Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-03
HUGHES FORMALLY ACCEPTS
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
Will Stand by Platform Adopted
by the Chicago Con-
ventiOn

Before an audience that filled Car
negie hall, New York City, to capacity,
Charles Evans Hughes, Monday night,
was officially notified of his nomina-
tion for the presidency. Seldom, if
ever, in the hostory of these more or
less formal political gatherings, has
more enthusiastic or representative
audience greeted presidential nom-
zee. Over 1000 applications for seats
were made while the hall only holds
q 900. Col. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roose-
velt We're among those who witnessed
the notification exercises.
Quotations from Mr.. Hughes speech
follows:
Our foreign relations have assum-
ed grave Importance during the past
three year. At the very beginning of
the present administration where in
the direction of diplomatic intercourse
there should have been conspicuous
strength and exertness we had
Weakness and inexpertness. Instead
of assuring respect, we invited dis
trust of our competence and specula-
tion as to our capacity for firmness
and decision, thus entailing many
difficulties, which otherwise could
easily have been escaped"
"The dealings of the administra-
tion with Mexico constitute confus-
ed chapter of blunders. The height
of folly was to have vacillating and
ineffective intervention, which could
not only revoke bitterness and con-
tempt, which would fail TO pacify the
country, and 70 assure peace and pros
perity under a staple government.
"ln our proposals there is no mill
tarism. There is simply existence up
on common sense in providing reason
able measures of securing and advoid-
ing the perils of neglect. We cher
lsh no Illusions. We know that the re-
eurrence OF war is not to be prevent
ed by pious wishes. If the conflict of
national interests is not to be brought
to the final test of force there must be
the development of International or
ganization in order to provide inter-
national justice and to safeguard so
far as practical the peace of the
world
"The Republican party stands for
the principle of protection. We must
apply that principle fairly, without
abuses, In as scientific a manner as
possible snd congress should be aided
by the Investigations of an expert
body. We stand for the safe guarding
tof our economic independence, for the
development of American industry,
for the maintenance of American stan
dards of living. We propose in the
competitive struggle that is about to
come that American workingmen shall
not suffer.
81 stand for adequate federal work
ingmen's compensation laws, dealing
not only with the employees of the
government, but with those employees
who are engaged in interstate COM
merce.
IL endorse the declaration in the
platform in favor of woman suffrage.
II women are to have the vote, as be-
licve they are, it seems to be entirely
clear that in the interest of the public
life of this country, the contest should
be ended promptly. favor woman
| suffrage.
"We live in a fateful hour. In a
true sense the contest for the preser-
walton Of the nation never ends. We
must still be imbued with the spirit
of heroic sacrifice which gave US our
country and brought us through the
days of the civil war we renewed our
pledge TO the ancient ideals of indi-
vidual liberty, of opportunity denied
to none because of race or creed, of
unanswering loyalty. We have Wis
ion of America prepared and secure; ;
storing and just; equal to her tasks;
an exemplar of the capacity and effici-
efficiency of a free people. endorse
the platform adopted by the conven-
ton and accept its nomination."