The Detroit times., 1908-08-04
HUGHES HAS PARTY
LEADERS IN 4
PICKLE
HARDEST NUT FOR REPUBLICANS
70 CRACK IN THIS CAMPAIGN
FEAR HIS NOMINATION. AND
DON'T DARE OPPOSE IT.

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-walter Well
man sends the following 10 the Rec
ord-Herald from New York:
1T Is a pretty pickle the Republ-
can leaders OF this state find them
selves. In. II they nominate Mr..
Hughes for another term they fear
the loss OF the state 10 IA. az the
governorship Is concerned. and II they
don't renominate him they will pref,
ty certainly suffer a crushing defeat
This Is standing between the devil
and the deep. blue sea for fair. What
eject this peculiar situation IL likely
TO have upon the presidential vote Of
New York remains To be seen. But it
Is easy to see that the men who are
interested In the Republican national
ticket do not much relish their task
or trying to steer through the narrow
and difficult strait whose defile Is men
aced by the Hughes Scylla on one side
and the Hughes Chary bdis on the
other.
At this time the probabilities are
the Republican machine VIII be forced
against Its will to nominate the gov
ernor and take the risk OF losing the
state and Of having the national tick
ct teopardixed. IL 1t does this II win
do II against the wishes OF President
Roosevelt and most of the Organism
ton men In the state, and will do Il
with wry face and simply as :
choice OF evils.
"A few words will sufice to explain
why the Republicans are afraid theI
can't win with Hughes and can't
without him. There are many thou.
sands OF voters ready and eager "a
put the knife into Hughes II he runs
again and many thousands ready and
eager to put the knife into any other
man named to run In his stead. This
would not be SO bad IL there was .
fair offset--if those who are against
Hughes would contribute enough votes
TO elect some one else, or II those
who are for Hughes would promise
the support necessary to pull him
through. But there Is no such Offset
AT least none OF adequate or reas-
surfing proportions.
1T Is clear that Gov. Hughes has
won the admiration and approval OF
a majority Of the best men and wom-
| sn OF the state. without regard to
their party Affiliations. His snubbing
Of the machine politicians, his race
track and other reforms. his going
ahead with what be believes 70 be
right without asking the permission
OF this or that leader have put him In
class all by himself. To most OF the
people he appears as moral hero.
| as one man Of ten millions.
"Mr. Roosevelt Is a reformer. too.
but he has always managed to work
with and through his party, coaxing
II or driving II and taking from Il
what he could get. even IL he could not
get all he wanted: often threatening
to quarrel with the party leaders. but
never actually doing 30, save with
a minority. Hughes is OF another
stamp. He defies the whole tribe OF
politicians. OF those Of his own party
az well as OF the other party. He
appeals to the people. = He wins the
people. and In this way lie forces the
hands Of the politicians.
"It does not appear to ne*xenerally
known throughout the couS9 that
Gov. Hughes IL q very ambitious mAn.
Here 1t is well understood he was bit
terly disappointed over the failure Of
his presidential movement. His unex-
pected change Of base as to the Cover.
norship Is ascribed to a desire to kcaJ
himself before the public with view
to presidential possibilities In the fn'
ture."