Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-29

for the leader of that cause. He ad-
dressed meetings in those states which
were twice large as those addressed
in the same halls by the Democratic
and Republican orators.
Last Saturday night in Fall River,
Mass, for instance, he spoke before an
audience that packed the biggest hall
in the city. week previous, Secre-
tary Nagel of the department of com
merce and labor. addressed a Fail
River audience for Taft. and spoke 70
less than 500 men. Wilson spoke
there also and had what local papers
described as a complete frost"
That is but one illustration. Such
meetings have been numerous during
his tour.
All of which means that the crowds
and the enthusiasm are for Roosevelt
Whether the enthusiasm will be turned
into votes only a prophet could hazard
guess.
Governor Johnson is winding up the
campaign in New York. and he finds
the situation most encouraging The
great popularity of Oscar Straus. the
Progressive candidate for governor, i
powerful asset for the nationa,
ticket
OF course Tammany Hall, through
Ross Murphy, is resorting to every
conceivable trickery to carry the state
for the Democratic party, while Boss
Barnes, through his control of federal
patronage, is making at least a sur
face fight for Taft. Some declare that
Barnes and Murphy have struck hands
and have an agreement whereby
Barnes will swing the Republican ma
chine for Wilson for president in re-
turn for Murpny's swinging the Demo
cratic vote for Hedges for governor
Illinois and Pennsylvania both i'm
pressed Governor Johnson as being
Roosevelt states beyond doubt Th, |
Republican party column has been Civ
en- over to the Taft electors in each OF |
these states. however. and much viii !
depend on the disposition of the old |
line party men, Republicans ana Dem |
ocrats alike. to step outside their old !
party column and stamp an entirely |
new ticket.
Ohio, Massachusetts and Indiana |
form very debatable ground. In each .
OF these states, however, ProgressiveS |
are fortunate in having red blooded !
men Of the Straus type running for !
governor Beveridge in Indiana, Car
ford in Ohio and Bird in Massachu-
setts all lend strength to the Progress
sive movement. AS candidates they
stand head and shoulders above the
candidates of either of the old parties.
In the primary elections last April |
Wilson was buried beneath an ava
lanche of Clark votes in both Illinois
and Massachusetts. Wilson was tre-
m mendously unpopular then, owing to !
his known hostility to the working /
class. His expressed hostility 10 that
plank of the Progressive platform
which advocates a minimum living
wage for women has not, it is believed,
strengthened him with the mass of
voters since he became the Democratic
nominee
If the public memory is short, Will
son may carry both Illinois and Mas
There is more likelihood,
however, that his lack of sympathy for
toiling humanity is still fresh in the
public mind, in which case he will lose
both of these states.
In all these states the battle is wag-
ing hot and furious. In all Of them
the thing that is hailed by Progress
sives and that dazes their opponents ia
the feeling which is broadcast. that
the Roosevelt landslide is on"
vote for the sixth amendment on
the ballot means a Greater San Fran
cisco, greater California economically /