The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-26
WELL PLEASED
WITH HIS TRIP
Nominee Hughes Complete
First Lap Of Campaign ls
Tour Across Continent y
and Back.
WILL REST THREE lays
HE Has Made over one Hundred
Speeches in Thirteen States
SO Fa ron the
Junket.
WILL REST THREE lays
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENTS

[By Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
Correspondent
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 26.-With
three speeches in Colorado today,
Nominee Hughes concluded the first
lap of his campaign touring and was
to leave tonight for a three day rest
period at Estes Park. Up to today,
the republican candidate has cam
paigned through thirteen states, being
almost continuously In what have
been declared by local leaders to be
republican states, except possibly
California and Illinois. He has made
more than hundred speeches and
arrived at Denver today very tired
physically, although well and exceed
ingly anxious for a complete rest in
the seclusion of the mountains. But
he was very sanguine Of success when
the ballots are cast by the people
whom he has addressed.
I'VE have had a remarkable trip
across the continent" was the way
Hughes described his Journey SO far.
Everywhere there has been evidence
Of very deep interest in the issues
OF this campaign. / do not attribute
this to my personal relation to the
campaign, but to the deep, interest
that is taken by the American people
in the great questions involved. As
go through the country I am CON
stantly impressed with the, ,sextraordi
nary resources we have for our de
velopment and for our permanent
prosperity. Best of all is the fine
manhood and womanhood that is
utilizing these resources. We find
patriotism and answering loyalty
that characterizes the people through
out the length and breadth of the
land. Every day on this trip is the
best day.
II have been several times across
the continent and I know something
Of the various communities compos.
ing our country, but to go through
in this rapid way, receiving generous
welcomes, makes an appeal to the
heart Of man.
Throughout this trip to- date
Hughes has steadfastly maintained
his position of aloofness from state
and local issues or factional differ
ences. It is known that in California
and Utah every effort was made tc
have him make some expression Of
his views on prohibition-the dry is
sue being particularly acute one in
these two communities. In California
the republican candidate emphasized
the reunion of the party, but did his
best to avert any favoritism OF. either
the regulars or progressives' half-a
course which, nevertheless. according
to such a progressive leader as Ches
ter H. Rowell, created considerable
dissatisfaction among progressives
since arrangement for Hughes tout
of the state was in the control of reg
ulars."
Despite his physical tiredness
Hughes Is in splendid fighting form
today.
He has had big audiences every
where and no matter how tired, he
has been stimulated by these aud
fences into making "punchy'' speeches
all along the line even though these
speeches have been largely Identical
It is rather remarkable that a pub
lie speaker who for six years has kept
his voice bottled up. has managed to
bring it back 80 that at not single
place which he has visited so fai
has the audience had any dimculty
in understanding him.
DR.. N. E. Ditman, who has accom-