New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
Big Crowd Surprises
Candidate as He
Leaves Train
COLLEGE MEN JOIN
IN NOISY WELCOME
Hailed as "Next President"
Brooklyn Tour a Whirl-
wind of Enthusiasm

Manhattan and Brooklyn combined
last night to make Charles +. Hughes's
Homecoming an uproarious welcome.
His return to New York City for the
last two days Of his campaign for the
Presidency developed into an unexpect-
ed tribute, in which at least $4,000 per-
sons participated.
Thousands of commuters at the Grand
Central Station Joined their cheers with
those of the Hughes and Fairbanks col
lege men, when Mr.. Hughes stepped out
into the concourse. They crowded about
him. struggling for a glimpse. Inc
brass band, blaring away, the college
men with their raucous tin horns, the
police escort and the members of his
party were pushed and showed and
jostled about in a riotous mass of hu-
manity that followed the candidate out
into Forty-second Street, up Fifth Ave-
nue. and across to the Hotel Astor.
Three enthusiastic meetings in
Brooklyn added later to Mr.. Hughes's
confidence that he will carry not only
New York State, but most of the nation
with it next Tuesday. About four thou
sand people struggled for breathing
space in the New National Hall in
Greenpoint. Brownsville would gladly
have filled five buildings of the capacity
of independence Hall. Kismet Temple
at Nostrand Avenue and Dean Street
WAS crammed with nearly 5000 more,
who cheered Mr. Hughes for almost hve
minutes after he arrived.
Hughes Taken by Surprise
Mr.. Hughes was taken wholly un-
awares, however, by the demonstration
at the Grand Central Station. He had
expected to slip over to his hotel AMI
nrepare for the night meetings. But
when the special train which had car
ried him through thirty-fve states Of
the Union drew into the terminal, the
Hughes and Fairbanks college men,
blowing away on their tin horns
trooped up the platform and led pa
rade out into the concourse. The
Forty-second Street entrance tammed
like the neck of bottle when the mass
tried to follow Mr.. Hughes out all at
once. Outside there were red fire, an
other band and more men and women
who wanted to see Mr.. Hughes.
The candidates tour through Brook
lyn was a whirlwind whizz Of an auto
mobile procession. When Mr.. Hughes
entered the Greenpoint meeting he said
he felt right at home.
"Our next President" shouted many
voices. Just as quiet was obtained and
Mr.. Hughes tried to speak an old man
down in front stood up to say
81 voted for Lincoln, Governor, and
this time my vote is for Hughes"
Which started the crowd off again.
Now Confident of Victory
81 have just returned" said Mr.
Hughes. from a very extraordinary
trip. 1t has been my privilege TO
visit the states of Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Ohio, Indiana and large part
of New York since | spoke in BROOK
lvn nine days ago. | return with very
deep confidence that the reunited ne
publican party is going TO march to a
triumphant victory next Tuesday.
hope it will be victory not only LOT
the national ticket but for the Con-
eressional and state tickets; that there
will be a complete Republican sweep
His principal topics last night were
the tariff, "was prosperity" and Amer
lean rights and Americanism. Speak
ing to a very responsive audience in
Kismet Temple, his last meeting IN
Brooklyn. Mr.. Hughes declared en-
phaticslly:
"If | am elected President"-the
crowd interrupted with shouts: You
will. You will, Charlie"
"If | am elected he continued, 4