The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-09
|PR0GRESSIVES
BACK N COP,
SAYS ROBBINS
Chairman of Progressive
Convention Says Hughes
Will Win. 81,
|REs1IANDS FOR PROGRESS
Has Been Responsible for
Much Constructive La
Dor Legislation.
IRESTANDS FOR PROGRESS
Especial Dispatch to West virgInIsn,

. especial Dispatch to West Nirginian)
\ MoRGANTOWN, W. Va, Oct. O.
After addressing a large political
meeting held here in the interest of
the Republican candidates. Hon. Ray.
fmond Robbins. former Democrat and
chairman Of the last Progressive Ma.
uonal convention, gave out n state.
ment IN which he predicted that Char
les Evans Hughes will sweep the coun.
/ try. Mr.. Robbins said: II have spoken
in the states Of Oklahoma. Missouri,
Indiana, Michigan. Illinois, New Jer.
ssey, Maine, Connecticut and West Vir-
sgtnta, and from all evidences to be
found 1t Is very plain to me that there
VIII be landslide to the Republican
party. Mr.. Hughes will carry Miss.
spurt and Illinois. There is possible
chance Of him carrying Oklahoma.
Michigan is safely Republican as
Illinois and Indiana, while close,
shows strong tendency toward the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Hughes will
probably carry that state by ten or
fifteen thousand.
The outstanding feature of the
present campaign is the complete re.
union Of the Republican and Progress.
Bive parties. That was first indicat.
% in. the several special COMPRESSION.
tal elections held some months ago
end established beyond any question
~ the sweeping victory in Maine, and
In primaries in New York and other
states. The Progressives are back in
the Republican party and are going
70 vote the county and state tickets
hong with the national ticket.
regarded Mr.. Wilson as rather
strong IN this country, and felt that
when Mr.. Hughes was nominated he
could not arouse the country with a
rather tame and academic treatment
of foreign policies, like the Mexican
situation, as did not feel that our
people who very largely live isolat.
ed from international politics, could
be aroused as they should be, but
Wnen the Adamson law was passed,
the manner in which 1t was passed.
and the abolition OF the policy Of ar.
bitratfon, ] felt that here at least.
had been raised a vital issue upon
which Mr.. Hughes could arouse the
country to virile interest in this ques.
ton. That is what has happened,
and every vote Mr.. Wilson may have
gained by his position on that bill,
j estimated that he has lost three.
The Adamson bill is not an eight.hour
law. It Is wage raising law and
increases the pay Of the organized
railroad men twenty per cent. The
PRESIDENT did not consider the rights
OF the railroads or the rights of the
public In general in demanding pass.
age Of this bill. l am against It be.
cause care for the cause of labor.
have, as Is we'll known. throughout
the country fought for the betterment
Of labor's condition all my life. II
the highly organized labor organiza.
tons can use the government for Ia.
Dor In this way, It leaves the door
open for highly organized capitalist
organizations to do the same thing.
Il have found the progressives of
this country united behind Mr.. Hugh.
es, and very properly so. He stands
for economic and social progress. We
all know that Mr.. Hughes, as Gov.
ernor Of New York. was responsible
for more constructive labor legisla-
ton than any governor we have ever
had in this country. He has truly
proved himself friend OF labor. Mr..
Hughes is truly a Progressive. Take
bis record on the Supreme Court. No
man has ever sat on the Supreme
bench Of the United States who has
had the interest and capacity with !,
him other than Justice Holmes, in !
labor's welfare. and he and Justice
Holmes have been together on prac.
hcally all labor questions. MIR. Hugh.
es' position on the labor question
while on the Supreme Court Is one
reason why labor should vote for him.
Tonfght's speech is the third have
made In West Virginia. The others
being at Keyser and Parsons, and
the leaders there declared they were
the best meetings they have had for
years"