The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-03

Possibilities innumerable may be figured
out in connection with the Forthcoming
elections. 1t has been a campaign OF In
coherency, with the Republican party
standing for the new tariff in some States
and aligned in opposition TO it in other
States.
OF the many possibilities now discussed
in Washington the oldest conceivable re-
suit is that Ohio and Indiana may be
saved to the party-One on a standpat
platform and the other on an insursent
platform.
Information from the Buckeye State the
past few days has been decidedly more
encouraging. Charges against Harmon
that he is closely affiliated with corporate
| interests and in a railroad receivership
before he became governor succeeded IN
| evadlng at the expense Of the State a just
taxation OF the corporation then in his
hands. have been driven home effectively
and Harmon for the first time duly
placed on the defensive
Harding is making an aggressive cam
paign and managing TO restore at least
a semblance Of harmony IN his party,
The administration forces are well rep
resented IN the Presidents State this
closing week of the campaign and while
| the outlook is by no means wholly re-
| assuring. 1t IS daily growing brighter.
according 10 word which comes 10 Wash
ington.
Ohio Outlook Brighter.
4 few weeks ago Hamilton County
! CINCINNATI was counted upon TO give
Harmon 1900 majority. A little later
the Democrats reduced this estimated
majority 10 10000. and within the past
week IL has been further cut 20 5000.
| Now the Republicans are actually hoping
/ 20 carry Hamilton County. Local condi-
/ tons elsewhere in the State. especially
/ in some OF the mining districts, are re-
ported TO be favorable 20 the Republi-
cans.
/ In Indiana Beveridge has made a whirl-
wind campaign, and even those who are
not in sympathy with him or his fight
| do not hesitate 10 give him credit for
/ arousing the people and pursuing a con-
sistent course. His speeches uniformly
/ have been along nOnpartisan lines Dur
/ ing the month OF October he addressed
/ 5000 people. visiting every section OF the
| State and travelling in most cases by au-
| tOmOhile, from county seat 10 county seat.
| Clifford PinchOt. the deposed chief for
ester; James r. Garfield, the disgruntled
! eX-Secretary Of the Interior; Cummins. OF
/ Iowa. and other speakers of national
note are campaigning for Beyeridge and
making common cause with him Cum
minis Is the only one OF the number who
! 4fFl41fNaIly ra.Yrlartryr n.
/ bases his argument upon the assertion
| that the interests or a progressive ma
/ ton can better be inrusted 10 the Re
/ publican party, now confronted with its
/ sins and determined 20 reform, than 10
/ the Democratic party with a tariff for
/ revenue only theory, and whose inca
pacity, he insists. has been so thoroughly
! demonstrated in the past.
Episode ON Platform.
/ An unusual episode occurred at an In
diana meeting few nights ago. when
/ MI PinchOt and ex-Gov. Durbin spoke
! from the same platform Pinchot talked
! on conservation, and, warmly espousing
the candidacy Of Beverage. commended
the whole progressive and insurgent
movement as making for the salvation of
/ the country. Durbin. following him, and
also appealing for the support OF Bev-
/ eridge, announced himself unequivocally
a standpat Republican, proud Of his party
and its achievements, and with nothing
/ 20 apologize for on its account
/ what Is insurgency, any way?" he
asked. He confessed that he did not know
what it was. and he went further and
I 4 ytge
aligning themselves with the progressive
/ or insurgent movement really knew what
/ il was about. Then he referred in a tone
/ Of criticism TO Roosevelts attacks upon
/ the courts A hush fell upon the meet
/ ing when ROoSevelts name was men
/ toned, and one could not tell whether
Durbin's allusion TO the ex-President was
| approved or disapproved. Pinchot made
no response and the meeting adjourned
! tremendously.
| This episode but goes to illustrate the
| sort of campaign Indiana is having this
/ year.
II Beveridge has the support OF ma
| tional figures, it may he said also that
{ his competitor. Kern. is not lacking I'm
I championship from the outside Repre-
sentative BulesOn. of Texas, has been In
Indiana campaigning for some days, and
ridiculIng Beveridge's pretensions as a
reformer; and ex-Gov. Francis, OF Mis-
souri,. ex-Representative Towns. and
other Democrats are on the stump for
| Democracy. Both parties are claiming
/ that the state is safe, but neither, as a
matter Of fact, has any definite idea
/ just what is going TO happen.
Many Upsets Coming.
| Republicans who come TO Washington
from the West say that the Congress
sional elections throughout that territory
will be full of surprises. In some local
tiles the people seem to be turning to
| the insurgents. and in other localities to
| political discomfort and the incentive for
the regulars. The high cost of living is
the most potent cause of the widespread
the demand for a change.
The farmers are not as PROSPECTUS as
they We're year ago, as the prices Of
nearly all farming products have declined
. per cent or more within the last year.
The party in power therefore, cannot
rely with the same confidence as hereto
fore upon the agricultural vote to onset
the detection manifestly existing In all
the large cities.
But One in Senatorial Race.
Providence, Nov 2-The withdrawal of
Col. Sam Pomeroy Colt from the Sena-
torial race in Rhode Island leave Henry