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Vigorously Defends His Policies
When Notified of His RenOmi-
alton at Shadow Lawn Sat-
urday.
DOES NOT FEAR HYpHENATES
Does Not Fear and Seeks No
Favor from "Small Alien Ele-
ment" Which Puts Loyalty
to Foreign Power First-Re-
turns to Washington.

Long Branch, n. j.. Sept. 3.--Standing
squarely on his record of achievement:
White House, Woodrow Wilson, President
Of the United States, formally accepted
Yesterday at the hands Of his party the
nomination for another four years. Fiji
teen thousand persons. grouped on tho
spacious green of Shadow Lawn, the sum
mer capital, vigorously applauded the
President as he defended his administra-
tion and laid down his platform for an
other term of service.
Mr.. Wilson, running through his party's
record in a speech that hrstled with def
ance of his enemies, made no apology for
his actions, hut asserted that he would
continue right along the lines he hal laid
down. Admitting at one point that he
might have made mistakes. the President
told his audience that his party
at least had achieved what it
had set out to do. and he sarcastically al
luded to the criticism Of republicans who
he said, had accomplished little good for
the country while they were in power
The President made no reference to the
threatened railroad strike. but when he
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hearty applause.
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A. dinner the President was notified
that the Senate had adopted without
amendment the eiEht-hour bill passed by
the House. and that the threatened rail-
way strike had been averted He imme-
diatelv got in communication with
the White House. All day the President
kept in close touch with affairs at Wash
ington. but he told close friends that he
wasn't worried over the outcome
Tho Presidents speech took about mn
hour IN deliver IIe read from a manu-
script and talked AMIDST in converse
,iona1 tone hut his voice carried we'll
and ,boro wore freorart inte,ru,tiors Of
nnpIausa and Iau,btor C,ouned in front
Of him wore tho me,obers Of tho commit =
,ao ~, ,o,icco,,o, ol,,,oe. al, ~. st. $40
tionaI committee and men,hers Of his
household Including >,rs Wilson Roth
before and after tba snaecbm,l<irg CORA
monies The presidar, and Mrs Wilson
hold a racantior and sbooL hands u.i,h
,borsonds of ,.isitors
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l'INoI ~ f.sN ! II Il II l f'tt IN AlF.S.
Although he defended his Mexican
policy at length. this part of the presi-
dents speech received the smallest re-
Spouse from the crowd. There was ap-
plause at times, but it did not compare
to the outbursts which came when he
referred to the Democratic party's eco
monte achievements. The greatest an
plausc came when he referred to the
so-called hYphonatc vote. Mr.. Wilson
seemed To- be deadly in earnest when he
touched upon this point. and a deep
silence fell upon the gathering. His
first reference to German american ac-
tivitics in this country came when he
said that the seas were not broad
enough to keep the infection of the
European conflict ont of our own poll
tics When he said this a shout went
up from hundreds who stood on chairs.
They waved their hats when he con-
tnucd:
u am the candidate of a party. but
| am above all things else, an Amcri-
can citizen. | neither seek the favor
nor rear the diSplcasure of that small
AMEN elements among rs which puts 10y
atty to any foreign power before loyalty