New-York tribune., 1916-07-20
HUGHES ALLIANCE
AT WORK AGAIN
P. J. McCook President
of Rejuvenated Non
Partisan League.

The old Hughes Alliance. the non
partisan state organization formed 70
support Charles +. Hughes for Gov
ernor in 1908, was revived last night
at the Hotel Astor under the same aus
pices TO forward Mr.. Hughes's cam
paign for the Presidency.
New officers and an executive COM
mittee were elected. With ?. J. Nc
Cook as president, the list contains the
names Of many men notable in state
and city politics.
Outlining the purposes of the alli-
ance. Mr. McCook emphasized its non
partisan feature. declaring that men
Of all parties would find it common
rallying point for their conviction that
Mr Hughes should be elected.
Stands for Principle.
an standing first and always for
Hughes" he said "the alliance believes
il also stands for principle, which
gives his candidacy an appeal higher
and broader than the appeal of party.
Otherwise there would be no reason
for our existence.
"The Hughes Alliance. as such. takes
no issue with the Democratic party as
such. II takes a decided issue with
the present candidate Of that party
with a regime of weakness, of vacilla-
ton. Of incompetence. which has
shamed the Americanism Of Democrats
al ko n
administration which has never faced
an issue. We favor instead a man who
has never refused 10 face an issue.
1--WE have no aim except 10 aid in the
election Of Charles f. Hughes as Presi-
dent"
Tanner Approves II.
Frederick c. Tanner. chairman of the
state committee. said the vote for Mr..
Hughes would not be limited by party
lines.
"The Republican party" declared Mr..
Tanner, "is absolutely loyal in its sup
port Of Mr. Hughes. and will poll more
than a full party vote hope the pres
ence Of Chairman Wilcox and myself,
who for the last three national con
ventions have advocated the nomina-
tion Of Mr. Hughes, is guarantee Of
that fact.
"The need Of the country is such
that party lines will be lost sight of
by thousands of men in the common
endeavor TO rescue this country in a
time of peril from the weakness and
inefficiency of the Wilson admnistra-
tion. That is why the Hughes Alliance
was formed, 70 afford a congenial
rallying point for Democrats, Indepen-
dents and Progressives whose patriot
ism is stronger than party ties.
Helps Main Body.
az understand your constitution
provides that the alliance shall take
part in no primary or factlonal con
test. shall adopt no emblem and seek
no place on the ballot but shall give
it's undiuted strength in a single eff
fort 10 elect Charles +. Hughes 10 the
Presidency Your organization is not
in antagonsm to the Republican or
ganization, but is supplemental to IT.
Your purpose, so far as 1t goes, IS the
same as our purpose"
Officers elected were: President,
Philp ]. McCook: treasurer. Ernest
Cavcroft, jamestown; assistant treas
urer. j. Adams Brown. and secretary,
Harold G.. Aron.
ne Executive toWiiiitt'.
Members Of the executive committee
are: Mrs. George w. Wickersham, Miss
Katharine b. Davis. Paul Shipman An
drews. Syracuse; Walter 7. Arndt, Al
bert S. Bard, George II. Bell, John b.
Burnham, Arthur F. Cosby, Alfred {.
Coke. ir.; Winfred I. Denison. LOUIS
W. Fehr, Beyeridge c. Dun lop, Stanley
Isaacs, Jacob j. Lesser, Langdon I.
s. Pelletreau. Robert Reed, Charles b.
Sears and Cabot Ward.
The following were elected wee
Joseph T. Alling, Rochester; Elmen
B. Bryan, Hamilton; James Byrne;
William Hamlin Childs. Brooklyn;
Stephen C. Clark, Cooperstown;
Alphonso T. Clearwater, Kingston; Ad-
olson B. Colvin, Glens Falls; Robert
Grier Cooke; J. l.. Cunningham, Glens
Falls; Charles NJ. Dow, jamestown; /;
Joseph G. Dudley, Buffalo; George Z.
Dunham. Utica; Chauncey j. Hamlin,
buffalo; Frederick r. Hazard, SYRIA.
cuse: Robert w. Higbie, Queens; David
JAYNE Hill, Rochester; Elon II. Hooker;
Virgil X. Kellogg, Watertown; Samuel
McC. Lindsay; Nathan L. Miller, SYRIA
cuse. ,
Adelbert Moot, Buffalo; John Lord
O'Brian. Buffalo; Willis L. Ogden, Z. n.
Outerbridge, DR.. John Parmenter, Ge-
neva; Frederick F. Peabody, Troy; Ma
thaniel Phillips, George Haven Putnam,
Harold j. Richardson, Lowville; Drr'
Charles A. Richmond, Schenectady, Al
bert l.. Rohrer, Schenectady; William
Cary Sanger, Sangerfield; William Jay
Schiefelin. Jacob Gould Schurman'
Ithaca; Henry II. Stebbins. Rochester;
Henry L. Stimson, Oscar S. Straus;
William J. Tully, Corning; Leonard
Wallstein. George w. Wickersham'
Anslev Wilcox, Buffalo; Henry A. Wise
and Walter c. Witherbee, Port Henry.