The sun., 1916-08-17
OREGON SENTENCES
HUGHES TO 4 YEARS
NIndicted" in Primary, Port
, land Spokesman Says He
Must Serve.
HE ADDRESSES OF
. Also Speaks Before AID. Club,
a: Pledging Efficiency in
-. Government.

Q PORTLAND, Ofe.s AuR. lo.-OregOhs the
r state whose courts ruled the name OF
= Charles z. Hughes must 80 on the ballot
- Q candidate for the Republican Presi-
, Dental nomination, Gloried to-day In that
action 40 II welcomed Hughes. now the
nominee. to Its borders.
. II was mandamwed In Oregon"
.. Mr. Hughes confessed In an address to
the Portland Ad. Club at noon. Fol
:. The nrst time In history a State court
mandamused q Federal Judge"
When the NJ m!nee had finished his
spssch. the presiding ofhcer. J. L. Erlein.
. announced: 'The SKATE Of Oregon hav-
2 ing indicted you. now sentences you to
serve four years in the White House."
b The gathering cheered loudly when
nlr. Hughes declared: I'VE are big
/, snough and We have got now an outlook
: which permits us to say that the man
who tries to get the best OF the public
|. for his private purse Ia a traitor to q
I free country and we will 60 ahead and
/ We will put those traitors out Of bus!-
ness"
The Hughes special reached Portland
at Z o'clock this morning and Mr..
Aughes's activities began two hours
4 Withycombe and National Committee
iman Ralph E. williams drove him from
the station to the Hotel Benson.
+! Women Vote aases Doubt.
: Oregon IL admittedly more doubtful
ypoiitically than Washington, where the
Republican nominee made several
speeches yesterday. The women Of this
s0tats vote his year for the hrst time.
and the leaders Of both parties appar-
emily are apprehensive as to their politi-
ical alignment. From all indications the
rOemocratic plea, Wilson has kept US
out Of the war;" has made great head
way among the women voters. Mr..
: Hughes accordingly devoted considerable
attention to this subject in his public adj
dress tonight.
Following = reception In the hotel.
which probably 500 persons attended.
MT. Hughes rested for an hour. going to
fths Advertising mems luncheon at IL
o'clock. The motto Of this organization.
truth made \ hit with Mr.. Hughes.
II am here and now make application
Ter membership In the Portland Ad
Club" he said. II am a member Of the
Republican Ad Club. For the present l
am the Spokesman Of that organisation
IL was not ever thus. A short time ago
] Wal long on silence and short on talk.
Now ! am short on silence AMI long On
talk. The reason was that l was man.
4, damused In oregon.
II was intent upon observing the OBJ
vfous proprieties OF the position that /
held. When suggestions came that I
+ should run In your primary I was very
T. curt In refusing. ] had no desire 10 to
run. ! wanted to remain where was
n be left alone. But they reckon III
who leave Oregon out, and you listened
and did as you pleased"
Promises Emciency Will Rule.
Mr.. Hughes talked straight business"
% the Ad men. They %applauded his
defence OF the Republican protective
principle his plea for governmental ef-
nciency and his pledge that II he 10
elected President he would strive TO In
troduce improved methods.
There Is no large corporation in this
eand that could stand the business
methods OF the Government of the
United States" he said. ~ I am en-
trusted with the administration Of the
Executive ONCE l propose that. THAI shall
be changed.
II believe in truth in advertising and
do not propose as a member Of the
! Republican Ad Gu and its spokesman
to say anything tina, cannot he fairly
net or to present "A policy which is not
oemonstratably sound"
The country needs more than Fourth
OF July Orations, more than ~rec.tals OF
past achievements. Mr.. Hughes de-
clared.
: w are glad to he inspired by the
example Of the days Of the Revolution
or the days OF the civil war; he said,
but We must save the country every
: day. II won't be saved BY letting II
drift. II won't be saved by takinS
everything for granted II will not be
conserved in its prosperity simply by
INDUCING in good wishes about the club
table and business persecution
Addresses Newspa per Men.
twas taken to the Press Club, where ne
smade a brief address.
These are days full Of demands for
.utterance." he said, e, had a few years
OF retirement In the only place on Gods
footstool where a ma. prominent In pub.
lie life is free from the demand. Of the
newspaper world. ] left that place to
step into "A position in which am con.
stAntly enjoying the friendship and
companionship of men Of the press.
Il WAS nominated on JUNE 10. and
.they put men TO bed that night and got
UT with me the next morning and nave
been with me ever since. found myself
when ] was nominated In a position Of
extraordinary exposure"
In his speech at the Ice Palace 70.
night Mr.. Hughes made his first refer.
-ence to the Philippines. lie assailed the
Democratic policy with respect 10 the
islands. declaring the United State,
would be negligent In It's duty II IL aban.
doned its ward until the Filipinos dem,
onstrated their ability to govern them,
selves.
Mr.. Hughes Is injecting more ters,
epigraminatic expressions into hi,
speeches than In the beginning of hi
campaign last week. His addresses now
are more reminiscent OF those ne deliv,
cred while touring New York as a Guber
material candidate. The most spontaneous
welcomes he has received were those ex,
tended In Washington and this State
After his address in Seattle last nigh
the corridors of the hotel were packed a,
X a convention was In progress. the onl,
difference being that half those IN n,
crowd were women, all OF them voters.
O. Mr.. Hughes will leave ire at :3j
o'clock tomorrow morning. The entir,
day will be spent in travel. San Fran
cisco will he reached at noon Friday.