Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-07
HUGHES CAMPAIGN
GIVEN HARD Jolt
Nomination of Progressives in Cali
foTnia Is Serious Blow.

New York, Sept Special: Candi.
date Hughes campaign managers re-
ceived with cold silence news of the
victory Of Governor Hiram johnson.
progressive, in the republican prim-
aries tight in California for United
States senator On the other hand
eastern progressives are jubilant over
the defeat of the old guard republi-
can organization aud openly assert
that Mr, Hughes having had the Op-
portunity Of allying himself with the
progressive element of California de-
liberately cast his lot with the repub-
iican stand patters and lost and must
abide the consequences.
a noticeable effect of the progress
siye victory in California has been
TO encourage and embolden the pro-
gressl7es oil NeW York, Pennsy lvaria,
Maine ano Massachusetts in their
fight against reactionary republican
ism. Many thousands Of the Califor-
MIA progressives who voted foNIQhn-
son in the republican primaries have
openly espoused the cause of
President Wilson. In the east the
progressiyes opposed to Hughes are
keeping away from republicanprimaries.
Hughes Position Hurtful
1t is plainly recognized by Mr..
Hughes supporters that the California
development places MIR. Hughes in q
most embarrassing position. Some ad-
vised him TO promptly send a telegram
Of congratulation to Governor johnson
in the hope of at least partially healing
the breach.
The progressives, however point out
that the time for Mr.. Hughes to have
declared his attitude was when he was
face TO face with the republicans and
| progressives in California before the
vote revealed the progressive control
of the republican primaries. They add
that 1t is now too late for MIR. Hughes
to act and that a telegram of congrat-
nlation to Governor Johnson, now that
he has whipped the old guard republi-
cans, would merely stamp him as a fs-
grant opportunist.
On the other hand if Mr.. Hughes
failed to send such telegram as he
was advised by the more defiant reac-
tionaries among his supporters he
would further ailenate progressive sup.
port not only in California but through
out the country.
Old Guard Not Satisfied
Additional word from California in
dicates that the fight in that state is
by no means ended Prior to the pri.
maries the old guard republican openly
threatened that they would not accept
Governor Johnson as a republican if he
secured the nomination. In that event
the San Francisco Chronicle which sup
ported Governor Johnson's republican
nomination, said republicans at the
general election will have to determine
whether it is most to the interest of the
national republican party to have in
the senate an open and honorable op-
ponent or one who does politics by trick
and device, the latter reference, of
course, being to Governor johnson.
The The Ill Ill feeling being displayed be-
tween the old guard adherents and pro-
gressives upon the slightest occasion
was recently manifest by Senator Gal
linger's speech in the senate which was
construed by the latter as in effect
reading the progressiyes oat of the re-
publican party. In the meantime the
breach widens and the California sit
uation merely emphasizes the fact
which is being pressed home to the re-
publican leaders with increasing force
that progressives who originally bolted
the party for principle are not being
"harmonizea" and absorbed as the
abandonment of their national ticket
led Mr.. Hughes managers to expect.
Disappointed In Hughes
Yesterdays New York Herald, which
is supporting Mr.. Hughes, frankly an
nounces that at meeting of Chairman
Wilcox at republican national com
mittee with his newly appointed advis-
ory committee, held here Wednesday,.
Mr.. Wilcox was Informal that Mr..
Hughes campaign on the Pacific coast
was ..ill advised" and that che should
have kept out of the western primary
lights.
The Herald adds that Chairman Viii.
cox was further informed that the re-
publican campaign has been running
into factional troubles and that Mr..
Hughes speeches must be strengthened
and every effort made to find issusl