shall speak out.
will the Kings county Republican COM
mittee indorse Hughes Mr.. Woodruff was
asked.
aThe next regular meeting OF the COM
mittee is not until April, and see no reason
for calling il together before that time.
As matter Of fact it is not within the prov
ince Of the county committee to adopt an
Endorsement. Not that | would oppose
an Endorsement Of Gov. Hughes II 10 came
up would not. Only in my opinion there
is no necessity for such action by the COM
mittee.'
Chairman Woodruff is to speak up for
Gov. Hughes at dinner OF the Staten
Island Republicans on Tuesday evening.
The resolution TO indorse Gov. Hughes as
the Republican choice Of the State for the
Presidency will be adopted at the meeting
of the State committee which is TO be
called for March TO name a time and
place for the April State convention.
Ex-Gov. Odell had consultations yeeter-
day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel with Edward
Lauterbach and other local Republicans,
and afterward said:
After talking with my friends here for
several days I find the prevailing senti-
ment to be that the time is one for uniting
TO uphold the Republican party, not one
for factional fighting. which would tend to
disrupt the party. Certain leaders have
been enunciating policies which please q
great many people, but here and there you
find a man who feels that his views are not
being considered. We ought to do all we
can to get such men in line. for we shall need
all the votes that we are entitled to and can
get. think il ia important that we should
make such men feel that they are really
part of the Republican party.
"Gov. Hughes, judging by the action OF
the New York Republican county committee,
is the unanimous choice OF Republicans OF
this State for the Presidency have no
doubt that the action Of the local organiza-
tion will be approved in every part OF the
State. The anti-Parsons men in New York
county seem to feel that this is the time for
effort and not for creating a
breach in the organization, ! believe over
lures looking to the inauguration OF har-
monious policy will be made very soon.'
Mr. Odell said that President Roosevelt's
latest message was admirable and
added, There is only one Roosevelt"