Evening journal., 1916-10-19
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.ition Of what Mr.. Hughes had
Hive us his name, shouted voice
Ahhthe demand was repeated from
arts OF the hall. Mr.. Hughes did
omply. however, but launched
Dee again with more denunciations.
lsed abruptly and then the crowd
the chance for which Il was walt
Three cheers for Senator Henry A.
Pont." shouted a man In the mid
Of the audience, leaping to his
fet ana swinging his hat above his
Sad. Three cheers for our Senator"
nator Ransdell Heoked.
NE response was spontaneous. Il
also deafening. From all parts
She han men rose to their feet
joined In the cheer. Twice 1t
sea. GUY
facilitlduPont men we're in the ma
with Of the audience and showed
49,. ,slors In a way Mr.. Hughes could
III to interpret
WORK second speaker-Bnited States
until Ransdell took his cue and
i. accoo make any reference what
,v;u,o Senator DUPONT. instead, de-
the time given him TO laudlng
sensuent Wilson and the Democratic
pity. The audience gave respectful
NentiOn and now and then his flights
..eloQuence drew forth some applause
bis defense of the Wilson policies
IN fat and lacked the telling quail.
NJ
ofenator R.nsdell started to make a
ference to the condition Of the work
man In these Democratic times in
P'lch he mentioned the words. "low
hei Of living"
gYou mean high cost OF living. How
out the high cost OF living?" sew
sal voices IN the audience shouted.
eThe Senator hesitated an instant.
ZEN snapped out in reply: but you
'e earning higher wages today to pay
" IT,"
castings Takes the Stump.
THE real enthusiasm began after
rnator Ransdell had finished. Col
Gel Weller 4. Slower. from his place
the audience, inquired IL the meet
ig was a non-partison one. To Chair
IAN Saylor's affirmative reply. Col
mel Slower said that as the audience
led heard the Democratic side OF the
Snpaign issue Il would be only fair
M tbe Republicans 10 be permitted
ta8swer some OF the statements
rdel from the platform and pushed
tmbr Judge Daniel o. Hastings for
nrd Judge Hastings was greeted
rhl round after round OF applause.
tra.fI.attrf. 10 h.
lar the first speaker OF the evening
DOGS Wilmington as well as I do. l
I'm think q man can come to this
hccand say that any member OF the
Allan family is a foe 20 labor"
,nIv his point Mr.. Hughes interrupt
mn III applause which Mr.. Hastings
xssstt had called forth with the cry;
& silent, gentlemen. You have
fhe an opponent worthy OF this gen
t,nans steel"
ar Hastings turned 10 him, and
his most courteous manner OK
med that he did not intend TO deal
personalities. but that he (Mr.
hes) had made certain statements
raging to Senator DUPONT and that
merely wished TO reply TO them
ming to the audience again Mr..
jtings continued: II doubt whether
man can come TO Delaware and
incc any one that Senator DUPONT
opposed 10 labor.
ted As lie Believed Right.
II leave Il to YOU to Judge whether
,nator dupont voted on the eight
,1r bin as he did because he was
Osed 20 labor. or because he
3ht he was doing right. Senator
9ae,,t was entitled to know before
eSNed on that matter whether you
Desters OF the bill were right or
You Democrats had the
~, fe and the power Of putting
upon the statute books with
Na ss wing whether you were doing
~ ut thing or not, and now you
man because he didn't vote
100, id without finding out whether
vo,,o doing what he considered
throu, ho,. 49,, .,. ..,,...
,s,,ator dupont's record as a sol
,o,,n the Civil War. Senator Rams
~ lad said that his brother. a Con-
hrate soldier. had been imprisoned
ceort Delaware an entire year, and
pro Hastings referred TO that cpl
ie, ending thus; And while your
other. a Confederate. was Ian
ishing in a Federal prison, Sena-
= DUPONT, with the Union Army.
I, offering his life on the field Of
tic to perpetuate this nation"
dr. Hughes attempted 20 reply to
dye Hastings, but he has appar-
ly fired all his shot az the first
icy and had little to say except