New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1916, Page 10

o——— s . el . e e e e EPHANT AND MODSE TOGETHER ew York, July 21.—Tt ‘was like Old jne Week when progressives and ublicans sat together yin council terday at the initial meeting of | Hughes Campaign Committee. Tt | the first time since the partins the ways in 1912 that represenia- s of the stand-pat element that ved in the republican party and | resentatives of the element that se- ed had met in the intimacy and se- sion of an executive session for the Pose of co-operating in a common hose who had come to the meet- With fear and trepidation e one would a somet Int away enthusiastic over the s S 10f the experiment. Georgo kins, exccutive chairman of psressive party, ana William llcox, chairman of the republica fonal committee, in interviews aft- of republican senators were present. They are United States Senators John | W. Weeks of Massachusetts, James | W. Wadsworth, Jr., of New York; Reed Smoot of Utah, Thomas Ster- ling of South Dakota, and Charles Curtis of Kansas. Of the congres- sional committee these members at- tended: Representatives- Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, Philip P. Campbell of | nesee, and Campbell B. Slemp of Vir- ginia. Wilcox Has Full Power. At the afternoon session of the campaign committee, which lasted for nearly three hours, a resolution wa adopted giving Chairman Willco plenary powers in connection with ils of the campaign. Here s olution: Resolved, That the Chairman be authorized to establish such head- quarters, departments, and bureaus and make such designations and ap- point such sub-committees and other committees of such members and with such powers as he may deem desirable. This was adopted by unanimous vote. In discussing the meeting of | the campaign committee last night. Chairman Willcox said many cam- paign matters had been discussed, in- cluding the prospective drive to change the political complexion of the senate and house of representa- tives, the Maine campaign, and the ary of Mr. Hughes' first West- the meeting were unanimous in laring that the developments made fhappy augury for future harmony | olidar: i Hughes, republican | fminee for president and indorsed | the. progressive national commit- | , appeared and made a speech. Ho | s received with marked enthusiasm | his republican-progressive di- | e of thirty. Afterward he sat vn with the conferees at a luncheon fen by Chairman Willcox. Introducing Mr. Lincoln. [Mr. Hughes in his speech, which s brief, emphasized the necossity of rmony in the campaign and dwelt particular on the necessity of in- ring republican control of the next ate and house of representative declared that not since the days Lineoln had this country stond face face with a crisis such as the nres- t. “We stand face to face with proh ms of thc importance wiich r for solution and which mus right,” said Mr. Hughes has come when we must | nal problems from the top, not from the bottom the valley.” : afternoon meeting of the ‘ampaign Committee was in ion in a suite on the eighth por 6f the Hotel Astor a committec republican senators and one com- sed of republican members of the buse were meeting in similar seclu- on on ,the fifth floor. They were bnferring on ways and means to ake an effective campaign for the ection of republican senators and Ppresentatives in sufficient number to rest control of both branches of ngress away from the democrats. he cam N committee, too, con- ed s problem, which altogether one of the most important ques- before the assembled republicans Ind progressives. Pacific Coast Absentees. The campajgn committee is com- osed of seventeen members, of Fhom six are progressives. Of these, irteen attended the meeting, the thers being represented by proxies, fembers of the campaign: committea vho attended were: John T. Adama Rep.) of Towa, Everett Colby (Prog) pt New Jersey, Frank W. Estabrook Rep.) of New Hampshire, James R. Farfield (Prog.) of Ohio, James A. emenway (Rep.) of Indiana, A. T. ert (Rep.) of Kentucky, R. B. How- b1l (Rep.) of Nebraska, Harold L. ckes (Prog.) of Illinois, Alvah H. fartin (Rep.) of Virginia, Herbert Parsons (Rep.) of New York, George jW. Perkins (Prog.) of New York, scar S. Straus (Prog.) of New York, pnd Charles B. Warren (Rep.) of | fichigan. Four members of the pampaign committee from the Pacifi oast were absent—William H. Croc- er, (Rep.) of California, Samuel A. JPerkins (Rep.) of Washington, Ches- er H. Rowell (Prog.) of California, | jand Ralph E. Willlams (Rep.) of Oregon. All the members of the committee We want you to have the orn », which is to begin on Aug. Chairman Willcox said that all these matfers had been considered in some detail, but not to the extent 5 e finished plans could be made public. The campalgn committee | will meet again today to complete its labors. After the campalgn committee had 5 rned for the day a mittee, appointed at the a conference with the senatorial and | congressional committees. This sub- committee, composed of George W. Perkins, Everett Colhy, Herbert Par- sons, Alvah H. Martin, Charles B Warren and Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., | will report back to the full campaizn committee at its meeting today. One decision reached at the meet- ing was to make a determined effort to carry Maine in the September elections. Maine is the first state to send its voters to the poll Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, | 1 ian of the senatorial commit- | tce, announced that the republicans | were determined to elect two repub- lican senatorial nominees in Maine. To accomplish the desired purpose ten United States senators and fifteen | congressmen will be sent to Maine | between Aug. 25 and Sept. 11, elec- | tion day. Mr. Hughes will cut short | his tour through the West in Aug. so | | that he may be back East again in | time to deliver at least one speech | in Maine. Fred Hale, one of the top repub- | lican senatorial nominees, was at the Hughes headquarters yesterday and talked earnestly with Mr. Hughes | about the situation in Maine. He | also met members of the senatorial 1d campaign committee. Comptroller Willlams Wants Vaca- | tions Given to All Clerks So Their | Accounts Can Be Examined. Washington, July 21.—Because | mast natioral bank defalcations are | by employes retained on a single set | of books continually, Comptroller Wil- | liams is trying to induce all banks to | grant yearly vacations so that records | may be examined during the employes’ | absence. | Many small banking Institutions | ro dot allow annual leave, it was dis- | closed by replies to a query included in the latest call for bank statements, PATENT LEATHER HATS | (Correspondence of the Asso. Press.) Vienna, July 19.—Rainy weather | a let-up has been responsible for the | introduction ef patent-leather hats | which are now in great vogue among | the women of Vienna. In addition to | the genuine there are numerous imj- | tation patent-leathers which are not | affected by dampness. The patent- leather style has also extended to in- clude belts, cuffs, collars and other parts of the costume. 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