Evening star., 1916-08-09
HUGHES D|SPELS
IDEA He IS COLD
Candidate Proves He Is En-
tireIy ApproachabIe and
Not Austere.
CONVINCES POLITICIANS
HE KNOWS THE GAME
His Extemporaneous Speeches Meet
With Response-Thousands
Greet G.. o. P. Nominee.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

CHICAGO, ! ILL.,, August O.
Success appears thus far to be at
tending the main object of Candi-
date Hughes western trip, which
is to get acquainted with the peo-
pie, let them get an impression of
him and start the bali rolling in
the republican national campaign.
On this journey he will not ex-
pend his heaviest campaign am
munition and oratorical effort,
but reserve the columbiads for
succeeding trips west. More
over, he is rather feeling them
out" and talking extemporane-
ously. He has prepared nothing
in advance, but speaks right off
the reel.
This policy has given cause for COM
all curiosity to know with what kind
Of music he would open the ball. They
say he has not set the rivers on fire
yet, which is quite true up to date
and probably will continue to be the
case.
Forced to Counteract Impressions.
When Mr.. Hughes entered the west
he found himself facing the necessity
of removing two impressions prevailing
RI mora or 1ess daoree ona was the
feeling among the populace that he was
cold and austere man. clothed with
an atmosphere of judicial aloofness
from the man in the street, through
hiss service on the bench. The other
was feeling among the party work
ers that he would prove distant and in
a measure unapproachable to them and
out of sympathy with the practical poll
ticians.
No doubt the impression in the one
were accentuated by the course he
SO vigorously pursued prior to the nom
ination, in keeping out OF politics. -
made a fine running start at Detroit,
the first misjudgment Of his temper
ment, and in Chicago in the all-day
conferences with big fry and small
fry POLITICIANS. he effectualiy removed
not know the political game and how
to get along with "the boys"
At Detroit he walked right into the
hearts of the big crowds that thronged
around him. His manner. free and un-
affected, cordial, and friendly, caught
them at once. He did not have to al
feet anything, for he really is mag
netic man when he turns himself loose,
as those who met him in the campaign
of 1908 remember.
Called Regular Feller."
His service on the bench has not
changed him. apparently. In fact. there
was no doubt that he was in his ele-
ment as a mixer, and he enjoys 1t. One
man in Detroit remarked, why. he is
a regular feller. 1 don't believe he was
a good Supreme Court judge. as a mat
ter of fact"
In his main speech in Detroit he
started out feeling his way. with in
tuitive realization when he was not
warming his audience up. His talk
about efficiency and experience In pub
print, was addressed to audiences of
and workingmen who
work by rule of thumb. with mathe-
matical precision. where they have to
turn out the products fawisssty i;s and 10
cost. That caught them. When he
found they were not interested in pad
ding the rolls and violating civil serv-
ice in the coast and geodetic survey he
dropped 1t. Then he tried them on Mex
ico with his charges of the mistakes Of
the administration. He got a rise out
Of them" Immediately on that score. and
it up with more hot shot. This
led him to risk trying reference to
being too proud to fight" and, whopee!
they rose to it with hurrah.
independent Thought Prevails.
Bear in mind that out in this western |
party lines are pretty well shot |
to pieces. Independent thought prevails |
to a most marked degree. In these cir
and with the party plat
forms SO identical in many planks, the
of candidates. their own |
policies and plans, count Mr.. Hughes
IS showing them what manner of man |
ne is and telling them what he believes
n. At Chicago he put In an important
come from all quarters. They had a
chance to Took him over" at their lei
sure, to size him up from their own
siewroint and get acquainted with him.
conditions and sympathy with the prob
ems that arise out of them. He de-
yoted himself to making 1t clear in a
way that the bitter fac
ional troubles-and they are bitter to
he very core here-must yield to the
welfare of the party.
Mr.. Hughes received assurances, ap-
sincere ones. that local Illinois /
will not be allowed to
initiate against the party welfare.
Mr. Hughes public reception at Chi
cago was certainly most encouraging.
E Eetween times of comforting with the
local leaders he held a reception at
republican headquarters. where a !,
couple of thousand men from the busi-
ness district shook his hand.
Newspapers Friendly.
The newspapers of Chicago were more
han friendly to him and they have
not been overly friendly to the ma
.ional republican party in the past four
years.
More than 10000 people turned out to
,ear him speak at the Coliseum last
hight. hacking that immense audi
.orium to the doors and hundreds ,
standing along the sides. There were
. great many women in the audience.
Women will vote for presidential cleo ]
ors in Illinois this fall and are TAX =
ng intense interest in national politics.
Mr.. Hughes speech was we'll re- Il
,eived and his criticism of the admin
stration's Mexican policy was vigor-
,usly applauded. The audience was !
With him. too. in his appeals to Ameri-
.anism and at the close OF his apeech 4
he entire audience stood and chsered
aim. IL