Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-05
HUGHES BELIEVES
VICTORY ASSURED
Delivers Speeches in Hudson
Valley and in BROOKLYN.
in Brooklyn.
AGAIN ON BoYHooD GROUND

New York, Nov. 4.-Charles E.
Hughes wound up his 28,000-mile
presidential campaign tour with six
teen strenuous hours of campaigning
yesterday down the Hudson river val
ley and in Brooklyn. The nominee de-
\ livered nine speeches starting at S:45
o'clock in the morning, and did not
reach his hotel until after midnight
last night
Tomorrow, the last day OF his CAM
paign, was to have been day of rest
with big rally at Madison Square
Garden at night Instead it will be
a whirlwind day of more speaking
in New York City. When the nomi-
nee arrived here tonight he found that
the national committee had speeded
up the campaign so that he will spend
virtually the entire afternoon tour
ing the city. Five speeches are on
his program.
Confident Of Victory.
In almost every speech today and
tonight the nominee told his audi
ences of victory next Tuesday. He
told them there were little he could
say with regard to the issues OF the
campaign. On his trip down the Hud-
son river valley he made the tariff
one of the chief themes OF his
speeches; here tonight he spoke chief
ly Of Americanism.
Let me say to you,' he told the
audience in Brooklyn, the last he ad-
dressed tonight, that if / am elected
president as ! expect to be"-he got
no further for the moment A man
in the gallery yelled;
"You will be-" ,
The entire audience rose and roar.
ed its approval of the interruption,
waving hundreds Of American flags.
Americas Interest Supreme.
= IF am elected president" the
nominee continued, I'VE shall have
an American administration with ex-
clusively American policies without
any DETECTION to serve any other
interests. Supreme must be Americas
interests in the thoughts OF the Amer
lean people and supreme will be
Americas interests in an administra-
ton in my charge"
In his tour through Brooklyn to-
night, Mr.. Hughes campaigned over
ground familiar to him as boy. The
first meeting he addressed in the
Green Point section was within three
blocks of the Union Avenue Baptist
church where his father once was
pastor. The streets through which he
passed were those on which he had
played as boy, he told the audi
cnce and familiar faces we're among
those who heard him.
Welcome Home Best of All.
Il have had many generous well
come and many a manifestation Of
enthusiasm on my long trip" he de-
clared, but best Of all is the welcome
home"
The second meeting Of the evening
was in the Brownsville section, a
district which his advisers told him
was strongly socialistic in its politics.
Here the streets were choked. Traffic
was blocked and the services of more
than fifty policemen we're necessary
to get the nominees car through the
crowds and to the entrance of the
hall. |,
At this meeting, Mr.. Hughes reiter-
ated his endorsement OF the republi-
can platform plank, declaring for a
treaty with Russia that will recognize
the right Of expatriation. The audi
ence cheered this more than any
other utterancc.
Passes House Where Welded.
The third address of the evening
was at Kismet hall On his way
here the nominee passed the house
IN which he was married. Here again
he found all space in the hall .
crowded with all audience that had
waited two hours to hear him and
standing in the street.
1t has been my good fortune dur
ing the last few weeks to speak in
many states" Mr.. Hughes said, "and
everywhere there has been manifesto
ion of a deep patriotic feeling Of
intense interest of our vital concerns,
,ut there is something about the gen.
.rosity of this welcome in my native
tate, which ! had the good fortune
0 serve four years that makes it more
to me than any other well
.ome could possibly be. Z
Il hope and expect that next Tues
lay we shall have triumphant vic
DRY in both nation and state"
Met By Collegians. j
The Hughes special reached New
fork fifteen minutes late and was
net at Grand Central station hv