Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-09
TRIP A GREAT VOTE WINNER
State Committee Greatly Pleased with
the Tour of Governor Hughes.
SHOOTS FACTS AT AUDIENCES
Ma one Able 90 Tell state ohicials
Who Was Treasurer of the DEM
cratic state Committee
Four Years Ago.
(From a staff Correspondents

LINCOLN, Oct S.--(speciai.) 1.-The repub-
lican state committee is exceedingly happy
over the trip OF Governor Hughes Of New
York through. Nebraska, and regrets only
that more people of the state did not have
an opportunity to hear him discuss the real
issues of the campaign. There is no doubt
In the minds of the committee officials
that the Hughes trip was a vote getter.
There is no doubt also In the minds OF the
committee officials that II Nebraska could
vote in New York next November there
would be no chance for the defeat of the
New York executive, whether the democrats
stuffed the ballot boxes or not.
In the opinion of Governor Sheldon, who
was on the Hughes train throughout the
trip, end of Senator Norris Brown, who for
portion of the trip was with the governor
the issues of the present campaign were
never more baly discussed than by Governor
Hughes. He was clearcut In his argument,
dismissed many of the '1sms" of Bryan as
having no place in the campaign and abso-
lutely without the province of the president
to bring about.
For instance, he told about the democrats
shouting for the election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people, and
he called attention TO the fact that the con-
stitution provided just how this could be
done and the president could not change It.,
and there was no reason for it being a
part OF the campaign. Many states, he
said, had secured practically the popular
election of senators by pledging the legis-
lature in convention or at the polls. Mr..
Hughes did not mention what states, but
many in the audiences knew Nebraska was
one and the action was brought about by
the republican party without any outside
assistance or encouragement from the
Bryan party.
In another instance Mr.. Hughes referred
to the Bryan idea OF the guaranty Of bank
deposits which he said should be no part
OF the national campaign and was not an
issue. The issue along this line, he said
was whether we would have money to de-
poslt" This also struck a responsive
chord in the hearts OF the people he ad-
dressed.
The climax Of the trip came at Hastings
last night when Governor Hughes and
former Attorney General Monnett of Ohio
| talked to the same audience In the opera
house. peculiar set OF circumstances
made this possible. The democrats had Sc
cured the opera house for their Monnett
meeting, while the republicans had put up
large tent for Governor Hughes. The
heavy rains made II impossible to use the
tent, and when this was discovered the
democrats found that the train upon which
their speaker was coming TO the city was
| late. The democrats then offered the
opera house to Governor Hughes. The
stage was decorated with Bryan and Kern
pictures and many flags and colors. The
| setting was ideal for a good democratic
meeting and the audience was composed
largely OF democrats.
Makes n Hit at Outset.
Governor Hughes won his audience in the
| beginning when he said:
| Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
| thank you for this greeting. 1 am paTticu-
| larly glad TO note the arrangements under
| which this meeting is held / thoroughly
/ believe that political campaigns can be
| conducted with courtesy and candor; thai
We can have tue public discussion and
! analysis OF the merits or opposing condi-
tions. That is the way in which American
government Is intended 10 work What.
ever may be our partisan differences. Ne
! all desire progress We are all American
| citizens. We are all devoted to the flag
and take pride in the honor OF our country