The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
HUGHES ENTERS
DAKOTA TO Get
FARMERS VOTE
G. O. P. Candidate Speaks at
Fargo and Grand Forks.
Farmers Alliance Hear New
Departure in Politics.
PUTS WILSON ON DEFENSIVE
st. Paul Speech Severe Jolt
Thru Durand Episode.
81 Have No Private Pledges, No
Political Debts to Pay"
Farmers Alliance Hear New
Departure in Politics.
PUTS WILSON ON DEFENSIVE
st. Paul Speech Severe Jolt
Thru Durand Episode.

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 10.-Charles
Evans Hughes, from the effete east,
set out today to capture the farmer
vote. The Republican nominee g9t ms ms
first glimpse of hickory shirt ana the
gallus as a presidential candidate 10
day. Fargo gave him royal WEI
come. Farmers from everywhere apoul
came in their autos to hear the former
justice of the supreme court OF the
United States cxpound his doctrines Oh
Republicanism. =,
Particular interest conferred IN
Hughes's appearance in Nortn Da
kota today because of the Suspicion %
politicians that the G. o. +. canoloate
is setting out deliberately to kIdnap
North Dakota's famous farmers nom
partisan league. Up in the northwest
the Farmers Alliance represents
new thing in politics. According 10
ex-Representative James Manahan,
who stumped North Dakota recently
for the league, just before II cdrrleu
the nomination of practically all OF
the candidates in both old parties az
the primaries, the league will gain
be successful in the fall elections SO
far as the state ticket Is concerned
and will eject professional politicians
from control Then according 10
Manahan. they will enact laws for
state owned elevators, revision OF the
tax laws mutual insurance against
hail and other progressive plans.
Count on Farm Strength.
Sponsors for Hughes are hoping
that the Republican candidate VIII
carry such a convincing message to
the farmers in North Dakota To-Day
ard tomorrow that, being already Wen
organized, they will swing the strength
to the G. o P. With such a swing
they count on further FARMER strehsth
from other states.
Hughes has a busy program for to-
dav and tomorrow. Only two set
speeches were scheduled for to-day
at Fargo and Grand ForkS-but t was
expected that the candidate would find
onportunity for several rear platform
talks The governors voice was IN
Droved today and there was little
hoarseness. altho he plainly showed
the strain of the past few days cam
IMAGINING Despite the hot weather
the candidate still stuck manfuily to
his "bofled" shirt, standup wing collar
and white vest-but In all of his talks,
the shirt. collar and vest wilted away
in short order. Mrs. Hughes wore ner
NO ." hat-a simple narrow white
brimmed affair She has worn No.
Ia dark one. quite plain-just once
since leaving Bridgehampton and that
was at Niagara Falls.
At Twin Cities.
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug 10.-Charles
E. Hughes hit back hard in his speech
here at the administrations attack
upon his Detroit speech
Before a cheering crowd of 10000
people in the parade ground at Mime
apolis, he first read a telegram from
Secretary of Commerce Redfield d-ny-
ing that E. Dana Durand had been re-
moved from the post of director of
the census. Then. drawing a second
document from his pocket, the Re
publican nominee read a letter from
Mr. Durand. asserting circumstantially
that his resignation had been forced at
a personal interview with the secretary
because the administration desired to
"create a vacancy"
Hughes. thereupon, reiterated his
has used public office for political
purposes, has raided the civil service
and prostituted the government to
party advantage.
For the first time since his nomi-
nation, he flung off his reserve AMI
used official names in driving home
his points. He was even more saya ge
in his attack upon the president and
his administration than he was in De-
troit.
Fighting Blood Is Up.
His fighting blood is up He is con-
WINGED that he has put the admins
tration on the defensive in the first
scrtmmage of the campaign He has
washington denying his charges and
explaining away it's acts
MIR. Hughes is curious to know what
answer the president and his admin
istratton have to make about his