The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-30

use or money in the Stephenson campaign
was the result of the Wisconsin primary
system. it was claimed in the hearings
and condemnation of that system either
in the committees report or members oi
the committee, is now looked for.
The committees report 10 now being
written; ito submission to all the senators
who heard the testimony is only a mattel
of few days. and it 10 predicted that il
will be disposed of by the senate before
the Lorimer case is.
Uncle Ike will hold his seat al.
right. There was never a person
who had any doubt abort that.
But to lay the blame for the use
OF all the money spent In the
primary campaign to the Wis.
consin primary law is all bosh.
The law does not make it naces.
sary to spend a cent more than
under the old system. But the
Stand.pat papers must have
something TO howl about and be-
Cause the primary law is a La
Toilette measure they have
picked this out as the cause.
Despite what the senate com nit
tee will say regarding the pri-
mary law it is here to stay.
Wisconsin people are satisfied
with it for it gives the people and
not the STEW" the right to name
candidates.
THAT President Taft will be
defeeted if given another ncmin-
alton in 1912, is the conclusion
reached by Samuel G. Blythe,
political expert for the Saturday
Evening Post. Mr.. Blythe's
opinion, which appears in the
current issue OF his paper, is the
resu 1t of a careful Investigation
of political conditions in nearly
every state in the Union.
and his Investigations carried
him over more miles than
did the recent campaign
trip of President Taft. His first
article, which appeared in
the November 25th issue, deal
with political conditions in the
West. What he found in that
section of the country is told in
the concluding paragraphs oil
his article.
eff conditions remain as they
are" says Mr.. Blythe, (which
is more than likely. and if Will
son for an example, is nominated
against Taft-or any other candi.
date for whom the Republicans
have friendly feeling-Mr.
Taft will carry very few Of the
states ! have included in this
summary. He will carry Utah
and Wyoming without question
and probably Nevada. He will
lose California, and he will lose
Montana aud Colorado. The
chances strongly favor his los
ing Oregon and Washington. If
the Mormons are strong
enough he will carry Idaho, He
will lose Arizona and will probab-
ly carry New Mexico. Assum.
ing that conditions remain about
as they now are, Mr.. Taft will
be hard put to carry Kansas
against man like Wilson, and
will lose North Dakota, and. like.
ly as not South Dakota. He will
have desperate troubles in
Nebraska and be in most diff
cult case in Iowa and Minneso-
ia. The chances are against him
in all three states unless the
miracle works out and opinion
shifts to the other side.
"Mr Taft is scheduled to do
everything in his power to solid
ify his shattered party. His
pursuit of the Trusts and Trust.
makers is to be more active.
Some more OF the big men are
to be indicted IF possible. He
will come out against lynching to
help along with the negroes. He
will continue on world arbitra.
ton and universal peace. He
will overlook poe bets; but the
fact is his recent trip did him no
good, and these demonstrations
will not do him much, if any. So
far as this section Of the coun-
try is concerned Mr.. Taft can
hope for little-and he will even
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