Campaign Trail Results: Game #1382687

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  • 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 Wilson2689,042,97048.85
---- Charles Evans Hughes2638,628,75346.61
---- Allan Benson/Other0613,7493.32
---- James Hanly0225,2201.22

Visits:

  • Missouri:11
  • West Virginia:1

Answers:

  • What will your position be on the women's suffrage question as your campaign this fall?
    I support the passage of a Constitutional amendment protecting the right of women to vote.
  • What themes will you emphasize as you accept the Republican nomination and begin your campaign?
    We can all agree on the need for reform, in this day in age. The question is, will we have sensible, moderate change or naked overreach?
  • 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?
    I refuse to politicize the security of the United States. Wilson and I are both in support of the current measures.
  • 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?
    I'm a moderate candidate, and my purpose is to tie the different strands of our party into a unified whole. My appointments will reflect this.
  • 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?
    I have a substantial record of reform and progressivism as Governor of New York, and as a Supreme Court Justice. I won't hesitate to say so as I campaign.
  • 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?
    We will plan our own visit to that state, and call upon the Governor and his opponents equally, to avoid giving offense.
  • 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 will emphasize that I am my own man, and that I believe the one-sided neutrality of Woodrow Wilson is at risk of pushing us into a war with Germany.
  • 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?
    Wilson's impetuous actions in pushing this into law, with no chance for debate in Congress, are incorrect and dangerous.
  • What do you make of Woodrow Wilson's response to the raids and outrages of Pancho Villa?
    Every good American should support our current expedition into Mexico, to apprehend the villainous Pancho Villa.
  • 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?
    I oppose child labor and believe the states should pass laws against the practice, as New York did while I was Governor. But it is not a matter for the federal government to interfere in.
  • What motivated you to support the candidacy of Elmer Haskett for Vice President, as strongly as you did?
    In this case, I desired to emphasize my commitment to reform, and to introduce new blood into the national office of Vice President.
  • Do you support the recently ratified 17th Amendment, requiring the direct election of U.S. Senators?
    This Amendment is a necessary reform in the functioning of our government, and removes a significant avenue of corruption from our electoral process.
  • Do you support the level of preparedness established by the recent National Defense Act?
    We've taken moderate, sensible steps thus far. I support the mobilization of additional troops, along with other policies designed to maintain peace and deter aggression.
  • Do you have a position to take on the calls for the prohibition of alcohol as you campaign this fall?
    It would not be wise, at this point, to make any statements supporting or opposing prohibition in our campaign. There are too many people on both sides of this issue.
  • Do you have any statements to make about the Federal Reserve Act, which established the Federal Reserve in 1913?
    Before this act, our country caromed from one financial panic to the next. The Federal Reserve is a tremendous step forward.
  • Do you have any statements to make about the Federal Trade Commission, established in 1914?
    Some steps were needed to curtail abuse by business, but the Commission has far too much power over legitimate, honest businessmen in this country.
  • 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.
  • Are you willing to meet with German-American and Irish-American political leaders to discuss your beliefs, regardless of your feelings towards their organizations?
    During my career, I have met with any number of individuals whom I have disagreed with. I don't see a need to apply a different standard to this situation.
  • Do you support the broader establishment of workers' compensation programs and laws, at the federal level?
    I do support the effort this year to establish workers' compensation for federal employees.
  • Do you support the temporary curtailment of American shipping in the Atlantic, in order to reduce the chances of German submarine attacks and the resulting consequences?
    If we are serious about avoiding entanglement in a European war, then we should not allow merchants to put American lives at risk of attack in known war zones.
  • Will you make any statements about the increased regulation of narcotics and stimulants such as a cocaine, which began with the 1914 Harrison Act?
    This isn't an important issue in our current campaign.
  • Where will you travel to during your final days before the election?
    Let's focus on New England.
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