The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-05
Closer Analysis of the Vote
In Indiana, Tuesday Brings
Greater Joy to the Hearts
Of the Faithful.
1SS OF SOME TOWNS
OF SMALL DIFFERENCE
Is Perceived by Party Lead
ers That Local Option Ques-
ton Must Be Kept Out of
The Next Campaign.
palladium Specially


indianapolis, Nov 5-The more the
"pubucans here analy:e the results
the city elections held this week,
he more they feel that there is moth
ns in them that needs to cause them
luch worry. OF course, there was a
aeling of disappointment among them
ecause they lost some of the cities in
ne state. but this was a matter OF To-
al concern in most of the places, and
he leaders who look to large things
han mere city government are of the
pinion, since reading the results,
hat the party has not lost anything to
'peak of, when the result Is taken as a
vhole.
There Is one view OF the situation.
sowever. that is just now appealing
the party leaders, and that is that
he results show more plainly than
sver before that the local option ques-
ion will have to be kept out of the
lext campaign. If it is possible to do
o. The liquor people Of course, are
making great claims of victory since
hey managed to carry some of the re-
publican cities of the state. and they
re saying now that they will be able
elect a sufficient number of wet
members of the next legislature to
'ontrol the action of that body on the
liquor question.
Won't Change Laws.
1t is pointed out that il legislature
elected that can be controlled by
he liquor people it will necessarily
ave to be democratic legislature,
or the republican party, if placed in
control of the legislature again next
ear. will not do a thing to the exist
ng LIQUOR laws. The republicans will
'ot repeal the local option law and
he liquor people know It, Therefore,
he only hope the liquor people have
in the election of a democratic leg
stature.
There is no question but that the
ocal option law is not popular in the
titles of the state. This was shown
by the results in Muncie and Ander-
son, two of the strongest republican
titles. normally. in the state. A few
months ago local option elections were
cid in Delaware and Madison coun.
'es and both counties voted themsel-
-es dry. But the result was brought
bout by the country vote and not by
he vote OF the cities of Anderson and
Muncie. In fact, the verdict of the
people at the polls was so unpopular
m those cities that they showed their
resentment by turning around this
lime and electing democratic city Of
fictals at both places-something prac-
tically unheard of in either place be.
fore this year.
Confident Of Legislature.
But the republicans are confident
hat this resentment will not be shown
at the next election, when members
Of the state legislature are to be elect.
I'd. The republicans who voted the
democratic ticket at the city election,
he leaders say, will not vote the dem
ocratic ticket next year because to
elect a democratic legislature would
mean the election of democratic
successor to Senator Beverage. This
he republicans will prevent if it is
possible to do so.
They know too that If the republi.
cans control the next legislature the
democrats will not be able to call ,o
their aid a sufficient number of re-
publican votes to repeal the county