New-York tribune., 1916-07-20
Tells Chicagoans Enemy
Must Be Faced with
United Front.
BFyERIDGE TO TAKE
STUMP FOR NOMINEE
-. Three Dates of Ex-Justice's
Coast.to.Coast Tour Are
Announced.

chsrles T. Hughes told his callers
.,.,rssv there was no room in the
s.,,h,ican party for petty strife. and
~. an factions must put aside all
..s,r,nss. get together and present a
.;,es front 10 the enemy.
rsi, deelafaion Of MIR. Hughes fol
- g visit-the second in a week
!, william Hale Thompson, Mayor of
r,,.,ro and national committeeman
- Illinois. who has not been alto
- Messed over the appointment
!, p,-o,d Iekes. Progressive leader, Of
,r-,;s 20 the Republican campaign
committee.
gs, after yesterdays visit Mr.,
-,,npson. who was accompanied by
s,-,,or Lawrence Y sherman, of Illi-
.,. Robert R9thbone. president of
-, hamilton Club, OF Chicago, and
s.-rA E,telson. Corporation Counsel
=. c,;aro. said there would be har-
-,,v IL Illinois. When Mr.. Hughes
IiNN-
OK, ,hsre on August he guaranteed
=. k-rss. audience Of any Mr.. Hughes
rssli address.
No Riffs, Says Thompson.
There's not a rift anywhere" said
NJ Thompson. The trouble started
rs,, an interview attributed to Mr..
tsss appeared in the Illinois papers,
saving be would run the state. don't
believe he made any sucA statement
The party in illinois," said Sena-
~ Sherman. els united, and we are all
-,-c 70 work with Ny. lckes for the
success of the ticket. Anyway, if the
REPUBLICAN party has any clothing 70
wash 10 Is not going to wash 1t in
Vbhc"
Nr Ra,hbono's visit 70 Mr. Hughes
lad nothing 10 do with the lckes-
thompson understanding He called
% arrange the details of the Chicago
meeting. which viii be held either IN
the Coliseum or the Auditorium.
Committees Not 10 Interfere.
Following the departure Of the Chi
esgoans, Mr Hughes said neither the
national committee nor the campaign
committee would interfere in any dis
eussions among local factions. He said
there was no room for chickering's, and
that any that existed were Of no mo-
ment He added that any local trou-
b.es must be settled locally.
Nr Hughes emphasized the need of a
united party that the Republicans could
regain control Of both houses of Con-
gress.
The most important conference Mr..
Hughes had yesterday was with Alfred
! Beveridge. ex-senator from Indiana,
snd Progressive nominee for Governor
in 1912. Mr.. Hughes spent three hours
with Nr. Beveridge, who dined with
bin az his apartment in the Hotel
Astor.
AT the close Of the dinner Mr. Bev.
eridge said that the welfare Of the
country demanded the election Of Mr.
Hughes. He promised TO take the
stump for him.
Progressive Party Dead
The Progressive party" said Mr. Bev
Uidcc. "as en- organized national party
no longer exists. People have many
opinions as 10 the causes that pro
agccd this condition. but 1t is useless
70 discuss them. for the fact itself
s-ares Us in the face. Therefore Pro
grese.ves must either refrain from vot-
inC FOR President at all or support me
candidate Of some other party. shal.
vote for Mr Hughes.
"lu taking this stand do not imply
any criticism of Progressives who may
decide differently. Whatever thew in
dy.dually determine 70 do Will be the
result Of their mature judgment. con-
iuenuouslv reached.
81 have known Mr.. Hughes several
years. and admire his ability, integ.
uty and courage. He is. above all
else. a straightforward man, trustwor-
by and dependable. He means what
he SAYS and saws what he means.
trust him. like him, am his friend, and
Ihsll support him.
Country Welfare, Demands Hughes.
"The work on which ! am engaged
he writing OF the life Of Chief Justice
Marshall has absolutely prevented al
political activity on my part for the
.ast eighteen months; in case II will
permit me 20 take any part In the
campaign. ! shall give my reasons on
The stump for my conviction that the
Welfare OF the country demands the
election Of Mr.. Hughes
Mr Hughes has decided upon the
first three dates for speeches on his
coast-to-coast trip. The first will be
made in Detroit on August Z. His
next stop viii be Chicago, the follow.
ng night, and on August 9 he will
speak Do ST. Paul. The rest of the
Itinerary probably will be completed
to-day when the campaign committee
v.ll meet.
William r. Wilcox, campaign man,
sger' said last night he had arranged
JOY a luncheon to thirteen Of the seven
teen members Of the campaign com
mrniee He smiled as he said thirteen
declaring that thirteen signiiied 10 him
nothing but good luck
Plens for the notification cere-
monies in Carnegie Hall on July 81
IA'e been almost completed. Sixteen
nlndred Progressives will be invited
leisdlng all delegates TO the Chicago
invention and Progressive national
10 state committeeman.
Candidate Has Busy Day.
M Hughes spent almost every min