The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-14
WOMEN TAUNT
HUGHES PARTY
At PORTLAND
Three to One for Wilson as
n "Billionaire Special"
Arrives
ASK WHO BAcKERs ARE

poRrlANp. Ore. Oct. a.
Screaming .Wiisoni" we
want WlIson,- and "where's
the essketf" "Fsteh . eosfinl"
. huge crowd Of democratic
wemsu greeted womer' cam
psIuners for Hughes when they
jest their train a the Union
depot today and started for the
Multnomah hotel.
The republican club had brass
hand and q drill team on hand 10
whoop things up when the dele
yates began filing from their cars
Hundreds OF women we're massed
around the train. As the first Wis
fors stepped upon the platform.
cheer for Hughes went up. and the
sand began pumping out rapid
melody.
Three to One for Wilson
Suddenly the shouts OF welcome
and the music were drowned In
gale Of shrill shrieks for Wilson
IAicc estimated that the Wilson
men outnumbered the Hughes
,porters three TO one. IL was
-4ell- planned smbuscsde and re-
suited in scenes of confusion
Who Laid the Golden E1gg
A s4und Of sho1ting women
pressed thru the mob. carryins
hugs banners One bore the words
ia staring black letters. Which
Goose Laid the Hughes Special
Egg: Wax II Mrs. Belmont or Mrs
smsit.r Trust Cuggenheimg
Another banner said: "Remem-
her the Danbury Hatters' s2so.oo0
Fine.
In spite OF the commotion. the
Hughes delegation gained the
street, police pushing a pathway
for them thru the crowd. The en-
emy. howes er. hung on their flank,
marching step for step and hurlins
caustic comment.
The opposition trailed along be-
side the slowly moving automo-
bIles and kept up the heckling un-
IN, ono BY cne. they fell behind for
lnck of breath. During this ordeal.
tho visitors maintained an attitude
a composure and did not attempt
70 answer the taunts.
HsekIins Dies Down
uouhe Hughes crowd was In an
majority at the no
I'll, and, as the parade arrived.
big Hughes demonstration started.
When IL died down. and as the del
egztes were walking into the hotel
thru a lane OF hand-cIapping men
and women. a single shrill voice
began whcoping. Wilson, Wilson.
wilson,"
A crowd OF men surrounded the
woman. who gave the name OF Mrs.
Meta NJ. Uthoff One OF them
seized her arm.
Plan New Demonstration
Keep your hands off me" she
cried.
Then. wrencbing away. she point
ed at the man and shouted.
There's the Hughes spirit"
While the delegates we're inside
the hotel. II was reported the VIII
son women we're marshaling their
forces for another big counter dem
onstration to be staged when the
Hughes party conducts its street
meetings at noon.
Not . Golden Special"
Miss Esther Lape OF New York.
after she had gained the seclusion
OF the hotel tea room. declared
that the campaigners strongly OBJ
iected to the term Golden Spe-
o." as applied to their train.
VT is very silly" she said. But
we no longer pay much attention
to II. OF course. II IL not Justified.
Ask eodyeuard
Mrs. Henry Moskowitz, who is to
speak at II 80 at Neustadter Bros.
factory, asked Police Chief Clark
for bodyguard. after seeing the
work of the Wilson brigade II
was granted. She will enter the
factory surrounded by a corps OF
detectives and plain clothes men.
Mrs. Raymond Robins also asked
for a bodyguard TO protect her dur
ing her address at Mount Hood
factory. Her request was with
drawn. however, after the manager
Of the plant said: There Is no
need for a bodyguard. We do not
want Mrs. Robins to enter this
factory with an escort OF police. n
any Of our employees makes a dem
onstration, that employe will be
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