The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-13
HUGHES IN TOWN, SILENT
ON POLITICS, BUT SEES
MANY PARTY LEADERS
Headquarters Opened at the Astor-Candidate Joyous
at Relief From Judicial Cases, Poses for Many Pic
tures-Old NonPartisan Alliance Reformed.

nrst Public Service tommss. Neither
the candidate nor Mr.. Wilcox knew that
the other was on the train until l.
reached its destination, but they had
spent part of Sunday evening together
at Mr.. Hughes's Washington home Mr..
Wilcox was just back from the Chicago
convention with rosea'e reports OF
party harmony
Rushed TO the AstOr.
With Public Service Comm s~ione-
Whitney "a, tae Wesi Twen.y-third
street landing was William {.
Muschenheim. president Of the Hotel
Astor Company. and NJ. Hughes
was hurried to the Astur IN "A
Public Service Commission automobile.
This hotel. by the way, Is Mr.. HugNe9
official home fiom which he has voted
ever since he was elected Governor the
hrst time The party entered through
the Forty-ffth street entrance and was
whisked up to the eighth floor without
having been seen by any of the early
risers then in the lobby. Bobbie o'con-
nor ran the eleN Nttor and Robbie. 1: may
q De noted - TIE envy Of sVety other
elevator funne- ard b.lboy in tn" build
I 'ng
. The candidate had barely reached his
suite. rooms soils. when Robert "
Fuller. private secretary when NJ
Hughes was Governor. now publicit.
manager OF the Merchants Association.
called. He was greeted with a hea,ty
| Hello Bob and then. like M-. Whit
ney, re proceeded to make arrangements
TO spend the greater part Of the day
! with his former chief
! NJ. Hughes had barely finished his
breakfast. which was served in his apart
ment. when Mr. wilcox again ap-
peared. accompanied this time by
frank \. Munsey and David \. SImp-
son.
II WAS Progressive In 1912. bu' I'm
for Bughes." said Mr.. Munsey on emeIe-
ing. In 1913 ] advocated the ama'ga =
nation OF the two parties. and | am
grstihed TO see that it is now being
effected. There is not "a chance that Mr
! Roosevelt Will De candidate"
Whatever Nj Hughes may have
thought i; wa only = O'Clock when his
visit began to take ON political aspect
\ suite OF rooms only flights up was
opened as temr Headquarters
with Walter I. Ari..t, "A former Albany
newspaper correspondent. in charge a nd
Travis II. Whitney announced that the
hughes Alliance was in process OF
reformation. Mr.. Whitney, By the way
Was secretary Of the Hughes Public Ser.
vice Commission ". had been active
in the work Of the Citizens Union. and 4
was said yesterday that his appointment
was the only one ever requested by Gov
Hughes Of a body qualified to make IT,
own appointments
The Hughes Alliance was 4 non par.
,isan organization formed at the begin
ming Of the second Hughes campaign fol
the fovernorshn. Its secretary. Major
| Frederick NJ Crossett. who was Gov
Huehess military secretary. was early
: on the ground YESTERDAY, and he brought
rord that J. Adams Brown of the New
Netherland Bank had consented to b,
treasurer again. Among other leaderi
in the old organization whose activity 1.
expected again We're Frederick Il. Hazar,
Of syracuse. Anslsy Wilcox OF Buffal,
and J. .. iammitt. new chief OF tn,
Bureau ot Fire Prevention.