Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-09
HUGHES MAKES FIRST
REAR PLATFORM TALK
Says He Wants Revival Of
True American Spirit and
Upbuilding Policies"
By Perry Arnold.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
st. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 9.-His voice
hoarse and frayed from two days
speaking of the 25 strenuous campaign
ing days ahead of him on his trans.con-
tinental speaking tour, Republican Nom
inee Hughes brought to the Twin Cities
today his gospel of republicanism.
He refused flatly to comment on
Washington press dispatches stating
that democratic leaders had demanded
from him retraction of charges made
in his Detroit speech that the demo-
Gratis had instituted the spoils system
and in at least two cases had replaced
scientific executive heads of big gov
ernment bureaus with mere political
henchmen utterly without qualification
for the places.
Hughes will very probably make ans.
wer to the democrats for withdrawal
of the charges in his speech here to.
night. He may 60 further into the
charge which he has lodged against the
administration of blanket attempt to re-
store the spoils system and do away
with the civil service in the govern
ment.
Is Working Hard.
The candidate is not sparing himself
any on his first presidential stumping
tour-indeed he is so willing and anx-
ious to greet crowds and insist always
on speaking at the top of his powerful
voice that his friends aboard the spe-
cial car today determined to make him
curb his efforts little and conserve
his energies. But this is the way the
candidate conserved his energies to-
day:
Arose about a. m. after having gone
to bed at IL O'Clock last night, thor
oughly tired out following big speech
in the huge Coliseum at Chicago.
Breakfasted at 1880 with Mrs.
Hughes.
Made "good morning" speech to a
crowd of 500 or so at Winona, MINI,
at 1850 a. m.
Shook hands with crowd at Wabash,
Mimi, at $40 a. M
Shook hands with crowds at Lake
City (9:30); Redwing (l0:05) and Hast
ings (l0:40) and arrived here in st.
Paul little before noon
Has Strenuous Program
A strenuous program was laid out
in the Twin Cities for the G. o. P nom
inee to follow. Owing to his hoarse
ness and positive orders from his doctor
that he must rest his voice little,
Hughes reluctantly decided to abandon
one of the night meetings at which he
had hoped to speak. 1t was formerly
planned to hold night meetings in both
st. Paul and Minneapolis, but the
schedule as rearranged call for Hughes
to motor over to Minneapolis early in
the afternoon and deliver brief out of
doors speech, returning to st. Paul in
time for big night campaign argu-
ment.
Mrs. Hughes also ism t sparing herself
in helping her husband in his attempt
to land votes for the presidency. At
every one of the small towns today at
which Hughes stopped to shake hands,
Mrs. Hughes stood behind him, the
cynosure of all feminine eyes. She did
not shake hands. but she smiled and
smiled back at the croyds listening to
her husband IS few words of greeting.
Incidentally Hughes achieved the
proud distinction today of being greet
ed by his first name. Some one at Red
wing promoted him to the intimate re-
lationship class by yelling "Helo Char.
ley" Hughes was pleased about it,