New Britain herald., 1916-06-13
HUGHES COGITATING OVER
 NATIONAL HEAD OF c. o. P.
Party Decides to Open Offices in New York and Chicago and to Use Motion Pictures to Tamil iarize the Public With Candidates Face

New York, June 13.-Republican leaders and personal and political friends continued to call upon Charles Headquarters in a hotel here to con- graduate him on his nomination and to confer upon arrangements for the campaign. One of the men ex- pected to call today was former Unit ed States Senator w. Murray Crane of Dalton, Mass, member of the sub- committee to arrange a date and place for the official notification to Mr. Hughes of his nomination. It was reported that MT. Crane also would discuss with MT. Hughes the selection of a chairman of the republican na- tional committee.
 Mr. Hughes expected to remain here until Monday, when he will go to Providence, R. l., to attend the commencement exercises of Brown university, from which he was grad uated.
 National republican headquarters will be established in New York with a second office in Chicago, in the opinion of Herbert Parsons, member of the republican national commit tee national committee from this state.
 One of the first developments of the day at MT. Hughes headquarters was an announcement by Lafayette l B. Gleason, secretary of the repub- : lican national convention, which in 4dicated that subcommittee of the l national committee would within a few days call upon the nominee to discuss the matter of the chairman ship of the republican national com mittee Several names were under consideration but one mans guess was as good as another. MT. Gleason said as to who would be selected. Another development was an an- nouncement from the candidates headquarters that moving pictures would be employed to aid his cam paign. It is planned to throw on the screen throughout the country pictures of MT. Hughes, "in order that the people may again become fa- mialiar with Charles E. Hughes be- fore he has for so long time been virtually out of public life" The screens also will display important passages rom MT. Hughes telegram to the national convention accepting the nomination.
 An "UndiIuted American
 
 MT. Hughes, in, response to ques- tions put to him today by newspaper men in regard to his attitude towards the support offered him by German Americans, said it was "one of undi- luted Americanism."
 "T stated my position very clearly" said the Republican presidential can didate sin my telegram to the conven- ton. My attitude Is one of undilut- ed Americanism and anybody that supports me is supporting an out-and- out American and an out-and-out American policy, absolutely nothing else"
 Strauss Pledges Support.
 Oscar s. Strauss, former candidate for governor of New York on the pro- gressive ticket, sent telegram to MT. Hughes today pledging his support
 MT. Strauss promise of support was contained in the following telegram from Cleveland: Tn recognition of your splendid public record, and re- lying upon your unfiinching stand for a complete and unalloyed American ism with the single devotian to the highest welfare of all our people and to the ideals of justice that has en- deared us to the visioned leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, every genuine progressive should, in my judgment, give you enthusiastic support-you will certainly have mine.''
 The procession of visitors began early in the forenoon and kept MT. Hughes busy. Merrill E. Gates, Jr., chairman of the Westchester county progressive committee, and long a Roosevelt supporter, was among the first to call. MT. Gates announced that he intended to support the republican candidate. Another caller was Henry Clews.
 Mr Hughes was the recipient to- day of varied assortment of luck tokens from all parts of the country. BODY IDENTIFIED.
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