Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-18
HUGHES BOUND
FOR MICHIGAN
Spends Day Travelling; Replies
to Heckler Before Cheer
ing Throng

Chicago. Oct Is. Charles E.
Hughes spent virtually the entire day
to-day travelling from Sioux City,
Iowa. to Michigan, where he will
speak late to-day and tonight. The
nominees special train left Sioux City
at II o'clock last night and was due
to reach Chicago at 11.30 a. m. to-day.
A stay of an hour and a quarter here
to switch the train from one road to
another was necessary.
Mr.. Hughes first speech of the day,
a rear platform address was on the
program for Niles, where he will re-
main fifteen minutes He is due in
Kalamazoo at 4 p. m. and will remain
there an hour and half. His program
called for his arrival shortly before
I o'clock at Grand Rapids where he
will speak tonight and for his de-
parture early tomorrow morning for
other Michigan cities and Youngs-
town, Ohio, where he will make the
last speech of his third trip to-mor-
row night.
| While a throng of 5000 persons
howled their approval and threatened
the interrogation, Charles E.. Hughes
last night conducted a running de-
bate with a labor sympathizer, who
questioned his utterances from the
gallery and demanded to know his
attitude on labor questions at Sioux
City, last night. The nominee, his
face flushed with the exertion of
making himself heard above the con-
fusion, pledged himself, if elected.
to stand with the visible government
according to the constitutional system
in the interest of all the people in the
land"
Amid outbursts rivaling in their
intensity any which he has received
from any other audience. Mr.. Hughes
rehearsed his activity since he has
entered public life as an indication
or the attitude he has always main
tanned in opposition to "invisible gov
ernment or any influences which run
counter to the good of all the people,"
He declared that If he was elected
he would not barter appointments
for legislation
Not Secretly Influenced
You cannot find a man in New
York State who would stand up and
earnestly say that during my term
there was a suggestion of any secret
or improper influence with respect
to executive action" he cried.
The interruption from the labor
sympath1zer, tall man waving a big
knob stick who sat in the balcony of
the auditorium. came soon after Mr.
Hughes began his speech extolling the
progress.
Yes, by the compulsion of labor"
yelled the heckler, rising suddenly in
MS seat. Immediately there was roar
of protest.
Sit down." the audience cried
Throw him out" Get him away
from here" came yells, and there was
commotion as several men veered
toward the tall man. who remained
obdurately on his feet.
Mr.. Hughes raised both hands in
front OF him. BE silent" he called
Let the gentleman ask anv Question
ne wants to, I'll answer it, that's what
am here for"
No-no-you go on with your
speech: Wen attend to that fellow"
were the cries returned.
one moment. now" Mr.. Hu~bes
urged. What do you want?
Attitude Toward Labor
Ihe man mumbled something evt-
gently intended as a question regard
ing Mr. Hughes attitude toward Iahor
In answer the nominee read an
artlcie in the Legislative News of INV
~ extoIling him as the greatest
friend to labor who ever occunied tbe
Executive mansion at ALBANY.