New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-12
TO Get in Touch at
Once with Situation
in New York.
q. w. WICKERSHAM
TO SEE COLONEL
Selection of National
Chairman Early Task
for Justice.

Washington, June ll.-Charles f.
Hughes will begin his fight for the
Presidency Tomorrow with a series
of political conferences in New York
City. His action in Fastening 10
New York, taken in connection with
the telegram Of acceptance TO Chair
man Harding, is construed as remoy-
ing any doubts about his intention TO
wage vigorous campaign from the
very start.
Ex-Attorney General George W.
Wickersham, who conferred with Mr..
Hughes Friday "on purely personal
matters left here last night with
the intention, it is said, Of going to
Sycamore Hill, and the belief is cur
rent that Mr.. Hughes will see him
tomorrow about the prospect of
Colonel Roosevelt's support in the
campaign. It is not believed, how
ever, that Mr.. Hughes will make any
overtures to the Colonel, but will
wait for the ex-President to declare
his position.
To Meet Republican Leaders.
The nominee plans TO be in New
York in time to meet the Republican
leaders returning from the Chicago
convention. He will seize the oppor.
tunity also, if time permits, to get
IN touch once more with the situs-
tion in New York State.
The time of his return to Washing
ton has not been fixed, but he may s,av
only few hours. In any event, he will
return in ample time to receive ths
Official notification OF his nomination
later in the week.
The chief questions to be discussed
now concern the selection OF a chair
man Of the national COMMITTEES and the
nature Of the Presidential campaign.
particularly the part TO be played by
Mr. Hughes himself Points to be en-
phasized in the notification will be con-
sidered.
After six years OF complete retire
ment from political activity Mr..
Hughes finds himself quite out OF touch
with politics, and he is turning to his
friends in New York for information
and guidance.
Expected TO See Tanner.
No statement as to whom he will ses
there was forthcoming from the
Hughes residence tonight, but IL is ex-
pected that, in addition 20 Mr.. Wicker
sham, he will meet Frederick c. Tanner,
chairman of the New York State Repub-
licsn Committee; Frank II. Hitchcock,
the unauthorized Hughes boomer az
Chicago; Governor Whitman and
others
Friends OF the nominee say he is
fired with enthusiasm to get into the
contest, now that the convention has
spoken.
Members of the Hughes family ap-
peared in public to-day for the first
time since the nomination. Mr.. Hughes
and his daughter Miss Catherine, left
home at l0:30 this morning 70 walk two
miles to the Calvary Baptist Church.
Their way was blocked BY a squad OF
motion picture men. who kept pace with
them for two blocks.
Al the church entrance they were met
by Mrs. Hughes and little Miss Eliza
beth, who had driven there. The mo-
tion picture men had made the family
late for services. As they fingered out
side the closed doors, awaiting the end
OF the invocation, both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes were surrounded by friends
pressing forward 70 shake hands.
so Run That Yoy May Obtain"
During services the family was seat
ed nine rows from the front OF ths
church. in a comparatively inconspicu-
Gus seat. The text Of the sermon was
$50 run that you may obtain" IL
was addressed TO the mems Bible class.
as guests of honor AZ the service.
In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes
called at the homes OF all the justices
OF the Supreme Court 20 pay fsrwell
calls. No one was received AZ ths
Hughes home. Representative Mann.
Republican leader in the House, was
among those who called during Mr..
Hughes's absence. Federal Justice
Pritchard, OF North Carloina, long
close friend of Mr.. Roosevelt, was an
other caller.
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