New-York tribune., 1916-06-19
Messrs. Weeks and Burton
Call on Candidate in
Washington.
RELIEVE COLONEL
WILL GET IN LINE
Nominee to Return to New YORK
on Way to Attend Commence
ment at Brown.
rF,cm . st.r corespond.n, Of Tho Tribune. J

firm st.r Correspondent Of Tho Tribune
Washington. June 1S.-The only
prominent callers on Charles f.
Hughes to-day we're two "fayorite
sons" Senator John ". Weeks, OF
Massachusetts,, and ex-senator Iheo-
dore f. Burton, Of Ohio. Mr. Hughes
discussed with them his plans Tor the
campaign. and Mr.. Burton and MI
Weeks left believing that it was only
a question Of days when Mr.. Hughes
and Colonel Roosevelt would get TO-
gether.
Mr.. Hughes would not discuss the
order mobiizing the national gusrd
Republicans here declared the order
would have a disastrous effect on the
Democratic campaign, as it was tanta-
mount to an admission Of the truth
of Mr.. Hughes's criticism OF the VII
son Administration Mexican policy IN
hi TELEGRAM of acceptance to the cor
vention.
at Is most regrettably true said
Mr.. Hughes on this score, "that IN our
foreign relations we have suffered IN
calculably from tie weak and vaclllat-
inc course which has been taken with
regard 70 Mexico. a course lamentably
wrong with regard to both our rights
and our duties"
Mr.. Hughes was unusually cheerlu'
to-nieht when he received reporters IN
his library and told them that next
Friday or Saturday he would be set
tied temporarily in the home Of his
brother-in-law. in Brdgehampton. Long
Island. lie does not intend to remain
.here more than a month, as he wants
20 90 to the hills and rest before ne
starts on his two months speaking
tour lie looks forward 20 the nine
hole golf course at Bridgehampton with
measurable expectation, and ms eyes
lighted up as he talked golf for Few
minutes.
Pictures in Hughes Library.
BESIDES the half dozen engraving,
of iurists. which adorn the walls OF
Mr.. Hughes's library, are three trameG
nriuts. One is a steel engraving oi
Lincoln: another shows a PRONE Oh
Charles Dickens, and the thlrd IS
copper etching OF Napoleon. Inc Cof-
sican and the Briton hang on tne
same wall, directly facing the canai-
date, when he is seated at has desk
,T.incoin. shown full length and severe
is on the opposite wall, Immediately
above Mr. Rughes's desk.
For the first time since he opened
his campaign last Monday Mr.. Hughes
had three hours OF daylight IN the open
to-day. They began at lO;5o o'ciocA'
when he ard Mrs. Hughes went out
for a drive in their electric automo-
bile
Mrs. Hughes did not go with her
husband when he left for New York
tonight She will remain here for
couple Of days.
Mr.. Hughes will meet the Republl-
can National Committees sub-commlt-
tee Of eight. of which W. Murray
Crane. of Massachusetts, IS chairman.
tomorrow az the Astor This committee
has the actual power of appointing
the chairman ana other oUceis OF the
national organization. and after ITS
members have visited Mr. Hughes. it
is believed that the names of those Sc
lected for the most important places
will be announced.
Silent on Politics.
Mr.. Hughes continued to-day his ST.
lence regarding all matters relating
10 politics. and he would not comment
on the report that Colonel William
Hayward. Of New York, would manage
his campaign.
Mr.. Hughes will leave New York to-
morrow afternoon for Providence 20
attend tke Brown University COM
mencement. He will stay in Rhode
Island three or four days, and then
return 20 New York