Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-18 | Page 28 | Private Hughes like G. O. P. Candidate is Silent

PRIVATE HUGHES LIKE G. G GO O. O P. P CANDIDATE IS SILENT PLATTSBURG N. N Y June 17 Shortly after the news news news' that Charles CharlesS Evans Hughes had been nominated for forthe forthe forS S the presidency on the Republican ticket t tand S and that the Progressives had chosen S Theodore Roosevelt as their standard bearer was flashed the citizens citizens' citizens citizens' citizens citizens' citi citi- S zens' zens military training camp G company company com com- pany of course was the center of in in in- S terest for tor Private Charles Evans I Hughes Jr son of the man chosen by the Republicans Is a member Young Youn Hughes while here has made many friends and his unassuming manner and willingness to bend to the work at hand has been commented upon by his company commanders and company company com corn pany mates in general Congratulations were In order for Hughes not the perfunctory brand but real out from the heart well wishes were extended not only by G company members but the entire citizens' citizens regiment nt Private Hughes somewhat flustered d thanked his regiment mates but like his father silence as far as the newspaper newspaper news news- paper men were concerned marked his receipt of the news If It it had not been beon for the handshaking and slaps on the back a casual asual observer would never have picked the slim youth with the large tortoise tortoiseshell shell rimmed glasses dressed In khaki and holding a guy gu rope of his tent as the son of the tho Republican Re Re- publican nominee for president of the United States Looked for News Friday Underneath this silence much interest interest Inter inter- est exists in the welfare of his father This was proved when news from the convention city was lacking and Unable unable un Un- un- un able to hold his reserve Private Hughes Inquired of word from the convention convention con con- city So far as the consensus here Is concerned concerned con con- the result of the delegates' delegates work In Chicago was a shock No one member member mem mem- ber of ot the training camp cared to be quoted but in confidential talks it could be seen that Mr Roosevelt was uppermost in the tho mens men's minds Even if the one time president was not nominated nom fern mated by the Republicans th the men did not look for him on on- onan an opposition ticket Of course the army officers In charge had no comment to make confidential con con- or otherwise They were anxious to find out who was nominated but received the news without even a a. trace of feeling showing upon their faces S Sun is always a welcome visitor at the camp these days The company I streets and sleeping quarters benefit by the hot rays shot down from the I heavens Tents are then opened and I the rookies hope for days that they lh-ey may dress like humans instead of ot I pulling on army duds while crunched up p In their cots Battalions at Drill I This morning the three battalions of the citizens' citizens regiment here marched to the Plattsburg post parade grounds and drilled to the stirring strains of the tOJ Second cavalry band In addition to marching and counter marching up and down d own the parade parade field field the men In indulged in- in d in skirmish drills the sighting o of f the Springfield rifle and deploying formations f ft fo The first volunteers for typhoid inoculation in In- In o were lined up by Major Shaw the he t camp surgeon and were injected with prophylactic This treatment will I include two more injections at ten-day ten I It intervals Those who did not elect to t take tak the treatment attended to their usual special instruction work but the day day- was shortened the men returning t to o camp amp at 3 g in Lake Champlain S The hot sun this afternoon added many to the swimming coterie and citizen soldiers swarmed the banks of Lake Champlain performing high and lofty diving and crawl stroking and not a few ventured out some distance in the chilly waters After mess all aU roads led to the gymnasium of the barracks where Trooper Walker Valker of t the Second c cavalry valry and Ar Ar- Artilleryman n Waltz of the C C. A. A C. C presented preSented pre pre- pre pre- a boxing card which would put to shame some of ot the star shows in New York There were three preliminary preliminary preliminary nary bouts and before the final of the evening which brought together Knockout Hayes of ot the Second cavalry cavalry cay cay- alry aIry and Bull Johnson of the same regiment a wrestling match was I staged stag