New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-17
Nominee Silent on Posi-
bility of Hitchcock
for Chairman.
GOVERNOR SMILES
AFTER CONFERENCE
Candidate Sees Herrick and
Stimson at Aston in Busy
Day in New York.

Charles Evans Hughes. accompanied
bv his secretary, Lawrence II. Green,
and score Of newspaper men. left this
city FOR Washington on the Congress
,ional Limited yesterday afternoon. He
will remain in the capital until Sunday,
midnight. when he will return to his
Headquarters in New York.
Before departing. Mr.. Hughes held
conferences with Governor Whitman.
Ex-Governor Myron 7. Herrick of Ohio.
Henry 1. Stimson and more than
twenty other political leaders. Neither
Mr. Hughes nor Governor Whitman
would discuss the subject Of their talk.
The Governor, who was accompanied
BY his secretary. William A. Orr, ar
rived at the Hughes headquarters at
the Hotel Aston little before IL. 1t
was noon when he came out from the
conference, smiling broadly.
Not a word would the Governor say
about Frank R. Hitchcock, whose
friends hoped TO see the former Post
master General and manager of the
Taft 1905 campaign elected as national
chairman. through the urging of Gov
ernor Whitman, who nominated Mr..
Hughes.
Eager for Active Campaign.
"I am very confident of the success
Of the campaign and the election of the
entire Republican ticket" said Mr..
Whitman. "Mr. Hughes is an admira-
bic candidate. lie is eager to make an
active campaign"
"what are you going to do?" he was
asked
Among other things" replied the
Governor, with a laugh, 81 have my
own reflections TO attend to-"
All Mr.. Hughes would say was:
81 was glad to see Governor Whitman
and we had very pleasant interview"
Nr. Stimson, whose campaign at the
head Of the New York State Republican
ticket iu 1910 is remembered chiefly
from the strenuous fight Colonel
Roosevelt made in his behalf, was an
early caller on Mr.. Hughes.
81 think the Progressives have done
wise and patriotic thing those of
them that are wise and patriotic said
Mr.. Stimson.
"Does that Characterization include
Colonel ROOSEVELT"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Stimson.
Lauds COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. Herrick. who was Ambassador to
France at the outbreak of the war, and
who was once talked of for the Presi-
dencv after his conference with Mr..
Hughes. remarked:
ANY man who says that our candi-
date lacks warmth either misrepresents
him or hasn't met him. The people Of
Ohio are pleased with the action OF
the convention, and will give Mr.
Hughes a record breaking majority.
Regarding the GermanAmericans,l
want TO say that the German-born citi-
zens Of the United States should not be
differentiated from other citizens
There are Republicans and Democrats
amon- them The Democrats VIII vote
the Democratic ticket, and the Repub-
lcans the Republican. The German
citizens Of this country are loyal
Americans. who have shown their
LOYALTY time after time. We only need
70 look al the rosters of the Civil War
10 see TO-"
"They resent, and justly so, the ex--
preston 'hyphenated Americanism, and
regard ~ as an unjust appellation."
Arthur r. Crosby, one Of the Roose-
welt Rough Riders and secretary of the
Roosevelt Republican committee, which
worked for the Colonels nomination by
the Republican convention, called on
. Mr.. Hughes Just before the candidate
left for Washington. He promised his
support.
Too Many Letters TO Answer.
Other visitors were Linn Bruce, who
was Mr.. Hughes's running mate in
1906, but was defeated; Russell Wig
gins. an Orange County leader; ex-Rep-
resentative George W. Fairchlld;
Thomas c. Vennum, of Watseka, H.,
delegate TO the convention from Uncle
Joe Cannon's district; Colonel William
Barbour; Carmi a. Thompson, of St
Paul, and Harry S. Joseph, delegate
70 the convention from Utah.
Mr. Hughes has received more than
10000 letters and kilograms from all
parts of the country. Several thou
sands of these. he said, had not yet
been opened. They came by express
from Washington and were brought to
the Aston in large mail bags.
Mr. Hughes explained that 10 would
be a physical impossibility to answer
The bulk of the letters and kilograms
from his wellwishers the country over.
He requests that his correspondents be
satisfied with an acknowledgment Of