The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-01
ON HOME STRETCH
STATE AND NATIONAL CANCl,
DATES PREPARE FOR a
STRENUOUS WEEK
% DIE. ORATORS m N. Y
J@n Wan1maksr Urges Yot-rs
Et7nd ty Pres iGSat
Tais It the
Polls.

Cu-.oa. Oct. c9.-National ard state
rapG, ms in New England enter up
: th> last fu,l week before the elec-
9a vita raD1oscn atives OF al parties
.aECly concerned in getting ont the
c.e rCr NV. j.
In Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine
cost Q. The campaigning, so far has
.en BY the ProgressiyeS. hut the other
made n few speeches His opponents.
4c,ica have arranged for many raj
les IL the closing wcek On the other
and. both Massachusetts and New
5ampahirc have experienced live!v
ines, politically. and leaders Of al
parties have been busily firing broad
sides of argument al the voters fo.
the past fortnight.
Three Of six Massachusetts candi.
dates. Governor FCss, Democrat. who
aspires to Il third term; Joseph Walk
or CT BroCkline. the Republican nomi
nee. and Charles s Bird OF Walpole,
leader Of the Progressives, have toured
The state, making. in some instances.
as many as 20 speeches day.
Chinese Candidate Active.
Chin X. H5ue Of Bodton. the first
Chinaman ever nominated Ill Massa-
chusetts. has injected some interest
into the campaign for state representa-
i've from the Chinatown district Chin
IS a Republican and is running on Il
platform fayoring the downward revi-
sion OF the tariff
Nightly, rallies in the interest of
Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson are being
held in many sections OF New Hamp-
shire. where the state campaign is ii
full swing, also.
Franklin Worcester Of Hollis. the Re
publican candidate for governor, has
Samuel u. Felker of Rochester, Demo.
crat and Winston Churchill o. Corn
ish, Progressive. are on the stump
daily. For the election of governor, "a
majority vote is necessary, the contest
going TO the legislature if the majority
is lacking, For that reason there is
a strong fight for the control of that
body
Rhocc Island Fight Quiet.
Thus far Rhode Island has had one
OF the quietest state campaigns in
many years. Despite the tact that the
Progressives as we'll as the Democrats
and congressional tickets in the field
there have been few large meetings.
Governor Johnson OF California, will
be heard in Maine this week. going
east AS far as Bangor 10 fill some
speaking dates which Colonel Roose
welt made before the wound received
in Milwaukee forced him to abandon
his trip. In Maine. as also in Vermont
interest in the national campaign is
unmiXed with local issues as the elec-
tons in both those states were held
in September
John Urges Support for Taft.
Philadelphia If Taft has made
mistakes there have been eXtennating
circumstances for which he was not
wholly responsible" said John Wanna
maker. former postmaster general, in
Il letter addressed TO My friends Of
% years." the men of the little king
dom OF commerce. urging them TO sup
port President Taft's reelection.
mo one has dared 10 add guilt 10
any Of the presidents errors. Grant
ing for arguments sake that presi.
dents Lincoln and Grant made mis-
takes. would the people have voted
them out at the end OF their first
terin?"
$50 for Wilson in New York.
New York The Democratic nation
al committee announced that $50
speakers would be put on the stump
In New York state this week for the
conclusion Of the presidential fight.
Each OF the three leading parties is to
have 4 demonstration in Madison
Square Garden during the week. the
Progressives Wednesday. the Demo
Gratis Thursday, and the Republicans
Friday.
Leading speakers OF all three parties
will cover the city and state during
the time intervening before election.