The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11
POLITICAL NEWS
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HIS WAY.

HIS WAY
 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 4- 1 Charles E. Hughes, Republican can didate for President of the United | States, declined today to attend the Labor Day celebration, as arranged by the local committee, when he was advised that he would not be | permitted to speak, except on non political subjects.
 BOOSTING WILSON.
 LEWISTON, Sept. 5-In an ad dress delivered in this city today Sam GomperS, labor leader, praised l President Wilson's administration fol it's achievements in the interests of labor He denounced the decision of the supreme court in the Danbury matters case and the Arizona anti alien law, both of which cases were participated in by Hughes
 HUGHES NOT CHEERED.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 5.-Wher the special train bearing Charles E | Hughes to Louisville, on his way tC | Lexington, reached here this morn ing, only the usual station crowC was on hand. The most noticeable thing about the arrival and depar ture of the candidate was the fac that there was no cheering and nc demonstration
 WILSON'S ARRIVAL.
 LOUISVILLE, Sept. 5.-Wher President Wilson's car passed through here this morning there was a big crowd on hand to greet him and to cheer him. In short address, delivered from the plat form of the train, the President said in part;
 These receptions that l have re ceived in West Virginia and Ken lucky have been the finest that have received anywhere"
 sUFFRAGETTEs MEET.
 ATLANTIC CITY. Sept 6.-More than a thousand delegates, repre- senting the National Suffrage asso citation, met today and will be ir session for several days The asso citation has elaborate plans under way to further it's cause and sui frage leaders express confidence that they will be able to get con stitutional amendment during the next administration.
 LA TOILETTE NOMINATED. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6.-SenatOr LaFollette has been re-nominated for the United States senate. His majority was cut down consider ably, but was still very large. The hardest campaign ever made against lJ, mics. but without avail. One of the La Toilette campaign managers declared today that there never was any real doubt as to his nomina- tion nor will there be as to his cleo, tion.
 HUGHES ON ADAMsoN LAW.
 HAMPTON BEACH, Sept 7-C E. Hughes, the Republican candidate for President today made his first ! reference to the Adamson eighthour law. It was made in the course of a speech with which he open his campaign in the State of Maine. In referring to the measure, the Re publican candidate said:
 The Adamson eight-hour law is not an eight-hour law If it were it would be constructive legislation, but the Adamson law is a wage law. President Wilson | undertook to arbitrate the difficulty which arose between the employers and the employees of the railroads oi the United States. He failed Then for political purposes, so that | his failure to do that which he be lieved he could do might be over looked, President Wilson had the Adamson bill introduced, and with his power over congress forces il through. It is but another steI from the abdication of government itself
 WILSON SENDS GREETINGS. COLUMBUS, Sept. 7.-Presiden1 Wilson sent the Ohio Democrats his warmest greetings here this morn ing when the Democratic conven tion convened in this city. The good wishes came in the form of a telegram which was read by MT Pomerene, of the national committee
 HUGHES IN MAINE.
 LEWISTON, Sept. S.-Charles E Hughes delivered an address to 8 very enthusiastic audience in this city today. The Republican candi date for President, in the course oi his address, touched upon the Ad amson eight-hour law.
 The whole country stood aghast, said the nominee, "at the abandon ment of executive prerOgative anC congressional duty. Now. if anyone rises in this country to say that am not the friend of labor, he knows he is not telling the truth. My men and the laboring women is clear, and will bear the closest scrutiny"
 OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN.
 AURORA, H., Sept. S.-Candi date Hanley, the nominee of the Prohibition party. opened his cam paign in this city tonight, when he addressed large audience on wha he declared was the vital question in the United States" The Prohi bition candidate criticized both the Republican and the Democratic can didates for the presidency for pro fessing greater interest in the wo men and children of the nation thai they really had shown, for he point ed out that neither candidate haG mentioned the liquor curse.
 UP AGAINST IT.
 SACRAMENTO, Sept S.-Gover nor Hiram Johnson is up against tough proposition, Black Flanders having demanded that he give then