Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-22 | Page 10 | American Politics through Eyes of Spain

AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH EYES OF SPAIN Signora M. M Ricker Is Named as Running Mate for Hughes nIce Sp Ial N. N Newt B Br 1 Ti TV T Telegrams Telegram's NEW YORK ORK Oct 21 Caballero Caballero Carlos Carlos' Carlos Evans Hughes will be surprised surprised sur to learn that a brainy and estimable es es' estimable woman Signora M. M Ricker Is the candidate for vice president on the ticket which he heads Certainly Cere Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fair Fair- Carlos Warren Senor banks will be equally amazed Yet such is the information given number of the In n the September Holas Chosen Leaves a A Review Review Review Re Re- monthly Illustrated magazine magazine A view for Everybody Revista para pars In Barcelona Barcelo a. a Todos published lodos published sixteen Spain and established for years pear Moreover the HoJas Holas publishes side by side portraits of Carlos E. E Hughes and Sra Sm Ricker Bicker and ind under them the lines del Republicano a la 10 presidencia cia cla y vice presidencia respective mante mente de los It ne needs ds little lit tle tie knowledge of Spanish to translate this Candidates of the Republican party for the presidency and vice presidency respectively of the United United Unit Unit- ed States All this In the magazines magazine's Panorama Pano Pano I rama Tama Universal Review Universal Review of the World There too is published a most moat Illuminating article on the state of political affairs in this country and the progress of the campaign This article is printed here In translation almost literal Wilsons Wilson's Term Ends July 4 The of next November they hold in the United States the election the republic for the presidency of as the present president Wilson will will wil finish l Ills s term on July 4 1917 To this his end they have already begun the election lectIon campaign always so exciting and picturesque in that country because be I cause of the vehemence with which chae the e difference difference parties urge their respective re reo i I I candidates I One should know that in the great North orUl American republic they have only two major political factions factIons- I that of the Democrats or Liberals and Republicans or Conservatives After Alter many years of trying to win these preside presidential elections the Democrats Dem Dem- at last gathered strength and pulled out a victory for their candi candi- date In the coming election both parties artles are preparing for the struggle gle le e and the Democrats gathered in ina ina ina a great convention in the city of St St. StLouis Louis have announced as the candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date of their party arty the present press ent while the the Republicans have bave laced Charles Evans Hughes against Wilson ilson after discarding the candi candi- fent lacy acy of Roosevelt The Republican candidate has inIs inis In ils Is support all the North Americans f r foreign birth who through a ape pe- pe of legislation have a double nationality as they preserve the forn for- for n although having acquired the North American Points In Wilsons Wilson's Favor r I President Wilson has in his favor Ithe he patronage his unimpeachable honesty and the sympathy of the eople cople who do not wish to see their plunged into adventures but butI I n return he does not enjoy much poI po po- I prestige in the political meang mean mean- I ng S g of this word and the Republicans lame him for not having acted with force torce in the of the Lusitania end ind on the Mexican question I I His opponent Hughes who Is In reality reality a judge judge of the supreme court las not indicated up to this time a areat areat reat policy in politics but Is a very litter jitter critic of the policy of Wilson ind this tills will be te enough by all ac- ac founts bunts with the support of the adherents adhere Ints of Roosevelt whose vote will Ive rive him the victory i Though Wilson has no personal for the task he fulfills he fas jas accepted the for the ake of his party and to oppose the theof glans of his adversaries he announced in favor of the increase of expenditures He favored a demonstration organized for forTie Tie he purpose in Washington by a great of the people he Flag Demonstration This demonstration which had for is Ls object the commemoration of the of the national flag was held une ne 14 last and moreover ent nt Wilson took part in it assisted y the eminent naturalist Edison ho 10 holds a billet In fn the ministry of arme and the children of the pub pub- c schools who intoned the national mn at the loot foot of the capitolIn capitol pitol In In all the cities of the great re- re from New York to San Fransco Fran Fran- on a certain day similar dem- dem were held with the greatt great great- t it exhibition of enthusiasm gaiety I ad d faith in the future of the the coun coun- The The Instantaneous photograph hick ilch we reproduce on this page was ken while the demonstrators were I through one of the wide ave- ave ues es of the national capital ore Curious Still More curious still Is the candidacy r the vice presidency of the which has bas presented Mrs Ricker eminent practitioner of the law law hose degree was obtained at Colb Colby liege after studying the law course coursed id d who in 1891 1591 was introduced and muted I to practice before the col col- ge go of advocates of t the a supreme urt She is known in Washington b be by e sobriquet of the friend of tJ the because of her ber many visits the e Jails whose criminal n owes e her r many and very great Mrs Ricker Is sister electoral te to toe tee e candidate Hughes of whom as ase asis ass is s been n said she is a fellow ner e