New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-13

date for President and his secretary
and Mr.. Wilcox leave the train. The
party boarded q ferryboat and sat on
the upper deck, Mr. Hughes gazing
longingly at the sky line Of his home
town.
None of the commuters recognized
the smiling man in the Panama hat and
light black overcoat who carried one
or his grips and who had an umbrella
under his arm as the Republican oandi-
dCte for President until photographers
and moving picture men began training
their batteries on him.
Reoccupies His Former Suite.
The party reached Twenty-third
Street at 1905 o'clock and soon were be-
ing whirlcd 70 the Aston in several tax
icabs. Mr. Hughes Immediately went 10
his old suite on the eighth floor. where
breakfast was served. This over. he
went TO Suite 10, where be spent the
rest Of the day and part Of the evening
comforting with Republican leaders and
receiving visits from friends and old
acquaintance.
He reached town without any sort Of
r staff. but, through Commissioner
Whitney's telephoning. he was soon
surrounded by a temporary staff con-
sisting of Robert II. Fuller. who was
his private secretary when Mr.. Hughes
was Governor; Major Fred D. Cros-
sett. his old military secretary. and
Walter T. Arndt, a former Albany
correspondent.
The last named. and Mr. Whitney,
who were prominent in the organiz-
ing of the old Hughes Alliance, made
up OF men of all parties. said that
the alliance undoubtedly would be re
vived and made national organiza-
ton.
Henry W. Taft Caller.
Among Mr.. Hughes's first callers,
other than those already mentioned,
were Henry W. Taft, brother of eX-
President Taft; Edward NJ Bassett and
William McCarroll, members OF the orig
inal Hughes Public Service Commits
sion: Ezra p. Prentice, Supreme Court
Justice Alfred R. Page. Judge William
II. Wadhams, John p. Gavitt, William
Carey Sanger. Assistant Secretary of
War under Mr.. Root; United States
Senator II. F. Lippitt of Rhode Island;
Samuel II. Ordway, Civil Service Com
missioner: Jesse Phillips, State Super
intendent of Insurance; Burton J. Hen
bricks, editor Of THE Worlds Work;
Charles w. Littlefield, son Of EXON
gresham Littlefeld, OF Maine; eX-
Judge William NJ. X. Olcott and Charles
). Strong
A little after o'clock, at the request
of the photographers and moving picture
men. who made a small army in the
lobby of the hotel. Mr.. Hughes went TO
the roof of the hotel and posed for
them. After he had done the bidding
If the camera men for ten minutes or
so. he said:
You've got enough now, haven't
NO. we want you sitting down."
chorused the camera brigade.
Mr.. Hughes then sat down, and when
the merciless photographers finished
with him he turned to the newspaper
men and said laughingly:
"A man who can stand this can 90
through anything"
Mr.. Hughes then went TO luncheon
with Commissioner Whitney at the
Harvard Club. Before going TO the
club the two drove through Central
Park and then to the home Of Charles
Evans Hughes, jr., at $50 Riverside
Drive.
There the candidate found his grand,
sons. Charles Exams Hughes, Sd, and
henFN stewart HlENtes mem ht li"N
never seen before, Henry being but
three weeks old. And, of course, he
didn't see Charles, ir.. who IS at
Plattsburg, giving his vacation TO his
country-to use the language or the
citizens camp promoters.
The visit TO his sons home over, Mr..
Hughes and Mr.. Whitney drove TO the
Harvard Club, which was almost de-
serted when he entered the dining room.
After partaking of little food, the
two returned to the Aston.
Again Mr. Hughes turned to the task
Of receiving callers, which he kept up
until $3.50. when he came out 70 the re
ception room Of the suite, which was
thronged with newspaper men.
It's "Mr. Hughes" Now.
He walked 10 the far end Of the
room, after the manner OF the old days
in Albany, when he had his conferences
daily with newspaper men, and with a
sweep of his hands announced that
what he had to say was not for quota
ton He laughed at dispute among
the evening newspaper men, some want
ing TO see him at II IN the morning,
others at 1880. and still others at
noon lie suggested that they get to-
gether and arrange an hour that would
suit all.
During this confidential talk some
B newspaper men called him Governor
some "Mr. Justice" and others Judge"
and still others "Mr. Hughes" One in
quired the proper form OF address, and
A Nc. Hughes, who was enjoying the
whole thing hugely. gave information
that resulted in all calling him MIR.
Hughes" from that time on.
Mr. Hughes hasn't decided where he
will spend the summer. as this IS one
OF the plans confronting him that has
vet to be solved. 1t probably will be
at Lake Placid.
Just who will be his campaign man
ager also IS problem he alone will
solve. The guessing yesterday was
that whoever IL was IT wouldn't be
Frank Hitchcock. One prominent Re
( publican declared Hitchcock had elm
mated himself by his pre-convention
activity The former Postmaster Gen
eral, this man pointed out, had. as fsr
back as last February, begun 10 gather
what delegates he could under his wing
10 swing them, as he put it, wherever
the lightning of the convention was
going to strike. This, he said meant
somebody else beside Hitchcock. Blu,
who il would he would not be known
for a day or two.
Ir fact all the plans Of the campaign
have yet to be thrashed out. and this
morning State Chairman Tanner and
National Committeeman Parsons will
resume their conference with Mr..
Hughes. 1t Is expected that Murray
+ Crane. Of Massachusetts, will call to-
day and join the conference. 1t is not
/ unlikely that some decision respecting
the national Craftsmanship will be
reached.