Campaign Trail Results: Game #797172

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  • Year: 1916
  • Player Candidate: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Running Mate: Charles W. Fairbanks
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Woodrow Wilson3199,399,32950.60
---- Charles Evans Hughes2128,232,13844.32
---- Allan Benson/Other0644,8653.47
---- James Hanly0297,9631.60

Visits:

  • California:5
  • West Virginia:2
  • Illinois:1
  • Iowa:1
  • New York:1
  • Oregon:1
  • South Dakota: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?
    Mr. Wilson has veered between ineptness on the one hand, and sudden, radical solutions on the other. I am the safe, pragmatic alternative in this contest.
  • What position will you take in regards to the war in Europe as you campaign?
    Mr. Wilson's vacillations on the issue have emboldened potential adversaries and led to unfortunate events like the sinking of the Lusitania. A more resolute policy would actually increase the chances for peace.
  • Do you plan to attack Woodrow Wilson's stance on preparedness and war with Europe, and if so, how?
    Wilson has repeatedly taken half-measures, when we should be doing much more to prepare for the threat of war.
  • 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?
    I believe the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the Court shows exceptionally poor, and dangerous, judgment on the part of Woodrow Wilson.
  • How much will you emphasize your own reform efforts as Governor of New York, as you campaign nationally?
    My history as Governor of New York shows that I can balance the need for reform with respect for established institutions.
  • 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?
    The Governor of California can barely be called a Republican. We will coordinate our itinerary with the established party apparatus on our visit.
  • 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?
    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?
    Mexico has been in turmoil for years, and anyone with foresight could have anticipated the problems that have arisen from our undefended border. Wilson did not.
  • 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.
  • Do you plan to support the Jones Act -- granting greater autonomy to the Philippines along with a plan to grant independence.
    This is a necessary step forward in the self-determination of the Philippines.
  • 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?
    What we've done so far is a good start, but we're still far from prepared to meet the type of emergency which might arise.
  • Do you have any statements to make about the Easter Rebellion which transpired earlier this year in Ireland?
    We should be calling on Great Britain to treat the perpetrators of this uprising with leniency, and to consider the relationship it has with Ireland.
  • 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?
    The Federal Reserve idea is worthy of support, but I would prefer that private banks were given a larger role in its operation.
  • Do you support the Clayton Antitrust Act which was recently passed? Do you believe that unions should be exempted from the antitrust regulations?
    I don't believe that we should have one set of laws for business, and another for unions. This act is another example of federal overreach.
  • Are you willing to meet with German-American and Irish-American political leaders to discuss your beliefs, regardless of your feelings towards their organizations?
    I can think of no better way to reinforce my commitment to peace and neutrality than to meet with such groups.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    It makes perfect sense to warn Americans of the dangers involved in such commerce, but it is not the place of the government to actively interfere in it.
  • 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 make a final swing to the West Coast, and California in particular, before the voting begins.
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