New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-06
Thinks Latest Attack
Not Worthy of
Reply
BELIEVES VICTORY
HAS BEEN ASSURED
Expects Next Speech Will
Be in Response to
His Election

Twenty-one weeks ago yesterday
Charles f. Hughes, just one day re-
tired from the Supreme Court, was
wondering whether he would Re physi-
cally able to stand the grind Of months
of campaigning after one Of the sever
est years work the court ever expert
enccd No vacation seemed possible
until after November Z, nearly five
months away.
Yesterday Mr.. Hughes, absolutely
confident that he will be elected Presi-
dent Of the United States tomorrow
and enjoying better health than he has
lad in ten years, received the news
paper men who have been with him
throughout the campaign in his rooms
at the Hotel Astor. He fairly radated
confidence 1t was all over but the
shouting, so far as he was concerned.
And never have these campaign COM
panions seen him in such a jovial
frame of mind
Not Glad It's Over
He confded to some that it was quite
disappointing to wake up promptly at
z o'clock yesterday morning realizing
that there would not be any cheering
crowds at the rear platform waiting
for a speech. So he turned over. Later
in the day it was plain that he bad re-
laxed completely from the strain Of
the campaign and was almost prepared
to receive a telegram that might read
something like this: president Wilson
comedies the election of Mr.. Hughes"
etc, etc.
Mr. Hughes expects that his next
public utttrance will have something
to do with some such news. His cam
paign is ended He believes he will
win. He has faith in the American
people that refuses to be troubled.
Efforts 10 draw him out in public
statement were futile. II may be stated,
however, that he regards the latest
charges of President Wilson and his
managers as unworthy attempts to stir
up class prejudices in the fever heat
of the final days before election. The
American public, he believes, knows
enough about his public record to re-
ject these insinuation without his COM
ing to his own defence.
Has Been Real Pleasure
The campaign, in spite of its labors,
has been a considerable pleasure to
both Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes. Starting
three months ago. when Mr.. Hughes
began his first Western tour, from
:. L. tx.a
development, according TO Mr.. Hue hess
own intentions. reaching its climax in
the ovation at Madison Square Garden
Saturday night and the monster street
parade. Mr.. Hughes remarked yester-
day that he deeply appreciated what
that demonstration meant, because he
has marched himself in such outpour-
ings of the people.
Looking at the campaign from the
standpoint of the jurist, he regards his
case complete before the country's vot-
ers. Both sides are in. Mr.. Hughes
has gone straight to the people
throughout the United States and pre-
sented his cause, just as he used to en-
list the support of the people of New
York State when their help was needed
to carry out his plans as Governor.
Mr.. Hughes will not make any more
speeches until it is over. He will
gather his family about him at the
hotel tomorrow night and receive re-
turns over two special wires run into
his suite. He will vote early in the
morning from the hotel, casting his
ballot in a laundry shop on Eighth
Avenue, near Forty-ffth Street, and
probably will take motor ride with
Mrs. Hughes some time later in the day.
Last night he spent with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Hughes, jr., and their chill
dren at their town house, on Riverside
Drive.