Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-26
HUGHES IS WORKING
HARD ON HIS TRIP
THROUGH COLORADO
Concludes First Lap Of Pres
ent Campaign Trip In Good
Spirits and Health
BY Perry Arnold.


Denver, Colo, Aug. 26.-With three
speeches in Colorado today, Nominee
Hughes concluded the first lap of his
campaign tour and was to leave tonight
for three day rest period at Estes
Park. Up to today the republican can
didate has campaigned through l3
states, being almost continuously in
what have been declared by local lead
ers to be republican states, except pos
sihly California and Illinois. He has
made more than hundred speeches and
arrived at Denver today very tired
physically although well and exceed
ingly anxious for complete rest in
the secluSion of the mountains. But he
was very sanguine of success when the
ballots are east by the people whom he
has addressed.
awe have had a remarkable trip
across the continent" was the way
Hughes described hi journey so far.
Everywhere there has been evidence
Of very deep interest in tn issues of
this campaign. do not attribute this
to my personal relation to the campaign,
but to the deep interest that is taken
by the American people in the great
question involved. AS go through the
country l am constantly impressed with
the extraordinary resources that we
have for our development and for our
permanent prosperity.
"Best of all is the fine manhood
and womanhood that is utilizing these
resources. We find patriotism and un-
swerving loyalty that characterizes the
people throughout the length and
breadth of the land Every day on
this trip is the best day.
81 have been several times across the
continent and know something of the
various communities composing our
country, but to go through in this rapid
way, receiving generous welcomes,
makes an appeal to the heart of a
man,
Throughout this trip to date, Hughes
has steadfastly maintained his position
OF aloofness from state and local issues
or factional differences. 1t is known
that in California and Utah every ef-
fort was made to have him make some
expression of his views on prohibition
the dry issue being a particularly
acute one in those two commonwelaths.
In California the republican candidate
emphasized the reunion of the party but
did his best to avert any favoritism of
either the regulars or progressives half
"a course. which nevertheless, accord.
ing to such progressive leader as
Chester Rowell, created considerable
dissatisfaction among progressives since
arrangements for Hughes tour of the
state was in the control of "regulars. -
Despite his physical tiredness, Hughes
is in splendid fighting from today.
He has had big audiences everywhere
and no matter how tired he has been
stimulated by these audiences into max.
ing punchy speeches all along the line
even though these speeches have been
! largely identical.
1t is rather remarkable that a public
speaker, who for six years has kept his
voice bottled up, has managed to bring
it back 50 that not a single place which
he has visited so far has the audience
had any difficulty in understanding
him.
DR.. n. f. Dittman, who has accom-
panied the governor on his trip and
done heroic work taking the huskiness
out of the nominee voice and other
wise keeping him in fine physical fet
tie, announced today he would let the
governor take care of himself from
Kansas City on eastward, believing he
didn t need any further throat spray
ing. Mrs Hughes will then have full
charge of the nominee.
Today Hughes was hustled out tC
make brief speech at Greeley, en-
route from Cheyenne to Denver. He
was due to arrive at Denver shortly
before noon, and to parade the streets
to the hotel. He was scheduled for a
brief talk at a luncheon of the Mile
High club, public reception at the
Brown Palace hotel and q night meeting
and "big speech" at the auditorium.
AT IL O'Clock he was due to leave for
Estes Park. for his rest.
Speeking at Greeley, Colo. early to.
day, Governor Hughes assailed the
democrats in the following phraseol.
ogy:
sour opponents said that they would
reduce the cost of living. They haven t.
They said that they would stand for
the merit system. They have shameles
ly betrayed the merit system. They
said that they were for maintenance Of
constitutional rights of American citi-
zens throughout the world. They left
our citizens to be murdered and their
property destroyed right here in Mex
leo, close to our own boundary. They
said they were opposed to n tariff for
protection. This they carried out, with
the result that before the European
war broke out, unemployed men were
walking the streets of our cities, job.
less, asking for work and having to be
fed by countless charitable organiza-
tinnsD