Show STRONG GOV HUGHES Secretary Cortelyou Confers With Chairman Hitchcock on New York Y Situation MANY LETTERS ON SUBJECT SITUATION IN EMPIRE STATE BE BECOMING BECOMING COMING ACUTE New York Aug 5 DAn An Important conference between Chairman Frank H lL Hitchcock of ot the Republican na national committee and George B Cor Cortelyou Cortelyou secretary of or tho treasury who managed the Republican campaign four years ago was held late today at the Manhattan hotel Besides talking with Mr Hitchcock about the political al situa situatiOn tin tiOn generally throughout the country Secretary Cortelyou is thought to have taken up the governorship question In New ew York state Thought to Be a Candidate At A t one time the head of the treasury department was credited in political circles with being an aspirant for the Republican nomination and he was thought to bo favored by some of oC the state leaders who have opposed the re nomination of o Hughes He could no nobe nobe be seen here today toda and Mr Hitchcock declined to say what was talked about aboul beyond admitting that he heard h ard a great deal more about the tho state question He declared that he did not express an opinion nor offer a suggestion on the subject himself and that his part was that of a listener Opposition to Hughes Representative Bennett and Representative Representative Parsons the latter of ot the New York country Republican committee were with Mr Hitchcock for some time their mission being the dis discussion discussion of the gubernatorial nomina nomination nomInation tion Mr Ir Hitchcock said that every daj da brings a large amount of f correspond correspondence ence on the tho subject of or the governor governorship ship So tar far as an can be learned the gov governor gO has hali not sent any delegations to national headquarters to speak in his behalf Many Callers I Several Se ral parts of the country co un tr were heard from today by Mr Hitchcock He received a call from James C Mc McCleary Ic Cleary second assistant postmaster general who is a candidate in Minne Minnesota Minnesota sota for by b the Republican lican lI an party for the house of ot representatives senta tives Mr Ir McCleary said that he was confident that the Republican state ticket would be elected el In Minnesota this fall and that each congressional district Would send n a Republican Rep to Washington He expressed the opinion that Governor Johnson would not agai take the Democratic nomination They Want t Money Representative C B Slemp the only Republican congressman from Virginia was was at headquarters with Representative tive George rge A Pearre of Maryland Both of ot these southern mem mf ers er of ot congress urged that work be done in their states and that particular atten attention attention tion be given to certain congressional districts where they said the party had excellent chances of winning Charles P Taft of oC Cincinnati brother of the Republican nominee was as one of the first callers at headquarters today toda He had a long talk with the chairman and then met the local newspaper men He was greatly amused at their pointed questions concerning the cost of run running running ning a campaign but would not tell how much it was costing him He par parried parried ried the questions good and with great success He expressed the opinion that Ohio was surely Republican Republican lican |