Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-19
HUGHES IN PEORIA
FOR STATE MEET
Republican Leaders of Illinois Gather
at Still City for Old Time
Political POw-WOw.

Peoria. Ill. Sept 19.-Charles F.
Hughes arrived here at 10 a. m. He
was met by reception committee and
escorted to a hotel where he rested for
an hour before addressing the repubH-
can state convention.
Mr. Hughes was Joined at Chicago
early this morning by Frank o. Low
den of Illinois. whose private car was
attached to the Hughes special.
Others who boarded the special at
Chicago included A T. Hart, western
manager of the republican national
committee; Harold l.. ICkes and Mayor
Thompson of Chicago, national cam
paign committeeman and national COM
mitteeman from Illinois, respectively;
Frederick E. Sterling, republican state
chairman of Illinois, and Frederick ".
Upham, treasurer of the western
branch of the national committee.
The speech which Mr.. Hughes deliv
cred at the coliseum today was the first
Of his second presidential campaign
trip.
Among the republican leaders who
came to Peoria to attefrf> tF4e-ec-sgscsE~
ton are: Senator Lawrence y. SheT-
man. Mayor William Hale Thompson
Of Chicago; Chairman Fred r. Sterl-
ing of the republican state committee;
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon. Con-
gresham William 3. Mckinley. Frank
o. Lowden, republican nominee for
governor; John G. Oglesby, nominee
for lieutenant governor; Louis l.. EN-
merson. nominee for secretary Of state;
Len Small. nominee for state treas
urer: Andrew Russell. nominee for
state auditor: Edward J. Brundage,
nominee for attorney general: Medill
Mccormick and William +. Mason,
nominees for COngressmen-a t-large;
Congressman William A. ROdenberg;
David +. Shauahan. speaker Of the Hi
nois house Of representatives; Frank
L. Smith of Dwight, Harold l.. 1ckes,
former Governor Richard Yates, for
mer governor Joseph w. Fifer. Con
gresham p. NJ. Chiperffeld and Thomas
J. HeaIy and r. r. Litzinger of Chi
cago, representing the Deneen faction.
The republican state convention was
called to order shortly after 10 O'Clock
by Congressman William B. Mckinley,
the chairman. The first business trans
acted was the naming of three Candi-
dates for university trustees. WllHam
/. Abbott of Chicago; Otis W. Holt of
GeneseO and Mary F. Busey of Urbana,
were renominated by reclamation. The
state central committee was author
lied TO fill any vacancy on the ticket
which may occur.
Chairman Edward G. Curtis read the
report of the committee on resolutions
and the convention adopted the plat
form submitted without discussion.
Frank o. Lowden, republican nom
inee for governor, was given an en-
thusfastic reception when he stepped
to the platform. He declared the re
publican party in Illinois is thoroughly
united and predicted that the entire
party ticket will sweep the state in
November by a huge majority
Springfield, Ill, Sept. 19.-The coli
scum at the state fair grounds. where
fne-bred horses and cattle are being
displayed this week, was today con-
verted into an auditorium for the re-
ceptfOn of Charles f. Hughes this aft
ernoon. A large platform, where Mr..
Hughes and his party and representa-
tives of the press were to be seated,
was erected at the south side OF the
huiIding. Mr.. Hughes speech Will be
inserted between showings of licensed
cattle and saddle horses. Most of the
audience, IL was announced, would be
compelled TO stand during the cand1-
dates speech as the fair board did not
think il advisable to interrupt the
stock show long enough TO put several
thousand chairs in place
Mr.. Hughes proved great drawing
card for the fair. Springfield was
hacked with visitors TO see and hear
him. He will speak at mass meeting
at the state armory tonight.