The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-08
Two Detroit Speeches,
Opening Campaign,
Well Received
APPEARS FRESH
AFTER HARD DAY
Except for HOarsencss
Candidate Shows No
Effect of Strain

Though ne had made six speeches
duriag the day. greeted many gath
erings, visited great industrial In
situations and shaken hands With
hundreds OF persons. all encompass
ing an almost continuous period Of
IS hours. with scarcely pause,
Charles Evans Hughes. Republican
Monday night. from his FIRST day OF
what promises 10 BE- strenuous
campaign. As fresh as boxer when
the bell clanss for he first round
True. his collar had wilted. and
his voice had hoarsened from the
terrific strain on the vocal chords,
but the candidate showed little ef
feet, so far as physical or mental
fatigue were concerned. OF the
wearing whirlwind day.
His face wore the same cordial
kindly smile, in greeting, that had
impressed the local public through
out Che day. and as he stepped
aboard a Michigan Central train At
midnight. bound for Chicago. ii was
not dif1cult 10 predict that The man
who has been pictured "a a person
OF cold exterior win have no trouble
IN dIssipating that erroneous mi
preston throughout the country.
Mrs Hughes who was close TO
her distinguished husband through
out his arduous first campaign day,
also exhibited remarkable powers Of
endurance. Her grace OF manner.
charming diction and unaffected
democracy won many loyal friends
In Detroit who already are picturins
her IA an ideal First Lady OF the
Land
The armory was packed, Mon
day evening. long before Gov.
Hughcs arrived from Arcadia hall
Many candidates FOR local OF
ices took advantage ~ the out.
pouring 20 have cards and other
advertising literature distributed 4"
those who passed into the big build
ing
Mayor Marx and few other Re
publlcans arrive in the building
several minutes before Hughes
came. As the candidates appeared
in the main entrance someone yelled
the cue for enthusiasm, and the big
hall rang with applause and cheers.
AS Gov. Hughes marched toward
the platform. with head erect and
wearing his expansive, sunny smile.
he was greeted by various express
sions of loyalty He was accom-
panied 20 the platform by Charles
u. Warren, chairman OF the Repub-
lican national committee, Mayor
Marx and one or two others. There
was an observable scarcity OF repre-.
sentative Republicans on the stage.
The crowd In front. too. lacked or
ganlzation. Those Republican clubs
that were presumed 10 be prepared
10 boost things, gave evidence OF
improper rehearsals.
The Dodge brothers. Horace and
John. were the star boosters. From
their seats close to the platform
they never permitted the enthusiasm
10 wane.
The applause continued for near
~ FIVE minutes after Gov. Hughes
reached the platform, lie VAS in.
troduced by Mayor Marx with wei
come brevity and he Immediately
launched into his speech with char
acteristic sincerity and vigor.
Not only did the speaker attack
the tariff record OF the administra-
ton. but he scored many points by
dwelling on what he termed Will
sons "vacIllatins policy" In Mexl-
can matters His great plea was
for true Americanism. and he Inn
pressed on his hearers that through
out his campaign there would bc no
trace OF animosity toward the op-
posing side.
1--WE are all fcIlow-citlzens," he
said. and II is the privilege Of each
In difer In opinion"
Gov. Hughes biggest hand" OF
the evening came when he referred
TO President Lincoln.
The candidates speech was fire.
quently punctuated with applause.
The most striking points OF his ad-
dress follow:
\ do not think this country can
stand democratic rule very long. Z
think that a. We are about To face
the conditions which will be present.
ed after the cessation OF the Euro
psnn war. we shall need To return to
sound republican doctrine.
I did not come here AZ candidate
for your suffrage because ] had any
thing to got ont of "a. ] came here
because I believed the time had como
when IL the American people wanted
represent those ideals ~ faithful
conduct SO far NJ we can. with our
limitations approach the standard 81
faithful conduct ~ We want leo he
erect In our self-respect aud naAv
orr country efficient and respect ana
ready for the future, and ! could uC
anything to contribute 10 that end. i
ghpuld have held myself Of all men
me most ignoble " ! htd not imrhe-
diately responded At that call.
We need tonic In our ltfe, we
cannot have the sentiment which VIII
mako IA effk.ient and dilipent In orr
business which will make us demand
the Kind ~ Naturalization We ara en-.