Evening star., 1925-08-04
HUGHES IS SOUGHT
TO OPPOSE HYLAN
But Chance of Getting Him
Is Among Worlds Most
Remote.
By ROBERT T. SMALL.

NEW YORK. August 4.-Republi-
can leaders of this city and State, who
are laughing with goulish glee at
Tammanys dilemma with Mayor
Hy1an. have a great scheme in the
back OF their heads. They admit the
scheme is exceedingly visionary. but
they like TO cling 10 it. and they say
that as yet there is no constitutional
amendment against hoping.
The big white hope of the Republi-
cans is that they can talk one Charles
Evans Hughes into being their candi-
date for mayor this fall. These
leaders believe that Mr.. Hughes could
be elected at any time, but with the
present rift in the Democratic ranks,
they say his race would be what is
technically known as ''shoo-in.' -
The Republicans further admit that
Mr.. Hughes would have to he drafted,
but this is one instance in which the
former Secretary of State would not
mind the stigma Of draft dodger" !"
The grand old party tried to draft Mr.
Hughes for mayor just 20 years ago.
1t formally and solemnly nominated
him at a city convention. but Mr..
Hughes politely but firmly declined to
run. The following year. however.
he was drafted for governor and was
elected 10 two terms.
In No Mood for Sacrifice.
Within the past Ia years. therefore.
Mr.. Hughes has given four wears of
his life to the State, two years to the
Supreme Bench, and four years to
the Nation as head of the Harding and
Coolidge cabinets. The public has re.
ceived more than a fifty-fifty split on
Mr.. Hughes. and he is in no mood at
the moment further to sacrifice him
self even to save the city''-which Is
the way the Republicans are phrasing
their anti-HyIan warfare.
Mr.. Hughes is So years of age and
still has before him the task of ac-
cumulating a comfortable fortune for
himself and his family. He was not
precisely poor man when he went
to Washington as Secretary of State.
He had four years of lucrative prac-
tice. But four years in the Capitol ss
premier of the cabinet took a heavy
toll of the Hughes financial reserve
and in quitting the State Department
he frankly stated it was his intention
to go out and provide for himself as
against the coming of "old age" Mr..
Hughes is type, however, like Elihu
Root and Chauncey Depew. who will
not grow old. and whose later wears
are filled with wisdom rather tha n
with wistful reveries
The Republican leaders have re.
ceived not gentle but rather forceful
reminders that they need not come
knocking at the Hughes law ONCE
door when looking for Moses to lead
them out of the municipal wilderness.
The job Of mayor of Greater New
York calls for a term of four wears
The governors term is but two.
Hylan's Views Plain.
Mr.. Hylan has had two terms. and
is very frank to admit he would like
to have at least two more He wants
New York eventually to be known as
Mayor Hylan's city" He has nut
his name on everything else about the
town. Even the rough guy" stand
ing in marble in City Hall Park is
known as Mayor Hylan's civic vir.
tue" Mayor Hylan sees no reason
why he should not be the perpetual
mayor. He likes the job tremen-
dously.
Mr.. Hughes, on the other hand. can
think of nothing he would like so lit
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