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Show HUGHES COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BRIDGEHAMPTOX, X. Y., July 29. Charles E. Hughes, Republican "presidential "pres-idential nominee, tonight completed his speech of acceptance. It is approximately approxi-mately 8000 words in length and will require about an hour and a quarter for delivery. Mr. Hughes will not attempt at-tempt to memorize it, but will read it at the notification ceremony in Now York next Monday night. The only other speaker at the meeting will be Senator Warren G. Harding, chairman of the notification committee, and his remarks, telling Mr. Hughes formally of his nomination, will be brief. William R. Willcox, Republican national na-tional chairman, was an overnight guest at the nominee's summer home, " and they went over together the tentative plans for the nominee's trip to the Pacific Pa-cific coast. In doing so they curtailed nppreeiablv the two weeks' vacation Mr. Hughes expected to spend in the Pocky mountains. moun-tains. Mr. Willcox said that he thought the itinerary would bo made public Monday. |