The sun., 1916-09-09
Nominee Confident Republi-
cans Also VIII Sweep Ma
ton at Polls.
ST1Rs FIGHTING SPIRIT
Speaks in Democratic Strong.
holds Appealing for Indus
trial Protection.

"'''VssVu tV-udy anu y'rteTudy III ~
State Of Maine" declared Charles L.
Hughes Tonight, has convinced me
that the Republican party 10 on the eve
Of a sweeping victory in both State and
nation"
With the injection Of fresh ginger and
pep" into the national tight curing the
last few days the Republican campaign
has taken Of a new spirit. and this
opinion expressed by Mr.. Hughes is
shared by every other party leader who
has been closely watching events.
Since Hughes came into the State
Maine Republican workers have been
h%eartened. Roosevelt stirred the crowds
last week and the enthusiasm he voked
gave promise of a complete victory. but
In the days Just succeeding his visit the
campaign Jagged again. Hughes has re-
vived the hehtinG spirit. Thanks partly
to the passage Of the Adamson eight
hour labor bill and tho opportunity
which it gave the Republican nominee
Republican confidence ms reached a
point which II had not attained even
when the Colonel was touring the State.
1. Democratic stronsholas.
Hughes has now spoken In each OF the
four Congressional districts Of Maine.
To-day's itinerary took him into three
Democratic ~strongholds. Lewiston. which
10 In Representative Daniel J. McGilli-
cuddy's district Waterville. the home
OF Senator Charles Johnson, and Ban
Cor. Everywhere the ovations accorded
the speaker were greater than the local
managers had dared hope for. McGilli-
cuddy was in the crowd who listened to
Hughes in Lewiston and Johnson heard
him In his own town.
Tomorrow the nominee will speak in
Augusta. Brunswick. Bath. Damari-
scotia and Rockland. The Maine can,
paign closes tomorrow night and the
State Republican managers are jub!lan,
over the fact that HushA. now at his
best. will speak the last word TO the
Maine electors. who cast their vote Mon
day.
Hughes continued to-day his iambast-
Ing OF the Wilson administration for the
enactment OF the Adamson bill. lie
preached protection of American indus
tries In the citadels OF Democracy and
~expounded the doctrine Of straight
Americanism and the safeguarding OF
American c~itisens and property in COM
munities where the Democrats have
been particularly active in defending
the Wilson Mexican policies.
Answers 0ompers's Attack.
Al Lewiston Hughes spoke on the
platform from which samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor. delivered q vigorous attack on
him in a Labor Day speech.
A I believe my labor record has
been attacked here" said Hughes. Il
am going to read what the official organ
Of organized labor in New York said
about my record after l left Albany to
go to Washington. II is complimentary,
but II IL true
He then read the declaration OF tho
Legislative Ners that he was the
greatest friend of, labor laws who eve,
was Governor Of New York. III any.
body rises In this country to say I arr
not a friend OF labor said Hughes. "hs
knows that he Is not telling the truth.
II do not agree with all that labor
proposes" he continued. 81 disagreed
when | thought demands were mad,
which were not equitable. I found 70,
: example. the full crew bill. II apple,
I generally TO all railroads In the States
? 1t was built upon the argument that |,
= soIne cases II was not needed, and |
: would require the expenditure of hun
oreds OF thousands OF dollars unneces
sarily.
II said I could not sign n bill lik,
that. We rae n Public Service Commits
sion where complaints could be enter
4 tanned and orders could be made whic'
We're properly adapted to the exigencie
to which they relate
Must Not Yield to Force.
Every grievance. he declared. shout
E be examined at its base. fairly. thor
oughly. promptly"
J. ITO say tina we must yield to force
n III continued. "is the council of despair
. We might as we'll end the forms of go,
arnment II We are 10 enter upon tina
d path of disaster. II won't do.
o w cannot have Congress acting o
e the demand OF the Executive before
knows what II is doing. and with IN
whole American people looking on agha.
i at such an abandonment OF executiv
i %prerogative and Of Congressional dut.
= The bill to which ! have referred cal
ried on it's face In large warning the de,
,aration of itr own defeat. II proceede
absolutely to impose a wage scale an
then to direct that somebody hnd at
l. whether It nae any business to do IT,"
z Pleading for improved conditions {
Is labor. Hughes said: ''Those who thin
le that American opportunity means Il
n winning OF little citadeis Of individui
,e success where one. remote and secur
Ie can hold up the public on the highwa
d OF traffic and intercourse to exact tol
,s for individual, cmolument without regar
10 the public advantage are not Amer
cans and have no place In our schen
of life"
For Compensation Laws.
" A. WstsrvYn~ this afternoon 4
NOMINEE said. Il believe IN workmen
CONDENSATION laws, We secured c!gl
W wears or so ago the appointment Of
'c commission In New York which made
y thorough examination OF that subjeo
V lis report il ore of tho great mon
4, mental documents upon that matter
~ the American field.
" ~ believe in the substitution Of prop
" co~n,pcnsation laws for our wastefl
er b~aphazard negligence system. In
NJ hazardous business injuries In that bus
ness should be treated az II risk of Il
~ business and dealt with as such. I'll
I'd is sound economies, believe in 1t
-. the state field and ] believe In 1t ind
II. the constitutional power OF tongre
g. with respect to the hazardous occup
ID lions in relation to Interstate commerce
NJ Three thousand persons attended t
OF meeting In the Auditorium here I
night despite the fact that Bangor
suffering the effects of a mild imitati
of the New York street railway fight.
demand for union recognition Is at I
base Of the dispute here.
M After a discussion OF the tarifY que
,ion Hughes said