New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Thousands in Nebraska
Greet Magical Word with
God Bless You!'
MORAN is POINTED
TO REPUBLICANS
Hughes Leaders Still
Hopeful of Carrying
Bryan's Home State.

Ousha, Ucl- o--roIAIlcAi poeV-hoE-
,.ns into the Wilson reception here
yesterday. a phenomenon which. in the
onirion Of observers, has seldom II
ave, been equalled in this or other
.s,tions Of the country, point out the
.,lv moral for Hughes and the Repub-
W.sr managers. And IL is a moral
.s.t IL they would win in November.
,Ssv would Go we'll 20 heed.
President Wilson, following out the
,,s ne adopted at Shadow Lawn last
ss,nrdav. has indicated that ne is 70
~.E, his campaign on the peace" is
-. He has definitely charged that
80 -epudiation of his Administration
-ssns the embodiment OF the nation
= rar While in the last analysis
.Tcb campaign may seem to be based
,-inarily or the yellow streak IN
ne American people, there is no cues
- thst Nebraska at least has given
IL, endorsement 70 that programme.
7, Itself the Presidents speech hers
i..t night was not a peace speech. II
=. more nearly a speech aimed 20 take
,ha curse of too proud 20 night by
ssoving that first there must be some
a., worth lighting for" II was the
80 conplete exposition OF the Pres
.s.,+,s nosition in the European war
.sst he has given since It began, and
!. The view Of many German Americans
ybo heard him more concilatory TO
them.
peace Magnet for Audience
y.. the audience refused TO take that
view OF the Presidents words. For
.b,m "peace' was the maglca! word'
and every reference to II, either d.
-ect or by implication, was applauoea'
thew refused 20 allow Mr.. Nhson 20
proceed. and, ike the audience In the
pspubhcsn convention IN chicago, IN
sisted on taking control OF proceedings
10 their own hands. Had there oeeh
any evidence Of political manlpulatl0n
In The action Of the crowd II "ou4d
have lost its significance. But II was
the very absence Of that-lts tnorough-
" representative character and rs
,s-ner-that made the audience and
others ike u something Tor the pom
ticiars 70 WORRY about in November.
NJ Vas il merely Nebraska, incul-
e.,sd with pacifcism through many
wears Of Bryan. It was the same IN
yoek-ribbed Pennsylvania, IN conserVa-
tive Ohio, once Mark Hanna's sLro 1g-
hold. and in Indiana, when the Fres4-
dents train went through. The CROWDS
a, the station were revelation 70
political correspondents with the parry
Tie Organization" OF course mas
helped, but there was none OF us char-
sctsr. except IN few towns, IN the
,hrongs that besieged the president .
n the minds Of most Of those peo-
lie. the President. whether rightly or
wrongly, was something Of a de
Eyerer." There was something mora
han cold. irpersonal curiosity IN their
besring. There was an emouonallsm
dsknd seldom seen in political tours
Women especially, with their muir
nured. "God bless yous,' were almost
rsvsrent 10 the man. And nearly s.
100000 OF them Will vote this fall. Il
those who greeted the President can
be taken as representative, they are Tor
peace a. any price"
High Wheat Dwarfs Tarih.
Whatever the East may think about
prsuaredness, there Is no question
that peace" is the only issue IN me
Middle West. Only me horrors ana
,srrors O. The European war, not the
issues involved. have travelled this far'
he temper o. me West is for peace,
and beside t other issues are lmma-
.srial Al+rOrgh the tariff has been
.zken OF wheat and potatoes, Two OF
he PRINCIPAL products Of Nebraska
farmers, war prices have prevented us
having any effect az an issue. In fact,
$40 wheat" in good old Republican
- a.0UZna
senator Hitchcock, the Democratic
tznd.dste for the Senate.
Yst such strange phenomena are pos;
s.ble in politics. Republicans are still
hopeful o. carrying Nebraska. FOR the
stVernorship they feel reasonably sure
ard Tor the rest o. the ticket there are
Prospects. They admit that the Presl-
een,'s visit has undoubtedly hurt
Hughes, who comes on the 18th, and n
ital they take q kind Of ironlc humor.
The committee in charge OF the semi
centennial affairs, though nOn-partisah'
sts IN reality composed largely OF ke-
f-b.icans, ard those Of the stand-pat
Hnsty. TIE Democratic organization
rscs desperate attempts 20 capture
ne control o. me celebration, but tney
fs's sterrly reDulscd. Thus sterday
't1ssset the paradox Of the Presl-
'stt making his peace" drive, met
al entertained By Bourbon Repuoil-
'aas and introduced a. all three meet
@zs By old guardsmen who have been
.eiiye since before McKinley's time.
a.e they also paid the bills.
ne situation IN the state is one OF
y most fascinating political tangles
ne present campaign. Under the
l.fi4es there are a dozen cross-cur-
Han, which play back and forth, re-
sfciess o. party lines. until these
ave been largely lost sight o.. Pre-
@zinant "a The wet" and dry" hght,
~ factions representing each IN
- partles, the Republican candidate
- Governor, however, being identified
~ ne "1rys' and the Democratic
- he ~wets.' There - the foreign
~ which amounts In all 70 nearly
- The total, and which is largely
"a addition, there IL the Hitchcock
,.,ssrisl fight, with is Bryan feud
attendant Issues. Observers in the
- sho fancy they are pretty good az
r-ssl puzzles ought 20 come out and
Neir rardr here And % figure