New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
MIR. HUGHESFETED
 IN DIVORCE COLONY
Reno Turns Out En MasSe But Not
 to Talk Politics

pretty generally conceded, except Dv a few of the republican leaders, that Nevada will go democratic, Reno and the surrounding country turned out in force yesterday to welcome Charles E. Hughes, the republican nominee for president. The people made it a sort of play day. Nobody seemed greatly interested in politics. Everybody wanted to see MT. Hughes and his wife. In big, open-handed way, the residents were anxious also to give the Hughes party good time. But they did not get out anything like the crowd that greeted Colonel Roose- welt in 1912 when he came here as the progressive candidate for presi- dent. Woodrow Wilson carried the state.
 The city staged a big barbecue for the Hughes party and served tons of beef and beans. Ordinary people ran around with plates in their hands and scooped up whatever they could. There was a table for the visitors. MT. Hughes entered into this spirit of fun until it came time for him to speak from the court house steps at o'clock Then he put aside all thought that the affair, so far as the arrangeme ents were concerned, was a sort of nonpartisan event. He at- tackled the administration without re- straint and talked protective tariff, which. however, isn't the issue here that it was in California.
 But the speech was not the big event of the day; it was the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes. Their presence put ''pep' into the life of Reno, in cluding the divorce colony. Mr. Hughes faced the strangest audience since he left New York. There were cowboys and cowgirls, Indians, men and women from all parts of the country, and varied types of NeVada's native sons and daughters. It seemed to be spot where east met west AnU where everybody took everybody else for granted at his face value.
 The only thing that didn't seem to disturb anybody in Reno was the fact that 1916 is the year of presidential election. Everybody who has asked about it, except the politicians, said Yes, suppose so and probably Will son will be elected" The next 1e- mark as a rule was something like this: Do you think MT. Hughes is puritanical? That's what we hear out this way, coupled with the fact that he is a nice, honest raightforward man. You see, many of us come from New York, where he shut down on the race tracks, and perhaps that is the reason we get that impression"
 That was about all the politics any one would talk, except the politicians With politics out of the way the lat est Reno story was as rule relate3. It ran something like this:
 "What ia the most interesting Occu- patton in Reno? You don't know? Well, it is going down to the South ern Pacific station to see the tied come in and the united go out"
 It was difficult work for MT. Hughes to make his visit here a serious po- litical undertaking under such circum- stances, especially when one of the first invitations he received was to take an automobile ride in the after noon with Governor Emmet Boyle and Mayor F. J. Byrington, dem mocrats. MT. Hughes accepted. Both governor and mayor are satisfied that President Wilson will carry the state. They talked about the beautiful scenery to MT. Hughes.
 Divorce Colony Out in Force.
 MT. Hughes and his party arrived here at S:25 a. m. The members of the party were awakened by the town band at the station. The nominee Was taken to the Riverside Hotel. He walked up the steps through an alley of would-be divorcees. There was no cheering, but some handclapping and many remarks to the effect that Mrs. Hughes appeared to be a very sweet woman. There was a good deal Of jocular talk also about the nominees facial adornment.
 As the candidate walked through the lobby to his rooms he was con- fronted by a number of boys who were distributing circulars, across the top of which these words were print ed in large type:
 "Of1cial overnight entries. Reno Fair and Racing Association, Reno, Nevada, Thursday, Aug. A, 191G--- Special matinee.'
 "Give one to Governor Hughes,'' a Reno man urged, but none of the boys had the nerve.
 MT. Hughes was permitted to rest in his rooms until noon. Then he began to shake hands. One of his first visitors was David, a Pieute chief. David said that he was a democrat He informed MT. Hughes that he was a republican. Later he eulogfzed Colonel Roosevelt and the progress sves. David admitted he was broad minded.
 MT. Hughes at 12:30 o'clock ad- dressed a party of women In the sun parlor. So far as attire goes none of the big New York hotels ever staged anything gayer. MT. Hughes talked about his suffrage views, and the won1- en cheered him. Women vote here, but not all of them Some vote In Illinois, Washington, Oregon and otn- CT states; some don't vote at all.
 Luncheon and a ride through the al +laa N,s,