Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-25
HOOS|ER CAPITAL,
IN FESTAL. SPIRIT,
HOST TO HUGHES
Republican Candidate Given
One Joyous Welcome by
Thousands Amid Bunt-
ing, Noise and Fire.
CHEER HIM ALONG THE WAY
Streets Around Station and
Line of March Thronged
by Multitudes.
HIS VOICE ALMOST GONE

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 24.--In-
dianapolis put on a red and yellow
dress to welcome Charles E. Hughes.
Hist special rolled into the station
an hour ahead of schedule time and
the celebration upon which republi-
cans here have spent days of pre-
paration was on.
They met him with a bedlam of
cheers, yells, factory whistles and au-
tomobile sirens. They lighted their
fireworks and plastered patch of
flaming red on the Indiana sky. They
stood by the tens of thousands in
the streets and cheered him along the
way. Most of the time they couldn't
see him for the smoke, but they knew
he was there with Charles w. Fair
banks, his running mate, in one of the
first automobiles and they shot up
more rockets and burned more red
fire and made more smoke and
eneered some more.
Line Over Two Miles.
Scores of flags bedecked automS-
biles swung into line behind the nomi-
nee's car for the parade through the
city to Tomlinson hall. Behind the
cars came the men on foot, thousands
of torch-bearing marchers. Republi-
can leaders, who staged the big DEM
onstration said that the line of march
ers extended for more than two miles.
The streets around the station and
along the line of march were choked
by throngs the like OF which the nomi-
nee has not met anywhere since the
day he started on his presidential
campaign. Bluecoats by the hundred
kept the way clear.
Noise and Fire a Tonic.
The red fire, the cheers of the
crowds, the marching thousands, how
ever, acted as a tonic. Mr.. Hughes
was smiling from the time he left
the train. He spent most of the time
during 9the parade standing up ii
his car waving his hat in acknowl-
edgment. f., ,z.,
The speech which Mr.. Hughes de-
livered here tonight wound up his
Indiana campaign so far as this trip
is concerned. Mr.. Hughes will re-
main here as the guest of Mr.. Fair
banks till early Monday, when he
will leave for Dayton, o. u
When introducing Mr.. Hughes,
Charles w. Fairbanks, the chairman
of the meeting, said of him: 1--WE
recognize in him a man who is in
sympathy with our highest ideals
the advocate of every good cause; the
sincere and helpful friend of the great
body of wage earners in America. He
stands for policies which mean better
wages for more people and for more
of the time, than do the policies of
the democratic party.
Enemy of Grafters.
cable, straightforward, unafraid in
every responsibility, able as governor
OF the great empire state; the enemy
of graft and grafters everywhere,
present to you a man who is a pro-
found student of the problems of our
government, who will act in every
exigency when he has mastered the
truth"
1t was $40 o'clock before Mr..
Hughes addressed the crowd. The bi,
audience had waited patiently from 7
o'clock. Many had stood the entire
time. Thousands were turned away
unable to get into the hall.
This great demonstration seems to |
me-" Mr.. Hughes said, "a sincere,
cordial and enthusiastic manifestation |
of an intense desire for the success
of the republican ticket in November.
| consider it happy augury OF suc-
cess in state and nation"
Refers to 1907. %
How about 1907" asked man in
the balcony, when Mr.. Hughes as
sailed the democratic party for the
business depression of 1918.
How about 1902" the nominee
quickly repeated, pointing his finger at
the questioner. I'VE had monetary
condition in 1907, which the republi-
can party the very next year recti-
fled by the Aldrich-Vreeland bill
which saved this country from panic
in 1918" The crowd yelled.