The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
HUGHES CALLS ]
ON ROOSEVELT
Governor Of New York a Guest
at Sycamore Hill

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 13.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles E. Hughes,
governor of New York, spent the
evening at Sycamore Hill in their
long expected and much heralded con.
ference of New York state politics.
No word of the result was allowed to
become known beyond the fact that
the entire political situation in this
state was taken up. Colonel Roose-
welt had said on a previous occasion
that the defeat Of the direct nomina-
lions bill by the Republican, state or
ganiZation would be one of the main
topics of discussion. Whether the
proposition of Republican candidate
for governor came up is not known.
Colonel Roosevelt will have more
politicians at Sycamore Hill, perhaps
the most conspicuous of whom will
be Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman of
the Republican state committee.
Governor Hughes reached Saga
more Hill from New York by automo-
bile and received an enthusiastic well
come from Colonel Roosevelt. The
governor was accompanied by Will
lam r. Wilcox, chairman of the pub
lie service commission of the First
district. Mr.. Wilcox departed almost
Immediately for Glen Cove, near Oys-
ter Bay
Colonel Roosevelt, after hard day
In New York, reached Sycamore Hill
only a short time before the governor.
After dinner the men withdrew to the
colonel's library, where they talked
until far into the night.
A delegation of correspondents went
up the hill in the hope that Colonel
Roosevelt or the governor would have
something to say after their talk had
been started, but the colonel sent out
word that neither he nor the governor
would be interviewed
For Direct Nominations Bill.
Colonel Roosevelt has made it clear
that he will fight for the direct nomi-
nations bill, and James Wadsworia
speaker OF the state assembly, said
when he called on Colonel Roosevelt
in New York that the bill was the
zone thing which loomed up as rock
In the smooth seas thead."
The speakers chat with the colonel
was brief, but, to Judge from appear
ances, to the point, and gave Colonel
Roosevelt, in advance of his talk with
the governor, clear view of the atti-
tude of the Republican organization TO
the extent that the speaker repre-
sents it.
The speaker said afterward that his
position was unchanged, and that so
far as he was concerned there would
be no sacrifice of principle"
When Colonel Roosevelt came out OF
his Office little later, he said:
Il talked politics with the speaker.
We discussed direct nominations. That
is all l can say"
1t is supposed, therefore, that the
governor and the former president
went over the conference with the
speaker in detail and mapped out ten
tatively the programme announced in
advance OF taking steps to force into
the platform when the Republican
state convention is held, plank de-
claring without eqaivocation for direct
nominations.
1t is regarded as unlikely, however,
that full account of the conference
will be obtained, even after Governor
Hughes has departed. The general
opinion is that the first tangible re
suit of the meeting will not be made
known until the initial steps in the
programme outlined by them are
taken. On the other hand. it is posi-
BILE that the full plan will not be dis
closed until the Saratoga convention
has been called to order.
Mr.. Woodruff's visit is awaited with
interest, for he is one of the men
with whom the colonel must reckon if
he is to carry to a successful end his
fight for direct nomination bill.
Representative Charles N. Fowler o.
New Jersey, who is an ardent pro-
gressive, will call at Sycamore Hill.
Mr.. Fowler's conference with the for
mer president is regarded as of inter-
est because of the fact that he is one
of Speaker Cannon's bitterest oppon-
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