The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-12
Accepts Invitation to
Visit Helena, Mont,
Copper Workings
WILL DON SUIT
OF OVERALLS
Demands Pitiless Pub
licity for Wilson in
Billings Speech
By PERRY ARNOLD.
(Stdn Correspondent United Press. }

HELENA. Mont, Aug. Gov.
Hughes tried new cam
paisning stunt this afternoon. He
joyfully accepted an Invitation 10
descend $500 feet into the depths
OF the Leonard Copper mine at
Butte. Mrs. Hughes. who hasn't
left her husband side through the
other handships OF this trans-con-
mental trip, which he Is making 10
win votes for the presidency. want
ed 10 go. but 1t was decided she
had better not
John Ii Mcintosh, OF Butte, who
Joined the Republican nominees
party here TODAY, made The an
nouncement OF the governor under
ground search for votes He told
The governor the trip mirht prove
Il interest, but he wanted TO warn
him IN advance thai mines weren't
the safest things in the world and
ths, he did not have 10 accept the
invitation.
You can bet I want 70 CO." the
governor responded quickly There
are lots ri men who work ip mines
every day and I'm not in the least
afraid anyway"
The Leonard mine is not the big
gest OF Butte's underearth indus.
tries. hut the committee held II 10
be better adapted for sightseeing
The governor was furnished with
jumpers and overalls.
Gov Hughes today reached that
point IN his assault upon the Demo.
cratic trenches az which Euro
pean army commander would report
himself ready for the concerted at
tack at a particular point. The Re
publican candidate feels he has done
the preparatory work in the "a cam.
pRign speeches he has made since
leaving New York one week ago to
day He has indicated that his main
reliance In assault is the weapon Of
criticism OF Democracy's alleged In.
efficiency. From now on, the gov
eral charge with concerted fire He
is armed with specific Instances
which the Republicans claim will
support the general allegation In
his speeches hereafter he will use
this definite data 10 back up his
preparatory assault.
In the one weeks campaign 10
date II appears that the Republican
main assault will be against Demo,
cratic lnefficiency. and included in
this ineficiency criticism will be
the Mexican policy. the foreign pol
icy; the pork barrel policy the
preparedness policy; the tariff pol.
icy. and the administrative policy.
The phPse which has so far
evoked ths most applause from the
nominees auditors has been I'D like
10 have a chance 10 investigate the
Democratic administration. and to.
day when Hughes pulled il" here
again in slightly different phraseol.
ogy. the crowd remembered that the
man now running for the presidency
first made his reputation in the
searchingly inquisitiye probe OF the
New York Life insurance scandal
He was applauded 10 the echo.
Hughes Is considerably changed
from the man who late in June
stepped out OF the clustered pre-
cincts OF the supreme court into the
vortex OF politics He has regained
all his old tricks Of oratory, Of ges.
ture. Of meditation of his voice Of
paying attention TO babies, OF work
ing up laughs, OF posing patiently
for ubiquitous photographers, pro
fessionals and amateurs He has
come back into the sort Of cam
paign orator that ne was in the days
of his antirace track crusade in
New York state.
Today Hughes voice was almost
normal, strong and clear, and the
zip In the air put more and NOR
pep" into his gestures and hi
thoughts.
Last night the nominee gave Bill.
ings (Montana). $1.100 worth OF
campaign oratory. The city paid ex
actly that much--raised by public
subscription among Republican,
pay expenses of diverting his train
10 Billings for r speech After a
talk they were unanimous In the
assertion that II was worth IL
He characterized villa as IAN &C
complished assassin in his owl
right" declared he had no patience
with subterranean diplomacy"