New Britain herald., 1916-08-01
HUGHES CENTERS
 FIRE ON MEXICO
Attacks Administration for It's
 Policies at Home and Abroad

IluSneS,. republican nominee for president, received formal notification of. his nomination and made his speech of acceptance last night be- fore an audience which in the swell tering heat filled Carnegie hall from orchestra pit to topmost gallery.
 His speech itself was 8 critical re- view of the Wilson policies, in parti- cular his treatment of the Mexican situation and the record made by the Wilson administration in it's relation to the warning powers in Europe. It was at times scathng in it's criticism and again MT. Hughes utterances were fraught with satire, which the audience applauded heartily.
 '* Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who occupied one of the lower tier boxes, shared honors with the republican nominee as a center of interest and attraction, though lie took only a si- lent part. Colonel Roosevelt was cheered for from three to four min utes when he entered his box short ly after o'clock, and was forced to rise again and again to acknowledge the ovation. From many parts of the hall rose the cry familiar from the days in Chicago immediately preced- ing the republican national conven- tiOn: we want Teddy!"
 The appearance of Mr. Hughes on Sthe platform about fifteen minutes later was the signal for a new demon stration which, both in length and intensity, equalled, but did not sur pass, that bestowed upon the Colonel. It was Colonel RoOsevelt's first ap- pearance at a republican gathering since his voluntary exile from the party, following the Chicago conven- ton of four years ago.
 Carnegie hall was swathed in Amer ican flags. They were festooned on the balustrades of boxes and the gal leries and they covered completely the walls behind the stage. A large American flag, famed into a f1utter and brought out in striking relief through the white rays of a search light, occupied the middle back ground of the stage.
 Colonel Roosevelt with MT. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., former Secretary of State Robert Bacon and former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, occupied Box 25 on the low CT tier. Mrs. Roosevelt did not at tend the meeting. Box 31. not far from the Roosevelt box, was occu-
 
 Mrs. Hughes, MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Hughes, Jr., Dr, Colin s. Carter, who is brother-in-law of MT. Hughes and Mrs. Carter; Estabrook Carter and Howard Dickinson, two nephews of the nominee. and Law renee Grenen, MT. Hughes private secretary, were in the party.
 All inc boxes were occupied by re- publicans and progressives of prom fence, accompanied by their wives and other women relatives. On the stage sat the members of the Notification committee, headed by Warren G. Harding, United States senator from Ohio, who, as chairman of the re- publican national convention, was made head of the committee to noti- fy the candidate for president of his nomination. Members of the republt- can national committee, prominent from different sections of the state, Governor Whitman, dozen United States senator's and a score of congressman occupied seats on the platform.
 Of the 5000 persons or more in the hall itself all but thousand or so were present by invitation. The crowd was early and the hall was filled when the arrival of Colonel Roosevelt brought on the first and practically only episode of the meet ing. As soon as he was seen storm of applause and cheers broke and then the band played Auld Lang Syne. The colonel smiled bfssfully at the dem onstration and seemed very happy as he arose again and again and bowed in his somewhat jerky fashion in re- sponso to the welcome.
 The band played for a while, and then the mem bers of the notification followed by the nominee, made their appearance. This was a signal for the applause to be renewed. Chairman Wilcox of the rcpublicar national committee gripped the hand l of the candidate in welcome. MT. | Hughes was attired in black, wear ing an English walking coat, which 1 he kept closely buttoned throughout | the ceremony. Through the notltloa- ton speech of Senator Harding, which | opened the proceedings. MT. Hughes sat with his eyes intently fixed on the speaker.
 Senator Harding.
 'The convention uttered the princ;- 7lcs of q confident, determined, re- united, and enthusiastic republican oarty which turns to you in highest respect and trust as nominee pest ypifying the Darty's progress and the peoples desires" said Senator Hard ng.
 Tt is fitting that I should speak the of this committee OH ,Our most extraordinary nomination. 1t has no parallel in the history of he republican party. As the whole people have apprOvingly witnessed, -ou have been chosen for leadership Dy a convention which com prised the 1 pest thought, the highest intention, md deepest conservation of a great md historic party. when you were not ,nly not an aspirant, but discouraged