The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09

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o'clock at night for st. Paul. where he
will speak tonight
Stops probably will be made in Wis
consin during the day for brief
speeches.
without putting so severe a tax
upon him as Detroit, Chicago enthu-
siastically welcomed Hughes.
He was cheered by small crowd at
the station upon his arrival shortly
after o'clock in the morning. Five
thousand people greeted him at the
public reception rendered him at noon
in the Conway building, where nation
al headquarters for the west are To-
Gated. He received and conferred
with a score of leaders-Republican
and ogressive-during the day, had
a ride thru the park system, posed
for the movies on the roof of the
Detroit speech into a photograph for
campaign purposes and bought him
self a new Panama hat and black
alpaca suit for use in the west.
The old hat went to Mrs. Fred Up
ham, wife of the western financial
agent of the national committee. She
is collecting the discarded hats of
famous men.
Mulvane and Stanley There.
+ The dominant note of the day was
the quiet confidence in Republican
circles of victory in November. A ma
il
least the leaders will predict.
Coupled with this is to be noted the
apparent final ironing out of the diff
ferences between the Progressives and
the regular Republicans. Hughes
saw today among others, Alvin 7. Hert
of Kentucky, who has been named as
western manager of the campaign.
With the two were National Chairman
Wilcox. Raymond Robins, Fred STAR
ley of Kansas, Dave Mulvane of the
I
James A. Heminway of Indiana, Con-
gresham Mckinley of Illinois, Medill
Mccormick and Joseph Healing of In
diana. This group of Progressives and
Republicans had love feast together
and as final evidence that peace has
been restored, it was pointed out that
John G. Schafer, a dyed-in-the-wool
| Progressive, was chairman of the COM
| mittee which welcomed Hughes to
Chicago and entertained him during
his stay here. All of these leaders
| joined in saying that peace has been
restored and the reunited party will
work together to carry the state for
Hughes.
/ Next to these political outcroppings,
what has brought most cheer to the
hearts of the party men is the man
ner in which Hughes himself has risen
to the situation. He went through the
onerous program in Detroit like tried
campaigner and was ready for more
| today. He is rapidly learning the
| tricks of the trade. He can ride
standing up in machine and waving
his hat almost as well as t. R., he
mixes like a regular. his smile is most
infectious, and best of all. from the
| standpoint of the party men, he is de-
| livering savage blows AZ the enemy.
Wins Laboring Men.
The Mexican speech of last night
and the day speeches. in which he
dwelt on the rights of the laboring
men, have won him the praise of the
middle western newspapers and he is
in receipt of scores of congratulatory
kilograms.
guard of Colonel Roosevelt, when the
latter was president, Joined the party
today to assist Sylvester Briarton in
| guarding the candidate for the re-
| mainder of the western trip. Accord
ing to rumor, the actions of =. stranger
| in Detroit yesterday who said he had
| a message for the governor, aroused
the fears of his staff and additional
protection was determined upon. This
story is denied by those close to
| Hughes, who say it was originally in
| tended that Tyree should leave New
York with the parry. but he was de-
tanned by business engagement
/ At all events, Tyree will follow or
with the party from this point. "A
i special detail of police attended the
nominee wherever he went.