New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
Would Have the National
Committee Pattern for
Local Bodies.
PLAN TO BE PUSHED
HERE ON THURSDAY
Many Cities in West Ask Candi.
date to Speak-Bird's An
nOuncement Pleases Him.

From stsr Correspondent Of n. Tribune
Brdgehampton, n. Y, July H.
Charles f. Hughes hopes to see all
the campaign committees patterned af-
ter the National Campaign. Commit
tee. Were this rule followed. Pro-
gressives would have representation
on all organizations taking an active
part in his fight.
An attempt to put this idea into
immediate effect will be made at the
meeting in New York City Thursday
of the National Campaign Committee.
Everett Colby. one of its members
and the Progressive leader from New
Jersey, will present the subject.
This meeting. which will be attended
by Mr.. Hughes, will be the most i'm
portant gathering Of the leaders Of the
campaign. To this committee the ex.
justice assigned the task of making
the itinerary Of his coast to coast trip
and handling the many delicate ques-
tions that have cropped up since he
decided to make the trip.
Cities Want Speeches.
This will be no easy matter, for just
now Mr.. Hughes has had requests
from almost every town and hamlet
along the Northern and Southern
transcontinental routes to say few
words to the citizens from the rear
platform of his car All these he has
turned over to the campaign commit
tee.
Whether Mr.. Hughes will be enabled
! 10 keep TO his original plan not TO make
any rear platform speeches, and &c
talk only in dozen cities between
Ohio and the coast depends on this
committee. And if the candidates
plan is followed, all the diplomatic
resources of the members of the COM
mittee will have to be drawn upon.
All the speeches that the nominee
will make during his entire campaig |
will be under the auspices Of the local
campaign committees. While the ma
tional body is TO map out his cam
paign, and will have the dominant
voice in all matters, there is no inten-
tion to relegate its members TO OBJ
scurity Mr.. Hughes wants the local
campaign committees in the cities
wherein he will speak 70 work with
them and desires all factionalism
eliminated
The final big step in this line will
be made by Thursday, when the sug-
gestion for the local committees is
brought up.
Think Moose Will Line Up.
Neither Mr.. Hughes nor the members
of the committee have any idea that
|, ,s- Ao II Thay ny
derstand that men who have fought
each other tooth and nail for four
years cannot make up in a moment and
be warm friends.
But il is the belief Of all that the
rank and file of the Progressives will
fall into line when they see that they
are getting due recognition and when
they hear or read the nominees speech
of acceptance and the addresses 10 fol-
low.
1t is expected that the plans for the
trip will be completed Thursday. AS
yet, the only certain date is for the
first speech, which is to be made in De-
troit on August 7. The next stop is
/ Chicago. and the belief is that the cam
didatc will speak there on August 9.
The announcement of Charles Sum
ner Bird, of Massachusetts, that he had
enlisted in the campaign has gratliied
Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Bird. twice Moose
nominee for Governor, is the most pop
ular Progressive in Massachusetts,.
Expect Bird in New York.
He is expected to visit New York
and confer with Mr.. Hughes before the
details Of the New England campaign
are mapped out. Mr.. Bird campaigned
last year for Samuel w. Mccall, Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, who was elect
ed by 5000 majority. 1t is likely that
Mr.. Bird will go into the Maine cam
paign, which will end September II.
Mr.. Hughes is working practically
day and night on his preparations. To-
day he was busy from s a. IN. TO b
o'clock, when he played his first game
of golf in week. II was raining when
Mr.. Hughes began. but he played on.