The Detroit times., 1910-11-07
INDIANA WILL BE
BAROMETER IN EIECTI0N
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&icfated the standpat platfor IN: all the
|oaaes and gangstcrs have been given
/hnir hand In the election, ard on top
"a that. supposed insurgent leaders
I.ke Garfield and State Repre' sentative
woods have licked the hand That beat
tem by stumping for the standpat
&afty and platform. On TOP OF thls'
oosevelt made wmrfWlnd dash
through the state, and seFeral cao-
|net members stumped.
Here, then. Is the test OF lait' Be
&Ides the vote that Is cast, the say
&f-home vote VIII be signincant. ONO
/H,rbf TO poll about an even million
$500 Nv all that II falls short or
/tlr there will be Indicated the pro-
..<ersiva voters who can sea no good
.,fher IN the Taft Ohio outfit nor the
4nlI.st Democracy headed by Judson
<farmnn Democratic candidate for
knrernor.
Nerf. the New York fight viii be
.irnineant A Republican success
<as,ld be attributed largely only as
nraonal victory for Roosevelt A
'lemeoratic victory would be signif-
knt on two things: ID that loose
.hlf Il not so popular as some believe.
&na f21 that the Taft administration,
<SIfh he tariffs and its Ballingers. had
Pnueed A sentiment OF revolt In the
.,nnuIar MIND which no eleventh.hour
[onyafsion to prUgressiv eism could
vert
n pennsylvania the stu alton Is -un.
8fpcndented The new keystone
.hrfv. launched as a protest against
{kn domination Of the bipartisan ma
<hine. is actually making headway
|haf threatens to give the standpat
rrowd a close call. A keystone We
Iory Will mean a progressive victory'
~ Parry. the candidate for governor
-, fh6 keystone ticket. is a Democrat
~pifh progressive ideas and a clean
.egnr6 and he is supported by the
%&opIe who stand for progress. The
4tefn0eratfc campaign is merely pre-
@enne The fight is between the Pen
<nee crowd and the keystone party.
sjtuatlon on Pacific Coast.
Next California. When the re-
|nrns come I'm from William Kent
1nnaressionaf district. IL he has
majority over the Democratic nominee
tf as0e0 votes or more, then progress
t,veiam fs running strong IN Calitorla
+ Duncan Mckinley, the sta andpat Re
nnbiIcan predecessor OF Kent. received
~ Do0 votes to $4,000 for the Demo
rfat II Kent runs strong and julius
Xnhn over In the next (San F'rancisco)
4irfrict runs slack. then progress Is
.hrnnant In California, for Kahn Is a
S}andpatter and Is being opposed by
walter Macarthur, a progressive Dem
ocrat
The bigger the Republican vote in
Vpieconsin the greater the victory for
&fOnress and insurgency. II progress
Sfveism is more important to the people
{han merely old-time party ties, the
news should tell OF enormous major
fties for such men as Cooper, Nelson.
Cochems, Esch. Davidson. Morse and
Lenroot.
The dispatches ought 10 carry news
III progressiyeism wins-of big Re
publican matorities for the members
~ congress nominated in Kansas,
Iowa. Oregon and Washington. But
defeat for standpatters Humprey
~ Washington. or Smith in Iowa, IS
victory for insurgency.
There Is a queer angle in Wyoming.
The Democrats are running an insur-
eenf Republican for governor, and
the Republicans are running stand
Pat Democrat SO when you read the
feturns remember that they should be
read backward, as Il were.
Anderson's Victory Pleases insurgents.
When the Minnesota returns begin
10 come In. the interesting question
viii be whether Sidney Anderson. in
eurgent Republican. will beat n. l..
buck. Democrat Anderson defeated
lin Tawn0y for the nomination. and
his victory In the primaries has been
one OF the greatest sources OF en-
tonragement for insurgents through
out the country. Should he be defeat
bd By Buck, the result will show thai
Democratic protest Is stronger even
than insurgent protest.
There are number OF standpat Re
nublicans In Minnesota--men like
Fred Stevens and Frank Nye, who
have generally won by strong Repuh.
Iican majorities--who VIII lose II
there Is anything like a Democratic
landslide, and there are other mem
hers in Minnesota, like SteenersOE
Miller and Lindbergh, whose progress
sive tendencies will probably insure
heir reelection.
The Connecticut returns will show
rhat happens to party which has M
,nenffent movement after such rec
ord az the present administration has
made. Judging by what happened n
Maine. Connecticut Is likely to lose
number o. Republican standpatters.
In Illinois the high spot will b.
IIncle Joe Cannon's district Ever,
.4ort has been made to insure Car
|6n 4 bie Republican majority as
|.sndlcafion.v At the last election
&nnllon received In round number
d60 majority Any reduction OF thi
Iorlty viii be a victory for the pre-
.tHreive movement. Illinois Is yer
.i4ndpaf. There are number {
f<Is Ike Martin H. Madden
+. 4 .,o.I 4 Mann Frederick Bundfn
-'.cr.. ~ Fpes. George w. PrInces,Jc
.,@b ~ f5tn1l. John A. Sterlingl piil'
|- n t11frin1oys william A. Rodsn
|I(r nInnnnnf Chapman and NJ Y
.I|<,l ! s cod. uhos have been. in th'
..IiI ~ fnc6fvlng large Republican
In.|.|r8 and who have taken theii
..|..1 regularly from the Cannon or
/-I.kfion. IN the absence Of pro
..,...I{ candidates against these men
"a I,.n,ncfnfIo victories in their dis
a. must be- regarded as people,