New-York tribune., 1916-07-10
G. O. p. Plans to Throw
Taft Also Into Pine
Tree State.
WILSON ALSO TO
JOIN IN THE BATTLE
Bull Moose and Republicans
Will Unite in Hearing Speech
of Acceptance.
From a stsr Correspondent OF Tho Tribune

From a STAT Correspondent OF The Tribune
Bridgehampton. n. Y, July 9.-The
combined strength of the three big
figures Of the Republican party,
Charles f. Hughes, Colonel Roosevelt
and William Howard Taft, will be
thrown into the Maine state election
fight the first few days of September.
This has been determined upon by
the Hughes campaign managers, who
want TO train all their heavy-calibre
guns on the Democratic forces, which
will try to capture the state in the
September election. The Democratic
fight will be conducted by President
Wilson and two members of his Cabi-
net, Franklin d. Lane, Secretary of
the Interior, and William c. Redheld,
Secretary of Commerce.
The campaign managers believe that
with Mr.. Hughes and ex-fresidents
Roosevelt and Taft in the Maine fight
big Republican majority will be
rolled up.
This will necessitate the advancing OF
the coast-to-coast trip Of Mr.. Hughes.
II was originally planned TO start on
August 10 or thereabouts. Now 1t Is
believed he will start week earlier, If
not Immediately after he makes his
speech Of acceptance. This speech will
be delivered on Monday, July "a, or
July 81.
Starts West Early in August.
If the latter date is selected it may
mean that Mr.. Hughes will begin his
coast-to-coast trip the first two or
three days in August. BY starting before
August Mr.. Hughes could have two
weeks vacation he plans IN the Rockies
before he takes a nand in the Maine
fight
Mr.. Hughes is also planning TO wrest
some Southern states from the Demo-
cratic column. He plans to speak GER
tainly in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mary
land and West Virginia. Mr.. Hughes
has been receiving advices from these
border states that if he makes even
the brofest sort Of campaign in these
states they will go Republican.
Mr.. Hughes intends TO make the Gus
tomary whirlwind trip, with speeches
from the rear platform of his train, me
last few weeks of the campaign. Inc
itinerary of the whirlwind wind-up OF
the campaign will not be made up until
after the Maine election.
There are being concerted ehorts
made an along the course Mr. hughes
intends 10 take on his coast-to-coast
trip 10 have him make rear platform
speeches. This Mr.. Hughes is opposed
TO, as he wishes TO confine this trip TO
celebrating on the issues of the cam
paign which he will touch upon briehy
in his speech of acceptance.
To do otherwise he believes would
defeat the purpose Of the trip. Inc
objection Mr.. Hughes had TO the plan
to have him make his speech OF accept
ance here is that he feels the speech
should be as public as possible, and
for that reason he holds it should be
held in some place such as Carnegie
Hall. The leaders of the reunited Re
publican party from all parts OF the
country will come TO New York to hear
this speech.
Moose TO Take Part.
Il will mean that for the first time
since the 1912 split Progressives and
Republicans will gather together under
one roof with one common purpose.
Colonel Roosevelt will occupy seat on
the platform alongside Mr.. Hughes
Senator Warren G. Harding, as chair
man of the notification committee, VIII
preside.
Mir. Taft, being in Canada, will not,
IL is believed, come down TO the noti-
fcation ceremonies. II would not be
fair TO Mr.. Taft, the campaign man
ayers believe, to urge him TO make
special trip TO New York merely to SIT
ON platform when he has promised
10 do anything he is asked 20 do that
will help the cause.
Mr.. Hughes is going to spend the
mornings and evenings from now on
working on his speeches. II he finds
time in the afternoons to walk or play
/ Golf he will do so. But from now
Until he gets into his two weeks re-
treat in the Rockies it will be work;
work. work. To-day Mr.. Hughes and
/ his family went TO the Presbyterian
/ Church. He lent his automobile 10
some of the newspaper correspondents
who wanted to go to the beach, trlp
/ Of more than two miles, to SWIM. Inc
automobile of his brother-in-law, Dr.
/ Colin Carter, could just accommodate
Mrs. Hughes and her daughter with
tho Carriers. So Mr.. Hughes walked TO
/ o,J from, church in the rain.