Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-12
HUGHES GOES down
DEEP BUTTE NINE
AS MORNING stunt
Concludes He Will Make
Democratic IneGciency
Main Issue
WILL INCLUDE MEXICO
HAS ITEMS TABULATED
Has Regained His Old Tricks
Including Attention to
Babies
BY Perry Arnold.
lUnited Press staff corresp6ndent.l

Helena, Mont, Aug. 12.-Governor
Hughes expects to try new campaign
ing stunt this afternoon. He joyfully
accepted an invitation to descend $500
feet into the depths of the Leonard cop
per mine at Butte. Mrs. Hughes, who
hasn't Quilted her husband s side
through the hardships of the trans.con-
tinental trip, which her husband Is max
ing to win votes for the presidency,
wanted to go, but it was decided she
had better not.
John Mcintosh, of Butte, who Joined
the republican nominee IS party here to-
day, made the announcement of the gov
ernor's underground search for votes
He told the governor the trip might
prove of interest but he wanted to warn
nim in advance that mines weren t the
safest things in the world and that he
did not have to accept the invitation.
"You can be l want to GO" the gov.
ernor responded quickly. "There are
lots of men who work in mines every
day and Pm not in the least afraid any
way
The Leonard mine is not the biggest
of Butte's snder earth industries, but
the committee held it to better adap-
ed for sight seeing. The governor will
be furnished Jumper and overalls.
peodv for tho rrav
Governor Hughes today reached that
point in his assault on the democratic
trenches at which European army COM
mander would report himself ready for
the concerted attack at particular
point' Inc fepupncah cahulua,e Ieeis
ne mas uohe 'he preparatory worS III .he
"a campaign speeches ne mas maue since
leaving new !ork one week ago 10,
uay. ne mas ihuica.eo 'na' ms man, !
renance IN assault ls the weapon Ci
s!i!acisn si;a VI oeno'lu'S ~ u ,,lssu in. ne
noses TO hack nm this general charge
with concerted fire. He is armed with
specific instances which the republicans
claim will support the general allepa.
ton. Tn his speeches hereafter, he will
use this definite data to back up his
preparatory assault.
In the one weeks campaigning to
date If appears that the republican main
rassault win be against democratic inef.
fic;encv and included in this criticism
will he tbe Mexican nolicv: the foreign
nolicv. the upork barrelJ policy: the
preparedness policy; the tariff policy
and the administrative policy.
The phrase which has so far evoked
the most opplause from the nominee s
auditors has been. "I,d like TO have a
chance 70 invest;gate the democratic nd.
min;strotion. - and TODAY. when Hughes
Wnulled itV here again in slightly diff
ferent nbroseoloov the crowd remem.
bered that tbe man now running for the
nrasidencv first made his repntotiop In
tba 600 orcb;nolv ;nouis;tiva nrobe of tb,
Nav YorL 7 ;fa Insnronce scandal III
Kros onnlordad to tba echo
""' r. .,,.,ss, m.,.
mas iiah' o-i'ic"i ~
Hughes is considerably changed trsm
the man who late IN June stepped ou'
of the clustered precincts of the SUI
preme court into the vortex OF pollties
He has regained all his old tricks OF
oratory, of gesture, OF modulation OF
4 his voice, of paying attention to babies
of working up laughs, of posing patient
ly for ubiquitous photographers, profes
sionals and amateurs, He has "come
back ~ into the sort of campaign orator
that he was in the days of his anti-race