The sun., 1916-09-28

The reunited Pennsylvania kcpuD
lican and Progressive chieftains. Penrose
and Oliver and Film and Knox, got
more work out OF their national candi-
date to-day than any state leaders have
been able 10 negotiate since Mr.. Hughes
departed from the shrcwd. hard driving
Hoosiers.
The Keystone state leaders took n
firm grip on MIR. Hughes and then hurled
him up and down and in II out tho
Monongahela Valley. where the great
steel mills roar night and day. They
exhibited him at Homestead, In the n
regic Steel Company's mills. at Du-
duesne. at Mckeesport, in the immense
plant Of the National Tube Company,
and at W~ilmcrding. in the factory yards
OF the Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pany.
They gave him the opportunity. which
he rellshed. OF meeting labor In Its work
shops and black with the CRIME of the
days work OF talking directly to no less
than 10000 steel hands and munitions
workers In tho district where labor Is
more Intensely concentrated perhaps,
than anywhere In the United states. oil
putting 10 these men In his direct and
forceful way his main tariff arguneni
that the coun,ry's prosperity must not
depend upon the war In Europe.
When they brought him back to Pitts
burg he was scarcely recognizable excep'
for the cut of his beard. THE Valley
had besooted him and begrimed him. lie
smiled through layers or dirt. HIS eye
twinkled somewhere behind coats or Oily
dust. When Mrs. Hughes regaincd hin
a, the William Penn Hotel she wa
scarcely able to detect In the rather
weary man the secret service agents re-
stored to her the perfectly groomed per
son she had given into their keeping
earlier IN the day.
To tell the truth. Mr.. Hughes was Il
sight. lie had put in the d!rtiest day OF
his life. But he enjoyed II hugely
laughed about it. wa. inspired by it
wanted more OF II.
10000 Cheer ut station.
Mr.. Hughos's special train slid int
the Union Station here a :35 J.. NJ
after running up a gorge ~resoundini
with industry and submerged In smoke
He discovered nj tho outset-'he m!nut'
he stepped or his train and into III
hands OF "A relentless local committee
that i'%rttsburg Was interested Ia HIN
wanted to see him and hear him, ant
had already laid the foundations OF
big noise.
Ten thousand persons massed outs!d'
the station cheered when the pittsburi
police. better organized for the bushes
OF protecting the safety and comfort u
a Presidential candidate than has b.ol
the case IN some other large cite.
rushed him through the crowd lanes &
his motor car OF his arrival here earl.
his afternoon. Yclls arose. whistle
blew. motorcycles exploded energy
Everybody from Mayor Joe" Arm
strong 10 the youngsters in Grant Bou!e
ward considered II their special job TIL
afternoon 20 clear the way for Charlie
T. Hughes and make a lot 81 fuss In do
Ing il. one never heard such a TODD o
saw such a running about. And 1t Ger
,ainly t!ckled Mr.. Hughes. who likes hi
little tributes of popular acclaim as We
as the next man.
y procession OF motor cars, IA
swathel and polished unit! their meta
hur, the eye, started out along u
louloyard-Mr. Hughes IN the lead, wit
the secret service men. Br!erton an
Tyre". standing on the running board
OF his car and Mayor Joe" waving In
structious 10 everybody In sight-wit
fifty equally periodically swathcd dus
ralserS hitting +, up nj forty miles Il
hour behind tho candidate. Excitement
There WAS more excitement thar plttN
burg has seen IN years, ever
car driver schcmcd and intrigued. hluffc
and jpck.ycl and r.sked being throw
square over tho elm AZ tho port sd, ,
the boulevard and down into the sinok
valley in the wild effort, 10 get dircctl
behind Mr.. Hughes.
P~nros~ Has His Troubles.
No more remarkable sight has Dee