New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Roosevelt, Lodge, Willis
and Weeks to Press
HugheS's Cause.
COLE Is CONFIDENT
OF OHIO VICTORY
Percy Mackaye Denies That He
Signed Authors Letter to
q. o. p. Candidate.

Maine is the political focus for the
early national campaign. "The way
Maine goes the country will co." is
maxim that inspires both sides to take
measures for carrying the "down-East'
State at its September election for
moral effect
Ralph d. Cole, in charge of the
speakers bureau of Republican ma
tional headquarters, announced an
elaborate schedule Of speakers for
Maine, including Colonel Roosevelt,
United States Senators, Representa-
tives and other noted Republican SPELL
binders Mr.. Cole gave out the list
of speakers after a conference with
Frank j. Ham, Republican state chair
man of Maine. The first campaign
speech in behalf of Charles E. Hughes
in that state will be by Colonel Roose-
welt. at Lewiston, On August 81.
The list Of Maine speakers includes,
besides Colonel Roosevelt: Governor
Frank B. Willis, of Ohio; Senators W..
f. Borah, Henry Cabot Lodge, John
W. Weeks, Lawrence Y. Sherman and
Representatives Nicholas Longworth
and W. S. Bennett. Mr.. Cole will open
the campaign himself in Augusta, where
he will speak together with Carl E.
Millike, candidate for Governor, at ISL
and Park.
Returning yesterday from Ohio, Mr..
Cole declared the primary registration
in that State showed two votes for
Herrick against one for the Democratic
nominee. He declared that Ohio was
bound to show a surprisingly large
vote for Mr.. Hughes in November.
The first communication received by
Mr.. Hughes or any of his staff on the
subject of the so-called Authors Let
ter" in which a score of prominent
American writers announced their sup
port of President Wilson. reached
Hughes headquarters yesterday. 1t was
from Percy MacKaye, the playwright,
one of the alleged signers of the letter.
Mr.. MacKaye's letter was dated Wind
sor. VI, August 5, and read:
"My attention has just been called TO
an open letter addressed to you, printed
in The New York Herald for August
2, signed by a number of professional
writers, among whom my name is there
included.
81 beg TO send you this word to say
that | did not sign the letter in ques-
tion, and never saw or heard Of the
letter until it was shown to me in
print"
Chairman William r. Wilcox, of the
National Republican Committee, re-
turned from Chicago yesterday and
was enthusiastic over the reception
accorded the Republican candidate in
that and other Western cities. Mr..
Wilcox was solicitous about the con-
dition of Mr.. Hughes's voice, resulting,
as he said. from the temptation to
make speeches from the rear of the
train which were not on the regular
schedule The chairman said he hoped
| the candidate would refrain from such
/ speeches as much as possible IN the
/ future.
/ Mr.. Wilcox said that irrespective OF
| the local factions in Illinois. the pc.
| litical leaders Of the Republican and
! Progressive parties were in thorough
/ accord so far as relates to the national
/ ticket.
Chairman Ham brought an encourag-
| ing message to Republican headquarters
Yesterday, when he said that IT had
4 been many years since the situation in
Maine looked so bright for Republican
success. go.
"If you gentlemen want a political
prediction that you can bank on" said
Mr.. Ham, "just put it down right now
that the Maine Republicans will cast
their vote in the Electoral College for
Hughes and Fairbanks, will send two
Senators and four Congressman TO
Washington and will carry their own
Legislature"
Edward Everett, Seattle lawyer
prominently identified with the Pro-
gressive party in the State OF Wash
ington, was visitor yesterday at Re
publican national headquarters. He de-
clared that Mr.. Hughes had helped his
cause immensely in Washington and
other states of the Far Northwest by
his clear cut declaration on the suf-
frage question. Mr.. Everett SAID that
the best politicians they had IN ms
state were the women, and for three
years they had been trying to md out
where President vii on stood on the
suffrage question, without success.