The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-16

| here today fOr MS nrSC campaign
conference He arrived from Wash
ington and went Immediately to a
hotel, saying that he might have
something for the public late today or
tonight. After six years spent in Sc
clusion from politics, Mr.. Hughes to-
day jumped into presidential cam
paign conference here with the par
ty leaders that will include a discus
sion of the plans for the coming
campaign, the election of the ma
| tional committee chairman and the
questions to be emphasized in the Of
! fetal notification. Friends say Mr.
Hughes is anxious to get into the
fight actively.
There'II Be Some Speeches.
| IUr;.cS. rfess Dispatch.J
ST. Louis, Mo-, June 12.-On We'd
nesday the time of the national dem
ocratic convention will be taken up
with keynote speeches. On Thurs
day there will be more speeches. On
Friday there is to be the one big
nomination speech, which will prob
| ably be followed with other nomina-
| ton speeches. By Saturday night
| the big roll call of states will begin.
Then will be the nomination of a
vice president. 1t is probable that
the whole convention proceeding will
be very much of cut-and dried af-
fair.
Not many of the delegates have
yet arrived For the first time in
cratic convention begins this year
with prospect of complete har
| mOny.
| All the real business that is before
TIE convention could probably be
transacted in three hours. But the
convection will be here three days,
largely because the committees in
charge do not wish to break faith
with the business men of St. Louis,
who have dug down into their pock-
cts to raise a fund with which to
bring the convention to that city, and
give the delegates a proper sort of
reception.
Little Interest Displayed.
The national democratic committee
is here and is passing on what few
contests there are. There is such
unanimity that little interest is taken
in any of the contests The question
as to a member of the committee it
self to represent the state of Texas
| did arouse scme interest, but not a
great deal.
| In the hotel Hobbies there are few
| delegates and greater number of
newspaper men interviewing each
other
AS the republican convention put
| up Fairbanks OF Indiana as the can
| didate for vice president. the demo-
Gratis expect to nominate Marshall,
also of Indiana. Governor Major of
| Missouri is so spoken OF as a pos
sible candidate for vice president.
w. ]. Bryan has promised not to
spring national prohibition on the
convention, so that even on that is
sue no fight can be looked for
Many Detectives on Guard.
UNITED Press Dispatch]
J New York, June 12.-Charles Evans
Hughes, republican nominee for
, president, arrived in the city this
morning at seven o'clock and at once
began the preparations for his cam
pagn. He went to the Astor hotel. He
is surrounded by fifty detectives and
every precautiOn is taken to forestall
any attack that might be made upon
him. He was asked by one of the
newspaper men whether he would
say anything in regard to the latest
| letter sent out in regard to his can
didacy by Theodore Roosevelt, and he
! said, mo, have nothing to say about
the political situation. But have
I, come here to make arrangements"
GA. Alliance For Hughes.
Chicago, June 12-Louis E. Brandt,
secretary of the German American
| statement saying the members of the
alliance had exerted their first polit-
ical activity in working for the nom
nation of Charles e. Hughes for
| president. The statement said that
| the work for Hughes was planned six
months ago and crystalized at
meeting of representatives of the al
lance from all over the country, in
Chicago, a week ago.
| A meeting of the political commit
tee of the German American alli-
ance will be held in Chicago We'd
nesday to promulgate further plans.
! Mr.. Brandt's statement said that
letters from the alliance were al
ready going in the mails calling on
100000 members to vote for Mr..
Hughes.
No Further Statements.
| UNITED Press Dispatch.J
New York, June 12.-Former JUS
tice Hughes was today asked by
delegation of twenty newspaper re-
porters whether he wished to make
any explicit statement with regard to
the Endorsement of his candidacy by
the German American alliance. Mr..
Hughes replied that he saw no rea-
son now for adding to what he had
said in his public letter. He called