The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-07-27
HUGHES TO CENTER
HIS FIRST ATTACK
ON MEXICAN POLICY
Speech of Acceptance
Monday Night Will
Outline Campaign.
Major FALL
Who Exposed "Watchful
Wait ng" in Senate, to
Advise Nominee.
Sc NAT OR F ALL

Blidgehampton, n. y. Charles i.
Hughes has picked A. II. Fall, scna-
tor from New Mexico. and the bitter
est critic OF the Wilson administra
tion in the upper house, as his chief
adviser on Mexican affairs. Mi.
Hughes has wired Senator Fall to
come on to New York, if possible.
Thursday. for conference on the
Mexican situation
Pending this conference. il is UNI
derstcod that MI Hughes is holding
up the completion OF a speech @ ac-
ceptance which he will deliver at
Carnegie hall Monday night What
Senator Fall tells Mr.. Hughes, UNI
less indications are all wrong. will
doubtless be utilized in framing the
acceptance speech and in the repub-
lican nominees attacks on the admin
istration's Mexican policy during his
coming tranScontinental tour.
Severe Critic of Wilson.
Senator Fall will sloe remembered
as the author of the senate resolu-
tion introduced without consultation
with the responsible leaders of his
party in the senate, last winter.
which called all correspondence lead
ing up to the recognition of the Car
rama government.
The managers of Mr.. Hughes cam
paign expected his speech of ac-
ceptance would have been finished by
this time and that advance copies
would have been mailed out to the
papers in the far west for release on
the night of its delivery. But the
address is not completed yet
The cont ents OF Mi. Hushes's ac-
ceptance speech may be kept a sec
ret up to the moment he steps on
the platform at Carnegie hall. II is
pointed out that if the speech is
given out some days in advance, or
even few hours before its delivery
u sudden change in the situation
along the border might devitalize
what Mr.. Hughes has determined are
to be his most lorceful words of at
tack.
Three Strenuous Months.
There are three months of siren
uous political campaigning ahead
because of the thorough fight the
Republicans are preparing TO wage
against the Democrats. beginning
with the first week in August. fol-
lowing the notification of Mr.. Hugh
es in New York next Monday, the
Republicans will open their batteries
on the administration in the states
where the situation is most doubtful
II is the plan of the Hughes leaders
To place the Democracy in Il continu
Gus defensive position.
Many Republicans advised an carl
Ter campaign. 1t will be f1fty-one
days from the date OF his nomination
when NJ FIu@hos fa"mal'y accepts
In the meantime. however, he has not
been idle He has prepared series
of speeches that he will deliver 'n
the Middle West. and will enter
Maine the first week in September,
prepared for the fight there.
A War of Literature.
Very few spellbinders' will be
in this campaign. partly because
there are few OF the old fashioned
campaign orators of that kind left
and principally because the people
will no longer listen to them. The
mass meeting. which has succeeded
the old marching clubs. has been sue
ceeded by the newspapers and the
magazines. The voter is asked to
study the issues calmly and dispas
sionately and to vote as his ludg'
rent persuades him.
Naturally, remarkably elaborate
organization is essential to bring be
fore every vote in the country the
opportunity to study the issues at hi:
ease. The ammunition of campaign:
today is the carefully prepared ant
condensed literature that is sent tt
the voter. He is also aided by the
newspaper accounts OF the most strik
ing political events of the campaign
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