The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-11
Believed That Roosevelt and
Hughes Will Capture Next
State Convention
WILLIAM LOEB MAY
BE NEXT GOVERNOR
Taft Expected to Endorse Him
Former Secretary Will Ex-
plain Colonies Policies
to President.

BEVERLY. MASS, July Twill
liam Loeb. ,Jr.. is the administration
candidate for Governor Of New York
next fall. III
Following his, conference with Pres
ident TAFT to-day he left for Man
chester, refusing to discuss the meet
ing. 1t was learned from an authori-
tative source. however. that President
Taft had urged Loeb to return to New
York and announce his candidacy,
and that the administrative support
would be forthcoming.
NEW YORK, July with Will
liam Loeb, Jr., in Beverly talking pot-
ties with President Taft, and with
Colonel Roosevelt at oyster Bay get
ready to entertain Governor Hughes
in "a hours, the political pot began
to boil merrily to-day. Party lead
ers here professed to see in the meet
ings a connection which viii have far
reaching consequences.
Loeb it is said, has been getting
in touch with political sentiment not
only in New York, but all through
the East, and the invitations to come
to Beverly and talk politics is due
TO the desire of President Taft to hear
at first hand just how the people feel
toward his administration and the
Republican party generally. -
AS "a close personal and political
friend Of both Colonel Roosevelt and
the President Loeb is expected here to
tell Taft the significance of the colo
nels recent activities, and there is d
belief here that he may be charged
with a message to deliver to Roose-
Welt when he comes back to this city
explaining the Taft plans for the fall
campaign
Booming Loeb.
That Loeb may be made the Re
publican gubernatorial candidate in
New York State, as the result of his
visit TO Beverly, was an opinion ex-
pressed in many quarters President
Taft is expected TO o. X. his boom
which has been quietly pushed during
the last fortnight. With the Taft
endorsement. Colonel Roosevelt and
Governor Hughes might find them
selves in full accord at their CON
ference tomorrow.
With this hacking the Loeb boom
would have pretty clear sailing, espe-
cially as Loeb was one of the sign
ers Of the appeal to The executive
leaders to pass gthe Cobb direct pri-
mary bin at the recent special SEES
sion.
But while this is the program, as
local politicians have "doped" 1t out
friends of Loeb say he does not want
To be Governor. He would like to
complete his term as collector of the
port of New York, they say, and II
he makes the run for Governor he
will do so simply because the lead
ers think he Is the only man that can
win.
The oyster Bay conference between
Governor Hughes and Colonel Roose-
Welt is causing much anxiety among
the party leaders, inasmuch as it has
been frankly announced from Saga
more Htti that Hughes intends pre-
direct primaries to Roosevelt.
Control Convention.
An alliance between the two is look
ed for with a campaign starting al
once for delegates to control the next
State convention. AS Hughes will not
qualify as a Supreme Court justicve
until October. he will be able to tour
the State and make his usual speeches
at the county fairs before that time
These county fair speeches have
aided the Governor very much in get
ting reform legislation, and II he fol
lows last years plan and advocates
primary reform In all or his public
addresses, II Is conceded that ths
Roosevelt Hughes lieuteAants will con
troll the next Republican convention
This will mean platform declara'
ton for direct primaries.