The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-07
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LANDSLIDE, (.
SAYS ROBINS.
FORMER PROGRESSIVE d. 4 I: I
TALKS AT MORGANTOWN
Has Spoken In Many States.
and Says Evidence Every
where is Conclusive. !.
nocio1 nisnatch to the IntelligenceE.

spccial Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
MORGANTOWN, W. va. Oct: O..
After addressing a large political
meeting held here tonight in the In
terest Of the Republican candidates,
Hon. Raymond Robins, former DEM
ocrat and chairman Of the last Rro-s
.gressive National convention. g9ye
out a statement in which he. predict
ed that Charles Evans Hughes VIII
sweep the country. Mr.. Robins ST.
II have spoken in the states OF Ok:
lahoma, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan
Illinois, New Jersey, Maine, Connecd.s
cut and West Virginia and from alt
evidences to be found it is very plain
to ME that there will be a landslide
to the Republican party. Mr.. Hughes
will carry Missouri and Illinois.
There is a possible chance Of him.
carrying Oklahoma. Michigan Is AZ
safely Republican as Illinois, and In 4
diana, while close, shows q strong ten-E
dency towards the Republican ticket.,
Mr.. Hughes will probably carry that
state by ten or fifteen thousands.
The outstanding feature OF. tho.
union of the Republican and Progr0s.;;
sive parties. That was first tndtcAt11;
in the several special congressional
elections held some months ago and
established beyond any question by:
the sweeping victory in Maine and III 3
the primaries in New York and other
States. The progressives are back in;
the Republican party and are going
to vote the county and state tickets
along with the national ticket. ~. - -
Wilson Provided issue
Il regard Mr. Wilson as rather strong
in this country and l felt that when
Mr.. Hughes was nominated he could
not arouse the country with a rather
tame and academic treatment Of for
eign policies, like the Mexican situ2:
tion, as I diG not feel that our peo-,
pie, who very largely live isolated
from international politics, could be-
aroused as they should be; but when
manner in which it was passed, and
the, abolition of the policy of arbitra-,
ton, feel that here at last, had been
raised vital issue upon which Mr.
Hughes could arouse the country to
virile interest III this question. That
is what has happened, and for every
vote Mr.. Wilson may have gained by .
his position on that bill estimate
that he has lost three. The Adamson
bill is not an eight hour law, Il, is
wage raising law and increases the
pay of the organized railroad men
twenty per cent. The President did.
uotS consider the rights Or the faii.s
roads or the rights Of the public In
general in demanding passage Of this
bill. S
Friend OF Labor .,.e-.ss \.
"I am against it because care :or
the cause Of labor. have, as is well
known throughout the country, fought
for the betterment of labor conditions
all my life. If the highly organized
labor organizations can use the gov.
ern1nent for labor in this way, tt.
leaves the door open for highly organ
lied capitalist organizations to do tho
same thing.
Il have found the Progressives OF
this country united behind Mr..
Hughes. and very properly so. He
stands for economic and social pro-
gress. We all know that Mr.. Hughes.
as governor Of New York, was re-,
sSponsible for more constructive labor:
legislation than any governor we have
ever had in this country. He has;
truly proved himself friend Of la-j;
Dor. Mr. Hughes Is truly Progress
sive. Take mis- record on the Supreme
court. No man has ever sat on tha
Supreme bench of the United Statesl
who has had the interest and capac..:
ity with him, other than Justice:
Holmes, in labors welfare and he and
Justice Holmes have been togetherl
on practically all labor questions. Mr:.Es
Hughes position on the labor Quee4
ton while Oh the Supreme court iH5
one reason why labor should vote forl
him. Tonight's speech Is the third
have made in West Virginia. The
others being at Keyser and Parsons,
and the leaders there declared theH
were the best meetings they haye1
had for wears" ~