The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
Trip Carried Candidate From
Coast to Coast.
Longest Ever Taken by Presi-
Dental Candidate.
OFF AGAIN next MONDAY
Circle Swing Made Stops in
Twenty-Five States.
From 5000 Feet Below Surface
to 10000 Above.

New York, Sept 1S.-Charles Evans
Hughes ended his first presidential
campaign trip here today. He reach-
ed the city at an early hour, WeHt
to a hotel and later will depart TOT ms
summer home at Bridgehampton'
L. I. H..
The trip was the longest, in time
and mileage. ever taken by presl-
Dental nominee. Mr.. Hughes left mere
on the night of August 5 and Travelled
him from Portland. Maine, to san
Diego, Cal, from Canada to within
sight of the Mexican border. He
visited twenty-five states, spoke in all
the chief centers of population IN the
country exclusive of the south ana
including the capitals of ten states and
Travelled 11,494 miles by rail. In ad-
dition he averaged more than 400
miles week by motor, or about 2,50O
miles, making the total for his trip
approximately $4,000 miles.
To Rest -Four Days.
b. Since his departure from New York,
Mr. Hughes has donned miners toys
at Butte, Mont, gone 5000 feet down
into the earth, climbed mountains
more than $4,000 feet high, attended
state and county fairs and national
exposition and spoken from almost
every sort Of platform, including the
rostrum of the great Mormon taber-
nacle in Salt Lake City.
He has made 141 speeches and has
been photographed thousands of times.
once at dinner and several times with
Children in his arms Mr.. Hughes
reached New York in good health and
spirits. He will rest four days at
Bridgehampton and then will start
on a trip that will last. with only one
break of two days, until election day.
Hughes Well Satisfied.
The candidate plans to avoid as
many conferences as possible during
the remainder of the week. During
today it is said his complete itinerary
for the second trip will be worked out,
and announcement will then be made
of his speaking dates.
Hughes is well satisfied with the
results of the trip just closed and has
made it clear that he intends to con-
tinue the fight along the same line.
He will continue to assail the admin
istration's method of settling the
Threatened railroad strike by enact
ment of the eight hour law, attack
the Democratic tariff law, continue
his assaults on the Democrats in con-
nection with the civil service and at
tack the Administrations Mexican
policy.
= He regards his criticism of the ad-
Tninistration as having been construc-
tive as we'll as pointing out the weak
ness of Democratic rule and with the
success in Maine, believes the people
have been aroused to the justice of
his attacks.
Starting on his second tour Mon
day, Hughes will have the Maine cleo
ton to point to as proof of the re-
union of the Progressive and Repub-
lican parties.
Approves Preparedness Camps.
The candidate had given his en-
dorsement to preparedness as re-
suit of his visit to Plattsburgh. He
expressed his approval of such pre-
paredness camps and said he hoped
more might be esta blished. The sec
ond trip of the candidate will take
about ten days, according to present
plans.
1t is planned for Hughes to hit the
high spots in Indiana, Illinois, OhiC
and Wisconsin, returning to New Yorl
by September 20, when he will de
liver the keynote address of the New
York state campaign. The speech
will be delivered before the Repub
hcan unofficial state convention t.
be called for that date at Saratoga
Frank Hitchcock left for the ives
last night, it developed today.