Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-01
WOMEN BOOSTERS OF
HUGHES Will SPEAK
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baggage car, filed principally with lit
erature. banners and other campaign
paraphernalia. a diner, press women's
car. a stateroom car and a combina-
ton stateroom and observation car.
The train was sent out on October 2
by the womans Committee OF the
National Hughes Alliance and by the
Woman's Campaign Committee OF the
National Republican Party. II Is brief
ly known as the woman's Hughes
Campaign Train and Il q Rttractively
decorated with Hughes banners. pic
lures and campaign posters.
Those who are travelling on the spe.
cial are Miss Frances A. Kellor, Mary
Antin, the noted writer; DR.. Rather
inc Bement Davis, Mrs. William Cur
tbs Demorest, Mrs. Rbeta Childe Dorr,
Mrs. Frank Mebane. Mrs. Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, Mrs Maude Howe FL
lott, Mrs. Raymond Robins. Mrs.
Edith Ellicott Smith, Miss Elizabeth
Freeman, Mrs. A. S. Burke. Miss Rheta
Kissin. Mrs. Noble Prentiss and Miss
Esther Everett Lape.
/ All Of these women are representa-
tives of the highest types Of Ameri-
can womanhoOd and are prominent in
educational. economic and political
life in this country. They are all ex.
cellent speakers are they make direct
political speeches on the most vital
! issues of the day II Is not a suffrage
train; in fact, il is desired to have
/ It understood that no suffrage organi-
cation In the country Is in any way
connected with or has anything what
soever to do with the train. The
speakers do not discuss suffrage but
make erect political speeches.
Uncle Joe" Cannon. former Speak
/ err OF the House, was one OF the
hundreds Who met the special al
Danville, Illinois, and he has de-
! clared this endorsement OF the
women of this country in favor OF
Charles Z. Hughes 10 be one of the
most worthwhile and special things
/ he has ever witnessed In any po-
litical campaign.
Among those who will speak here
will be Miss Frances A. Kellor who
is vice-chairman OF the National
Americanization Committee and who
was formerly chief OF the Bureau Of
Industries and immigration, a de-
partment which was created by
Charles f.. Hughes while he was
Governor OF New York. Miss Kellor
says she knows what Hughes will do
for the big questions OF industry and
| immigration as she has worked with
him and knows personally his meth
DDS and force Of character and
knowing him as I do how could /
support anyone else" she asks
Miss Mary Antin. the author Of "The
Promised Land" and herself at one
time a Russian immigrant. but now
the wife OF a Columbia University
professor. will speak on the immi-
grafton question; Mrs Edith EllicOtt
Smith, who is an expert on rural
problems, will speak on the rural
question from a social and economic
standpoint, and other speakers will
be Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, for
mer commissioner Of correction in New
York. and now chairman Of the
Board OF Parole, and, incidentally, the
only woman who was ever appointed
TO any such position in the city OF
New York; Miss Elizabeth Freeman
who is a great favorite with cOlored
audiences: Mrs. Frank Mebane, who
is a Southern woman and understands
the needs of the South; Mrs. Rheta
Childe Dorr, well-known editor and
writer; Mrs. Raymond Robins, who
, will speak on the Adamson bill, or the
, so-called eight-hour law; Mrs. Maude
Howe Elliott, daughter OF Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe. and Mrs Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, wife of the charge
. d'affairs in Mexico during the Huerta
incident. and author Of the well-known
book with a Diplomats Wife IN
Mexico" She will speak concerning
the Mexican situation, and Will give
il from knowledge gained first hand.
The Hughes Special left New
York on October 2 and from there It
went to Chicago and through the
\ northwest to Seattle, Washington, then
down the coast to San Diego, Califor-
MIA. stopping at all large cities; II
then crossed through Arizona and Ne
vada. to Salt Lake City and from there
il came through the middle west, stop
ping at many cities.
Following its departure here the
special" will go TO New Jersey, where
II will stop at Trenton and Newark,
and from there IL will go on to New
York. arriving in the metropolis at
O'Clock Friday night On that even
ing the trip will come to a splendid
close with a large mass meeting to be
held in the largest theatre on the East
Side and in addition to the women
speakers, it will be addressed by Col
onel Roosevelt. who will come there
directly following a meeting which he
will address at Cooper Union that
evening.
Miss Anne Rhodes Of New York ma