Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-18
SPEECH INTERRUPTED;
HUGHES oUIETs CROWD
Replies to All Questions and Gets Best
Of Man Who Sought to Confuse Him
Candidate Explains How he Would
Have Avoided Threat Railroad
Strike.

| whether he would repeal the Adamson
law If elected president. that "a sur
render could not be repealed"
Mr.. Hughes was asked what he
| would have done to avert the threat
ened railroad strike.
IF arbitration had been refused Mr.
Hughes replied. Il should have gone
right to the American people. stated
where it belonged"
81 should at the same time" Mr..
Hughes continued. have secured a
commission of inquiry so impartial, so
fair as TO command the respect of the
entire country and directing public
opinion to that end there is no group Of
men in the United States that would
have dared hold up the instrumentali-
ties of commerce if that were done"
Heckser Gets Busy.
The heckler still had another ques.
ton TO ask.
"Mr. Hughes he said. amy ques
ton that is asked here is asked with
no enmity toward the candidate of the
republican party. You would have
done all that within twentyfour
hours?"
why. sir" the nominee replied. the
business men of the United States thru
the Chamber Of Commerce of the
Unified States. on July 20, sent a tele-
gram TO the president asking for an in
quiry. A resolution was introduced In
the senate for an inquiry and was laid
on the able. For months the bu:fness
men Of the United States asked for an
inquiry a TO this very matter. and the
crisis was allowed to be developed
when it was unnecessary that II should
have been developed and there was
adequate time to ascertain what the
facts were"
Crowd Gets Angry.
The heckling was attended by the
utmost confusion. The audience which
had cheered and appIauded loudly in
the earlier parts Of Mr.. Hughes ad-
dress apparently was incensed at the
Interruptions and there were many
cries OF put him out" sit down." and
shut up.
AS the nominee replied 10 each ques-
ton the audience cheered its approval
1t was necessary after each Interrupt
ton for MIR. Hughes TO step forward
and request that the heckler be allowed
to proceed.
In the first part Of his speech Mr..
Hughes also was heckled
A man with a big stick in the gall
lery sought to heckle the nominee on
labor affairs. He asked a question
that apparently was misunderstood in
the confusion and Mr.. Hughes, amid a
roar Of applause, read what the Legis-
lative News, the official organ Of or
ganized labor, had TO say in praise OF
his record as governor.
When the applause died. the man
arose again. The crowd would have
put him out and for more than min
ute the audience was a tumult Of con-
fusion.
Hughes Quiets Crowd.
Mr. Hughes. with outstretcheG
hands, sought to quiet the crowd. He
finally made himself heard.
Let the gentleman ask any ques-
ton he wants to-" the nominee said.
What do you want to say, sir?'
Among Kisses and boos, the man
asked his question, waving the stick
in his hand.
Evidently, according to what YOU
have said" the man began. the labor
field has taken you from the bench
bearer Is that right"
There were cries OF NO, NO." and
Put him OUT" it was some time be-
fore Mr.. Hughes could make himself
heard. One moment" the nominee
shouted to the crowd "One moment,
please
When some sort Of order was re-
stored, the nominee went on: Il am
hnrn GU aN6 aynr
Of any one group or set, but desirous
to serve the whole American people"
The house roared again, the heck
Ter sat down and the nominee went on
with his speech.
Mr.. Hughes told about his public
life in New York, how he was ap-
pointed by a legislative committee
to investigate the gas situation and
width was followed by ali insurance
investigation. From that work, he
said. ne was called to the governors
chair. This. he declared, alone answers
the statement that he was in favor
Of invisible government.
Il desire to say to you, fellow citi-
Zens,' he said, that no one more than
1 stands determinedly against every
influence of the invisible government.
against every alliance OF business and
politics, against every subversion of the
machinery OF government to any pri-
vate purposes, against every means of
corruption in our public life.
And / should not want to occupy
the highest station in the gift OF the
people except upon the terms which
shall occupy it II called and that is that
there is no promise or obligation to
any man, and that we will stand there
with visible government according to
our constitutional system in the inter-
est of all the people of this land"
Can't Repeal a eIunder.
The nominee had just about con-
Guided mis- attack upon the administra-
ton for the enactment of the Adam
son bill when he was asked if he would
repeal the measure If elected.
MY dear sir" he replied to the
questioner, you can not repeal sur
render" The crowd cheered. You
can not repeal what has been done by
this abdication of authority" Mr..
Hughes continued, land further your
question shows that you do not fully
understand the terms of the Adamson
bill
Under the Adamson bill. which goes
into effect the first of January. there II
a provision that for six months or nine
months there shall be observation OF
its working. Six months is the minor
period, nine months the maximum Pc
riod, and the wages which are to be
upon this new basis shall continue to
be paid until thirty days after the re-
port Of the commission.
oil THE rvt11 have hfan In