The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-16
MET TO BACK UP GOV. HUGHES
AND THE YOUNG REPUBLIcANS
DID 1T IN GREAT SHAPE.


gave a dollar dinner last night at The
Imperial in Fulton street for a further
ventilation Of its loyalty 10 Gov. Hughes
In his varied attitudes on primary nomi-
nations and incidentally 10 administer .
warning 10 the majority Of the Kings
county representatives In ths Legislature
to change their views uE tho question
when Il CONES up next week az tn ex-
traordinary session in Albany
Most Of the active members Of the club
were oa hand and there were delegations
from the Logan Club and the Union League
Club, both Of which have been firm sup
porteB Of the Governor. Darwin r.
james. Jr.. president Of the Young Re-
publican Club. presided. and among thoss
present Wers Congressman Foolker
Comptroller PrpndsrgAst, senator Travis.
half a dOzsn Republican Aassmblymsn.
former Judge n. wadhAms and the Rev.
DR.. Nathaniel Boynton.
Mr.. James spoke Of Gov. Hughes a.
the greatest Governor tho StateIever had
and tho best asset OF the Republican party
In stats and nation. and predicted prob
able victory for HE primary nomination
ball At the extra session. He declared
that under any circumstances tho tight
would DO continued:
SUPERINTENDENT OF Insurance William n.
Holchkias was the first spea ksF. His
Hpaech abounded In rhetorical fireworks.
II had an exordium that told about the
fruits Of the Republican party, an argu-
ment which pointed out what these fruits
were, a climax that laid it all 10 tho
Hughes idea and a peroration that proph-
seicd a sure winning this fall II tlie party
Just didn't fall down on the virtue thing.
Long ago was Il written. 'fe shall
know them by their fruits. began Mr..
HOtchkiss a. his hearers settled back In
their chair. by IL fruits has the Re-
publican party won IL victories these
ifty years. BY its fruita must it win the
victories yet % come,
What, then, "a the present situation
In New York; What are the fruits wiki
which the party must 30 20 the people
IN NovemberY In a word ita fruits are
thosa of the Hughes administration.
Here began Mr. HOtchkias's argument
with the declaration that the State has
not had another such And the angles
from which he proceeded 10 view Il were
good legislation. the insurance laws which
L appeared. among other things, made
syndicate a bywOrd, the public servior
II
20 a moral sentiment that had long though
half hopelessly sought expression the
amended election Iaws-sall these and
many more. without trucking 10 leader
ship or using patronage on a salver OF
a. q club
As II the better to drive home his point
Mr. Hotchkias soon tuned his Tyre in q
minor. And yet. said he. with election
day hat four months OF ours seems a
party Of gloom. Political seers read the
stars and SHOUT: 'Woel Woel'' And then.
a little further on. this: what a situa-
toni But Ia there a man among you who.
asking himself Why. cannot give the
answer? The present situation Il simply
that and here the sun shone again
through the clouds--in spite 81 this
record. in spite 81 al these auGuries Of
victory, the people % New York, rightly
or wrongly, are demanding 81 our party
proof positive that what has happened "a
noa. a. some say. an inteTlude, bat the
dawning 81 q new era In government
Touching the primary laws he said oi
the people % New York: They look 20
the prpsent Legislature. Republican by
large ma iorities N both branches. They
point % its record In May and hid Il cease
~ mock them. IL. sly they, you recog-
nine what We demand-as you indicated
by passing a primary bill-give ~ some
thing real. not an evasion and a snare
II NOT. remember that Republicans are
not Bourbons. and take thought Of the
revolution Of 1852.
The Hughes record and how IL IL pre-
served will he the test, said Mr. Hotchkiss.
and then he continued: Yes. but Hughes
IL lenving the stage. say the voters; what
guarantee have We now that your pro-
fessions are sincere Deep down In the
hearts q those who work in the shops.
who tend the country stoves or who win
their livelihood from the hillsides and IN
the fertile valleys there u where ne
Republican strength lies-is this doubt
II was also. Il seemed. in the upstate
DISTRICTS and in the cities. Mentioning
that We have high authority for the state
ment that Hughes h the greatest asset
II the party. the Insurance Superintend.
en-. came TO his climax In the following
fashion:
The ancient regime In our party politics
bewails the present reign ~ terror Let
them bcwail! II l. q reign Of terror u 70 fear
the peoples vote Ia a terror 20 them. The
leadership Of other DAYS rails a. Hughes
as the new boss. 4 boss? 4 tribune Of
the people. rather. There is no boss In
New York now. nor will there he again.
The parry. not the organization. az last
l. speaking. hughes has led. h Leading.
only where the people wish 70 follow. crys-
tallizing their ideas and marshalling their
thoughts 90 the problems AZ hand Our
greatest asset. do they say? No. not
Hughes. but the Hughes Idea Of govern
ment--frst the casting out Of irresponsible
party leadership. the breaking up Of the
pact between organization and interest.
the elimination Of patronage for partisa
reward or factional punishment. then. the
lasting elevation % the public service
through Executive choice and reformed
electoral machinery These are the fruits
OF the four years Of Hughes
And in his perorAtion M. Hotchkiss
asked whether We should not hope, nay,
believe that the Republican party. I'm
extraordinary session assembled" will
respond to the peoples wish.
Former Judge Wadhams was the next
speaker. He caused the greatest applause
OF ths night when he referred 70 ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt a. the -stalwart champion
Of the rights Of the people. and declared
that Il was inconceivable that he would
fulfil the hopes Of some people On his re-
turn by Opposing TINS movement ri by
Gov. Hughes
Comptroller PrenderEast got a warm
reception and spoke at considerable length
In support Of direct primariee The Rev.
Dr.. BOynton, Aasemblyman Green, As
semblyman Good speed and Morris Ely
alan arank0