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were settled by mediation and eight by
arbitration.
HUGHES BEGINS SPEECH-MAKING
TOUR OF COUNTRY

Charles E. Hughes, Republican presi-
dental candidate, began a stumping tour
Of the country on August 5, which will
carry him across the United States to the
Pacific coast and back again.
It is claimed that he originally planned
a dignifed speaking tour in only dozen
or so of the big cities, but the moment he
announced his plans, he began to be bonn
barded with appeals from Republicans
along the entire route for speeches in their
home towns.
1t now appears that he will do re-
gular transforming tour, including
rear platform speeches and ALL
Starting from New York City, he ar
rived in Detroit on the morning Of August
T. where he delivered six speeches and
held numerous receptions during the day
F[e left at midnight for Chicago, where he
arrived the next forenoon.
In that city, men, women, and children
were caught in traffic jam around the
Conway building at Washington and
Clark streets, where the Hamilton Club in
troduced Mr. Hughes at high noon re-
ception. It is said that $4,000 Chicagoans
were anxious and determined to grasp his
hand, and for an hour and half the pre-
sidential candidate held reception, until
overcome by fatigue. In the evening, he
delivered a speech at the Chicago Coli
scum, few extracts from which are here
given:
EtI come to this hall with peculiar emo
tions Here, a little less than two months
ago, the Republican national convention
nominated me for the office of president
Of the United States [ had not sought
that nomination I did not desire that
nomination. | was contented with my
work and looked forward to the fulfilling
Of the allotted period Of life in work that
was congenial and Of the highest impor-
tance to the American people.
''But when that call came it did not
admit Of an instant hesitation. Coming
as it did, voicing demand, it meant but
one thing-a summons to an obvious obli-
cation. And as | was while on the bench
100 per cent judge, I then became 100
per cent candidate.'
IF am elected president of the United
States I propose that every man that
put in charge Of an important department
shall be a man eminently fit to discharge
duties Of that department.
"But we won't have any more if can
stop it, of these kiss me and TIL kiss
you appropriations in congress.
You can have your statute books full
of beautiful English, expressing words
which give a motive of proper govern
ment, but it is a different thing to trans
late those words into action; that is to
say, into that efficient administration
which is after all the only thing in gov
ernment that counts.
LII l had to choose between govern
ment with IS per cent laws and rs per cent
honest and efficient administration I
would take the latter every time" Zap
plause)
Now, there is another side that [
wish to speak of with respect to busi-
nesslike administration. Four years ago
the Democratic party in it's platform ac-
cused the Republican party Of waste and
extravaganza. They said that they were
going to be economical. When they got
in they were more wasteful and more
extravagant than any administration
has ever been'