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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22
RACE PROBLEM IN AMERICA
EXTRACTS FROM ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE THE BRO
THERHOOD CLUB OF THE GER
MAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, ST. PAUL, WEDNES-
DAY NIGHT, JAN. 19, 1916.

The error most commonly made by
those, who consider the Negro at all
Is, that "they are all alike No
thought is given by the majority of
the people that the Negro race is diff
ferentiating and should be considered
by classes, as any other race, and not
as a whole. When freedom came the
Negroes were of homogeneous mass,
but the evolution of fifty years has
produced, social moral, intellectual
and economic classes. Yet many
people think, speak and write of the
Negro as if the problem had not un.
dergone this evolution. There are
some who recognize intelligent and
well-to-do Negroes, honest and hard
working Negroes, lazy and vicious
Negroes. But it is doubtful if any
considerable number of those who
recognize the existence of some diff.
ferentiation, realize to what distinct
and widely separate classes it has
developed. The better elements have
risen higher than people appreciate
generally. This evolution progresses
faster and faster as the years go by.
It was slow at first. 1t is rapid now
The cleavage is encouraged by a
determination to grasp the oppor-
tunities of the new conditions as
shown right here in our own city of
St. Paul where we have population
OF about five thousand Negroes who
are buying or own and pay taxes on
$s1, 10000 worth of church property;
on $26,0O0.0O worth of property owned
by fraternal organizations, and $780,
10000 in homesteads.
In 1910 there were 2,227,731 illiterate
colored people in the United States
and the percentage of the illiterates
was 30.4. The percentage of the IL
literates in colored population in the
North in 1910 was 1872; South 48, and
West 1871.
The highest percentage of illiterates
in any state is 48.4 in louisiana, and
the lowest is 3.4 in our own state of
Minnesota.
When we remember that the Negro
people of the U. S. started out empty
handed, without property, without
education, with no schools and with
great efforts to prevent the establish.
ment Of schools for their benefit; and
when we know that even now the
public schools of the South for the
Negroes are purposely poorly officer
ed and managed and that the school
year for the Negroes in many parts
of the South is from five weeks to five
months; and, further, that in many
of the Southern states like louisiana,
Negroes are not permitted to receive
instruction beyond the fifth grade,
and that in Florida and Georgia
white people are prohibited by the
state laws from teaching colored
people In any institution Of learning.
1t Il wonderful indeed that today the
Negroes Of the u. S. have 90 far pro-
Ureaned fhat fhev have arnoro thar
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22
HOPKINS IS CONVICTED.
Negro Who Killed Head of Galesbure
Police Gets Life Term.

Galesburg, Ill, Jan. 1o.-Henry
Hopkins, was found guilty of the
murder of Galesburg's chief of police,
T. L. Mathews. The jury, after lo
hours deliberation, fixed the penalty
at life imprisonment.
Hopkins. who was known as "Lot-
tie" was Suspected of operating a
gambling house, and of selling liquor
illegally. Chief Mathews with three
policemen raided the place the night
of Oct. and Mathews was shot
through be heart while leading the
men into tss house
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22

New Post For Twisgs at Evanston.
The mayor Of Evanston, ILL.,, has ap-
pointed William Fl. Twiggs to be head
Of the bureau Of information in the
municipal department of Evanston.
Mr.. Twiggs Is well qualified for the
position and win no doubt make good.
He h the first man Of our race ever
appointed to the position,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22

Among Those Present.
did Blinks exhibit at the horse
shown "Well, he made an ass OF
himself. ."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22
THE IMPORTANCE
OF ORGANIZATION
United Action For Welfare Of
Race Is Urged.
MUST FIGHT own BATTLES

Account Taken Of Past struoalss With
. View Of Doing More Effective
Work-NatlonaI Segregation 6assd
On Color Reaches Limit-lynehlno
o. tho Increase In the South.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-22

SMOKE THE R1LrADLE
SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR q
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21
HONOLULU STAR BUIIETIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81 1916.

On Hawaii. the house-grest Of her
" mother. Mrs. Charles Jennings re,
turned TO Honolulu last week.
.:>..,... + : :.
Mrs. Semi, with her father and
brother. Col. z s. SpaIding and Mr..
James Spaiding, returned to their
Kauai home on Tuesdays steamer .
Mrs. Charles ii. kluekvl Of 10.
Alexander street will De hostess a. 4
special meeting OF the. Mills Club an
Monday, October %, at l":3o a, N.
The ed Infantry officers are giving
a large dance at Haleiwa on Thurs
day. October 70. 1t will be q brilliant
affair. with many dinners TANNED for
that evening.
Air. and Mrs. George sherman will
arrive from New York City. next. Tues-
day. They will open their Nuuanu
home and will entertain in their al
ways hospitabie manner. ~.
) :.
Miss Ruth ZeiIe, who returned from
Pei Monte week ago yesterday, wa
visitor the last weekend at the
William H. Taylor home in Merlo
Partisan Francisco Chronicle
-. = +
Mr.. and Mrs. Matteo SandOna will
arrive in Honolulu next week. Mr..
Sandona is the artist who has done
tRe~3 portraits of Princess KaWanana.
ka and Mrs. Walter Macfarlane.
- t.. I. + + g..
Mrs. c. J. GaTnsey, who has been In
Honolulu for the past month, the
guest. of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs James ]. c. Haynes, left
for her eastern home OH the Matsonia.
Mrs William Munter formerly e
Honolulu, was the complimented guest
at an informal bridge parry, oyer
which Miss Elsa NJ. BehlOw presided
Tuesday afternoon. A dozen friends
were asked to meet the charming
visitor, who since her arrival has been
entertained both here and in Berke,
ley, being a graduate OF the Univcr-
sity of California. Lieut. and Mrs
Munter are en- route to the Eastern
cCast-San Francisco Chronicle.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21

the Lurline after six months visit
to the mainland s..
:. J. J. IT,.
Rev. and Mrs John P Erdman left
for Kauai on Tuesday of this week.
+ :: + ~. 49,. ~
Mrs. II. Brobant is expected on next
weeks steamer to visit her mother,
Mrs. Tuck. H." .H":.
Lieut.. Otis X. Sadtler was the week
end guest of Col. and Mrs. F, r.
Keefer. 49,.
Mrs. ]. o. Young left for the Orient
on the steamer China on Tuesday OF
this week Fl
Mr.. and Mrs Phillip Rice will be il
coming passengers on the Matsonia
next Tuesday, - ....
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Case Deering
are entertaining at dinner on Tuesday
of next week. ~. ~. ~.
Mrs. j. +. c. Hagens and Mrs. Alice
Brown are booked to return on Tues
days AIatsonia. .......
= !. +
Miss Mona Hind and Miss Harriet
Lucas left yesterday for a month az
the Hind ranch.
:: \ !. -.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Levers are at
home again after a ten weeks stay
at Haleiwa hotel. ..-:
BAL \ \ i ".-
Mrs Eben p Low is entertaining on
Tuesday of next week, honoring Prin-
cess Kawananakoa. d.,
\ ! = F.. E.. 3D..
Lieut.. and Mrs. G. L. Gearhart of
Fort Kamehameha have Just returned
from trip to Hawaii. -
4. \ !.
Miss Florence Hoffman, who left on
the Matsonia, was surrounded by
friends who covered this popular girl
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21

with leis and bon voyage gifts. Miss
Hoffman plans to be gone a year or
longer. .-
Mrs. Harold Giffard has invited a
company of guests for Thursday CT
LeXt week for luncheon.
= !. !.
Mrs. Minnie c. Aldrich is booked to
arrive on Tuesday of next week for
her annual visit to Hawaii, i. ~.
!. \ :.
The Pleasanton hotel management
is giving another of its popular dances
On Thursday of next week. .s-.'
The Dramatic CLUB met at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Cartwright, Jr.,
on Friday evening Of this week.
!. j. 4 -.
spent Wednesday afternoon as the
guest Of Princess Kawananakoa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton p Agee are
planning a dinner party for the last
Of this month at the Country Club.
!. + :.
Miss Harriet Hatch was a depart
ing passenger on the Matsonia for a
six weeks visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. Thomas Wall and Miss Roselle
Wall will arrive home on Tuesday
from four months visit to the coast.
-. ~. \ + ! i"
Mr. and Mrs. A. P Taylor are Civ
ing a luncheon on Saturday of next
week, hOnoring Princess Kawanana-
koa. i HI:
Princess .Kawananakoa is the guest
of honor at luncheon that Mrs A.
Gartenberg is giving at her Waikiki
home today.
+ + So. ...~=@
Mrs. J. H.. Norton, who has been at
The HE0ana for the past. two months,
left on the Matsonia for her New York
home
A Halloween dance is planned bv
Mss Johnson of the Colonial Hotel
for its guests on the 2Sth of this
month: ...... '....... >... j.. =.
Mrs. Lucy H. McWayne left on the
Matsonia for a visit to California
She was accompanied by her son,
Clarence 49,. ..-.. .....
Mrs. Arthur Rice and her two chill
dren will return on Tuesday after
three very pleasant months on. the
mainland. 49,. .-.
- =.
Miss Bertha Ben Taylor, who has
been in town for few days on school
business, left for her Hawaii home Tn
Wednesday,. >.:."" r. i.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert O.. Edwards
have invited a company of guests for
Monday evening of next week at the
Country Club. "~ .+ i
:. + + g: ".s@"
Miss NJ Beeson, who came to Homo
lulu as the house-guest of Mrs Lucy
McWayne, left on the Matsonia for
San Francisco. ..-..
:. = + ......... II -.
Mrs. Gertrude Rosseter. who has
weeks. left in the Ventura for her
California home &c.," 49,. ....-... .......
!. = !. H.. ...,~ :.=...
The members of the Japanese con
sulate staff are giving tea at the
end of this month to which society
folk have received cards
>.~ - = = =" T..
Princess Abigail KaWananakoa has
moved into her Pensacola street home,
where she will be at home on Thurs
days to her many friends. Lila.
:. = = ..+E ....< ..-.-.
Dr. and Mrs. George Herbert, Miss
Rose Herbert and NJ Kelly Hen
shaw. Miss Herberts fiance. will ar
rive home on the Matsonia.
:. = ~ -.
:. Mrs. Charles Crane. who has been
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21
COMiNGS AND GoINGS
OF THE SMART SET

Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Wilcox left for
their Kauai home on Tuesday.
- =
Mrs. Herbert Mist will be card
hostess on Tuesday OF next week.
q = =
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Wall and
their four children. Alice, Margaret,
Ellerton and Carton, we're arrivals on
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
MINERAL COUNTY NOW
STRONGER THAN EVER

breaking any clause Of it. actually in
GLIDING his refusal 10 work less than
sixteen hours day. this settled the
question as 10 Wilson's weakness in
this country, for Hughes is known
widely here as the laboring mans
friend when governor OF New York
and always; and when 1t was under
stood as now that the railroad presI-
dents and not the railroad brother
hoods have been the henchciaries I'M
der the Adamson bill, any strength
Wilso nhad at iirs gathered among
railroad workers was quickly swept
away
tobinson's strength in Mineral coun-
~ Is too well known to need much
comment. The labOrinR men and
tradcsmcn here have watched John j.
Cornwcl's record on union labor. and
knew II long before he announced
himself a. candidate for governor
Even Democratic laboring men know
that If Cornwcll Is policy attorney
he isn't policy attorney for any labor
uniou on any class Of labor. Watch
Mineral county roll up q Republican
majority ~ 500 for hughes. Robinson,
George VI Bowers for Congress. Suth-
crland for the Senate and the whole
Republican ticket. including a clean
sweep for county offices
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
Democrats Raise False
Cry to Support Wilson

declared war on Mexico and invaded
its territory American soldiers and
marines have been killed. Today our
military forces are entrenched in the
mountains of northern Mexico.
"If we are not at war with Mexico.
what is our relation? II such relation
existed between this country and any
Of the European nations, what would it
he called? Such a cry means that we
are rapidly becoming timid, cheap
and shoddy people, content TO accept
affront il we can supinely avoid dis
agreeable consequences. Thank God
for Wilson is the cry Of people going
down hill
"Ycs. Mr.. Wilson has kept this coun-
try from a formal declaration of war
with Mexico. in itself, perhaps desir-
able thing; hut there are some things
worse than war. and those are the
things into which Mr.. Wilson has per-
sistently backed u.s. They are the hid
eous and the agoni2ng uncertainties
that come to men and nations when
they recreantly cut loose from the
grand and simple landmarks of truth,
morality and Justice
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
A Visit to this
Department will
Convince You
Guy D. Golf Declares "Presi
dent Kept Us Out of War"
Sordid Issue.

MllWAt hEE. Wise. Oct. IT,
There has never at any time been
disposition on the part Of Mr.. Hughes
or the Republican party to plunge this
country into war" declared Guy D.
Con. when asekd II he had considered
President Wilson's remarks Of Satur-
day that he was not now expecting
the country to get into war. because lie
did not have a chance TO make mess
Of IT,"
NO American who loves his country
has ever wanted war" continued Mr.
Golf Holland. Switzerland. Sweden,
Norway aud Denmark, surrounded on
all sides By the warning nations. have
never at any time found ii necessary TO
enter the war No European country
has wanted to fight MS. Every Euro
pean country has wanted us 10 keep
out Of the war. The American people
have been firmly opposed to entering
the war and Congress, as the present
administration we'll knows. would new
a. have voted to declare war.
Hughes is Tor Peace.
"Mr Hughes has declared time and
inc again that he is for peace, and
. That Ia has nO intantIon If looking Fnr
,ro,hIe VIII, NV cnnntrv In nc ba
i roGao,s No sontimont ~ tbo hmarican
monnIe nni~ no otber 5ay ba aid a.
pbjin5arnbia, q sboiI IN no mtr,osi ~
~. Nils. ,nointain hmerican rirbts
nn 1aDd and CO. tbronrhont Tho wnoie
I'D ID With T rssroct n al nations ''o ne
w A ~, T ti,.os Amoricor nrnno, ~,
d 49, $1,000 10" or ca P''''' y
~" ~, ~ a. Vic lie snennb NJ Eorsas CIV
,rr inches said. 'yyo shall nnlv enfrsr
" iiusmt , Sa'u ord ,ho o" "s,o 9' Sutt So
~ ~ !, iao I' dotnrrino v y d. ~
W. ~, - ,,n..taro,, i, ~ ,no;r4onn,n
~ ' "'i Ne rISbrs Win resnent ~
y, ~, JUS aoonr sI1 ~ No rrIos !, ~
,,",," o,fn "I' Ia, '" '''' '"''' :"
'ei .. tin'i III. o rm snoo,n an t1roho,
,,i .''S s,onS '" 10, poscn M M 's Stand
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
That He is Riding on Railroad
and Pullman Company Pass
eS in the Campaign.


CHARLESTON oct, 70 That b"
Is riding on 4 Baltimore and OHIO
and a Pullman Company pass wa5
III. admission made publicly here
last might hy John ] COrnweIl. the
Democratic candidate Tor governor.
when he was forced to reply TO 4
series Of questions prOpOunded 10
him by local Republican news
paper Gornwell attempted to iusti
fy his use OF the railroad pass by
saving that his opponent. Ira y. Rob
inson was formerly counsel for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
that he road on pass while rep
resenting the railroad company.
The Democratic nominee was bonn
harded with series OF questions re-
garding his position on various mat
ters but replied only To three Ques-
tions. He acknowledged the truth
or the charge that he rode on rail
road passes denied that John T. Nc
Graw had paid his assessment when
he was candidate for governor in
1904 and in response 10 Il question
as 10 whether he would In the event
OF his election rs governor urge the
negro race" he evaded an answer
negro race He evaded an answer
by reading an excerpt from a deed
given by the Republican state official
in which restriction was made that
the property should not be rented
10 colored people. He did not state
what his position would be as TO
disfranchisesaeut Of the negroes
He evaded all questions concern
ing his criticism Of the policies nj
President Wilson and also failed to
answer the question as to what de
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

most unheard Of degree?
DO you still think Az you evident
nomination at Baltimore was accom-
plished by Mr.. Bryan's conspicuous
example of base treachery"?
DO YOU still thin kas you evident
~ thought when you wrote an edl-
torial for your paper November .,
1913, that President Wilson's Mexl.
can policy is bringing us close 20
a dangerous misunderstanding with
the great European powers?
Do you propose II you are elected
governor of West Virginia TO urge
the Acknowledgement of citizens OF
the negro race. thing your wing
of the Democratic party has attempt
ed TO do again and again?
DO you propose TO abandon the
policy Of laying the burden Of tax
alton as much as possible on the
privileged interests and will you at
tempt as you did down to 1896 10
raise most of the state revenue from
direct levies on the farms and homes
OF the people of the state?
VIII you 90 back to the anti-Daw-
son Law. treatment Of the great cor
porate Interests of the state. taxing
them al one-tenth OF the amount they
are now compelled to pay and
making up the balance by an in
crease of the average individual tax
payers burden?
DO you propose 10 abolish the state
tax commissioners office. as you
Democrats tried to do in 1911?
Do YOU propose to wipe OIL the
state books the great progressive
measures enacted under Republican
administration. such as the publH'
service commission law, the work
mems compensation act. the mine
inspection service laws. the measures
safeguarding the public health, the
board Of control law. the law safe
guarding labor. the county salaries
law. the county depository law?
win YOU do away with the depart.
mcnt of public accounting. the new
budget system and the annual audi;
Of the states finances
The increase in the number Of Of.
ncials. Of which you complain. is du,
to the inauguration of these nov
agencies of the government Which
OF these activities do you propose il
discontinue
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
CORNWELL ADMITS
HATFIELD'S CHARGE

partmcnt uf state government re-
Gently created. he would abolish II
he became governor.
The questions which Cornwell 10
fused To answer were ~ follows
DO you still hold the same opinion.
Mr. Cornwell, OF Louis Braudcis and
Samuel t'ntermcyer as when YOU re-.
rorred 10 them in your newspaper
as two undertaking Jew lawyers
or has your opinion been changed
by the appointment OF Mr.. Brandeis
to the supreme court OF the United
Suites
20 yOu feel the same way you felt
Just year ago this month, when
YOU wrote about the Wilson recognl-
ton OF Carranza. "Ecre is TO FRS.
Chief CarranZa. cattle thief and MUIR
derer. You are all tarred with the
same stick, that is. All Mexican
chiefs. our government has recOg-
ni1ed you as the head Of Mexicos
government May YOU live long and
prosper
DO you still feed that President
Wilson played the coward when he
signed the bill exempting farmers
ana labor organizations from prose
BUTTONS under the ANTITRUST laws?
Are you still of the opinion that
the exemption measure was an cx-
ample of trucking. cowardly and
discriminatory legislation" on when
yon declared the president should
have set the seal OF his condemna-
ton
DO you still regard President Will
son n YOU wrote of him In your
newspaper. The student. the author,
kidGloyed, cold and selfish to an al.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

British sportsmen are out now TO
provide a fleet of 100 ambulances at
cost of 100000 (S200.000).
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
San FeIice Cigars
FIVE CENTS STRAIGHT
And WORTH IT

Owing to the greatly increased cost
of quality tobaccos. IN fact everything
pertaining, TO high grade cigars, the
makers of>the san Felice cigars. The
petsel-Wemmer Company. have adj
vanccd the selling price to the Job
beers and Dealers. and heceforth this
cigar will positively be sold to the
consumer at ; cents straight instead
Of six for a quarter as previously.
The SAN FELICE is national In lis
scope and character, having justly
attained this eminence through its
uneXcelled excellence. To maintain
this unequalled standard of quality.
the advance in question is absolutely
unavoidable The generous support
OF all men using quality cigars is
earnestly desired Advertisements.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
A Kidney Medicine That
Makes Friends Everywhere

Thirteen years ago We commenced
selling DR.. Kllmer's swamp-Root and
during our entire experience we have
not encountered single unpleasant
dealing with oar customers who have
used It. II is preparation that
gives universal satisfaction. and our
customers are always pleased to speak
in the highest terms regarding it We
have sufficient confidence in swamp
Root TO recommend II and consider
we are doing our customer favor.
Very truly yours.
BARNETT SCHENK DRUG co.
Jan. 10, 1916. Roanoke, Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
Most DemOrallzing Issue.

"The cry that Wilson has kept us
out of war is the most demoralizing,
sordid and ignominlous issue that has
ever been raised in the United States.
1t is a false cry, without vestige OF
ruth. No one knows this better than
aIr. Wilson. The TACT is that We have
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

During The kaiscr's visit 10 Mitau
two Russian airmen dew over the
town and dropped u number or
bombs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

The tsartish has no nose. but the
whole Of its under side is endowed
with sense OF smell.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

Hibbing. Mimi sto acquire six.
teen acres Of forest as park.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

BY loan 10 the government Of
&16.OOO.OO Al eight per cent, secured
on taxes, the Bank u England started
operations in 1854.
--4
Holland has begun operating / new
line OF steamships that viii ply be-
tween Amsterdam and the west coast
Of South America.
Evening journal., 1916-06-10
LONG RECORD OF REFORM AND
PROGRESSIYISM WINS HUGHES
COP. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
Supreme Court Justice Now 81 Years Old,
Reached Pinnacle Of Political Fame as Gov
erDOr Of New York. HOnOred by Appoint
ment TO Supreme Court Bench.

first message suggested repeal Of the
law legalNing betting at race tracks. 4
committee friendly TO the race interests
laughed and tabled the bill But
Hughes got his dander upN lie stump
ed the State for his plan Killed at a
regular session of the legislature, it
was later received at special ses-
sion and finally forced through by
the vote OF a sick senator who was car
rier into the chamber ON a strctcher.
Hughes was first mentioned for the
presidency eight year = ago. He
steadiastly refused to be even a re-
ceptive candidate. Four years ago he
likewise declined 10 take any interest
in politics. Two years ago his name
first began to be mentioned as a Re
publican nominee against Wilson
For more than a year Republican
leaders have tried 20 make him "cOme
out in the open" on whether he would
accept the Republican nomination
They didn't succeed.
Hughes retired behind his fast
graylng and always famous whlskers.
Hughes has been consistent in his
reforms. He startled New York with
the thoroughness with which he
probed the life insurance scandals
and. when governor made bitter enc
mics Of the regular" crowd by doing
just as he pleased on appointments;
by instituting direct primaries: in
surance reform and anti race track leg
islation.
Because OF his reform record and
his progressivism of thought. Hughes
has been mentioned as an "amalga-
nation" candidate, who would unite
both the Republicans and Progress
sives. He isn't popular with the "old
guard" because OF his habits Of al
most "insolent independence" as one
/ leader has expressed II. but all Repub-
lcans admit his strength with the
voters.