Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-11
Pen Picture of Hughes

president run along the uncertain platform OF the
railroad station at ranch town in North Dakota
recently to shake hands with youthful COWBOY
mounted on fiery little mustang found i difti..
cult to conjure up the picture OF solemn vsaged
Justice of the United States supreme court with
the name Charles E. Hughes" beneath it.
II was for Mr.. Hughes himself to provide the
key to the situation, to explain the mystery sur
rounding the change which had come, over him
since he left the bench to journey forth into the
country and win place. among politica! orators
and campaisners such as Roosevelt, Wilson and
Bryan ;...,.. IL 81 ,,.s ,oo %,
cent Judge. When | am candidate for Office
am 100 per cent candidate"
Certain II is that no candidate has developed
with more rapidty into 100 per cent campaigner
than the republican nominee Men talked OF him
as an effective, orator when he was sent into
doubtful states Of the,midde west in 1908 to turn
the tide in the proper direction for William How
ard Taft Lately many have recalled the Hughes
Of 1908 in order to compare him with the Hughes
OF 1916. The Hughes Of today has not suffered
BY that comparison. In fact, 1t is conceded pretty
generally that, after two weeks among the people,
he is running at top form. ES
The explanation for this is simple. II is not
supplied BY the nominee, although he may realize
1t. Mr. Hughes is playing in bigger game than
ever before in his career, and he has come into
closer touch with the American people-coscr,
probably than he believed he could come. He
admits with the utmost frankness that he has
neonIe Of The middle west. and west, when d.
rected at himself, inspiring. Mixing with them
and Mr.. Hughes has actually mixed--has done him
world Of good.
& Mr.. Hughes has arrived At happy medium
veil and President Wilson when those skilled
car,pairners 20 out Upon the stump In other
words, he is, a BIT more spectacular than Wilson
and less spectacular than the colonel He nearly
stole the Colonies style soon after the opening Of
his western Tour, when he jumped upo, the con-
crete roof Of the PLAYERS bench at the base ball
park in Detroit, after announcing, unprompted,
that he wanted TO shake hands with The boys
Ar that was lacking to cornplctc the picture was
4 certain yisor Of action and vocal eruption On
whichkhe colonel has a corner. The well known
the last word, was lie best Hughes could do.
The surprising thing about # to everybody who
witnessed Inc nicture was that Mr.. Hughes could
do Il n ali withoutSpp ridiculous. And he
didn't; he Just loked for ali the world as if he
ware ENJOYING himsef 10 the full for the first time
n his l;fe. Onlookers fell ike shouting. aHev
that stuff belongs to TeddyP But after they
watched Mr.. Hughes for 4 time and saw him.
pose for a picture with Ty Cobb, the Georgia
peach, who, ~ the way was easily the more en-.
barrassed Of the two, the inclination to cali out
defisiveIy passed by. Then everybody felt like
saving. Gee. look At Hurhesi"
The mixture Of Hughes and Roosevelt. which
lie remainder of the campairr, OUGHT 70 nrove
an effective one. Roosevelt proved himself the
same vigorous carlpairncr as OF wore in his re-
cent fight IN behalf 81 preparedness and Ameri-
canism-there wasn't detail fackinr-and
Hughes has developed beyond the hone Of his
most ardent adinirer. Where Roosevelt Is needed
to- take inc voters by the scruff 81 the meek and
shake the ballots out OF their systems into the
repubiican melting not he has nron,;sed "a %
The Campaign e conducted by HUGHES himself
lacks little IN vigorous uttcrance. biting carcasm
and systematized attack upon democratic policies
and democratic leaders from the president down
10 the Tammany leader-the nominee has been 4
surprise to himself in that regard.
ANY one who thinks Of Nj. Hughes AZ the
quiet type OF orator has drawn an entirely mac
curate picture. Hughes. n action a. political
orator. "a a. far removed from Hughes The en-
pren1e court Justice as BRYAN IL from the nres;-
dency. smile eniployed because i relieves the
mind Of All doubt a. 10 the nominee's nresen{
status. \, -1-s
Where the president seeks TO get home his
point BY persuasive utterance and graceful rest
ure, the republican nominee waves eIoouent arms
OF smashes one open palm against another. end
ing with vigorous BODY movement which Gets
head, shoulders, arms and hands into the sentence
along with his voice. All of the eaimness ~
thought, all the restraint which the first alance
At the man suggests are nt aside once H. !. rrdsr