Evening star., 1924-10-28
HUGHES APPEALS
FOR REAL ELECTION
Asks Voters to Prevent Dead
lock to Take Power of
Choice From People.
Bv ,he Associated Press

BY the Associated fresS-
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, October eS.-An
: appeal to the voters of the Nation to
e forestall confusion and disaster bF
= making sure of the election of GAVIN
; Coolidge at the polls November was
made by Secretary of State Hughes
in an address at Convention Hail
d here last night
: Mr. Hughes declared there is no
hone" of the election of John w.
3 Davis, the Democratic presidential
. candidate, and charged that the aim
of the independent candidate, Sena-
> tor Robert NJ. La Toilette, is to pre-
Z vent an election NoAemher 4 so that
he may control" the selection OF
. President in Congress.
In urging voters of all parties TO
; unite behind Mr. Coolidge, Secretary
/. Hughes said:
Every American who has not lost
. his common sense in the confusion of
partisan tongues must realize that
this is the way to safeguard his in
= tereStS.
: The question is simply whether or
: not there shall b. an election NoNem-
her t." said Mr.. Hughes. IF there is
an election on that day there cannot
be the slightest doubt but what it
= will be the election Of President Cool
idre. If there is not a" election on
= that day You viii have uncertainty
and confusion: YOU will have halt
: ing of enterprise and business depres
. sion because OF impaired confidence
Forecasts Stagnntion of Business.
Secretary Hughes pointed out that
Congress does not meet until Feb
ruary II to canvass the electoral vote,
and declared that if after November
a it was found there had been no
election the country would face stag
Ky.ait tirocr cnfi hC 'np Or
Asserting that La Toilette has
never had any hope of election" Mr.
< Hughes declared the Wisconsin Sena-
tor has sought to establish a balance
of power for himself
The program of the In Toilette
= Wheeler forces was described by Mr..
. Hughes as fruitful of agitation and
disorder" ut aims at nothing short
of the overthrow of our system of
government through it's attack upon
the Constitution and its endeavor to
make Congress supreme"
Mr.. Hughes coupled with his dec
, laration that there is mo hope" for
the election of John w. Davis the
charge that Mr.. Davis was encour-
. aging La Toilette to defeat an cleo
tion at the polls.
Democrats PettinE La Toilette.
I've find the Democratic leaders
pettinS La Follette," he said. Mr..
p McAdoo from his sick room issues
. statement to praise La Follette's wi
brant and wholesome movements
{ movement which happens to have the
aim of overthrowfng the Constitution
: of the United States. Mr.. Davis, the
eminent lawyer, who knows some
thing of the Constitution. raises his
voice to belittle the growing opposi-
tion to La Toilette. Then, somewhat
: fatigued by the monotony OF his own
attacks. Mr.. Davis looks for some un-
" fortunate victim to defend, and dis
covers Senator Wheeler. What is the
import of these friendly Offices? They
are the outward and visible sign of
an attempt to win, but. by encour-
a aging La Toilette, to defeat an cleo
tion of November T."
Praise for Dawes Plan.
= The Secretary devoted much of his
speech to foreign affairs, declaring
the Washington armament conference
and the Dawes plan to be the great
est contributions in the interest of
peace in the recent difficult years"
''If today there is a new hope in Eu-
rope, if Industrious peoples at last have
the promise of the economic satisfac-
tions without which there can be no
: lasting peace. it is due to the Dawes