The Washington times., 1916-10-17
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS
MAKE PLANS TO. WIN
N PIVOTAL STATES.
Hert and Hitchcock Consult
With Wilcox on Illinois,
Ohio, and Indiana.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA T. Hert,
Western manager of the Republican
campaign, and Frank II. Hitchcock.
who has been acting as his adviser.
came East from Chicago to see Chair
man Wilcox. of the Republican ma
tional committee.
with Mr.. Wilcox. they went over
the Republican situation in Illinois.
Indiana, and Ohio, which. with New
York. are considered the pivotal
Mr.. Hert said he had no doubt con-
corning the election of Mr.. Hughes,
and Mr.. Hitchcock concurred with
him. But troublesome factors are
appearing, one being the way the
women in Illinois are going to vote
and another being the situation In
large industrial centers, where the
worklngmen seem inclined toward
The labor problem is being found in
its most acute form In Ohio and Con-
necticut and to a lesser extent in
certain Eastern states.
Wilson Planning Big Drive.
Evidence is reaching Republican
headquarters that the Wilson forces
are planning a tremendous drive In
the last week OF the campaign in
those States.
In Illinois the greatest effort Is be-
Ing made with the women. To every.
woman voter in Illinois the Demo-
Gratis are sending this appeal: will
son kept us out of the war. Do you
want your son and husband to fight ="
This drive for the women in Illinois
has the Republican chieftains In that
money should be spent I'm a campaign of
education among the women. voters. and
host OF women spellbinders will be
turned loose.
linois for Wilson the States twenty
nine electoral votes would be lost to
Hughes, but the Republicans do not be-
lieve that this Is going to happen. They
are sure they can make the women see
that Mr.. Hughes is a man OF peace.
and that there will be no soup houses
after the war IL the Republicans win.
Indiana Is not giving as much con-
from the Republican standpoint. Is aid
nfttedly bad. this being chiefly due to
the Wilson trend of the labor vote.
More Campaigning for Hughes.
s 1t has been decided to have Mr..
: Hughes do more campaigning In ILL
/. nois. Indiana. and Ohio. and he is OF
course to put in a week OF speaking I'm
I. New York.
= Mr.. Hughes is to pay particular at
tention to the workingmen In these
feature of the Adamson law and the
benefit Of a Republican tariff to meet
/. the post-bellum economic situation.
To meet the Democratic drive In Ohio
the State is to be treated to the best OF
. Republican oratory. 1t has been decided
Hughes. former Senator Beveridse.
Former President Taft: Comptroller
Smith. Medill Mccormick, Philander c.
Knox. former Governor Dineen. of IL
ninois: Nelson Dingley, of Maine; Theo-
, dore e. Burton. and Senator Harding.
Some Of these men were added to the
regular program after the Republicans
learned that President Wilson had
changed his plans. and was to appear In
. short both sides are making the same
kind OF fight for Ohio as they did ip
? Maine.
Reports To Be Expected.
While some pessimistic reports are
coming into Republican headquarters
they are chiefly with regard to the
labor situation. Members of the ma
tional committee say such reports are
expected at this time in every cam
paign.
IT'S the good old October slump"
said one national committeeman. land
It's largely psychological. It's a good
overcontdence. The trend OF feeling
In April il more indicative of the
anal outcome than is that of mid
While the general labor situation is
causing great perplexity reports re-
ceived at Republican headquarters
snow an Improvement In conditions
among the railroad workers, for
whose benefit supposedly the Adam
son law was passed. Confidential re-
ports from members of the brother
hoods show that what was at first a
mere suspicion that the Adamson law
WAS n gold hriClk Ia ranidlS harnpninOr
a firm conviction.
There is also demand inside the
brotherhood that Grand Chief Warren
3. Stone explain why the men In the
passenger service. excepted in the train
mems demands. were not excepted from
the operations Of the Adamson law.
Many telegrams have been sent to Stone
IN the last few days by men who have
discovered that under the Adamson law
they are not going to make as much as
they are now making and will have to
work longer hours.
May Abolish All Schedules.
These men, 1t appears, have Just
awakened to the fact that under the
Adamson law the railroads on January
can abolish all existing schedules,
both for the passenger and the freight
men, and can then make everyone work
me full eight hours without regard to
the mileage runs.
In every large railroad terminal the
Republicans have men at work putting
the real significance of the Adamson
law before the trainmen. showing them
that the old principle OF collective bar
gaining, by which their present pros
porous condition had been attained, had
gone by the board. To the kilograms
asking him II this was true. II was said
Grand Chief Stone has thus far return-
ed no answer.
BRITISH Paw HOLLAND