Show I I. I I IJ J I i N. N Y REPUBLICANS READY TO NOMINA IE HUGHES AGAIN First Session of State Convention Adjourns Early and General General General Gen Gen- eral Conference of Party Leaders Is Called Caled by Chairman Woodruff ROOSEVELT AND TAFT GIVE THEIR OPINIONS I I The President and His Successor Inform Politicians That Present Governor of f Empire State Should Be Named Again Saratoga N. N Y Sept Sept 14 While lc H. While the first session of ot tho the Republican State convention opened quiet quietly at 3 o'clock this afternoon it ended In roar when the ant Hu Hughes anti hes leaden leaden-i adjourned until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Ellhu Elihu Root secretary of or state at atthe atthe atthe the opening of his keynote speech as n temporary chairman referred to the fact fat that ten years ago aso to the day President Roosevelt had been nominated nominated for governor In tho the same hall hail hll There was an out outburst of ot appl applause When he referred to the acton action of ot the governor in beginning his f fight ht to prevent rae race raco track betting there was applause and when a n little later he described the other pet projects of ot the governor on and for tJ direct primaries there was more When hen Mr Ir Woodruff called the convention con con- venton to order orter 15 16 minutes behind Its Is scheduled time than ian more one half the New York delegation had not ar arrived 01 ar- ar rived tho the entire Essex delegation was wa missing and there thero wa was a noticeable number of ot vacant chairs in other dele dele- Routine Business It I required only anI a few Cew minutes to dispose of oC tho the routine details of ot tho the convention and to name ame Mr Root as temporary chairman of ot the tho convert conven tion ton The secretary of state declared at tho the outset that the tho convention should make malo no mistake land and then Inferred that to refuse to nominate the governor might bo be a mistake He lie le said his administration had been honest and nd effective had hal lifted the tho standard of or public service ser and Insisted Insist Insist- ed that it was the tho dut duty of ot tho the governor governor gover gover- over over- nor to stop slOp betting at nt race raco tracks since It It was forbidden by tho the constitution of or the tate This utterance re resulted ro- ro suIted In rounds of ot applause from rom the tho galleries Later In his speech ho re referred referred referred re- re to direct nominations and declared de tIe- ile- ile dared he favored such a n system I speaking entirely for himself This Is one ono of or the strong policies of the i governor J Applause for Tor or Taft Toft o. o S ret l 1 t tt e t th u h ti j. j l 1 d lom om When r Q r 10 to 10 t jt rl 4 1 liP u-liP 2 vt q t deI gates sates shouted Make MOie it ten tomorrow morning morning- and wh when n Woodruff UI refused to his moTion and Secretary i Root put tho the question there tere co i many nays Mr I Root noot declared the te motion carried however Timothy Woodruff chairman of the tho Republican state committee received a telegram from William H. H E T Taft Ct in which Mr 11 Taft Tac told Woodruff that he regarded I thu the nomination of ot Hughes Hushes as a absolutely necessary Woodruff when ho he head tho the message message mes mes- sage sent messengers scurrying In all al directions to summon the leaders Hughes und anti Hughes anti anU to como come to his cottage immediately The They Thoy lost host no time In coming an and after the tho conference had been In JI session sos ses slon sion for Cor an nn hour Woodruff sent out tho tim following statement lo Jo the te co- co cot cot- respondents ot of or tho the newspapers Woodruffs Woodruff's Statement A conference of ot all ni members member in tho the Republican party part Is in progress to consider the tho situation fl ag ns it I exists exist both boIls for Cor and against Governor Govenor Hushes Hughes from i the standpoint of ot what is for the boat best Interests of ot the Republican party tak- tak inc limb into consideration all nU ot of ot tho the factOrS factOr'S factors fact fact- ors ox's entering into the situation This statement was waa taken as n an in in- in i deton that Governor Hughes would be nominated I by acclamation and without apposition This is Js the first conference conference- since Inco the to first ot or the delegates arrived Fi- Fi Fiday Fri Fri- day clay in which both the friends and enemies of oC Governor Hughes Hughe have met In a Joint conference and nd It I appears certain that all aU opposition to Gover- Gover Hughes nus-hes will rill wi be he withdrawn and a a complete complete com corn photo agreement perfected for tor tho the en cn entire entire en- en tire tre state ticket which will 1 bo be put through in record time tomorrow b by Instructions to tho the secretary of or tho the convention to c cast t one ono ballot balot for tor each o cc This Indication was strengthened tren at midnight when wIzen William J. J Ward sent fent his secretary to the lie railroad station to reserve parlor tickets for Cor the 29 20 delegates from Irons Westchester count county on the train leaving hero here ber at 2 o'clock to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow afternoon T I u p. ons Statement l Front From l Hay uy Oyster Bay S' S 14 Every Every move that has been made at Saratoga has haa been promptly telephoned to the tho here I The Thie iu mas' mas botin in tom tom- with Secretary v r c Congressman Caches In regard 16 to ho and and- authorized authorized author author- governorship situation ha has them to state that hil ho has no intention of dictating yet to alt all althis his friends who have spoken to him upon tho ho matter hu ho has said In the tho strongest terms that ho favored tho ho of Governor Hughes |