Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16


tion of specific instances supporting his
claims.
Seattle Turned Out. :.
Seattle last night accorded the repub-
lcan aspirant for presidential honors
the greatest demonstration he has yet
received. Eight thousand jammed the
hall and q thousand more jostled out
side pounding vainly on the doors for
admission. Even above this din Hughes
voice could be heard. This vast audi
snce cheered every shaft which Hughes
shot at the democratic administration
with vim and enthusiasm that echoed
and re-echoed through the hall. Stimu-
lated by the warmth of the reception
the nominee gave them what members
of his party declared was his best
speech of the tour.
Vociferous cheers greeted Hughes
first direct reference on tour to Roose-
welt. He did not mention the name of
the former president but the referenc
was unmistakable. 1t was in connection
with satirical reference to the demo-
cratic claim of excitability" when
preparedness first became an issue.
Hughes said:
"Then a stalwart figure appeared be-
fore the American people. He told them
few things and then the administrat
ed changed its mind.'
Hughes bitterly assailed democratic
control of the army and navy and prom
ised competent and efficient men, in
the army and navy portfolios if he was
elected.
Whooper Up Alaska.
"You we got an empire here in Alas
ka, )" he said. 81 want to see it devel-
oped," and the crowd yelled its ap-
proval in roof raising volume. Again
the cheers came when, after declaring
he had been associated in correcting
abuses he declared not in Alaska or else
where, "is anyone going to pull any
thing out if know of it..
eff we ever fall so low as to recOg-
nize it as unnecessary to protect Amer
lean citizens" he asserted, "we might
as well haul down the flag"
"The administration, he declared at
another juncture, knocked Huerta out
of the box. II amuses me when l am
asked whether favor. intervention.
Why the administration intervened
when it sought to oust Huerta.''
The republican nominee has added a
new feature or two to his repertory and
he is now in such form that he simply
has to spring few laugh getters. He
pulls" these with n quizzical smile
and acts nightly pleased with their
invariable result in laughter. Despite
the fact that he has polished off his
speech now so that it is completely
finished product, the governor now
talks at a slower rate than he has in
years. James C. Marriott, one of the
official stenographers on the transeon-
tinental trip, who has taken" Hughes
speeches for the last IL years, said to-
day he was hitting it up at about $50
words q minute.
Mrs. Hughes Treats to Candy.
"I recall times" he said, "when
the governor talked at rate of $50
or even 200 words minute rate. He
is an extraordinarily easy man to take
because he has splendid enunciation and
talks at an even rate of speed"
Mrs. Hughes joined the campaign par.
ty late last night, greatly refreshed
after water trip from Tacoma to Sc
attic. Mrs. Hughes so far hasn 7 missed
sending post card to each of the three
Hughes girls-Helen, Catherine and
at Bridgehampton, at
every city in which her husband has
remained for more than a few minutes.
She has also taken the newspaper men
of the party under her wing. Today she
sent huge box of candy into the news
paper ear. When some of the writers
hustled back to the observation plat
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