The Detroit times., 1908-09-30
GOV. HUGHES STARS
AS HANDSHAKER
AND J0LL|ER
NOTHING GRIM OR FROSTY
ABOUT NEW YORK REFoRMeR,
BUT HE WON'T BE iNTERvIEwED
TOUR is SUCCESSFUL.

l WIN 10 oOSN6SSss
Gov. Charles E. Hughes. OF New
York, arrived in Detroit early Tues
day morning on the second stage OF
remarkable speech-making tour In
which he is covering Ave states In as
many days. He came in Il private
car from South Bend. Ind, where he
spoke Monday night and goes from
here through Ohio. West Virginia and
Maryland to Baltimore Tie spoke al
the Republican state convention at IL
o'clock In the morning.
This Is the first time that Gov.
Hughes has come 10 Detroit and there
was a distinguished gathering at the
Detroit club 10 breakfast with MIN.
His presence and manner was sur
prise 10 most or those present, few OF
whom had met him.
Instead OF being grim, puritanic,
stern-faced reformer. the governor OF
New York showed himself To be one
of the best friend-makers In sight. re
lis a man OF medium hight and his face
has a boyish freshness that goes well
with the clear eyes and ever-presenl
smile OF a man who enjoys his life
and work. The whiskers which lock
so harsh and uncompromising In his
pictures are Of light shade and only
| add to the expression OF geniality.
II was a nervous and famished ga
thering into which he burst at the
club. Burst Is the correct word, for
Gov. Hughes ran up the steps like Q
boy and was busy shaking hands with
the afrahility OF William Alden
Smith in 80 seconds after his arrival
The concourse OF distinguished
statesmen and wealthy guests had be
gun to gather at s o'clock. at wnicn
time the governors train had arri-
we'd, but IL was 8 o'clock before he ar
rived. And the canteloupe and cock
tails had been waiting nj the time
while the SAVIOR Of coffee scented tne
air and made the statesmen and 9TH
ers sniff and become restless.
| Hughes Keeps EN- Waiting.
| Charles B. Warren. whose guest
Gov. Hughes was, and Congressman
Mekema had gone TO the railroad sta
tion to act as a welcome committee.
They found. however. that the govern
or of New York was sleeping. the
next bulletin stated that he was snav-
ing. later that he was dressing
All the while the gathering at the
detroit club continued to gather and
TO get hungrier. Had not perfect
manners ruled. there would have been
a shout of welcome as the automobile
! rolled up outside.
Gov. Warner and DR.. Bradley were
both waiting. and 1t was noticed that.
lat no time, did they meet or converse.
Each confded to his friends that he
would make no move to stop the re-
count OF votes cast In the primary.
Gov. Hughes gave out no interviews.
Il reserve what I have TO say for
my speeches" he said smilingly. and
no questioner could get beyond that
Col. George c. Treadwell. the gov
ernor's military secretary, proved to
be the voice OF the administration.
The attendance has been most hat-
tering so far on Gov. Hughes trip"
he said. He spoke Monday in In
tdianapolis. Anderson. Wabash. Marion.
Warsaw, Goshen and South Bend and
the first and last places the meetings
were the largest since the campaign
OF 1896 In the other meetings.
where the governor spoke from the
car platform, the attendance was
never less than 1000 and ran up 10
1000"
Acts as Buffer.
Col. Treadwell has a difficult posi-
| ton as his duty Is to act as the buffer
between the governor OF a great state
4 ,ho lot e.,
talk with Gov. Hughes. There arc
sometimes almost 800 persons received
by Gov. Hughes in day. In spite o:
the persistent fight he has-made- for
reforms, he has never given up his
policy Of doing all public business in
the open and he never retires to his
private Offices except during the hours
THAT he gives to answering his mail.
I'VE found from our correspondence
that people all over the country were
greatly interested In Gov Hughes
denomination" said Col. Treadwell.
The Rev. John Wesley Hill, pastor
of the Metropolitan Tabernacle of
New York. accompanies Gov. Hughes
and IL also speaking.
The governor will receive a big
ger majority In New York this year
than when he ran BEFORE" declared
Pastor Hill. The reforms he put into
effect have won him the hearts OF the
people OF the state"
Rev. Hill was with the Taft party
| in its trip from Cincinnati to Min
neapolis.
Among those who breakfasted with
Gov. Hughes were: Congressman
Diekema, Loud, Fordney, Townsend
McMorran. DENLY, Hamilton and
Young, Gov. Warner. State Treasurer
Rich, James o. Murnn. Homer War
rem, Charles B. Warren, r. l.. Warren
OF Ann Arbor. VIM. Wallace OF Sagi.
nav. Nicholas J. Whelan OF Holland.
Judge w. L. Carpenter. Cyrus Lothrop,
Charles Moore. Henry B. Joy. John
Blodgett of Grand Rapids, Ed. ID. Stair
and Roy Barnhart. the latter OF Grand
Rapids.
Senators Smith and Burrows did
not arrive In time. Truman II. New
berry, assistant secretary OF the navy,
was also absent.
|
A Question.
do you think that Miss Kidder was
having fun with me7" asked Chawlie.
"Well old chan oiva ma tha a.