The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
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Rebut the Senator.
BOTH SIDES GALAXY SPEAKERS
Remember Gas Maine Goes So
Goes the Nation"
So Both Parties Swamp Maine
With Oratory First.
By PERRY ARNOLD.

New York Aug. 4.-Next week the
real political tumult and shouting will
begin. The opening season for orators
starts Monday. From then on TO Mo-
vember the air will be full of words.
Looking forward today, il seemed safe
to predict that no previous campaign
will approach he one now just begin
ming to get under way in quantity {
oratory, amplitude of speakers and
miles Travelled by candidates.
Republican Nominee Hughes at
Bridgehampton today was polishing
off the drafts of the various speeches
he will deliver on his transcontinental
trip Monday. At Washington. Sena-
tor James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago.
was comforting with leaders in -e-
sponse to a drafting from the national
Democratic committee here to "eol-
low up the Hughes trail across the
continent By the time Lewis finishes
his little 10000 mile jaunt behind
Hughes, doing rebuttal oratory, Re-
publican Vice Presidential Nominee
Charles w. Fairbanks will swing out
along the same oratorically peaten
path across the continent in sur
rebuttal of Lewis All three men will
travel over practically the same route.
Whether the Democrats will get in
last word" all along this same route
by sending some one to follow up Feir-
banks was not made know here oday.
1 Beginning with the middle of Au-
gust, Maine will hold within her bor
ders until September IL, probably the
greatest galaxy of political spellbind-
ers ever assembled. Both national
parties are mindful of the ancient po-
litical maxim, .'As goes Maine. so goes
the nations--and the Maine election Is
| on September IL.
| The Democratic list of speakers for
he tv, Il
| state includes five cabinet officers,
| four assistant secretaries of cabinet
| Places; half dozen senators and eight
representatives.
! Ralph D. Cole, head of the Repub-
Iican speakers bureau, had not com
pIeted today his list of G. o. p plead
\ ers--but 1t is known that in addition
| to Hughes, the campaigners will prob
! ably include Roosevelt, Taft. Fair
banks and dozen or more prominent
| Progressives and "old line" Republic
| cans.
Bryan to Campaign.
| In the middle west it is considered
likely that Hughes will make cam
paign tri. through Illinois, Indiana,
| Ohio, Kansas and possibly Missouri
later in the season. The main Demo-
cratic orator selected for this partic-
ular territory is William J. Bryan.
Political sharps here predict that
President Wilson will take a long trip
and let himself be seen by voters
after adjournment of congress-ex-
pected by September l. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall is counted to do effec-
tive stumping. Probably he will be
requisitioned for most of the heavy
! work"
| The Democrats will match Progress
sives against Progressives sent out by
the Gs O. P. as stumpers. Today the
Republicans announced as the newest
addition to the Hughes ranks, Ray
mond Robins, who was chairman of
the Progressive national convention
and VINO 1t was said, had up to yes
terday been listed by the Democrats
as member of their campaign COM
| mittee.