The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14

position clearly IN his telegram 10 tl''
Republican delegates. and added the
words quoted above.
Man, rrOgrrssi> e tPV.
Most OF IN, men who a.. btsiesing
Mr.. Hughes III the suite al tho Hotel
Aston where he receives visitors are Re
publicane. But there are enough Fro
gressives ot Importance going ~ and
out to indicate which way tho Roosevelt
leader. IN this part OF the country a.
least. are going 20 jump.
Among them yesterday were oscar :.
Strsus. Everett colby Of New Jersey and
Merrill T. Gates, Jr. OF Wcstclcstrr
county. without waiting for the 'uu-
ferences wherein their politics 10 'u
be determined Officially. they called uu
Mr.. Hughcs to say they were With lin
from the beginning of his campaign.
Nr. Strdus did more, On his WAY from
Chicago ne sent from cleveland this
telegram to the candidate
In recognition Of Your splendid pub
iic record and relying upon your un.
nirchinC sand for - complete and ur-
allowed Americanisin. with the single
devotion To the highest welfare Of All
our peopl, and the ideals of social jus
tee tina have 80 eudeared 10 lis the
,isioneJ leadership Of Theodore Ruose-
Welt. evo.V genuine Progressive should.
w. my judgment. give YOU his "uthu-f
astic support. You will certainly havo
mine.
GOV. Whitman viii come 70 New Norh
for a long talk With Mr.. Hughes. either
to-day ur tomorrow. state business has
kept him II Albany. but he cent word
that he would come the moment ho could
get away With his arrival and that Of
Murray Crane the real planning for the
campaign will be started. Thus far the
activities ~ MIR. Hughes'- vist here have
been mainly social-that j., many Old
friends, and many who have never seen
the Ex-Governor before, have paid th,'r
respects Few who VIII figure in any
important way in the conflict have an
peared 10 far.
AZ Public Servic. Tonmissiorer Will
am Hayward was one Of Yesterdays
callers, th" eossips got the idea that
perhaps d. ''ight bc selected for ma
'ional Republican chairman and manager
Of the campaign. He was assistan, sec
rotary OF thu National Committee wheu
Taft was elected. and Is, al course. close
70 Gov. Whitman, whose advice as TO tho
choice Of the national chairman vii
have weight
Mny Favor Hitchcock.
II is !ntimated, however, that IT rres-
ent Gov. Whitman rather incline, toward
Frank II. Hitchcock. eN-national char
man and sponsor OF the Hughes boom
before last weeks convention III. final
decision Will lie with Nj. I~Iugie.. aud
he has not taken up this matter
Candidate Hughes spent two hours
shaking hands with visitors In y corner
room on the second floor OF the Astor
yesterday morning. Then lie went 70
the Claremont with Public Se-vic. COM
missioner Travis H. Whitney and VII
lam r Wilcox, appointed by Gov,
Hughes a. first chairman Of the com
mission.
III the afternoon there was another
long session with the handshak.rs. many
of whom were members Of the Hughes
odd suard'-men who weT. with him
In Albany before he was Justice Hughes
or who held state Office m his ad-
administrations After two hours more ~
this the candidate was ready for din
ner. lie got 1t n. the Onion League
Club A. Jhe guest OF Mr.. WILCOX.
Elchola- Murray Butler, who made the
nominating speech for Mr., Root IN chi
cago, was one OF those who visited M.
Hughes in the afternoon. He happened
10 present himself along with William n.
Crocter. the rev national committee
VIA t4'4N NC tilI ~ ~
Young. propr. eto. of IA, San F~ran,i-r,
Chronicle nr. Butler and Mr. Crorkrl
had the longest interview of the day.
On hIs way out pr. Butler said
Oh We talked q little politics. There !
not the slightest doubt of Justice
Hughes's election. Hell get all the Re.
publican vote, e surprisingly large NUM-
Der Of Democrat and virtually al the
Progryss.ve-. Ms ak with him was
gatisfNlUg. lie Will make a vigorous
campaign ana begin i very soon
Said Mr. Croker ~ was most lie
liRhtfully surprised mad never met Mr.
Hunhe9 beior. and found him to ho q
real human being with a fine sense ~
lumor ttI Qualities that vii auprd. 2,
avery one We Mil carry the entire "a.
,Itc .luIr,
Mr. ne Young gili Amen "a this.
~Nand"r'ip Another Caller.
Frank y. Nanderl.p. president and
James " pCilius, Vire-prrsidcnt If tho
Eatinual City RAM, rnutt.d with vi