Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
HUGHES INVADES
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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as a presidential nominee in Presi-
dent Wilson'S home State.
Speaks on Tariff
Mr.. Hughes spoke chiefly on the
protective tariff. He found on reach
ing the fair grounds that seats in the
grandstand which his platform faced
had been sold, some of them three
weeks in advance, for the trotting
races. The crowd was permitted to
stand on the race track and the
nominee turned his back to the grand
stand to address them. Thousands
who had bought cheaper seats in the
stand were unable to hear him. I'm
willing to risk losing their seats they
remained in their places out of ear
shot.
Mr.. Hughes spoke chiefly of the
protective tariff. He assailed the ad-
son law, extravaganza and broken
pledges" He reiterated his declara-
ton for enforcement of American
rights. The crowd applauded fire.
quently.
Finn and Penrose Shake
Mr.. Hughes was yesterday hailed as
the next President of the United
States" by Republicans of Western
Pennsylvania, who in their enthusiastic
welcome to their party's nominee gave
emphatic evidence of the sincerity of
the compact between the "Old Guard"
and the Progressive leaderships to sup
port the candidates of the Chicago
convention.
Boies Penrose. Republican national
committeeman from Pennsylvania, and
William Finn, who represented the
Bull Moose element in the Progressive
party's national committee from this
State. had a heart-to-heart talk and
buried the political hatchet at Pitts
burgh before the arrival of the pres!-
Dental candidate.
1t was the first time for many years
that the two leaders shook hands and
talked over the Republican prospects
in this State.
Ninety per cent. of the Progressive
vote in Pennsylvania will be cast for
Hughes" said Finn.
Big Meeting in Pittsburgh
Allegheny county greeted Hughes
with old-fashioned Republican en-
thusiasm. Demonstrations for the Re-
publican presidential candidate in the
Beaver and Ohio valleys reached
climax last night at monster masr
meeting at Exposition Hall in Pitts
burgh. He attended six meetings. at
which it was estimated he addressed
more than forty thousand persons.
A delegation, headed by Senator
Penrose, and which included Mayor
Joseph G. Armstrong. Senator George
T. Oliver, f. Y. Babcock, William II.
Coleman. Republican County Chair
man William Finn and other promi-
nent Pittsburghers. met the candidate
at Alliance. Ohio, in the morning. Upon
his arrival in Pittsburgh he was taken
in an automobile through the indus
trial section of the county. He visited
the great iron and steel and other
manufacturing plants of McKeesport,
Braddock, Wilmerding, Duquesne and
| Homestead.
Tho workingmen turned out to greet
| him and earnestly listened to his dis
| cussion of the campaign issues. At the
| plant of the National Tube Company
at McKeesport he addressed a throne
I CT moro than 5000 men.
Penrose Speaks for State
The enthusiasm of n great crowd at
! McKeesport was manifested when Sem
ator Fenrose, who followed Governor
/ Hughes, declared that Pennsylvania
would record a majority of at least two
hundred and fifty thousand for Hughes
| and Fairbanks.
The people of this country have
had all they want of Democratic ad-
ministration." declared Senator Pen
Underwood tariff bill the industries Of
the country were paralyzed. The pres
ent activity of these industries is due
| entirely to the war in Europe. There
| can be no permanent prosperity in this
country unless the Republican party Is
|
! of the national ticket the Republicans
must elect a majority of both branches
| of Congress"
Among the members of the Hughes
party there was keen interest in a
meeting of Senator Penrose with Will
liam Finn.
Workers Greet the Candidate
During the afternoon Mr.. Hughes
motored seventy-five miles over dusty
roads through the heart of the steel
making district addressing audiences
of blue leaned mill workers at every
stop. The smoke and dust and CRIME
| of the journey were on him at its close.
To these audiences the nominee spoke
chiefly of the protective tariff.
! At one big plant the 1900 workers
were given an hour off on full time to
/ hear him. The managers of his tour
estimated that it cost this company
$4,000 in wages to have Mr.. Hughes
,isit their plant.
At Homestead the gates to the big
mills of the Carnegie Steel Company
were thrown wide open and the auto
mobiles drove through past blazing
| furnaces and laundering machinery.
Mr.. Hughes spoke briefly at the Car
ncgie Library in the borough and then
passed on to Duquesne, where there
was another trip through a Carnegie
company mill and where another
speech was made.
Here tho procession crossed the Mo-
tnongahela river and entered McKees-
port, where, after a trip through the
immense National Tube Works. a re-
ception was held in front of the Elks'
Club.
! A short drive took the party over the
hills into the Turtle Creek Valley,
where are located the great electrical
machinery manufacturing plants and
where Mr.. Hughes addressed a large
gathering of workmen, principally en-
ployes of the Westinghouse Electric
I and Manufacturing Company. This