New Britain herald., 1916-06-12
Hughes Alliance, Organized in New York State in 1908, Will Be Formed Again to Help Him to White House at November Election Sees Wickersham.
CANDIDATE ARRIVES
 IN OLD BAILIWICK

IN OLD BAILIWICK Drops in on Father Knickerbocker at
 Early Hour But Refuses to Discuss
 Plans With Newspapermen-Ex
 poets to Confer With Party Leaders
 Many of Whom Are Absent From
 City.
 New York, June 12.-The first or ganized political move in the further ance of the campaign for the election *of Charles E. Hughes was announced today upon the arrival of the repub- lican candidate here from Washing ton. It was the revival of the Hughes Alliance, an organization Of republ1- can demo ocratic and independent vot- CTS which came into existence during the second campaign of. MT. Hughes for governor in New York in l9OS. The announcement was made by Travis H. Whitney, public service commissioner, one of the first to meet MT. Hughes on his arrival on an-eafly morning train.
 MT. Whitney accompanied the pres1- dentiaI candidate to the hotel Astor where MT. Hughes established his headouarters. 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- Partisan League. The organization, he said, would establish headquarters here and cooperate with the regular republican organization.
 Soon after MT. Hughes had reached the hotel, where he at once retired to his room, men prominent in repubH- can politics began to gather.
 MT. Hughes arrived from Washing ton at 7:O5 g. m., via the Baltim ore and Ohio railroad and ferry to West Twenty-third street and went to the hotel where he will spend the day. He said he had nothing to tell just yet regarding his plans, but promised to see the newspaper men later in the day.
 Although the police department had been notified of the republican candi- dates coming and had sent detectives to meet his train, his arrival here at such an early hour was generally un- expected.
 Many Leaders Still Away.
 Many of the leaders who are ex- pected to talk with MT. Hughes dur ing his stay in New York had not re- turned from Chicago this morning. MT. Hughes did not say how long he intended to stay here.
 MT. Hughes secretary, Lawrence H. Green, accompanied him from Wash tngton and his first caller after he reached the hotel was Robert Fuller, who was his secretary when he was governor of New York.
 One of the questions before MT. Hughes and his friends today was the location of summer headquarters.
 "I have nothing to say on politics at this time,'' said MT. Hughes, greet ing newspaper men who met him on the ferryboat which brought him over the Hudson. This was in response to a question as to whether he would see Col. Roosevelt during his stay here.
 'I have come here primarily to make my plans for the summer" con- tinued the presidential candidate. "New York, by the way, is where I be- long and I am glad to get back here."
 MT. Hughes admitted there were certain important matters to dis cuss," but efforts by the newspaper men to learn at this time what his specific plans were proved futile.
 Just as MT. Hughes went aboard the ferry the sun came out for the first time in nearly a week.
 Unknown on Train.
 MT. Hughes presence on the train that brought him from Washington was unknown to all but a very few of his fellow passengers. When he left the train he attracted no attention, but aboard the ferry he was recog- nized by commuters coming to the city from their Jersey homes. They made no demonstration.
 No appointments had been made with the republican leaders for this fore noon, according to MT. Hughes secre- tary, who added that the length of his stay in New York at this time was uncertain. He said also that it was as yet undecided whether MT. Hughes would receive here or in Washington the convention committee which is to formally notify him of his nomination.
 MT. Hughes went directly to his ho- tel, and, after ordering copies of all the morning newspapers, retired to his rooms.
 Matter of Duty.
 MT. Hughes received newspaper men in the course of the forenoon but de- asked how it felt ito be drafted for