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Governor Hughes Speaks To-
day in North Dakota at
Fargo and Grand
Forks.
Is POWERFUL
Farmers Non Paraisan League is
strong Enough to Garry state
For Any of Its
FaveritsA
ALLIANCE Is POWERFUL
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
COrrespOndent

lBy Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
Correspondent
FARGO. N. D., Aug. 10-Charles
Evans Hughes set out today to CAP
ture the farmer vote. Tho republi-
can nominee got his hfst glimpse OF
the hickory shirt and the gallus as ,
presidential candidate today. Fargo
gave him . royal welcome. Farmers
from everywhere about came in their
autos to hear the former Justice OF
the supreme court Of ths U. s., e1-
pound his doctrines Of republicandsm.
Particular interest centered In
Hughes appearance In North Dakota
today because of the suspicion OF
politicians that the G.. 0. p. candidate
is setting out deliberately to kidnap
Partisan league.
Up in the northwest, the Farmers
Alliance represents new thing In
politics. According to ex-Representa-
tive James Manahan who stumped
North Dakota recently for the league
Just before It carried the nomination
of practically all its candidates in
both old parties at the primaries,
the league will again be successful in
the fall elections 30 far as the state
ticket is concerned and Will eject pro
fessional politicians from control
Then, according to Manahan, they
will enact laws for state owned ele-
vators, revision Of the tax laws,
mutual insurance against hail and
other progressive plans.
Sponsors for Hughes are hoping
that the republican candidate will
carry such convincing message to
the farmers in North Dakota today
and tomorrow that being already we'll
organized, they will swing that
strength to the G. O. P. With such a
swing they count on further farmer
strength from other states.
Hughes has busy program today
and tomorrow. Only two set speeches
were scheduled for today-at Fargo
and Grand Forks-but 1t was expect
ed that the candidate would find op-
portunity for several rear platform
talks. The governors voice was i'm
proved today and there was little
hoarseness, although he plainly show
ed the strain of the past few days
campaigning. Despite the hot wealth
er the candidate still stuck manfully
to his boiled" shirt, stand-up winged
collar and white vest-but in all of
his talks the shirt, collar and vest
wilted away in short order. Mrs.
Hughes wore her number two" hat
"a simple narrow white brimmed
affair. She has worn number one-a
dark one-quite plain-just once
since leaving Bridgehampton and
that was at Niagara Falls.
Women are For Hughes.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Aug.
was strongly In favor
Of endorsing Charles e. Hughes and
adopting ringing declaration against
President Wilson, as the delegates
from the twelve suffrage states gath
cred here today for the National
Woman's party conference. The re.
publican candidates personal pledge
for federal suffrage amendment,
was contrasted by the conference
leaders with President Wilson's oppo-
sition to national action.
The policy of the woman's party
will be fixed at an executive session
tomorrow afternoon when a $50O,000
campaign will be launched to elect