New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-16
WIFE TO ADVISE
HUGHES ON TOUR
Will Accompany Nominee
on Transcontinental
Campaign Trip.
REAR PLATFORM
SPEECHES BARRED
Party to Stop at Hotels and
Avoid Any Private
Hospitality.
fyrcrp a siar Correspondent, Of The Tribune

frror q stan Correspondent Of The Innunej
Bridgehampton, N. Y, July 10
Charles F.. Hughes will be accompanied
on his coast-to-coast speaking tour by
hi, closest adviser" Mrs. Hughes. This
Is the designation Mr.. Hughes has ap-
nlied TO his wife, and those familiar
with the inner workings of his public
life know that the title Is especially
appropriate .,;o ,h.,
On the transcontinental trip Mrs.
Hughes will have the same role she
nlaVed while Mr.. Hughes was Governor
that of adviser in all big questions
that confront him.
Mrs. Hughes is peculiarly fitted Tor
the task. She is a graduate OF Welies-
| lev College, and a keen student OF pup
Mrs hughes was unable to accom-
many Mr.. Hughes on his campaigning
tours while Governor. because their
Young children required her attention
| Elizabeth then was an infant. Now her
domestic duties permit her to travel
and her two older daughters can take
care Of Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes and their party,
including secretaries and stenograpn-
ers, will travel on special car at
tached to regular trains. Inc hepup-
iican National Committee is making ar
rangements for their stay at hotels in
the dozen or more cities in which Mr..
Hughes will speak. II is the intention
NJ Mr.. Hughes TO forego all private hos.
pitality.
The mode Of travel planned will help
Mr.. Hughes in his intention not to make
any rear platform speeches. II he trav-
elled on a special train, he would have
difficulty in declining to make such
speeches. but regular train schedules
are not changed to aid oratory.
Mr.. Hughes is putting in all his
time here preparing for the campaign.
He has not played golf in several days,
nor INDUCED in any other recreation
save little motoring in the evening.
From breakfast until dusk he is WORK.
ing in his study, save for short han
! hour at luncheon. II is doubtfui-at
least, Mr.. Hughes will consider himself
| fortunate if it proves otherwise-l1 ne
will find spare hour or so TO go
around the nine-hole course on the
links just across from his summer
| home. ~,
To-day. for the first time since Mr..
| iaft s WISH mere, 4hI. liuShNS nav ."'
er,. Miss Frances A. Keller, president
Of the Women's National Committee OF
the Hughes Alliance, had luncheon
with the Hughes family and talked
over plans of the women's auxiliary
Of the Alliance TO campaign the coun-
trv on behalf of the Republican nom
inee. Miss Helen Hughes, eldest OF
Mr.. Hughes's daughters, met Miss kel-
Ter at the station in the Hughes auto
mobile. v,,.,,
Another visitor was Frank NJ. Will
Jams. state engineer Mr.. Williams
was at Easthampton supervising some
state work, and motored here to pay
his respects.
Mr.. Hughes has had scores of invi-
tations from Western towns and cities
to stop off in his trip and be their
guest. One Of these came from Colo
mel William F. Cody ("Buffalo iliBD.
asking him. on behalf of the citizens
of Cody, Wyo., to accept the towns
| hospitalitv