The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
Political Notes

/ Political Notes
| New York, Sept. 12.-Charles z. Hughes.
Republican nominee for President will
arrive in New York tomorrow from
Plattsburg and will remain several days
at the Hotel Astor to rest and to confer
with leaders and officials of the national
| committee.
Mr.. Hughes will start on another Mid
! die Western trip next Monday The intin-
erary has not been completed, but the
frst speech will be at the State fair at
Springfield. Ill. September 10.
New York, Sept. 12-Arguing in direct
ly opposite directions, the rival national
political chairmen here today used the
result Of the election in Maine to prove
the certainty OF the election in Novem-
Der OF both Woodrow Wilson and Charles
e. Hughes.
When a United States Senator wins
| by only l.00o as happened yesterday in
Maine. think it tells a very significant
story" says Vance C. Mccormick, Dem
ocratic national chairman I'VE never
expected to carry Maine. and the Repub-
licans fell far short OF the vote by which
they said they would win"
William r. Wilcox, Republican national
chairman, drew entirely different conclu-
sions from the Maine result. He said:
Il regard the election in Maine yester-
day as an assurance of the election Of
Hughes and Fairbanks in November
The result has proved that we are again
united party. That means success"
Buffalo. N Y. Sept. 12.-Samuel Sea-
bury. Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, who is also opposing Gov.
Whitman in the Progressive guberna-
torial primary. issued a statement to-
night in which he termed the COVER
nor's so-called White Book "a plea of
confession and avoidance, designed to
confuse the issues and to cover a
black record"
Mr.. Seabury declares the WHITE
Book Consists Of a statement by the
governor praising himself, and in sup
port of this self-praise he annexes a
series of letters which he required
his subordinates to write to him, in
which they also commend the gov
ernor who appointed them and by
whose favor they continue in Office"
New York. Sept. 12.-Ex-Lieut. Gov
Thomas F. Conway, candidate for
United States Senator in the Demo-
cratic primaries against William F.
McCombs, will speak in Brooklyn on
Thursday. At a meeting of Brooklyn
business men in the Conway head
quarters, 26 Court street Conway
managers said yesterday that various
anti McCooey nominees in Kings
County for county, judicial. and legis-
lative Offices and for Congress were
cooperating with the Conway forces.
Job E. Hedges. campaign manager
for Robert Bacon. candidate for
United States Senator in the Republi-
can primaries. denied yesterday that
the Bacon forces knew anything about
an atteI<2t on the part of william
Barnes to stir up sentiment for Mr..
Bacon. Mr.. Barnes has written a let
ter to Republicans throughout the
State asking support for Mr.. Bacon.
New York. Sept 12.-Vance c. McCor-
mick. Democratic national chairman, left
tonight for Indianapolis, to attend the
formal notification of Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall Of his denomination.
Chairman Mccormick will go to Chicago
before returning to headquarters.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE most tempestu-
Gus primary campaign in Illinois history
came to- a whirlwind close today To-
morrow voters will go to the polls to
nominate two State tickets. including
candidates from seven Congressional dis
tricts, and various minor Offices.
Three Republican gubernatorial aspi-
rants-Col Frank L. Smith, Col Frank O.
Lowden, and Morton D. Hull-made their
final appeals to voters today. So close
have the three men run during the cam
paign that on the eve of the election
no one besides the most fragrant partisan
would make any prediction as to the
outcome.
The Republicans are encouraged by
what threatens to become a most serious
split in the Democratic ranks. Governor
Edward F. Dunno was Endorsed by the
Democratic State convention and until
two days ago had no opposition for re-
nomination. But the Sullivan wing of
the party pulled an eleventh-hour sur
prise by putting up William Brinton,
with the subsequent result that much
bitter feeling has been engendered.
New York, Sept 12.-Democratic women
organized for Mr.. Wilson today.
At a luncheon given to Mrs George
Bass, member of the Democratic Ma
tional Campaign Committee from Illinois.
Mrs. H. o. Wittpen, wife of the mayor
of Jersey City, was made chairman: Miss
Virginia Potter, niece Of the late B. P.
Potter, secretary, and Mrs. Max Nor
genthau, treasurer.
Headquarters will be opened in the
Forty-second Street Building.
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