Arizona republican., 1916-06-12
CANDIDATE WILL
i VISIT NEW YORK
CONF FERENCE
This Action and His Accep-
tance Construed as Re-
moving Any Doubts About
His Intention to Wage
Vigorous Campaign
tRepubliean A. p. Leased wireI

lRepubllcan A. P. Leased WlreI
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Charles
e. Hughes will begin his fight for the
presidency tomorrow, with a series of
political conferences in New York City.
His action in Fastening TO New York.
taken in connection with the telegram
of acceptance to Chairman Harding
construed as removing any doubts
about his intention to wage vigorous
campaign. The nominee plans to be
in New York in time to meet the re-
publican leaders returning from the
Chicago convention. He will seize the
opportunity also. if time permits. to get
in touch once more with the situation
in New York state. The time of his
return to Washington has not been
fixed. In any event. he will return in
ample time to receive the official noti-
ficatioR of his nomination later in the
week.
The chief questions to be discussed
now concern the selection of a chair
man of the national committee. and
the nature of the presidential cam
paign. particularly the part to be
played by Mr.. Hughes himself Points
TO be emphasized in the notification
will be read.
After six years of complete retire
ment from political activity Mr.
Hughes finds himself quite out of touch
with politics and he is turning to his
friends in New York for Information
and guidance. No statement as to
whom he will see there was forthcom-
ing from the Hughes residence tonight,
but it is expected he will meet former
Attorney Gen. Geo. w. Wickersham
long a close friend, Frederick c. Tan
ner, chairman of the New York City
Republican committee; Frank Fl.
Hitchcock, the unauthorized Hughes
boomer at Chicago; Gov. Whitman and
others.
Friends of the nominee say he is
fired with enthusiasm to get into the
contest now that the convention has
spoken.
Members of the Hughes family ap-
peared in public today for the first
time since the nomination He and
his daughter. Miss Catherine, left home
at 1920 this morning, to walk two
miles to the Calvary Baptist church.
Their way was blocked by a squad of
moving picture men who kept pace
with them for two squares. At the
church entrance, they were met by Mrs.
Hughes and little Miss Elizabeth who
had driven over. The moving picture
men had made the family late for sef-
vices. As they fingered outside the
closed doors awaiting the end of the
invocation, both Mr.. and Mrs Hughes
were centers of friends pressing for
ward to shake hands.
During services, the family was
seated nine rows from the front OF
the church in comparatively incon-
spicuous seat. The text of the sermon
was so Run That You May Obtain
1t was addressed to the mems bible
class, as guests of honor at the service
After lunch Mr. and Mrs Hughes
called at the homes of all the justice.
Of the Supreme Court to pay farewell
calls. No one was received at thu
Hughes home. Representative Mann
republican leader in the house. wal
among those who called during Mr.
Hughes absence. Federal Justice Prit
chard Of North Carolina, long a clos,
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt, was anothe
caller.
Mr.. Hughes promised tonight t.
march in the preparedness parade t
be held here Wednesday. provided bus
mess does not take him out Of town Oh
that day. President Wilson in respons
to an invitation from the arrangement
committee, already has promised I
head the parade to review it from
stand in front Of the White House an
later to deliver an address on "Americ
first"
The demonstration, in which othe
high officials are expected to take par
will be the principal feature Of the cap
itOls celebration of Flag Day. 1t wa