The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-26
HUGHES SAYS TREND
IS TO DICTATORSHIP
Criticises Executive Influence In
Legislative Matters In Reply to
Wilson's Speech.
OHIO PLACED IN GRAVE
DOUBT BY OBSERVERS
Frank Hitchcock Places Buckeye
State In Same Glass With Indiana,
Kentucky and Missouri.
BY WILLIAM HOSTER.

Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 25.--Charles E.
Hughes tonight made a sensational
answer to President Wilson's Shadow
Lawn speech Of last Saturday even
ing defending the Adamson eight
hour law: m effect. he aS,Serted that
II Mr.. Wti46hss tsa6entiess cvntinue he
might. as we'll be elected .dictator OF
the nation.
Hanging his reply on a declaration
that there had been too much legisla-
ton by this dministration involving
compromise phrases. apparently in
tended to mean one thing to one set
of men and to get their votes. and
another thing to another set of men
to allay their fears, Hughes asserted
that civil war lies along the lines of
such legislation as the Adamsoin act,
and concluded:
Let no one confuse the American
mind as to the principle of legislative
action. 1t has been the same since
legislatures first began to sit and I
hope 1t will remain the same as long
as we continue to have legislative
action in this country. Indeed, il 1t
is abandoned you might as we'll wind
up our republier and appoint die
tator letting him be appointed who
has the greatest force to exert to
compel obedience to his commands"
Eighty Cent Gas Case.
The big audience in Memorial Hall
here in which an all-day opening of
the Ohio campaign was being con-
dates remarks.
Answering President Wilson's cita-
ton of the eighty-cent gas case in
New York. to the effect that there
the Legislature fixed a rate without
an investigation of the facts before
hand. Hughes declared that as coun-
sci for the State in that matter he
had caused a most exhaustive inves-
tigation OF all the facts to Ne made
before any legislative action was TAX
en-. This, he asserted. was in itself
enough to prove the case against the
Presidents action through the AId-
son act
Much of the force of Hughes ad-
dress was lost because of his seeming
reluctance to mention the President
by name or to indicate that he was
making reply to the Presidents de-
Tense Of his action.
Hughes made three speeches dur
ing the day, one before the Old SOL
diers Of the Dayton Home and at the
Fair Grounds this afternoon, and the
speech Of tonight.
His reception throughout the day
WIS CcEutAi, OUT at no ttInc Was tuC
high level Of enthusiasm reached
which characterized the Indiana tour.
Competent observers put Ohio In
HITCHCOCK COUNTS
OHIO AS DOUBTFUL.
New York. Sept 25-Frank H.
| Hitchcock today submitted to Repub-
lican National Chairman Wilcox a re-
port on conditions as they effect the
Hughes campaign in the Middle West
Southwest. and Northwest as well as
the Pacific slope. Hitchcock had just
returned from his second tour of OBJ
servation in these territories. His re-
port was substantially as follows:
Nebraska. Nevada. New Mexico. Ari-
soma and Montana must be carried to
| make a Republican United States Sen
ate.
Illinois Minnesota. wisconsin. the
DakotAs. Kansas. Colorado. Washing
ton. Oregon. California. Idaho and
Utah; Mr.. Hitchcock believes. will
throw their ELECTORAL votes to Hughes.
Indiana. Missouri. Kentucky and
Ohio Mr.. Hitchcock counts as doubt
full.
After summing all these up and bal
ancing one over against the other. Mr..
Hitchcock thinks New York. Indiana,
New Jersey and Connecticut are still
necessary to ensure the election Of
Mr., Hughes.
II am far more optimistic about the
Middle West and Pacific slope than
was on my last trip" said Hitchcock.
"The Hughes campaign has ut last
struck Tia right swing. The situa-
ton II vary encouraginx. All Rspuh-
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