New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
GOVERNORS FRIENDS
SHOW INDIGNATION
Reports That Hughes Is Jealous
of Roosevelt Branded as
Ridiculous.
EACH ESTEEMS THE OTHER
Invitation to Visit Oyster Bay
Highly Appreciated, and VIII
Be Accepted as Soon
as Possible.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

t6y Telegraph u iho
Albany. June 25.-Efforts of politicians
to stir UP trouble between Theooore
Roosevelt and Governor Hughes. with
probable view Of damaging the GOV
ernor's direct nominations BILL are being
watched with considerable Indignation
by the latter's friends here There Is
not much notion they can succeed as
there exists a pretty thorough unoef-
standing between ex-President Roose-
Welt and Mr.. Hughes, and each Is uh-
derstood to have a cordial appreciation
of the others worth. The extent 10
which these mischief makers are going
Is taken by Hughes men to be another
indication of their desperation.
Reports have been set afoat indus
triousIy in the last day or two that Gov
ernor Hughes was delaying his Visit 10
oyster Bay purposely, from jealousy OF
Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t has been said that the
Governor resented any intention on the
part of the distinguished ex-Presidenl
and of President Taft to advocate the
passage Of direct nominations oiii III
this state. Such action on their part tie
yarns ran, would diminish his persoiia'
glory" as the great reformer For tha'
reason he had neglected to set date
for his visit to Sycamore Hill. He was
putting it off from day to day, IN Iact
he was administering g. snup 10 MI
Roosevelt, and studiously affrontlng MN
at a time when the Republican party
needed his leadership most. Much time
and attention have been given TO spreau-
ing such stories abroad. Exactly wnat
their authors hoped to accomplish Is
veiled in mystery The facts are so
evident and known so widely that the
mischief makers behind those sUoiie'
could not have hoped to deceive many
persons long, any more than could those
nersons who maliciously represented MT
roosevelt to be sending out word tnat
he was against direct nominations.
Will se. Roosevelt at Cambridge.
Tb. fact fs that Governor Hughes ap-
preciates greatly the invitation TO WISH
oyster Bay, and will go there just as
soon as it Is possible. That is not likely
m he for several days, but he expects TO
sas Mr. Roosevelt at Cambridge on
Wednesday. 1t may be that at that
time date for the visit, mutually sa'is-
factory, can be arranged
The Governor since the Legislature
adjourned and for long time ouriiis
the session, has been working night anu
day. 1t is not uncommon Tor MIN 10
work until 2 a. m, and 1 a. M. Is more
frequently his quitting time than MID
night. He will finish Tonight and To-
morrow with the thirty-day bills. Mon
day he must devote some attention 10
a weeks accumulation of correspondence
and executive business. Tuesday nlgh'
he Is scheduled to leave this city Tor
Cambridge, where on Thursday ne is
to deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address
at Harvard He has not had time to
write a word of that address yet After
delivering it he must hurry back here on
the first train, because the Legislature
will reconvene for real business on
Thursday night and may want to ad-
journ on Friday
Any notion that Mr.. Hughes is or
would be jealous Of any Tart President
Taft or ex-President Roosevelt might
take In bringing about the. passage of a
direct nominations bill and harmonizing
party conditions IN this state is almost
ludicrous. Governor Hughes is far from
considering direct nominations a "one
man. Issue, as his adversaries try to
make 1t appear. He has said repeatedly
that IL was not his issue, but "the
peoples" and that the. people would car
ny it on regardless of what happened to
him. He has done all that was possible
and proper for him to do to get direct
nominations law. He has worked for
such law in every way save by use Of
patronage and his veto power. and hopes