The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-04
Republicans Lining Up Big
gest Spellbinders for
the Contest
MAINE SCENE OF
FIRST OFFENSIVE
Report Democratic Money
Keeps Bull Moose Alive
and Kicking

New York, Aug. 4.-Several hundred
of the most popular and effective Re
publican speakers in the country will
stump the United States for Mr., Hughes
during the next three months OF the
presidential campaign. The speakers will
include United States senator's and con
gressmen, governors, diplomats, veterans
OF the Civil war and OF the Spanish war,
past and present state and national Of
ficials, business men, labor leaders and
men of many professions and trades.
Each leader will have as his subject the
matter upon which he is best informed
and will work under the direction of the
speakers bureau of the Republican ma
tional committee.
Announcement to this effect was made
by Congressman Ralph ID. Cole OF Find
lay, o., chairman of the speakers bu-
reau, upon his arrival in New York yes
terday. Mr.. Cole said that so far as the
bureau was concerned the campaign
would be wsged on the basis that the
Republicans must fight every day until
next November TO win a complete vic
tory The bureaus first fight will be
made in Maine and the party's best
speakers will be sent TO that state next !
month 10 help along a substantial Re
publican victory in the September cleo.
lions.
A Spellbinding Campaign.
at is my opinion" said Chairman
Cole, that speech making will be of
more than ordinary Importance in this
for the reason that the pages
OF the newspa pers are crowded with war
reports and other news of world impor
lance, cutting down the space available
for the discussion OF political matters.
have spoken in every section of the
and | have never seen time
when the people were more interested in
politics than to-day. They are especially
interested in foreign matters and the
part the United States, under the direc
lion of President Wilson, has taken in
foreign affairs.
This is going to be a great speaking
We will have several hundred
If the best speakers in America and we
will place them where they are most
needed. Mr.. Hughes is going to establish
, new standard for political oratory.
There was not one superfuous sentence
n his acceptance address. 1t was
statement of facts, coupled with concm- +
ions that were inevitable. every one of !
which hit the Wilson administration like
! hammer. Every speech he will make \
Turing the campaign will have a punch :
n it," !
Wilcox in Capital. {
Chairman William r. Wilcox, Secre +
airy James B. Reynolds, and Director
ole went to Washington yesterday aft
rnoon to meet the Republican members
+ Congress last night Mr.. Wilcox con,
erred with as many Republican senators
nd congressman as the few hours he was
4 Washington would permit. The chair d,
IAN WAS given a dinner and reception =
pom his arrival He returned to New i
ork on the midnight train. Secretary =.
reynolds took up the matter of the
arty textbook which is expected to be
sued late this month. Mr.. Cole talked u
18th the congressional campaign com II
littee about plans for speechmaking in
Iaine. u
Mr.. Wilcox talked over the long dis u !,
,nce telephone with Governor Hughes u
sfore he left this city, The nominee
nd nothing important to say. The gov. y
nor will stay at Bridgehampton until ~
aturday morning. The nominee will u
ork on campaign addresses while at his
INNER home, but will rest as much as y
, can so as to feel fit for his months !
estern tour, which will start Saturday al
'ening.
Chairman Wilcox moved his Office u
ON the Hotel Aston TO the new head /"
iarters at 81 Fifth avenue yesterday.
rom yesterday all Republican activities !. I.
i'll be directed from the Postal Life IN
hiding. Mr.. Wilcox could have gone ot
the new headquarters a week ago, but W.
cause of the many matters command
G his attention did not attempt to u,
owe. pa
A Democratic "Subsidy"2 Sc
An allegation was circulated at the D,
adquarters to the effect that the con r.
renee of Progressive leaders in Indian. Al;
oils was being financed by a Demo 81
attic leader. 1t is alleged that a Pro- ~;
essive who has declared for Mr. Hughes ox
is in position to give the name of the -
'mocratic leader and facts concerning ea
e conference. 90