The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-12

New York. June 12.-Eforts to read significance today into a consultation here between Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican Presidential candidate, and George w. Wickersham, as the mediator-so rumor went-in plans to gain the supnort of Col Roose- welt for the Republican candidate, were met with denial from MT. Wickersham that ms visit had any signincance at all.
 While MT. Wickersham's conference with the candidate, which was held soon after MT. Hughes arrival here from Washington, deeply interested politicians, nothing was allowed to leak out as to the nature of their discus sion. MT. Wickersham insisted that his visit was purely personal one.
 The first organized political move in the furtherance of the campaign for the election of MT. Hughes was announced today upon the arrival of the Republican candidate here vival of the Hughes alliance, an or ganization of Republicans. Democrats and Independents, which came in ito existence during the second cam paign of MT. Hughes for governor Of New York in 1908.
 The announcement was made by commissioner one of the first to
 
 an early morning train.
 MT. Whitney accompanied the presidential candidate to the Hotel Astor where MT. Hughes established d his headquarters. He said the same men who were identified with the Hughes alliance had decided to get together to work in New York state for the election of the candidate probably under the name of the Hughes non-partissn league. The organization, he said, would estab- fish headquarters here and cooper ate with the regular Republican or ganization.
 Soon after MT Hughes had reached the hotel where he at once retired to his room, men prominent in RepubIi- can politics began to gather. MT. Hughes received newspaperme en in the course of the forenoon. but de- c1fned to discuss his plans. He was asked how it felt "to be drafted fol the biggest job in the wor1d'' 'tT can only say,'' he replied, t'there are certain circumstances under whict a matter or duty is supreme1y c1eal and leaves no ground for hesitancy l There was no question in this situa. tion as to what I should do. did ii and in my announcement to the people endeavored to make my attitude clear.
 "I came here to hold consultations in regard to arrangements to the flu l ture. can say nothing in respect tc the details at this time"
 MT. Hughes then posed, smilingly 1 for moving picture and camera men | MT. Hughes was at Brown Univer. sity a member of the Della Upsi1or fraternity and has long been active ir l it's affairs. Among those who visited him today were four fellow members of a communities of five in that frater. nifty who years ago travelled about the l country together establishing new chapters in various colleges. One ot them was Edward M Bassett of Brook | lyn, former Democratic congressman and who was active in the campaign for the election of President Wilson. | MT. Hughes spent the forenoon 1T receiving callers. Shortly before Ii | o'clock George w. Wickersham, for mer attorney general, appeared ana was immediately ushered into MT Hughes rooms, where he went into conference with the candidate. | MT. Wickersham declined to state 1 the object of his visit or to discuss rumors that he was acting a n1edi | ater in plans to obtain Progressivt support for the Republican candidate He reiterated his denial that he hat been lately in consultation with Col Roosevelt.
 | ''I have no expectation of seeins Col Roosevelt and no mission to SCI him. said MT. wickersham aftel 1 emerging from a 35 minute talk witl MT Hughes. Others of the many wht | called upon MT. Hughes during thu forenoon included Henry W. Tart brother of the former President; Uni ted States Senator IT. F. T4ippitt, O l Rhode Island, and William Cary San