The sun., 1916-10-16

heard not once bu many tin rs substan-
TALLY this m made by persons
leaving Hughes meetings: There's no
doubt he means what he says. He'll
max 'em jump II he gets to the White
House"
In the States recently visited there are
Indications that Mr.. Hughes's Adamson
bill arguments are Withdrawing some
labor support from Mr.. Wilson. In West
Virginia. Missouri and in this State rail-
road men have come to him with assur-
ances OF support, saying in effect that
they took what they could get from Mr..
Wilson, but that they believed the pro-
cedure used was un-American and Ian
gerous to the interests Of labor in gem
eral.
StruggIe for Labor Vote.
This occurred in Springfield. Mo-. in
Huntington, W. Va. and here in Lin
coin, where a Burlington engineer led a
Of engineers at the head OF the
Hughes street parade. TIL labor vote
as n result. of the Adamson act has been
worrying the Republican managers
pretty much all over the country. but
MIR. Hughes has had time to explain to
labor that the bill is a fake eight hour
bill, a law that raises the wages of a
few to the neglect Of the many. hat the
public must pay the cost and that the
surrender Of arbitration Is really a sur
render Of labor's greatest victory.
Just how far these arguments will go
nobody can tell for certain. The point
IL that an apparent tendency on the part
of labor to support Mr.. Wilson on ac-
count of the Adamson bill has been
checked. Naturally It Is said every
where that the farmers, small mer-
chants. clerks n 50 on are all the
more friendly to Mr.. Hughes because OF
the Adamson bill.
Every State Mr.. Hughes has visited
in the last week, West Virginia, Mary
land. Kentucky. Missouri and Nebraska.
gives indicat IN that the race Is close.
Everywhere there Is a silent vote that
disturbs both sides. II seems TO he a
Just conclusion that Mr.. Hughes has an
excellent chance to carry West virginia
and Missouri. that he has a fair chance
to win Kentucky and that Nebraska and
Maryland appear for the present TO lean
Wilsonward.
In Kentucky and Yves. Virginia the
managers are praying for means to get
out" the mountain vote. II they can
have money enough to haul the noun
t~aineers and back farmers to polling
places from Ions distances, especially II
II rains on election day. they say that
Republican majorities are certain.
M%issouri's Attitude.
Missouri looks especially good from
tne Hughes standpoint. Getman-Ameri-
cans are for Hughes en- masse and are
working s~trenuously. Homecoming mill
anne nave spread a dislike Tor VIII
sonism among Democratic families.
Railroad clerks are aggrieved over the
special favoritism IN the Adamson law.
Tha ,,,gpi,u .tfSsrtNtv y.ant prDfprtlOn. for
zinc especially. The farmers are down
on special legislation for which they will
have to pay and they lean to the old
tariff IDEAS. These are a few OF the
factors in Missouri and II may be said
hat the recent revelations regarding
Senator stones secret wooing OF the
German vote has had an effect.
In Nebraska the Democrats are pre-
dieting n Wilson majority Of 10000. The
Republicans give no figures. They
simply say Hughes will carry the State.
The truth seems to be. as matters stand.
that Nebraska Is the very heart and
centre of Bryanistic pacifsm. for which
Mr.. Wilson stands. The President HIM
self was here two weeks ago and got a
great reception. Nice-President Marshall
has been checred for asserting that a
vote for Hughes meant a vote for war
Bairbridge Colby has been around
preaching the comfort and security Of
" lsonisn.
There IL a lot OF cuesswork about the
whole situation. All reports received
here from KansAs and Iowa make il
seem that tre-e states are safely Re-
publican. Alvin T. Hert. Western man
agar OF the Republican campaign. as
serts that Mr.. Hughes will have n ma
jority OF 100 votes in the electoral coll
lego. but ne r~efrains from specifying the
. 90. ,hat A~YaasnI - rat ,n tha
majority.
Mr.. Hughes will leave this city at I
O'Clock tomorrow morning for another
days campaigning in Nebraska. lie
will make 1--WE speeches. concluding the
day in Omaha. on Tuesday he will
swing into South Dakota, will visit
Michigan on Wednesday and Thursday
and will return to New York next Friday
afternoon.