The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
HOW THE WEST WILL VOTE
Why Wisconsin Will Go For Wilson His Strength in Michigan, South
 Dakota Iowa, and Montana.

His Strength in Michigan, South
 Dakota, Iowa, and Montana.
 Chicago, Sept. Ex-Governor Wilson will carry Wisconsin. The LaFollette Republicans have not failed in every test during the last four years to show disapprovaI of the present Republican administra ton. Two years ago there organized so-called Taft Re publican campaign to capture the Re committee in charge of this campaign showed that over s100,000 was expend- ed in six weeks before the primaries The Taft Republican candidate, Ed. T. F9airchfId- of Milwaukee, was de- feated by an overwhelming majority by the LaFollette Republican candi- date, Francis E. McGOvern, the pres ent governor The. campaign was made on a straight issue Of Taft and his record up to that time. During the last few years Senator LaFollette him. self both in his speeches in the Senate, on the Chautauqua platform and in his paper, @:IaFol1ette'S Weekly has criticised President Taft and ridicuIed his pretensions to progressive Republi- ca nism. The action of Col. Roosevelt in snatehing the support of the pro- gressive Republicans from Senator La Toilette prior to the Chicago conven- ton and his conduct toward LaFol- lette during and since the Republican mity of LaFollette to such an extent that the Wisconsin senator has camp ed upon the trail of the "Usurper' with the aVowed purpose of bringing a bout his defeat. Thus we find Sem ator LaFolIette standing in "magnif- icent isolation;' a Republican without openly or even vote for secretly. It is not to be expected that LaF'ollette will openly advocate the election of Gov Wilson. But MT. LaFoIette has said many kindly things about Gov. Wilson in his paper, and his brother William T. BaFoilette, is openly sup of his leading supporters in wilscon- sin and elsewhere. With this situa- ton so well defined it does not seem possible that the progressive Repub- Hcans of Wisconsin can vote forg any one else but Wilson. They have re- pudisted Taft and have no use for for them to do but support Wilson As matter of fact there is abundant evidence that this is exactly what the LeFoHette Republicans will do There is not single leader in the state of any consequence who is open ly supporting either Taft or Roose- velt
 Secretary Joseph E. Davies, Western Manager of the Democratic National Committee, announced the policy of the committee in regard to campaign said:
 ..The Democratic National Commit tee has placed no limit on the size of the individual subscriptions to it's campaign fund and will not do so. It is the character and motive of the subscriber and not the size of the con- tribution that will determine it's ac ceptability. There are an unlimited number of patriotic and disinterested people in this country devoted to the cause of clean governmen ent from whom subscriptions in any amount will be gladly received. The Democratic fight Is for the recovery of the gov ernment in the interest of the people and, in order to effect that recovery. we shall not limit the mum beE of the contributors nor the size of the con- tributions when they emanate from the proper source and are inspired by the proper motive"
 If the change in sentiment indicated by stray vote taken by the Kalama- zoo Gazette, one of the leading papers of Michigan, is maintained throughout the state. Gov Wilson will have a clear ma 5ority over both President Taft and the third term candidate The Gazette recently sent out 5000 ballots to voters representing all political par ties; of these 2, ,369 were returned, with the following results:
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