Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
Assistant Secretary HiIIes
Called to Beverly.
TALKED OF FOR GOVERNOR
His Name Discussed for Republican
Nomination in New York.
PARTY BREACH GROWS WIDER
Leaders in Washington Inclined to
Take Pessimistic View Of Pres
ent Political Situation.

Assistant Secretary Hiiles OF the Treas
ury, New York man, leaves Washing
ton tonight for Beverly to confer with
President Taft on departmental affairs
and. incidentally, as to the political situa-
ton In New York and the country gen.
orally. There has been an undercurrent
in New York favorable to the nomination
OF Mr.. Hilles as the republican candidate
for governor of that state. He has depre-
Gated the suggestions made to him in that
direction, but his name may yet be put
before the convention as the one man sat-
isfactory both to President Taft and ex-
President Roosevelt, as well as both fac
tions OF the party in that state.
Mr.. Hilles is one of the young officials
connected with the administration
whose advice has been sought by the
President on many occasions. He was
under consideration by the President
for secretary, and had Mr.. Norton not
accepted the position would have been
the next man asked to take the place.
Familiar as he is with the New York
situation, Mr.. Hilles is expected to have
some suggestions to make to the Presi-
dent that will aid in harmonizing mat
ters in the state.
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AS a general thing. however. prominent
republicans connected with the admins
tration in Washington take q gloomy
view Of the political situation generally
so far as their party Is concerned. The
threatened clash between President Taft
and Col Roosevelt has had q depressing
effect generally. The best political gen.
erals among them fail to see an eventual
getting together Of the two men. The
fact that Col. Roosevelt has been home
nearly two months. and that he has not
said a kindly word of the Taft admins
tration: that he has consorted freely with
the most radical of the insurgents. and
the few words he has spoken have limited
in the direction OF sympathixing with
them; that he will probably resent his de-
feat az temporary chairman of the New
York convention, and put the blame upon
the Taft men in the state: a dozen things.
in fact, point to the parting Of the ways
between the two men once such close
friends.
Not q Pleasant Picture.
Speaker Cannon lambasting the IN
surgents, and the latter tearing The
Speaker to pieces: the old-hne republi-
cans in all directions lining up against
the radicals OF the party; the Ba'inger
issue still acute: the general issue Of
progressive conservatism and insurgent
radicalism becoming more acrimonious
each day, and arraigning the party in
two elements: the democrats apparently
united and hopeful from one end of the
country to the other. The picture is not
a pleasant one to the followers of the
party VINO have remained in Washington.
Regarding New York, the feeling
here is especially gloomy. Republicans
HAIL haI a
that Mayor Gaynor. IL nominated by
the democrats. will sweep the state.
despite opposition from William r..
Hearst or others, by thousands OF
votes. They say he would defeat
Roosevelt himself by q heavy majority.
In fact. some Of the Taft men who are
disposed to regard Roosevelt as the
enemy Of Taft express the hope that
the ex-President will accept the re-
publican nomination for governor and
people Of the state. Then there will
be no opportunity to claim that che
old guard was alone responsible Tor
the defeats he shas received at their
hands.
"Bossism" Is Resented.
There is growing. judging from the
sentiment expressed today, q resentment
toward what is termed the bossism OF the
ex-President. and just the least bit Of re-
joicing that he has run against defeat.
There Is sincere regret. however, that his
defeat has come from the source 1t has.
The old guard In New York. as II Is now
known. Is almost universally regarded as
the remnant of queer doings In politics.
and IL the dfeat had come from sources
standing better in the political world
there would have been real rejoicing
among many men not disposed to view
kindly the domination Of the former head
OF the party.