Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-13
HUGHES IS EAGER
TO GET INTO FIGHT
Active in Making Plans for
Vigorous Campaign in
Close States.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

horses, smiling the battle from
afar and eager for the fray, feared
that Candidate Hughes was not
jumping into the ring quickly
enough and was mayhap lacking
in aggressiveness. The other
was that the bull moose who re-
fused to follow the colonel were
Itrooping into the democratic game
preserve in numbers.
There's nothing to it in
either case, nothing for. republi-
cans to worry about NOR demo
Gratis to chortle over.
If any one imagines that Mr.. Hughes
is not ready and eager for fight he
| is much mistaken, and fight that
will satisfy the most sanguinary dis
! posed unless it might be Jess Will
lard He has been taking his time
about getting ready. because he emerg-
ed from a sudden doffing of the judicial
strike the trail and he had to get
Eager to Get Into Fight.
The Star correspondent has talked
with the republican candidate and can
report at first hand that Mr.. Hughes
is fairly honing to get into the bat
tie. He will open hostilities in his
speech of acceptance at the end Of
this month and will then make cross
continent trip to get acquainted with
the elsetoratsi THIS vii. l. be ,u nmt the ne
wherever the fight is hottest and ap-
pear in the states where the contest
promises to be closest.
Careful inquiry into the extent Of
the threatened bull moose flop to the
democrats disparages its Importance
The county progressive committee is
making the most noise, but politicians
here tell me that since Col. Roosevelt.
Oscar Straus and George W. Perkins
went over to Hughes. the county
progressive organization Is discouraged
and it is doubted II it can swing
thousa nd @yotes, zssz<~4s@ezsae
indicated that they will herd with the
regulars in good faith. While the repub-
lican campaign committee was in the
making the bull moose were rather in
ton. They expected upon coming back
to have a regular fatted calf killed for
them.
Finally they had to be told that there
are taking their share graciously. There
is the utmost good feeling between the
progressives and regulars. In fact, there
is no such distinction they are all pro-
gressives now.
standpatters Are Left Out.
1t will be noted that Senator Penrose,
former Senator w. Murray Crane and
other standpatters were omitted from the
campaign committee membership The
progressives were much pleased at this.
AT that however. 1 think that il one
wanted to be close to the campaign he
would do well to keep in touch with these
gentlemen.
AS you have seen by the papers, Cor
nelius Bliss, son Of the late Cornelius N.
Bliss. long time treasurer Of the old
party. is to be treasurer. He will cover
the east and Fred Upham of Chicago the
western field. SO that between them it will
be difficult for any likely contributor to
the campaign fund to escape Mr.. Bliss is
very popular and is fine young fellow
strong in the mercantile world. Fred Up
! ham, of course, has<'been down the tow
path before and knows all the plum trees
along the way.
Candidate Hughes put in yesterday and
today comforting with politicians from
everywhere acd working like a nailor.
Mr.. Hughes Is easy to see and is most
affable and cordial Ia manner. surprising
thereby some ot his callers from a dis
tance who had been told that he was
austere. Mr.. fiYghes the citizen is quite
different from Mr.. Justice Hughes the
august Judge. Thec, TOO, the knowledge
that &c no longer has :;.a power TO send
one Up for life for contempt of court with
10 appeal save to heaven, contributes to
ease OF n!1d and ccnposIre in his
presence.
Disco2ce-.ing to Democrats.
Ii Is quite evident that the acceptance
by E group Of prorniner: progressives OF
places on the republican campaign cor,-
naittee Is very disconce-tiag to the demo-
Gratis. II IS sa.d here that the democratic
national organization may re.ort by plac-
lag some Bull Noosers on their campaign
committee.
There is one way, however, in which
the democrats confidently expect 20 profit
by The detection CT Bull Moose following
from Col I:oosevelts herding. If Judge
Sea5u.y decides to accept the democratic
nomination fc- governor it is assured that
ne will have large support from progress
slvcs.
The democrats believe It possible to
| elect q democratic governor in New York
/ car On The presidency. They are especial
( jy hopeful il Judge Seabury runs, because
( ne would have the Endorsement Of the
regular democrats. the Hearst party, the
| prosressives and probably support OF or
Sar;ze2 labor
/ Whitman Has No Walkover.
! Gov Whitman. according to careful
observers here, has no walkover for re-
election. unless Mr.. Hughes should have
such q landslide as to pull him through
/ Judge Se5bury is still in doubt as To
l:Ianing. He has twelve years, at $l0,-
| 800 per annum. ahead Of him on the
teourt Of appeals. Some democrats were
/ SO outraged over the republicans rob
bling the bench in nominating Mr.
I Hughes that they hardly see how Judge
! saabury can run for governor But
| By ard large, nobody gives a rap about
! robbing the bench in either case, and
/ that issue will be very little heard OF in
the campaign. 1t Is predicted.
! There is much undercurrent of talk
for COL Roosevelt fo- the United States
/ sepatorship nomination. The colonel is
said 10 be disinclined to hear to it, but
they are keeping after him about it, A
| great many of his friends want him in
! the Senate IL this Is to be a republican
/ year.
| Former Representative William NJ
Calder ot Brooklyn has the nomination
| tcIinched. it is believed. barring Col
lRooseveit's possible candidacy. Mr.
Calder is reported as saying to his
frie.as that II the colonel wants the
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