The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
HUGHES wins
AUDIENCE THAT
WAS HOSTILE
Nashville Crowd That First
H00ted Remained To
SIGNIFICANT STAND
Candidate Declares He Is
For Arbitration and Leg
islation on Facts
STAND

EVANSVILLE, Tenn, Sept 6.-ln
territory which no Republican presi-
Dental nominee ever has visited be.
fore Charles E. Hughes last night
faced a tumultuous audience in the
auditorium. With cheers for Wood.
row Wilson ringing again and again
In his ears, heckled by questions and
hated often by Democratic sympathi.
GERS, the nominee criticized the ad.
ADMINISTRATION for its policies. argued
I for protective tariff and. in a refer.
Sence which the audience took to ap.
ply for the enactment Of the Adamson
blu asserting that he stood firmly for
the arbitration of all industrial dis:
,putes.
az believe there is no grievance
With respect to labor" Mr.. Hughes
said. that cannot be settled by q fair
candid explanation Of the facts.
y I'VE he e, in the past, had to deal
! frequently with the opposition Of en-
p1oyers to the principle Of arbitration.
Sometimes they hadve refused to ar
ibitrate disputes. Public opinion has
been against them. stand here firm.
s1ysfor the principle Of arbitrating in.
sdustrial disputes and would not sur.
render 1t to any body in the country.
II believe that anything that is
right in this country can be settled
right. What is our republican gov.
rernment? What are our free institu-
tons? We have come down the long
course of history with the people
fighting slowly--now with defeat and
now with victo-y-for recognition
of the reign of'reason instead of the
reign Of tyranny and force.
Nov then stand for two things:
n First, for the principle Of fair, i'm.
partial, thorough, candid arbitration;
and second, for legislation on facts
according to necessities of the case.
And am opposed to being dictated
to either in. the executive department
or congress by any power on earth be-
fore the facts are known.
I'VE have great country and q
great future. But 1t can only be pre-
seryed in one way:
That way Is the way Of all honest,
Sfair investigation and candid treat
ment. Show me the way that Is right
and will take It; but won't take
any way that I do not know anything
about.
The audience, which has interrupt
ed Mr.. Hughes repeatedly in the ear.
Her portion of his speech to cheer for
Wilson, heard the nominees declara.
lion in silence and at its conclusion
hpplauded him.,
iff-T oat v{1ht,o ,ddro,o A. ,>...a -
the day. was delivered before q
crowded house. The crowd came ear
~ and remained to hear all the nom
zanee had to say. But before he started
81 showed plainly that many Wilson
seupporters were present.
y. WIN Taylor, Republican State
Chairman, the first speaker, was in.
terrupted time after time by cheers
for Wilson. Amid burst Of Wilson
cheers he sat down and a second
speaker, George N. Tillman, Chairman
sbfs the meeting, stood up. Mr.. Taylor
WAS on his feet ten minutes, much
of the time, vainly endeavoring to
make himself heard. He introduced
Mr.. Hughes and the audience waited
I'm silence.
"I shall not forget the warmth Of
the welcome Of this vocerifous meet
Ing" Mr.. Hughes said smiling, and the
audience applauded. He added that
what he had to say was to be saio
agood naturally at a time that the
American people were taking stock. /
sdosnot desire, in anything I say to ex.
press aught but the highest respect
for those who dolnot agree with me"
he continued. II simply desire to say
what ] think, why think it, why am
here, and then let the American peo-
pie Judge according to their own
conscience"
Nov, our opponents do not want
ms to believe in the doctrine of a pro.
stectiye tariff" he said, producing a
memorandum from his pocket. He
checked Wilson cheer by adding:
n am not going to say anything un-
pleasant, my friends. ! am just going
20 read the Democratic platform.
He read the tariff plank Of the plat
form Of 1919.
! n believe" he continued, "in pro.
tecting American industry
sAnd the man who can do It is
woodrow Wilson, shouted man from
The balcony. A wave of handclapping
checked the nominee.
Mr.. Hughes then outlined the ad-
mtnistration's attitude toward Mexico
and Huerta.
You would have recognized that
assassin" shouted man from the
audience" wouldn't your"
Nov, I didn't say that" Mr..
Hughes started to reply.
What would you have done?"
ehouted another man as the house
ssubsided.
Va would have protected American
r1ghts, the nominee shouted quickly.
pointing his finger at the questioner.
The laudience rose to its feet and ap.
piAnded Indy.
M. Hughes left late for Lexington,
IVA where he will speak today.