The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08

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Hughes Cold? Not Much.
1t is a libel, this story that Hughes
is cold. No human being could have
perspired any more than the former
justice of the supreme court has done
since he left Bridgehampton on Sat
urday for his first trial of presidential
campaigning. Just the same the nom
inee sticks to his white pique vest and
the wing collars he affects The col
lars wilt and drop over, but Hughes
just grins underneath his beard-by
the way, 1t was trimmed this morning
by one OF the useful boys in the pri-
vate. car and now distinctly reveals the
grin-and goes right ahead.
Everybody with whom the nominee
comes in contact is interested in Mrs
Hughes. That story from Bridge
hampton that she is carrying only one
hat on the trip was a base canard. 1t
Is reliably stated that there are at
least three. up. to date. Mrs. Hughes
has worm two different ones-both
dark but tasty looking.
Mrs. Hughes Is determined: she will
not accept social engagements during
the present tour. The governor re-
gar dsher as one of his best advisers.
Has Physician Along.
When Roosevelt campaigned four
years ago he took along a throat
specialist, a number of boxes of loz-
enges for hoarseness and a can or
two of. oxygen for revival purposes,
apparently. Governor Hughes has a
physician along, but there are not any
throat lozenges nor any tanks of oxy-
gen cluttering up the rear platform
of the private car. He does not need
them The former governor has q re-
markedly clear voice. Being on the
bench for some time has curtailed his
gestures considerably. When he was
governor of New York he used to
have quite a number of handswings
to emphasize the points in his ad-
dresses. Now his favorite one is a sort
of reversed uppercut into an out
stretched palm. He uses it to ram
home most of the emphatic portions
of his speeches. He has very little
else in the way of air blows.
Some politician on the train today
had leisure enough to figure out that
before Hughes gets back to Bridge
hampton for a short rest somewhere
about September IL his features will
have been preserved for posterity ON
about two thousand miles of celluIoid
film. Every place the candidate goes
there is a man turning the crank of a
box pointed at him. On Hughes train
is party of three or four moving
picture men.
Speaking of Whiskers.
/ Speaking of whiskers-artists of
campaign pictures 81 far encountered
all seem to have the idea that the
Hughes facial adornment resembles
the appendage made famous in Kan
sas They don't. They are really
somewhat scraggly and trimmed very
close on the cheeks. There's just the
suggestion of part in them down tie
center of the chin, but the campaign
picture artists all seem to think that
all necessary to constitute Hughes's
likeness is a blob of whiskers. The
candidate was intensely amused today
when he overheard some old man re-
garding one such picture remarking,
as he adjusted his glasses for q closer
view-"Why do they have that picture
of James G. Blaine exhibited?''
Here is Hughes's own definition of
why he is a candidate for the preSf-
dency, as announced at last nights
meeting in Detroit:
Why He's Running.
Because I believed the TINA had
come when If the American people
wanted to have a government which
represented this ideal of faithful con-
duct, erect in self respect, to make
our country ready for the future, and
could do something, I should have
held myself most ignoble of men if I
had not responded to that CALI
$4,000 Greeted Him in Detroit.
Detroit, Aug. S.-There is not a
particle Of militarism in my compost
ton, but there is a sturdy determine
ton, If am put in place of execu-
tive responsibility representing all the
American people to see to 1t, and that
is my purpose, that Americas rights
are safeguarded and that Americas
name in administration, in policy and
in execution Is honored throughout the
world"
In these words Charles e. Hughes
last night concluded a speech in which
he practically bespoke the need of in
PREVENTION in Mexico if the situation
does not mend across the border.
In what was probably the most spec
tacular day of his career, Mr.. Hughes
rounded into campaign form over
night. and started off his battle for
the presidency with bang. And De-
troit opened its arms to him. Per-
haps, indeed, 1t was the warmth of the
Detroit welcome which inspired the
] efforts of the candidate to rise to the
situation. He was warm. genial, cpl
grammatic and forcefu1. He mixed
with the crowd-acted IKE a real can
didate.
Consider the events of the day: He
rode at the head of a big street pro-
cession, smiling out at the crowd
$4,000, at least, which lined the street
waving his hat at them, occasionally
rising to acknowledge the plaudits He
had decorating rockets exploded over
his head. He was showered with con-
fetti. He heard himself addressed as
Charley a thousand times. He shook