Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-12
HUGHES ALLIANCE
REVIVED TO HELP
G. O.P. CANDIDATE
Old Independent Organization
in New York Reforms After
Nominees Visit
CONFERS WITH LEADERS
Plans Started For Campaign;
Personal Headquarters to
Be Opened

New York, June 12. - The first or
saniZed political move in the further
ance of the campaign 70 rthe electin
of Charles E. Hughes was announced
to-day upon the arrival of the
Republican candidate here from
Washington. 1t was the revival of the
Hughes alliance, an organization of
Republicans. Democrats and indepen-
dent voters which came into existence
during the second campaign of Mr..
Hughes for Governor of New York
1908. The announcement was made
by Travis H. Whitney, public service
commissioner, one OF the first to meet
Mr.. Hughes on his arrival on an early
morning train.
Mr.. Whitney accompanied the pres
idential candidate to the Hotel Astor
where Mr.. Hughes established his
headquarters. He said the same men
who were identified with tho Hughes
alliance had decided % &c together
to work in New York Stale for the
election of a candidate probably under
the name of the Hughes nonpartsan
league. The organization, he said
would establish headquarters here and
cooperate with the regular Republi-
can organization. He added that his
organization planned to provide Mr..
Hughes with personal headquarters
for his visits to New York.
Wickcrsham Calls
There was a procession of local Re-
pUblicans and Mr.. Hughes spent the
forenoon in receiving them.
Efforts to read significance into a
consultation here between Wicker
sham that his visit had any signif-
cauce at all.
While Mr. Wickersham's conference
With the candidate which was held
soon after Mr.. Hughes arrival here
from Washington, deeply interested
politicians nothing was allowed to
leak out as to the nature of their dis
cussion. Mr.. Wickersham insisted
that his visit was purely a personal
tics.
No T. r. Mission
Il have no expectation of seeing
Colonel Roosevelt and no mission to
sec him said Mr. Wickersham after
emerging from n 55minute talk with
Nr. Hughes You entirely mistake
tho object Of my visit. I have had no
political relations with Mr.. Hughes on
this occasion. 7 am heartily and en-
thus'a stically supporting him, or
course. think that the Progressives
will give him their support and I do
roi expect Colonel Roosevelt to head
Third ticket. But that is only guess
work on nay part"
Others of many who called upon Mr.
Hughes during the forenoon included
Henry w. Tnf'. brother of the former
President. United States Senator H. +.
L:ppitt. of Rhode Island, and William
Cary Sanger, former assistant secre-
tary of war under Roosevelt
Later nowspapermen sent in to Mr.
Hughes a request for a statement as
to his position 'in regard to the
virtual Endorsement of the German
American Alliance" The written
reply, brought back by one of his
advisers, was:
Mr.. Hughes sees no reason at this
time tn add to his kilograms to the
convention"
The hc"rer of the message pointed
ol' THAT tho telegram had announced
Mr. Hughes stand for 'thorough-go-
ing Americanism."
Duty Suprcme1y Clear
Mr.. Hughes received newspapermen
during the forenoon but declined to
discuss his plans. He was asked how
it felt to 'be drafted for the biggest
job in the world "
81 can only say" he replied, there
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