The sun., 1916-09-13
Conference With Leaders To-
day to Invite suggestions
From Every Source.
ALL EL.ATED OVER MAINE
Thorough Ksrnsny. Which
Won There. to Be Made
paign WatchwOrd.


reaching here this morning from his
campaign tip. viii spend the day goini
over he situation and inviting sueges-
lions as to future GarapaiSn plans from
Republicans Of many shades and kinds,
all with a view Of getting the verde,
registered by the people Of Maine con-
frmed generally throughout the nation
In November.
Elated by the Maine figures, the pur-
pose OF the Republicans now is to get
together, smooth out all differences u
carry right through tho country h or
g~anlxation work which produced the re.
sult In Maine. An analysis OF the Maine
figures convinced everybody at Repub-
lean headquarters yesterday that the
ProSressiyes had come back. According
to ons computation less than 5 per cent.
Of the Progressive vote Of four years
ago went to the Democratic ticket.
Leaders Whs Are COninG.
Among the lssdera invited by tels-
graph In Me last few days to talk with
MIR. Hughes are W. Murray Crane. Sem
aters Borah. 0allinass and Smoot, Ray.
mond Robins, the Progressive leader Of
Illinois Frank II. Hitchcock. Reprcsen-
tativs Stamp Of the Congressional osm-
psiGn committee and leAders from many
other States.
Il has bssn decided by Chairman will
cos and Mr.. Hughes to invite susges-
lions from all these leaders. no matter
what elements In the party they may
reprsseat. Thsac SUGGESTIONS will have
to do with the issues to be taksN up in
the oemins tours Of Mr.. Nuehss and OK
actly the Kind Of work to be don't In cor
tain States to bring about harmony and
cooperauon.
Hvidsnce Of the halter feeling which
the Maine victory had produced among
Repuhlicans VRs found In. many quar-
ters yesterday. Typical Of this were the
remarks OF Senator SnO0t. who Ia re
garded ~ one Of the ahrewdsst Reppbli,
can politicians In the country. The Sem
ator from Utah arrived here yesterday
at Mr.. WtllcoS's invitation to talk with
Mr.. Hushea
Nictony Dse - or0Aaisaaios.
'rh.s is . I;eavSiis~-i ,sax. aI.i sssiy,
thing is splendid" he said to n SrN re
porter. What has been done In Maine
has got to bs done all over h country
Why was there this big vote In Maine
Because OF the organization work don,
and the interest aroused In this cam
paign. No campaign 10 worth anything
unless there 10 organization.
Ct" want to say right horn that Mr.
Hughes's speeches throuShewt this trfl
have been remarkable for their construc
tive measures. There Is nothing in tn,
talk Of their being a disappointment il
the West or anywhere else. In Sal
Lake City We had 10000 people insid'
the meeting n as many outside.
II am out to elect Mr.. Hughes. H
will make a great President. | WELDON,
anybody's aid and I am prepared to Civ,
Mr.. Wilcox any assistance ] can.
want him TO use every masns he can h
bring about Mr.. Hughes's election. an,
7 don't care who helps him. There |
nothing in the talk. 90 far as ! am con
oerned. OF Dissatisfaction.
Labor Issue VIII Tell.
'The railroad labor Legislation is on,
Of the bigges, issues in this campaign
II told In Maine and II will tell else
where. The people are waking up 10 IN,
fact that II doesn't mean An eight hou
day at all. Tn railroad men can w0ri
ten and sixteen hours a daf under it
il IL legislation for wanes, that IL all
believe that the la6oring men will hest
tate Before they indorse the principi
that Congress can lexislate wages. an,
] doubt II 1t has. the power
A. Senator Smoot sees 1t the oni
really doubtful States are Missouri
Maryland. Colorado, Indiana and posi-
bly, Nebraska,
indiana" said senator smoet. 81
very close, hut ! believe We will not onl,
carry II but elect both Senators. Mon
a Il Just as sure for HuGhe~ al /
California. We are goins to elect
Republican Senate TOO. We need eian
new Senators for a tie. and | believe "
shall elect ten. In our calculations "
have a leeway Of four Senators anywa;
Arizona being one OF these States"
"Maiae's Trumpet CAN"
Chairman Wilcox pu in a busy da
yesterday receiving callers. many O
whom came to congratulate him upo
the result In Maine. Frank J, Ham. IN
Maine State chairman, sent him TIN
telegram:
Republicans cleo, Governor by l3,OOC
both United States Senators and a
four Representatives. This is Maine
trumpet call. for which the nation ha
peen WatCnIulIy WaltlnS,
Chairman Wilcox said the Maine re-
suit was a certainty OF the election q
Hughes in November and had prove
that the party was reunited once more.
Mr.. Wilcox and other Republicans de
rided the Democratic assertion that tn
. plurality IN Maine was q biz drop owe
other years when there was a two part
fight. Prior TO 1912. they pointed out, IN
Democrats had never thought Of putin
up 2 night In Maine and let the State z
BY default,
PROG resolves Are IN Line.
George W, Perkins. who is directin
the work among Progrcesives. said tina
the returns from Maine showed that IN
Proeressives had been almost unanimou
In their support Of tho anti Wilson force
81 have not the slightest doubt" h
added. that this will he the course tt
ProGressives will follow throughout III
country. The attesnpt of the Democrat
chairman to mako II appear that NJ
Wilson was stronger than HIS party
Maine N perfectly ridiculous. The can
paign was fought out on strictly part
lines, and everybody knows II. n
\ election OF two Senators Wal the chi,
contest. II is impossible for Mr.. Wilso
70 be any stronger than the record ,
the Democratic Senate. because Mr.. WI
son has been the Democratic Senate. Tt
defeat OF Senator johnson was a dire
reputation of MIR. Wilson and OF cour.
S~oreshadows the election OF Mr.. Hughes
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