The sun., 1916-09-14
HUGHES WILL SPEAK
FOR WHITMAN CAUSE
To Address q Statewide Re.
publican Conference at
Saratoga, Sept. 20.
1872 LEADERS IN RALLY
Convention Will Name Presi.
Dental Electors and Draft
state Platform.

a statewide conference OF Republicans
is to be held In Saratoga on September
~. Charles +. Hughes is to max a
special trip to Saratoga to address the
delegates and by SO doing will show that
he is unequivocally for the reelection Of
Gov. Whitman and the entire state
ticket.
Reports that Mr.. Hughes and the ma
tional campaigners were rather luke
warm in their support of the Governor
have been industriously spread gently
by some Of Whitman's opponents. While
few have been inclined to take them
seriously. the Governor inc his friends
have felt that they could be best stamped
out by the appearance OF MIR. Hughes at
this gathering and 30 represented the
matter to Chairman Wilcox.
Mr.. Hughes gave his consent to the
plan upon his arrival here and the date
for the conference was then determined
upon BY the executive committee to ft
in with Mr.. Hughes's plans.
The conference at Saratoga will be
along the lines Of the Democratic con-
ference last month. except nat IL will
come after the primaries have been de-
cided. This II In accordance will plans
made by Chairman Tanner. Gov. Whit
man n other leaders. who wanted TO
avoid any appearance this fall OF seek
ing TO dictate to the Republican voters
the choice they should make a; the pri-
nary.
An object Lesson.
There are some who believe that such
a convention. coming after the primaries,
will act az a sort OF object lesson In
showing the merits of the convention
system for tat nominations. al com
pared with the present primary system,
which most leaders insist fails Of its
| object.
The action taken by the Republican
executive committee yesterday was In
the form Of a recommendation to the
State committee to call such a confer
cnce. a vote Of the members to he taken
by mail. There are $50 members Of the
State committee. They will meet first al
Saratoga and will then attend the con-
creme as delegates.
| In addition 1t is planned to have as
delegates the present Republican Senator
and the nominee for Senator. the forty
three nominees selected at the primaries
for Congress. the $50 Assembly nomi-
nees. the 81 State Senate nominees ant
the 90 county chairmen.
In all there will he sac delegates e
i've w '"'s f WI WV
same a~pportlonment used at the spring
convention.
The state committee mber ant
nominees will comprise AS Of the SO:
delegates. the remainder being selected
from the Assembly districts to make VI
the proper quota for each district. Thu
conference will rame the Presidential
electors. will draw up a State platform
and will discuss the affairs OF the part,
in this State.
1t If the plan to call the conference
at noon on September IS and to fnisl
the business In one day. Mr.. Hughes
will speak al the evening session,
Progressive Primary.
George Aldridse. chief among tn
! Whitman leaders In the State organixa
ton, and Samuel s. koenig. the New
York county chairman, had talks wit
George W. Perkins yesterday at nationa
headquarters regarding the State eitua
ton and the Governors nance In tn
Progressive primary.
The Governors friends have no doub
that the upstate Progressives are prac
,tically unanimous in their support o
him, the only fear being that having de
cided for the most part TO become Re
publicans again they will not take tn
trouble to turn out Mt the primary
Every effort In to he made In the mex
few days to get them to do this.
In New York city the situation Is no
so good. Nevertheless. Mr.. Perkins an
others profess to feel confident that tn
Governor is to get q majority OF tn
votes both here and UP the State. Will
victory In the Progressive primary Is no
by any means deemed vital to the Gov
%ernor's success in the general election.
Is greatly desired because II would the
place Judge Seabury In the position Q
being merely the Tammany candidat
for Governor without the Endorsement O
my nfher marty.