The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-01
In His Address Of Acceptance Be-
fore Huge Crowd at Carnegie
Hall, New York, Mr.. Hughes
Scores the AdminiStratiOnIiard
HE PLEADS FOR FIRMNESS
AND MORE CONSISTENCY
Speaker Denounces All Plots And
Conspiracies Fomented In the
United States In the In
terest or Any Foreign Nation

CAssOciSted Press by Federal wirelsss)
~ EW YORK, August In his ad-
N dress accepting the presidential
nomination at the hands of the
Republican party, Charles T.. Hughes
last night abandoned the judicial re-
serve of which he had been accused,
and fayed without mercy the admin
istratiOn > diplomatic appni ntments, its
international policy, and its treatment
Of the Mexican situation.
Carnegie Hall, one Of the larg-
est gathering places in the city,
was packed to the doors with an en-
thusiastic crowd, including the Repub-
lican leaders from almost every state
in the nation. Mr.. Hughes, who has
been resting at Bridgehampton, Con-
neeticut reached New, York carly
Yesterday morning md .lWeIit direetly
to the, Hotel Astor, whore the Bepnh-
lieau headquarters have been opened,
and where he met the leaders Of the
party.
Leaders Assembled
Practically all the members Of the
Republican campaign committee, In:
! Guiding number of men formerly
prominent in the ranks Of the Progress.
sivp party were on hand, The commit.
tee is composed of the following; John
T. Adams. Iowa, Republican; Everett
Colby, New Jersey, Progressive; viii
liam Crocker, California, Republican;
F. w. Estabrook, New Hampshire, Re.
publican; James r, Garfield, Ohio, Pro-
grrssive; James A. Hemenway, Indi-
ana, Republican,; A. T. Heyt, Ken
lucky, Republican, X. b. Howell, Neb.
raska, Republican,; Harold L. Ickes,
Illinois, Progressive; .Alvah H. Mar
tin, Virginia, Republican; Herbert Par
sons. New York, Republican; George
w. Perkins, New York, Progressive; +;
A. =. Ierkins, Washington, Republican; /;
Chester II. Rowell, California, Progress.
sivc; Oscar s. Straus, New York, Pro-
gressivt; Charles B. Warren, Michigan,
Republican,, and Ralph +. Williams,
Oregon, Republican. r. p
James b. Reynolds Of Washington,
D. c., is secretary. Mr.. Reynolds also
is secretary of the national commit
Hughes Looking Well
Mr.. Hughes is looking remarkably
strong and well and seemed full of
energy and vim as he started for Car
negie Hall. He received an ovation
As he appeared on the platform and
another when he rose to deliver his
address,
Beginning with hot attack upon
the administration foreign policies
he went straight to his first big point
the diplomatic appointments Of "de'
serving Democrats" in places where
men Of ability were needed. He cited
in illustration of what he means the
appointment of Minister Sullivan tc
Santo Domingo, and quoted from the
now famous letter from William j
Bryan, then secretary OF state regard
ing the reasons for appointing Mr.. Sui
livan. '.I1'h. -.
Scores Mexican Policy
He assailed the administration fol-
it's course in reference TO the Mexican
problem, and declared for the mainten
ance Of American rights abroad, par
ticuarlv us affected by the EuropeaI
war. II" declared that il shall be hi
policy, if elected, to see TO il thai
America is fully and adequately pre-
pared to meet any reasonable emer
} gency, and he urged the necessity Oh
adopting new policy Of "firmness auC
consistency
\ "N" drn"unce all plots and all con
sPira"irs formed in the United State
in tn" interest Of any foreign count ries
We rrGnrd it AS utterly intolerable tina
+ our soil should be made the breedin nj
Il place of such alien intrigues. Ever
. American must unreservedly condemn
thrS" pructiscs, and must rally TO tn
u support Of the government in any eff
D forts II may make to suppress them. ,
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