The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
Strenuous Program Calls for
Continuous Speechfest.
Nominee Heard by Million Per-
sons on Present Tour.
TO MAINE CAMPAIGN NEXT
Hopes to Garry Gospel to q. s.
Soldiers ON Border.
Is Third Candidate to Speak. in
Mormon Tabernacle.

Laramie, wyo. Aug. 25.-Save for
two days rest at Bridgehampton. L.
l.. Immediately at the conclusion OF
his present campaign, Republican
Nominee Hughes will be continuously
on speaking tours from now until cleo
ton time.
According to tentative plans. which
have been forwarded to the candidate,
Hughes will set a new record in cam
paignlng if he is physically fit to fol-
low out the itineraries which are now
being considered for him.
Today the. governor thought he
would be able to go thru with every
demand for his presence because he
was feeling so fit 1t Is the nominee
hope that he will be known personally
to a majority of the voters of the
United States. III
BY the time he has finished his
present trip he estimates that he will
have been seen and heard by about
100000 people. After he has COM
pleted other campaign tours which. it
is said, will carry him into practically
every section of the United States. the
will have been personally judged by
most of the Republican and Progress
sive voters and also few Democrats.
'-Swing'' Ends at Syracuse, N. Y.
AS tentatively arranged today, the
nominee will conclude his present tour
by a speech at the Syracuse State fair
on Grange day, September IL He
will then return direct to Br:dgehamp-
ton. remaining there not more than
three days before swinging out again.
En- route from Kentucky to Maine,
hughes will have a thirty-minute wait
between trains at Cincinnati, on Sep
TENDER 6. Ohio Republicans are ex-
pecting 10 arrange for a mass meeting
at the railroad station during that time
so that the nominee can make a rear
end of the train speech. =
From Cincinnati the Hughes party
will go direct to Maine. The first
speech on his invasion of the down
east territory will occur. according to
present tentative plans. at York Har-
Dor, on the afternoon OF September T.
That night Hughes will address big
gathering at Portland On September
s, 1t is planned to have him speak at
Lewiston in the morning; at Water
Vile in the afternoon, and at Bangor
at night This would leave him two
days before speaking at Syracuse on
the 18th.
Wind Up at Madison Square.
According to this arrangement it is
probable the two days will be occu-
pied by a brief swing into Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut On Novem-
Der saturday night before the cleo
ton. the nominee will conclude his
campaign for the presidency by ad-
dressing mass meeting at Madison
Square Garden in New York city.
Hughes is exceedingly anxious to
make visit to the Texas border and
possibly campaign a little among the
soldiers. No word could be obtained
from members of his party TODAY
whether or. not there had been any
definite decision as to this trip, but it
was said he would probably make such
a swing.
Today Hughess tour took him into
Wyoming. His one set speech CO the
day was scheduled at Cheyenne late
this afternoon but he made a couple
Of brief talks at various smaller cities
en- route. The theme on which he
dwelt with most emphasis in all these
speeches was the necessity for unfit
cation Of effort. The slogan "Ame. Ca
First and America Efficient seems to
have made a hit with western Repub-
licans. This, the tariff and Mexico
were the subjects of Hughes's address
at Salt Lake City last night. hughes
spoke in the Norman tabernacle. He
is the third candidate for president of
the United States to be accorded this
distinction in recent years.