Show ROOSEVELT FOR HUGHES 5 President Very Much Interested in il i 1 New York Convention Saratoga N Y Sept 25 s prophecy may turn out to be true regard ing the nomination for governor to be b a amade made tomorrow by b the Republican state stat f convention It Is by no means impossible that the tire convention may take another re recess recess recess cess till later in ln the day or even until 11 1 Thursday p pAt At midnight the situation was if iC pos possible possible possible r sible more uncertain than ever in spite spit B of or a practically continuous series of con eon by the tire leaders since 4 I in I i the tho 1111 afternoon Tire The one onu one apparent certainty y IT was that Herbert Parsons the leader of c f the New York county forces and from the tIn e beginning sponsor of the Hughes candi I dacy was standing and would continue to t stand fast for his man Against him him were wor arrayed practically all aU of the tire upstate e C leaders Tiny Tims Strength Tho indications for the tire moment were o e that the upstate strength would be con concentrated concentrated I upon Governor Governo r Timothy L Woodruff of Kings This Thi proposition was the subject of a confer conference conference f ence circe which began about abo t then and was the th g e first sign of a break in the tire confidence c e etire or 0 the tire Higgins forces The Th e ename name of Hughes will be presented to the th o 0 convention You can bank on that Was wa 3 5 the tire emphatic reiteration of oC Senator Al Alfred A I Ifred irea fred R Page Parsons lieutenant lieutenant At midnight this statement was con cor confirmed confirmed I firmed by Parsons himself In the same sam e c words He was closely elos ly questioned qu by a n group of oC correspondents as to the th degree degre degreer e eto to which his attitude represented the UI c views of President Roosevelt 1 l will wiIl repeat my question of today toda he said Have you any doubt where the UI ie e president stands in this matter Roosevelt Wants Hughes Hughess Do you believe the tire president desires the Ui e nomination of Mr Hughes he was wn LS s asked hI I believe the president desires the nom non nomination 1 of the strongest man And do ho you believe Mr Hughes the Ui ne e strongest man manI I do but you must not jump too fast In rt st to a conclusion from that statement The rumors that the national adminis administration administration 3 was taking an active Interest in i l the tho convention was given some Impetus by t y the presence here today of Assistant Sec Secretary Secretary Se i James B Reynolds of the tire treasury treasur y department who however denied that he 1 IC no was here for any special purpose |