Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
First Talk to Women
BY Perry Arnold

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Spokane, Wash, Aug. l4.-Governol
Hughes was to face his first audience
of women voters today The republi
can nominee was scheduled to expound
his views to meeting "for women on.
ly' this afternoon. 1t WAS expected
he would have something new to say
as to why he favored extension of the
suffrage to feminity. Up to date il
was pointed out here, the G.. o. p nom
inee has refrained from discussing the
case of suffrage on its merits-he simp
ly said he regarded victory of tle
movement to extend votes to women as
inevitable and felt that in view OF
such inevitiability, the question should
be removed from politics by immediate
adoption by congress of an enabling
resolution permitting submission OF
constitutional amendment for equal
franchise to the states. He has assert
ed his belief that such an amendment
would carry and in speeches in Mon
tana-a suffrage state-has expressed
qualification over participation by
women in voting.
In addition to this women s address
"a new thing for Hughes, veteran
campaigner though ne is-the republi
cas-, standard bearer was scheduled for
two other talks on his days program
He left Spokane at 9:30, following an
automobile parade, for Occur d 'Alene
his only Idaho stop on the trip, and
was to address a mass meeting there
at IL O'clock. Returning, the govern
or S plan was to make his women on.
ly' speech at the auditorium, and to-
night address mass meeting in SpO-
kane's out of door amphitheatre. He
leaves at s:45 tonight for Tacoma.
New Supply of White Vests
Although the candidate s voice has
now hardened and gained strength SC
that he no longer experiences difficul-
ty in speaking, his campaign managers
on the trip are urging use of sounding
boards at future outdoors. DIR. Dittman
the governor S physician, is particular
ly apprehensive lest his patient strain
his voice tomorrow night in Tacoma Is
amphitheatre and is trying to provide
a sounding board.
Hughes started his second week OF
campaigning today. In point Of time
he is only one fifth through with his
present trip and in point Of mileage,
he has 5000 miles farther to go. Yes
terday was a day of absolute rest for
him and he gained new vim by utter
avoidance OF strenuosity.
Gibson, the governor s valet, heav-
ed sigh Of relief when Spokane was
reached, because the governor S supply
of white vests was rapidly being de-
pleted They were all delivered fresh
ly laundried today. Next to his whisk-
ers Hughes can be best distinguished
by his white vests. He almost never
appears without one. William McKin-
ley was the last presidential aspirant
who put the white vest into politics.
To Senator Lewis of Illinois, who is
supposed to be "trailing' Hughes on
this trip, endeavoring to sow seeds for
democratic harvest and Vice Presi'
Dental Candidate Fairbanks, whom the
republicans have announced will "trail
Lewis, mention of Hughes whisker:
should prove interesting. Today the
governor S were even more closely
trimmed tnan before. They only half
conceal a mouthful of teeth of which
Roosevelt would be proud. 1t was
announced also that the governor
clicks his teeth together occasionally
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