The sun., 1916-10-05
G.. 0.P.PLANSD DRIVE
ON THE LABOR VOTE
Will Follow Lines Laid Out by
Mark Hanna in Bryan
Fight.
TO POUND IN THEORIES
Big Speakers VIII Try to Win
Workingmen From
Democracy.
70 POUND IN THEORIES

IN Hepupncan party COUNCILS piens eTo
now being shaped for q vigorous and de-
tsrmined drive on the labor vote In the
concluding weeks Of the campaign. The
leaders will follow along similar lines the
course laid out by Mark Hanna In the
Bryan campaign Of 1896. when workmsn
throughout the country showed a tend
ency to follow the chimera Of free silver
ana were won back TO the Republican
cause by solid arguments driven into
their heads In theS last weeks Of the
campaign by hundreds Of stump speak
ers and tons Of literature.
Reports from national and state COM
mitteemen arriving now at Republican
headquarters indicate that the Rspub-
licsn offensive 10 progressing everywhere
in good style with the exception Of some
Of the Industrial centres.
The farmers are for Hughes. That 10
the consensus Of reports East a. we'll ~
West. But the workingxen, the factory
hands. in some places are still under the
impression h a the Adamson law was
an eight hour law. and that in some way.
II the Democrats win again. eight hour
laws are to be passed covering every
clasA OF workers.
This Is what the Republicans are up
against. II Is Just as true OF some Mas
sachueetts towns as II Is OF towns in
New York. Ohio. Illinois and Michigan.
While this vote 10 not a. large as many
assume II to be. II Ia nevertheless large
enough In close States to prove . deter
mining factor.
To Rap AdamsoA Law.
The two chief arguments to be used
In the campaign to be launched to turn
this vote around are: Firt. tho ex-
posture Of the Adamson law as not being
IN eight hour law at all. but legislation
to raise wages for . class at the expense
Of other workers and also imperilling the
principle OF collective bargaining second.
the advantage to workers OF the Re-
publican policy OF protection = when the
war prosperity has eubsided as compared
with the Democratic tariff system. which
the Republicans are to insist will mean
empty dinner pals again.
Not only are the chief speakers.
Hughes, Roosevelt, Fairbanks, Taft and
other big guns, to stress these points In
their coming speeches more than has
been done heretofore. but hundreds OF
minor speakers have been engaged and
are now being coached preparatory to in.
vadinG Industrial places to talk outside
Of factories m In places where the
man with the dinner pail c~ongregatss.
Mr.. HuShes's coming our are beina
made up with the idea OF bringing him
In touch with more workingmen than he
encountered on his earlier trips. And In
addition to having their ears dinned In
this way. the workingmen In the East
and middle West are to be fairly bonn
barded with literature, showing how
they have Jared In normal times under
the Republican system, as compared
with the Democratic system.
Must Act at Once.
Republican leaders who a been here
in the last week ave told Chairman
| Wilcox they nave no doubt that before
the end Of the campaign a large pro-
portion Of this class Of voters can be
swung over to the Republican side. But
all OF them have emphasized the impor.
lance Of getting at II at once n de-
feating the efforts being made by Com
pers and his associates to line the labor
ing men up solidly for Wilson In accord
ance with his promise made to the Pres
ident.
So far as the situation among the
1000. 900 railroad workers In concerned
the reports coming into national head
quarters from the big railroad centres
show that the Democrats have lost far
more votes than they have won by the
Adamson law
organized propaganda among the rail.
road men now going at full steam. There
are 1900. 900 railroad workers outside
the four brotherhoods. and present In.
dications are. It 10 said. that fully %
per cent. Of them are planning to gel
back" at the four brotherhood chiefs b,
voting for Hughes.
Agents working among me 400. DOT
members Of tho four brotherhoods arr
reporting daily Incidents showing tina,
many of this class are waking UP to thu
fact that the railroads can work then
longer under tho Adamson law than be
fore for the Same money. in other words
can demand . full eight hours OF work
and that the report Is rapidly spreading
that they have been gold bricked."
Hope to Win Half.
About so per cent. OF these workers, I
Is roughly estimated at headquarters. ar,
now for Wilson. but as a result Of tn,
educational campaign now In progress,
the Republicans believe that not NOR,
than half OF them will be with him a
the finish.
Although Col. Roosevelt's schedule Il
still In tentative shape. II has PRACTICAL,
been settled to have him make his bor
der speech at FL Paso. President WiIso,
was to have spoken there In connectio,
with the opening Of the Elephant Butt,
dam. but this engagement has been can
celled. much to the disappointment Of tn
Southwest.
The Colonel's border speech will com,
close to the date arranged for the Presi
dent. There are over 90, 900 troops nov
In that region. largely from the Easter
States. II IL figured that the Roosevelt
speech will reach many Of them, an,
also may swing Arizona over to the Re
publican column. As the Roosevelt
schedule stood yesterday there were n
additions to the list Of places as give
In Tuesdays SUN.
Plans were completed yesterday 10
the big Republican meeting ut Carnesi
Hall this evening. at which ex-Senato
Root is to make n Of the big speeche
Of the campaign. Reserved seats wi
not be held later than $50 y. NJ. an
the meeting will start promptly at
o'clock. II will be the first big Republi
can mass meeting to be held here.
, Acknowledgement George w. Wicker
sham will also make an important speec
, to-day at the MONDAY meeting of IN
: Hughes Alliance at 221 broadway.
A biy dinner Ia to be given by III
Hughes women campaign workers q