The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-17
CHAS. {. HUGHES OPENS
WESTERN CAMPAIGN

Chas. E. Hughes, republican NOM
nee for president of the United States
has launched his campaign on the
Pacific Coast after making three
speeches per day in the cities of Seat
tie, Tacoma and Spokane respective
ly. Today, Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes are
passing through the state of Oregon
on their way to San Francisco.
Portland was host to M. ana Mrs.
Hughes yesterday and since Portland
is the only city in Oregon included
in Mr.. Hughes western itinery, Port
land acted as host for the entirt state
as we'll.
In speaking of Mr.. Hughes appear
ance in Spokane, the Spokesman-Re-
view has the following to say:
An arraignment of the anti-dump-
ing clause of the democratic revenue
bill was a feature of the candidate S
speech in the Spokane stadium, The
theory that Mr.. Hughes lacked humor
was disproved as thoroughly as the
theory that icicles cling to his whisk-
ers by the time the audience had
aughed for full minute at his shafts
of ridicule, directed against this
measure.
At both the Coeur d'Alene and sta
dium meetings Mr.. Hughes talked
principally protection and the Mex
ican question. He made his first ref
erence to Colonel Roosevelt at the
stadium when he spoke of President
Wilson's early statement that there
was no need for special attention to
national defense, and added:
"Then there came a great leader
who went through this country stat
ing the contrary, and overnight opin-
ion in Washington changed under the
pressure of that leadership"
The audience greeted this refer
nee with strong applause.
Regular and progressive elements
of the republican party joined IN har-
mony in the reception to Mr.. Hughes
Such representatives of diverse views
as Senator Miles Poindexter and Ma
tional Committeeman S. A. Perkins
rode in car with Mr.. Hughes in the
parade of downtown streets and on
the platform at the stadium speech
virtually all former Spokane progress
sives who have had part in the local
organization were represented.
Probably 10000 people greeted
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes as they covered
the down town parade route yester-
day morning. The trip to Occur d.
Alene followed, WI ere Mr.. Hughes
addressed 45O0 people for an hour
Upon his return to Spokane he ad.
dressed a capacity audience of 1000
women voters at the Auditorium, hun.
dreds being turned away for the lack
of space The reception at the Dav-
export hotel followed, and then the
stadium speech.
BY making arrangements for spe-
cial train out of Spokane last night
Mr.. Hughes was able to devote more
time to Spokane people at the stad-
ium than other wise would have been
possible.
Mr.. Hughes speaks at Tacoma and
Seattle today and Portland Wednes-
day. He was accompanied to the
Coast last night by Millard T. Hart
son of Tacoma, republican state
chairman.
Social and political barriers, which
some supposed would limit the num-
ber to shake the hand of Charles
Evans Hughes and Mrs. Hughes at
the reception at the Davenport hotel
afternoon, were entirely ig-
nored when the committee saw the
immense crowd that jammed the lob
by and the entrances to the hotel, as
we'll as lining the sidewalks to the
curbs. In 80 minutes, as a result,
policemen on the door estimated that
5000 people had shaken hands with
the republican candidate for the pres
idency and his wife.
A large crowd was at the Northern
Pacific depot when the train depart