New Britain herald., 1916-09-25
REPUBLICANS HAPPY IN MIDDLE WEST
Believe Hughes Has Stirred Up
 Great Enthusiasm

campaign tour in the state just fin ished by Charles E. Hughes has left the republican leaders in an optim1s- tic frame of mind. The intense in terest in things political exhibited Tn this state has raised their hopes and has started them talking about a "republican trend" in the middle west which they predicted will sweep the country.
 The nominee and the leaders took stock of the situation, and 1t was apparent from the statements given out that they were more than satisfied = with tho results obtained. They built their convictions on the largo \ crowds which had turned out and the punch" which had been put into the fight
 The predominant feeling among the leaders was that the republicans in Illinois. Wisconsin and Indiana >Fhad stolen 8 march on the democrats by staging a political show which had stirred the people and left a situa- ton favoring republican victory in the sections covered by the nominee.
 
 rdrew large and cordial crowds. In Milwaukee the crowd, which moved him to say that it was the finest spec tac1e he had witnessed, was not so large or noisy as that which greeted President Wilson on his preparedness tour early in the year. but it left lit- tie to be desired. And in South Bend and in this city Saturday night, the demonstrations were of a nature to stir ones blood.
 Hert Predicts Victory.
 Albert T. Hert, western manager of the national campaign, who was with MT. Hughes throughout the trip, had this to say, representing pretty much the public utterances of other leaders on the train:
 "At the close of a week of travel through Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indi- ana with the republican presidential nominee I do not hesitate to predict that MT. Hughes will carry each of these states by a large majority. On his second trip through the middle west MT. Hughes discussed all the is- sues of the campaign, and every speech won applause and often the cheers of the crowds when he por- t-ayed frankly the line of action he will follow when he becomes presi- dent" Will H. Hays, republican state chairman of Indiana, said:
 Governor Hughes trip to northern Indiana became a triumphant process sion. It can mean but one thing Indiana voters, regardless of party, trust him and are with him in his fight. Indiana republicans, moved by the magnetism Of his presence and fired with the enthusiasm of his sincere purpose, are ready to put into the struggle all the energy and labor necessary to conclude a stiff cam paign. Governor Hughes ,rst visit to Indiana has started the big move sment"
 MT. Hays later issued a statement sayiny that MT. Hughes would spend two days campaigning in southern Indiana late in October.
 During the first week of the nres ent trip MT. Hughes in many ways has presented a picture different from that when he campaigned in August in the west. The organizers of the campaign of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana developed the field before his arrival and presented setting which urged him to his best efforts placing before him crowds which cheered in way that acted as an inspiration. Where there were fractional troubles eEey ironed them out as far as pos- Slnle In advance and, while Mr. Hughes showed no desire to give out ward support to local candidates, fol- lowing his course in the past, they ar Eanged matters so that local candi- dates should get as much glory as possible out of proximity to the nom inee. In fact, they did everythin g this time which was left undone in the early swing west. They got Mir. Hughes into a fighting spirit which kept him hammering away after his voice had failed.
 Democrats SDurred on.
 The Hughes tour of Indiana has spurred the democrats of this state to renewed efforts. Some of the democratic leaders here are express ing the wish that President Wilson would get more actively into the night. In this state there is strong democratic organization, and it has been fighting to discount the effect of the Hughes tour. The democrats were not inactive Saturday night, when 75,o00 people from all over sthis section clogged the streets here to witness the Hughes parade There was cheering for President Wilson at points along the line of march and men with megaphones shouted defiantly as the candidates automo- bile went by: What would you have eone, MT. Hughes, If you had been president?" Little groups of labor stgitators circulated in the crowds and, pointing at MT. Hughes, made references to the Danbury hat case N decision.
 Here, as in most of the other cities he has visited, the people seemed tc