Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-26
HUGHES MEN BEGIN
|. BIG ELECTION DRIVE
Headquarters Dissensions Are
Forgotten in Face Of
Huge Task.
WORK HARD FOR new YORK
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK, October 26-writing as
a neutral observer and having been
ION the road for five months from
coast to coast, The Stars correspondent
at this period in the campaign would
say that the outcome depends upon
whether the voters will be swayed by
the temperamental sentimental sug-
gestiop of the democrats or by the
more conservative arguments of the
republicans.
Who can answer in behalf Of the peo-
pie?
Just little case in point. The demo-
cratic national committee has put out
one million copies of a colored litho-
graph of President Wilson. 1t shows
him in most engaging and benevolent
mood; one legend recites that he has
kept the country out of war with hon.
or. The Presidents autograph at
tached is Faithfully yours. Woodrow
wilson,
That nthograph has been mailed to
women in all the west and they Will
put it up in their front windows. Who
can tell what the temperamental erect
upon the people will be of that subtle
appeal?
Campaign of Emotionalism.
It is a campaign of emotionalism. Of
appeal to all kinds Of prejudices. racial.
that. Rum and religion figure, but re
bellion is absent. and it seems to be
the only element missing. The repub-
licans are basing their hopes, in the
face of what at this time seems to be
desperate situation for them. upon the
conservative thought OF the country.
The democrats have all Of the best of
the plausible argument. He kept US
out of war" and 1--WE are prosperous be-
yond compare" and 'if you are con-
tented and prosperous. why change?
The republicans admit that these
are attractive suggestions Ana tnen
they ask If the voters OF the country
Today witnessed the beginning OF the
big republican drive. nationwide; Is
now on. with the throttle opened wide:
The republicans have had a pretty pao
scare. When Maine came through as It
did. the G. O. P.s said, why, 1t is all
over" and they went out on the front
porch, lit a cigar and proceeded to take
it easy. Then something happened. If
you don't know what happened, then
these dispatches have been all in vain
But. anyhow, it is a fact that the re-
publicans in the past few days nave
seen the tide going against them. It
was on the surface of the water. and
not an undertow, they felt.
spondent, coming from the heart OF the
middle west, in touch with half dozen
states. landed overnight In New York
and found the republicans here cog
and the democrats flushed with the
same glow of optimism.
Machine Working Smoothly Now.
INQUIRY develops that the republican
organization has been thoroughly
aroused and is now speeding at top
notch to Offset the unfavorable situa-
ton.
OF course, everybody knows that
there has been Jealousy apd backbiting
in the republican management from the
start, but in the face Of what the re-
publicans say is their common perir'
some of the big men in the republican
party nave in the last few days said,
Here, you soubrettes. quit your, hair
pulling and get down to work"
And they are going to work. In this
state especially is the work being done
in a practical way. The republicans
a
dustrial towns and Immediately start
ed out to check up their reports.
The information coming to The Star s
correspondent today is that New York
and New Jersey. despite the democratic
claims, are at this time for Hughes.
and that Connecticut. week ago
claimed by the democrats, is leaning to
the republicans
Yet Ohio is still considered sore
spot by the republicans. and yet in
formation coming in today would in
dicate that the democratic claims must
be modified.
with the Swing" apparently against
them today, the republicans are going
into the remaining days of the cam
paign with vigor and confidence.
The big republican drive" 10 on. It
Is to be a hard headed. cold appeal to
the thoughtfulness of the people. leav-
ing it up to them to differentiate and
analyze. and just the same the repub-
licans are well scared.