The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
Governor Hughes "Drops In"
on Mont. Copper Miners.
Dons Overalls and Jumpers For
Political Novelty.
GRILLIHG DEMOCRATS POPULAR
Weeks Campaigning Proves
Efficiency of Main Assault.
Hughes's Voice Recovers-At
Billings, Mont, Last Night.

Helena. Mont, Aug. 12.-Governor
Hughes expects to try a new cam
paigning stunt this afternoon. He joy
fully accepted an invitation to de-
scend 2.s00 feet into the depths OF the
Leonard copper mine at Butte. Mrs.
Hughes. who hasn't deserted her hus-
bands side through the other hard
ships of the transcontinental trip,
which her husband is making to win
votes for the presidency, wanted to
go but it was decided she had better
not
John H Mcintosh of Butte, who
Joined the Republican nominees par
ty here today, made the announcement
OF the governors underground search
for votes. He told the governor the
trip might prove of interest, but he
wanted to warn him in advance that
mines wer- not the safest things in the
world and that he did not have to ac-
cept the invitation
You can bet 1 want to CO." the
governor responded quickly. '"There
are lots of men who work in mines
every day and I'm not in the least
afraid anyway
Now concentrates Fire"
The Leonard mine is not the biggest
OF Butte's underearth Industries. but
the committee held it to be better
adapted for sightseeing The governor
/ will be furnished with jumpers and
| overalls.
Governor Hughes today reached
that point in his assault on the Demo-
cratic trenches at which a Euronean
army commander would report him
sel1 Tor the concerted attack at a mar
/ ucular point. The Republican candi-
cate 1eeIs he has done the preparatory
| work III the tweuty-four ca,,, ,,as ~
! speeches he has made since Iapvi,,.,
| new ork one week ago today He
mas indicated that mis- main relia nce
IN assault Is the weapon of criticism,
OF OF Democracy's alleged inefficiencv.
+ rom now on, the governor proposes
10 back up this general charre uyitb
concerted fire. He is armed with enc
CHIC instances which the RepubItcans
cialH lH VIII support the general alieRa-
tioh- IN ms speeches hereafter he will
use this data to back up his prena r. :
tory assault
IN the one weeks campaigning 10
cate, II appears that the RepubIican n
main assault will be against Demo-
crauc ine1flciency-, and included in this
can policy. the foreign policy. the
pork barreP' policy, the unprena red
ness policy. the tariff policy and ths
administrative policy.
People Cheer This Most.
The phrase which has so far evoked
tne most applause from the norninee,a
audiences has been, I'D like to have =
cnance to investigate the Democrs tic
nuHiiHlstIatlon, and today when
/ Hughes pulled it again in sI,~hsIs
! different phraseology, the crowd re,
| membered that the man now running
| IoT the presidency first made his ren,,-
tation In the searchingly inuuisitiva
/ PROBE or the New York life insura nca
scandal He was applauded TO the
ecno Hughes is considerably changeS
from the man who late in lime
stepped out of the cloistered precincta
OF the supreme court into the vorte~
OF politics He has regained ali his old
! tricks OF oratory, of gesture, of rnoiu-
.auon OF MS voice, of paying attention
70 paoies, OF working up laughs, Of
posing patiently for photopre 49, -
professional and amateurs. He ~
come back" into the sort of carnpaien
orator that he was in the days of I,i-
anu-race track crusade in New Yorir
state. e" Aork
Today Hughes voice was almost
normal clear and strong, and the lin
IN the air put more and more nan
INTO MS gestures and his thoughts
B1nings Pays 81, 100 for Special
Last night the nominee gave Rf1f
lngs' Mont. S1,100 worth of campaion
oratory. The city paid exactly that
much-raised by public subscription
anon Republicans-to pay expenses
OF dlverGng his train to this CITY FOR
a speech After the talk thew wera
unanimous in the assertion that !. wa :
worth it ! a.
He characterized Villa as aan ac-
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