Arizona republican., 1916-11-05
RINGING WORDS 0F MIR. HUGHES
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 NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Charles E. Hughes closed his campaign for the presidency in this city tonight with q
 big meeting at Madison Square Garden.
 The speech he delivered was his fifth of the day and followed four in the open air in different parts of the city during the afternoon
 Before the night meeting MT.
 Hughes rode at the head of a great torchlight procession called Wheel Of Flame, the nine "spOkes" of which converged upon Fifth Avenue Many thousands of men, each carrying d flaming torch were in line as the pro- sessions came together. one after an other. So long was the parade that it was split into two sections. one of which marched up Fifth Avenue and the other up Madison Avenue to the Garden
 The broad avenues were filled with long ribbons of light, as the republican cohorts moved onward. Interspersed at frequent intervals were bands which played martial and patriotic airs. The car in which the candidate rode was the only automobile in line.
 Much excitement was caused by an explosion in North Street only d few 1 feet from Mir. Hughes as he sat in his | automobile waiting for one of the di- visions of the parade to start. T. was believed at first that a bomb had been | hurled al the nominee but Inspector Egan of the Bureau of Combustibles i declared photographers flash light | powder caused the explosion. The only persons injured. the police say, were | two newspaper men who were slightly hurt
 | With MT Hughes in his car were A. | E. Hepburn and two detectives. The | nominee did not seem perturbed by the l incident and smilingly acknowledged 1 the plaudits of the crowds through
 which he passed as the paraders moved | on, fourteen abreast
 ] A drizzling rain. which began falling | just as the parade began dampened l somewhat the ardor Of the demonstra- | ton which greeted the republican can | didate but cheering crowds lined Fifth
 Avenue from the time he passed under | the Dewey Arch in Washington square Madison Square Garden was com fortably filled by seven o'clock and ev-
 cry seat was taken, when the blare Of | bands heralded the candidates coming
 Mrs. Hughes accompanied by her three daughters. Helen. Catherine and Elizabeth. and Mir. and Mrs. Charles F.. Hughes. Jr. occupied a box.
 William A Prendergast. comptroller
 of the city Of New York speaking of a { feunited republican party referred tC
 that wonderful American" Theodore Roosevelt The demonstration ted several minutes when Mir. Hughes en-
 tered the hall. The crowd settled down after thirty-five minutes 10 a steady
 rythm of Hughes. Hughes. Hughes " The cheering had been going on twen- lty-siX minutes when Mrs Hughes was
 escorted to the balcony beside her hus-
 band Al this the audience redoubled
 it's noise. Charles F. Hughes. Jr.. and
 his wife followed. then the nominee s daughters so that the nominees entire
 family was grouped around him. 4
 mammoth flag was unfurled from the ceiling. the band played the Star Spangled Banner" and the audience
 ceased cheering to sing The demon
 stration had lasted forty minutes
 My voice is worn but my heart is ! stout and my confidence is complete } that we are marching to triumphant 3 victory next Tuesday" began Mir ? Hughes. He said he desired to express appreciation of the endeavors of those | many agencies which have cooperated to bring about the result ito which ? We look forward so confidently men, . tioning some of the agencies by name . How about Teddy2' shouted man in the audience. A general laugh fol- lowed
 And I include. Of course" the nom- 5 inee said. a moment later, both of oui distinguished ex-presidents who have in their earnest support aided this cause by presenting once more q re- Iunited republican party as the agency