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8 FLASHLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY THE OREGONIAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER AT ICE PALACE LAST NIGHT, WHEN ' CHARLES E. HUGHES, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, ADDRESSED SECOND LARGEST CRO WD ON TRIP ' M""'" "-n 1 nil i T-ingr rnc'Ti jim iarr""jr.T'r.T.r-T--nnn m nil 1 i; '" 'i i in mi i.iirn-ntriirr-jirrimi.mLmmi jwm m m in 'mi iwm m r mnuiwi im'whlh n ji.uihj u.iluj u mwn irnirr " mgi th n i ' i iw ' m ir i "i ht i 5X fTfwwv wWfal'itn.niatiIWifti,iL,ii&... y..y ii&i f, - trf"" '- - i fc.ali l l , i I in i"" - W fti.Mr. Milium.. nm.r iifr( imi,iimi Mlilirt MTI rt, .tm-m... .f f..ri WlinH.hl . - . JeoeaI Vtew Skowlsg (he 12,000 Ilearei'a Inside the Ice Palace. (There Were Several Thousand Outside Tfeat Were Addressed at an Overflow Meeting.) Hottom 1'baloifraph t l'lstforui. Skil (la Korerroond. Lert t Rlaht. C. V. Kulton, rank . 1yre. Secret Service Man) Ralph. V- Williams, Republican National ( ouimittecutuu at prcsonj Mrs. (luubrs, JUr, Hmjhes, Charles L Jlf.Mr), State Central Committee Chalrmani (iovernar Witbyeombe. ot Oreicoai T. U. ruhufn, Vice-chairman State Central Com mittee f fc. 1). Ualdwin, Secretary ot the State Committee, and A. K. Clarl.. . GROWDSSETREGORD Ice Palace Is Jammed Long - Before Hughes Arrives. ( CHEERS OFTEN HALT TALK thousands Wait Outside When AH Space Is Taken a ad Are Fa vored by Brief Address He fore One Set Is Given, Crowd tbat jammed the Ice Palace last night to its extreme limit to hear finvsmor Huirhes made it the biggest audience Portland ever saw. Never irf the city's history has an indoo audU ence of this else been formed. Although the Ice Palace is estimated to have held 18,008 people, this was not the complete measure of the crowd or th barometer that showed the interest of Portland people in the Republican candidate. For additional thousands stood outsldei the building unable, to Sain admission. . There was no doubting-the enthusi asm of that unprecedented crowd. The cheering? started with the appearance of Uovernor Hughes and continued at in tervals until he came to li last period It was tumultuous at times and often vai so prolonged that the speaker was compelled to wait for it. to subside be fore he could proceed with his speech. Place Filled Soon After Opening;, The lee Palace filled to its ultimate cubic inch Ions before the appearance of the distinguished visitor. When the doors opened at 9 e'clocK there wag a larce number on' tha ground early to obtain seats. In less than an hour the place was filled. ' Then thousands collected putaide. This dense crowd that banked the streets caused a slight delay to the waiting crowds inside, for when Governor Hughes arrived at 8:Q5, lie was detained by the dense mass of people in the streets and called upon for a talk before entering the Ice Pal ace. U. graciously agreed, talking for a few minutes and making a decidedly favorable impression. ' While the eager- I2.0'00 waited with in the band played and people chummed with their neighbors and enjoyed taki tng part in such a monster and record breaking political meeting. Many Amer ican flags were hung up and down the huge length of the auditorium and along both sides were displayed huge lithographs of Governor Hughes, so that he beamed down upon the people from every quarter. These made the- great building look like a political gathering- place, and the speaker's stand at the extreme west end of the hall, draped in Kational colors, with the traditional- stand, cov ered with the American Hag ana toe inevitable pitcher of ice water and eiagle glass, made- assurance doubly sure. Close up under the platform had been arranged the newspaper seats and chattering telegraph key clicked as operators sent the events of the even ing. Mr. JfuKhes Faces. Camera After waiting for some time, the early comers stood at intervals to rest . themselves and late comers kept filing in and claiming the reserved seats, for which they had tickets. A newspaper photographer took a flash light photograph of thc monster audi ence. There was other photographic cannonading during the evening. Gov ernor Hughes was the target later, but he never flinched. Shortly after 8 o'clock th Multopor Republican Club, in white uniforms, carrying waving flags, marched into Jhe hall. The members were seated in a special reserved section. Crowd Rises as Nominee Enters. It was 8:15 that the band started playing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Everyone stood in his place and all craned necks to look fop Governor Hughes to enter. In a moment he appeared,- walking briskly to the speak er's stand where members of the cam paign committee had already claimed seats. Mrs. Hughes walked beside him and they were at once seated at taa front of the platform. Their appearance was the signal for an ovation. Continued cheering wel corned them. The great audience stood and continued its applause and cheers for at least two minutes. As the visitors were seated upon the platform, Mrs. Hughes showed he pleasure at the warmth of the recap tion. "She turned smiling to Governor Hughes beside her and spoke to him, referring evidently to the enthusiasm of the audience. He smiled as he re plied. It was an unusually auspicious welcome to the candidate. Prediction pf S access Cheered. Judge Charles L. McNary, chairman of the State Republican Committee, stepped to the front of the platform as soon as the cheering lessened so that he could be beard. His prediction that THE OREGOXIAN, -THURSDAY. . AUGUST IT, 191(1. i f - J- - f. 1 Governor Hughes will be successful in November was the signal for another outbuist of continued and prolonged cheering. More - cheers followed-as Governor Withycombe was introduced. He it was who presented Governor Hughes to the crowd, and again the distinguished vis itor was greeted by the audience stand ing and cheering. Governor Hughes smiled back in en tire good nature... And his smile Is mighty pleasant, too. He has n, mouth full of teeth that resembles, somewhat the full set of ivories of a recent Presi dent, which became celebrated in many a campaign.' Popular Note Struck Early. - When the great audience would 3e him, Mr. Hughes commenced speaking. He struck a popular chord at once, for he referred to the fact that he felt like a stepson of Oregqn. referring of course, to the fact that the Oregon primary indorsement played a large part in turning the tide at the Republi can Convention to his nomination. Then be spoke of the Columbia River Highway, over wHich he rode yester day, and again those resounding cheers swept oyer the huge audience. From the moment he began speaking the audience was' with him. He spoke of, the reunited Republican partv and the crowds cheered. The tariff was brought -up and again they cheered. American rights and an attack on the Administration's policy on prepared ness brought more cheers. "We had one clean line of duty ia Mexico and that was to protect our citizens." said Governor Hughes. "That's right," came a hearty an swering shout out of thp audience. Audience Hears Without Trouble. Thanks to the perfect enunciation of the speaker, practically all in the big auditorium could hear Governor Hughes quite well. mis voice was slightly husky, showing the tasks that have been -put upon it, but in the main it carried well. It had sufficient volume to reach the end of the long building. There was perfect attention and com plete silence' while Mr. Hughes was talking. When he made an especially good point there was applause and cheeFing and when he brought out a humorous point there was a Quick laugh from the audience. Mr. Hughes was in earnest. He emphasized his re marks with many gestures and perspi ration stood out on his forehead. But his biggest audience since lie left Chi cago was with him to the last individ ual unit and they showed their liking for the man'and what he stands for. Seating arrangements" at last night's meeting were in charge of Colonel Da vid M. Dunne, who handled the record crowd, with the active assistance of police officers detailed for the purpose and a host of ushers. Jt was the first political meeting at the lee Palace and the most stirring gathering of a polit ical nature held in Portland for many a year. 1 HH HUGHES LEAVES Throngs Gather at Depot tp Bid Him Good-Bye, WELCOME MUCH ENJOYED Peteetives, People and AH Wiq Had Part in Reception Are Thanked as Hcpublican Gandidute . J)inpncara Into Car. Portland coaxed an unheralded and unannounced talk frpm Charles B. Hughes, Republican Presidential nomi nee. It was in fact a midnight soiree, as it was held at the . Union depot, where several hundred persons had gathered last night after the mammoth Ice Palace speech and demonstration to give the candidate a fitting send off for one of tbe largest days ho has had on his swing around the country, Mr. Hughes, accompanied by Mrs. Hughes, could not deny the pleadings of the big nignt crowd at the station, and in response to the repeated re quests for "a few words," he told the assemblage it had been a great day, that he was gla4 he came and wanted to come again. His talk was one of appreciation and thanks and It con cluded with: "It makes me want to live here In Oregon." - Progressive la Heard. The crowd cheered him when ha had finished, and it was 10:4Q o'clock when he went to his car. Mr. Hughes arrived at Hotel Benson from the Ice Palace a few minutes before lp o'clock and went directly to his apartment, where he had his bath and a light lunch,' and Mrs. Hughes ar ranged to send some pf the many flow ers ' she -received to the hospitals and charity institutions. Shortly afterwards Mr. Hughes ad mitted for a short interview Chester Howell," Progressive party leader Pf California, who came to talk over with Mr. Hughes the situation in the adjoii.? ins state. " Mr." Howell was in confer ence with the Republican" nominee about a quarter of an hour. Mr, Row- l r1 el! left the hotel about five minutes before Mr. Hughes did. At the depot Mr. Hughes took occa sion to tnank the forianu aeiecuves, Andy Vaughn and W. H. Koyle, for .their guardianship and assistance to H1B BCUICl bl I lull I1ICIT. flic W o-.- . service men are Frank W. Tyree, who was secret service escort with Mr. Hughes when he was Governor of New York, and Sylvester Brierton, who was in the service with Mr. Roosevelt when h . was President. The crowd at the depot gave a rous ing cheer when Mr. and -;-. Hughes bowed farewell at the steps to their car. Gradually thereafter the several I j 1 J J . . 1 1 . ..OA 1 II li'i.ii cu wieticiBcu ami a i - " ' .- the party began the trip to Ban Fran- rjspo. "STRAWS" ELECT HUGHES Cigar Man Holds Klectlon and He. publican Wins ly 2 to $. Charles E. Hughes, Repgblican nomi nee for President, was a favorite by al most two to one at 4 straw vote taken at the cigar stand In the Corbert build ing yesterday when 25 votes were past at the request of Tom Tracy. The re suit was: For Hughes, 189. For Wilson, 96. ALLIES FIGHT BULGARIANS Advance Itexins Along Front of 100 Miles in Balkans. PARIS. Aug. 16. Armies of the eni tente allies on the Saloniki front have captured the raitroad station at toiran and four villages at other points on the front, it is officially announced. The statement shows that the Hul? garians are beins engaged along prac? tically J00 miles of Jhe berbian-Greek frontier. The text of the statement follow" "Operations of the army of the Orient August 1 to August 15: Frequent en gagements of advance posts and pa trols on the whole line have marked this period, notably on August 4. when the Serbians took the village of Rempi, near Lcke Presba. On August 7 iie tachrreuts of, the allies drove the Bui? gariuns from the cemetery at Ljumnica. On August 10 French units took by assault the railroad station at Dei ran and the neighboring Hill 27, which the enemy evacuated, leaving several dead behind them. "On August 13-15 French detach merits took the villages of Polka, Pa 1 111 i. i. Sukovo and Matnioa. at the foot of "the chain of the Beles. Artilr lery actions, often vigorous, have taken i ft it. J. . . 1 ft! 1 . v.- place almost dally, principally in the region of Holran. "A German official statement on Au gust 14 said that the Bulgars had suc cessful engagements at Bitolj. In real ity they reoecupled this locality wun cut fighting, following the departure pf a Greek detachment, which was in garrison there and had no conflict with the fcSerbs." HEARTY RECEPTION GIVEN (Continued From Page fi.) Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, Progressive Na tional Committeeman. After shaking bands with the 1300 at the Benson public reception, Mr. HuglieV next big handshaking time came after the Ad Club luncheon, at which he spoke. The 400 g-uests crowded about him and he shook hands with every one. From there he went to the Press Club, which was crowded with 300 more persons. . After a brief address he had to shake hands with everyone there. Without counting small batches of handshaking here and there, which might easily run up to 300 or 400 more. Governor Hughes shook hands with at least 600 persons at the Ben son, Ad Club and' Press Club recep tions in the ctwirse of the day. And it was only one day, at that, of per haps the most strtnuous campaign tour a Presidential candidate has ever taken. MR, IH-'GIIKS HAS BUSY DAY Brief Best Is Had A.'ter Trip Over Columbia River lUgl-way. Practically the only quivt time Gov ernor Sjnd Mrs. Hughes had from their arrival in Portland until their leave taking, waa the two hours between the return from the Columbia River High way trip and the departure (or the lea Palace. Mr. Hughes was greeted on hM re turn by a crowd about the entrance to the hotel and returned their applause with a gracious acknowledgement tve fore . passing into the hotel with hfe wire and going to their suite. He received ne visiters until the -return of the general committee about 7:80 to escort him to the Ice Palace, and was in conference with his publicity secretary for a few minutes before the departure. Otherwise he passed the time In seclusion. The street and lobby filled with a crowd of people as the time approached for the departure, to the -ice Palace, and cheers and hand-clapping arose when he appeared and entered his car. So dense was the crowd about the car that it was with difficulty that the driver could get under way for a few moments, and after the party had whirled away the crowd flowed Into the street and waved hats and hands and cheered loudly. : . 1 w - . -A - N - r4 i It 1 r v.. . . n y 4. - r avt- - V 4t . " 1 VISIT CAUSE OF FIGHT SIR. UIGURS IS TOU) CALIFORNIA.' I-.X-I'ROliRKSSl VKS ICJiORED. Governor Johnson Is Kliminated Krone Programme of Reception to Re publican Nominee. k Factional politics with tho Repub-4 lican organisation in California were) injected into the visit of Charles K, Hughes to Portland yesterday, when Chester H. Rowell, Progressive leader in California, arrived here to accom pany the candidate on his southbound trip. Mr. Rowell had a brief conference) with Mr. Hughes Immediately after tho meeting at the . Ice Palace last night. He will have further opportunity to confer with him on the train today. The situation in California tod.iy is very unsatisfactory to Mr. Rowell and to other former Progressives, he say. "Tho Republican organization and the Hughes campaign committee in our state has entirely Ignored the returned Progressives." he said at the Benson, last night. "Unlike the policy adopted herc.in Oregon and In other slates. the California Republicans have failed to recognise the Progressives who now are supporting Mr. Hughes." When Governor Hughes started on his transcontinental tour It was sug gested that Governor Johnson Intro duce him at one of the California meet ings. The fact that Governor Withy-, combo was named to introduce him In Oregon was pointed to as a precedent. But the arrangements as finally com. pletedr eliminated Governor Johnson from a place on the programme. "They said that they didn't want to thrust the senatorial fight into Mr. Hughes' visit," said Mr. Rowell, "but they certainly have, thrust it in. "I suggested that Governor Johnson introduce Mr. Hughes at one meeting, at least, in order to do the moat good for governor Hughes. Now I am trying tc keep them from doing his cn did.cy the most possible harm." Mr.. Hughes Guarded hy Police. Captain Inskecp detailed IS men to police the Ice Hippodrome, during the speech la.t night- Lieutenant Jenkins was In charge inside tho building, and the crowda outside were handled hy men undor Sergeants Vsn Overn and Ellis. Other policemen were on guard at the Union station when the Hughes partv arrived After the speaking last night. Two policemen were detailed to watch tho private cars in the railroad yards. 1'