Campaign Trail Results: Game #1009821

This Game:

  • Year: 1916
  • Player Candidate: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Running Mate: Elmer Burkett
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Woodrow Wilson52710,157,84455.20
---- Charles Evans Hughes47,232,63039.31
---- Allan Benson/Other0683,7503.72
---- James Hanly0326,8221.78

Visits:

  • South Carolina:12

Answers:

  • What themes will you emphasize as you accept the Republican nomination and begin your campaign?
    We've seen alarming measures during Wilson's first term. I stand firmly opposed to the income tax, the new interference with business, and the reduction in tariffs which will undermine our prosperity.
  • What position will you take in regards to the war in Europe as you campaign?
    If Mr. Wilson continues to allow American ships to travel in dangerous areas, it is only a matter of time before we are drawn into war. His claims to be the peace candidate ring hollow.
  • Do you plan to attack Woodrow Wilson's stance on preparedness and war with Europe, and if so, how?
    Preparedness is a bellicose policy which leads us closer to the very thing we are preparing against -- war, that is.
  • In making appointments to your campaign (and by implication, when you are President), will you favor traditional Republicans, Progressives, or try for an even balance?
    The great mass of voters in this country are Republicans. If we keep the mainstream elements of the party happy, they will deliver us a victory in November.
  • Do you have any plans to attack the nomination of Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court?
    We would be better served to focus on other issues as we campaign.
  • How much will you emphasize your own reform efforts as Governor of New York, as you campaign nationally?
    Obviously it is helpful to remind the voters of my achievements, but our primary focus should be on Woodrow Wilson and the issues of 1916.
  • California, an important state this fall, is in the midst of a divisive split between Progressives and traditional Republicans. What are your own plans for visiting that state?
    It's best not to wade into the middle of a controversy -- we should not make any large trip to California during this campaign.
  • Theodore Roosevelt is hitting the campaign trail hard this fall. However, he continues to make bellicose speeches about the war in Europe. Will you distance yourself from his rhetoric?
    I would actually redouble the points that Roosevelt is making about our lack of military preparation.
  • Woodrow Wilson has recently pushed through the Adamson Act to avert a railroad strike, which establishes an eight-hour day for railroad employees. Will you attack this action in your campaign?
    We all have different opinions about the Adamson Act, and I don't propose to make it a big part of my campaign speech.
  • What do you make of Woodrow Wilson's response to the raids and outrages of Pancho Villa?
    Rather than directly imposing ourselves on Mexican territory, we should be seeking other ways to assist the rightful government in securing that country.
  • Do you have any statements to make on the tariff question, and/or the recently established Tariff Commission, as you campaign?
    In defiance of the popular will, the Democrats immediately slashed tariffs and created an income tax upon their rise to power. We propose to undo these actions.
  • What are your opinions on child labor legislation, as exemplified by the recent Keating-Owens child labor bill?
    This recent act is not something that I plan to address very much as I campaign.
  • What motivated you to support the candidacy of Elmer Haskett for Vice President, as strongly as you did?
    I believe that Burkett appeals to the voters of the West, and will help us win those states back to the Republican fold.
  • Do you support the recently ratified 17th Amendment, requiring the direct election of U.S. Senators?
    I believe that Senators should be elected by the legislature of each state, in line with the original Constitution.
  • Would you support American participation in a postwar League of Nations, if one were to be created after the current War?
    I support a League of Nations, and American participation in it. We can no longer safely ignore the affairs of the world.
  • Do you support the level of preparedness established by the recent National Defense Act?
    If we're so bent on avoiding war, why are we expanding the Army and contracting for new weapons?
  • What will your position be on the women's suffrage question as your campaign this fall?
    I stand opposed to the expansion of women's suffrage.
  • Do you have a position to take on the calls for the prohibition of alcohol as you campaign this fall?
    We reject any call for the prohibition of alcohol, and I would not support such laws as President.
  • Do you have any statements to make about the Federal Reserve Act, which established the Federal Reserve in 1913?
    I believe the Federal Reserve was an unnecessary and destabilizing change to the nation's banking system.
  • Do you have any statements to make about the Federal Trade Commission, established in 1914?
    I support the Federal Trade Commission and will take a broad interpretation of its power over the next four years.
  • Do you support the Clayton Antitrust Act which was recently passed? Do you believe that unions should be exempted from the antitrust regulations?
    I support the Clayton Antitrust Act and would hope to see further measures enacted to protect the rights of labor in this country.
  • Do you support the broader establishment of workers' compensation programs and laws, at the federal level?
    I support a federal workers' compensation program which all dangerous industries would be required to participate in.
  • Would you support a law requiring new immigrants to pass a literacy test in English?
    I would object to any immigration act which included a literacy test.
  • Do you believe that certain groups in the United States, for their own narrow interests, are trying to undermine American diplomacy and the global order?
    I'm concerned about any citizen who would embrace the presence of a hyphen in their American identity.
  • Where will you travel to during your final days before the election?
    Let's make a final swing to the West Coast, and California in particular, before the voting begins.