Show NOMINATION OF HUGHES IS ISNOW NOW I Opposition in Majority but Un Unable Unable Unable able to Agree Upon Man Manio Manto Manto to io Head Ticket HOPELESS CASE OF THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS ROOSEVELT AGAIN IN EVIDENCE TELEGRAMS ADD TO THE BITTER FEELING Saratoga a N Y Sept 14 denomination of ot Governor Charles E Hughes by the Republican state convention at Its Us ses session session session sion tomorrow afternoon seemed at a late Ii ur tonight the probable outcome of ot a battle In which most of ot the fighting has been done by the opposition Impartial observers see no means by br which the de defeat defeat feat teat of ot the governor can actually be ac accomplished accomplished accomplished and the leaders themselves begin to admit that their cause is probably hopeless Bitter Against Roosevelt Authorized dispatches from Oyster Oster Bay reiterating the opinion of ot President Roose Booze Roosevelt Roosevelt velt that Governor Hughes should be re nominated created somewhat of ot a sensa sensation sensation tion even een though the announcement was not entirely unexpected and It is not too much to say sa that they added appreciably to the bitterness of oC the allies opposing Hughes It Is thoroughly thorough understood here that the opposition could have defeated the of or the governor If t they Ule could have agreed upon some other man manof manot manof of ot adequate political size and induced him to accept the nomination But all ef eC efforts efforts forts torts to find such a man have proved fruitless Root Declined Secretary of ot State Elihu Root Boot who Is acting as chairman of ot the convention has been the subject of oC appeals to assume the onus of ot the situation Mr Root told the leaders tonight however that he could not think of ot such a thing I 1 am the senior member of or President cabinet quoted as saying and If It I should do such a thing either I 1 would be bo accused and rightly of oC disloyalty disloyalty alt alty to the president or he would be ac accused accused used with good reason of Insincerity In n his hI attitude toward the governors re nomination Conference In Session The matter reached its crisis tonight ht In Ini Ina i a conference of oC a leaders following a meeting of the executive committee of ot the Republican state committee This confer conCer conference ence nce was still In session at ata a late hour and ind the gentral belief beller that It could hay have haybut ha but iut one ending a recognition of ot defeat in on n the part of or the forces Meanwhile the committee on resolutions appointed a subcommittee to draft and recommend a platform and adjourned un until until unil til il tomorrow There were tonight by hes members of oC the main committee ommittee of ot opposition to any Indorse Indorsement Indorsement ment meat of ot Governor Hughes beyond the most perfunctory but the cooler ceoler c ol counsels were set to work and it seems likely that th the matter will be settled without a pro protracted protracted protracted struggle Root Central Figure Secretary Root Boot was the central figure CIure I In La the first session of ot the convention The I convention effected temporary tion jion tto heard the speech of ot Mr l r Root as ns temporary t chairman and adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at 2 The wel welcome welcome welcome come accorded to Secretary Root sur surpassed surpassed surpassed passed In enthusiasm If Ir not In duration those which were accorded upon the men mention mention tion lion of oC the names of or President Roosevelt Governor Hughes or the presidential nom nominee nomInee inee lace William H Taft Tart himself Secretary Roots speech consumed a lit little lIttie littie tie tle less than an hour and a half haIr In de delivery delivery delivery livery The great body bod of ot delegates and alternates numbering more than 2000 per persons persons perSons sons and the people in the galleries heard the speech with evident approval j It dealt almost exclusively with national matters but hut began with a i tribute to the work of oC Governor Hughes and the state administration In general An Apt Selection An amusing episode during the speech occurred when Mr Root repudiated the Inference which he attributed to Mr Bryan that the enormous popular ma majority majority accorded the Republican national ticket in Iq il 1804 1901 was obtained by b corrupt use of ot money The convention was heartily cheering this sentiment when the band broke out with the familiar strains of o Arrah go wa ur only fooling The crowd caught on almost Instant Instantly ly I and began to laugh faugh Mr Root evident evidently ly h 2 did not recognize the tune tunc and seemed perplexed and even annoyed by the gen general general eral laughter It quickly subsided and he proceeded without seeing the tho joke at atall atall atall all Colored Man Heard HeardA A feature of ot the session was the Intro Introduction Introduction Introduction of ot Charles W Anderson of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York the iho colored member at large larg of o the who is a deputy collector collector tor of ot internal revenue for the Second district of ot an extended resolution paying glowing tribute to the character and pub public tic lie service of or Mr lr Taft Tart and more particularly particularly tart to the presidential nominee the th con congratulations of oC the convention on his tlC ty birthday which occurs tomorrow The resolution was adopted with a shout and the secretary was instructed to tel telegraph telegraph telegraph it to Mr Ir Taft TaCt Resolutions Committee More tan Lan ordinary Interest attached to the personnel of ot the committee on reso resolutions resolutions resolutions which Is to present the platform I especially as ns when the list was Vas read it I Iwas was seen that It consisted largely of or rep representatives representatives of ot the wing of ot the convention or at least of o local lead leaders leaders leaders ers more or less avowedly opposed to measures which Governor Hughes Hu hes has made the chief feature of o his legislative program Job E Hedges of ot New York rork was named as chairman |