Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-02
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NEW YORK. Aug, Charles E.
Hughes. twice today declared himself
in favor of an amendment to the
federal constitution granting the vote
TO women throughout the United
States
In a letter to Senator Sutherland,
Of Utah. sent in response to a tele-
gram, Mr Hughes stated his personal
view that the proposed amendment
should be submitted by congress to
the states and ratified. In a speech
late today before 800 women of the
Women's Roosevelt League for Hughes.
the nominee declared the question
was one affecting the whole country
and that he favored taking the short
est sut to its solution"
Il believe this question should be
promptly settled" Mr.. Hughes said.
Il see nothing but danger to our
security, to our unity, to our proper
attitude toward political questions in
continued agitation of this subject"
In his 2ddres to the league Mr..
| Hughes again assailed the administra-
ton for its policy concerning Ameri-
can rights abroad during the Euro
penn war.
There is an incurable defect of
character in the administration with
respect 10 the weakness and vacilla-
! tion which nave characterized It," he
| said "ard we cannot expect improve
/ ment from this source We can Judge
| hV what has been done and by what
| has not been done; and we are here
| together under circumstances very un-
I expected to me to see If we cannot
| have q genuine revival of American
/ sentiment so that we face the world
erect and prepared
| The nominee also made n luncheon
/ address today to about so republican
4 editors Of New York state in whiC4
/ he said he had twice been called upor
10 live down an undeserved reputa
/ ton Tor coldness and aloofness, and
! that he was now passing through the
! third experience. He invited SYM
| patheic cooperation.
This address was made after Mr.
| Hughes had dismissed stenograp.e,
sent to the luncheon by the national
committee TO obtain a verpatim re-
port Of it. The nominee said he did
| not want his remarks to he takar
down: that he wanted to talk freely
and fully. The luncheon was private
Tonight Mr.. Hughes addressed Z
small meeting of social workers in
vited by Herbert Parsons. nationa
committeeman for New York. TO NEE
the nominee at an uptown club wher,
The meeting was private.
| Mr. Hughes expects to leave New
York tomorrow afternoon for his sum
mer home in Bridgehampton wher
he viii remain until Saturday whel
he will start on his trip to the Pa
cific coast The intinerarv of tn
trip. officially announced toiay, fol
lows:
Leave New York Saturday even
ing. August 5. spend Sunday at Nj
agara Falls; leave there Monday
August ! for Detroit, where there wi
be two evening meetings.
Leave Detroit Tuesday mornini
August 8 for Chicago, where ther
win be an evening meeting Leav
Chicago that night for St. Paul an
MINNEAPOLIS, where two evening meet
ings will beheld Wednesday, August
"On Thursday. August 10 a morn
: ing meeting Will be held at Gran
Forks, North Dakota and a nigf
meeting at Fargo North Dakota. o
, Friday. August IL. the entire da
! will be spent in transit to Helen;
r Montana, where a day meeting wi
be held on Saturday. August -.
; Sunday. August 13. will be sper
I | at Spokane, Washington, and o
! Monday. August IA, an automobi
Z trip will be taken into Idaho, wheI
| | a morning address will be made Z
| Coner d'Alene. An evening meetip
will be held at Spokane. with the de
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