The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

Results m Early Voting States
Are Considered Barometers.
ALL PARTIES CLAIM VICTORY.

That 10 Sort Of Unwrittsn Law Of the
Political Game-Zsks Gambler 10 Ever
Willing to Make His Speech on the
Tombigbee Rivsr-Mrs. Wood Saved
Her Husbands Job. -. -.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Sept 12.-tSpecial.]-
Speculation Is an American trait, both
In business and politics. Prognostica
ton of political futures becomes the
important function Of many men who
interest themselves in the game. Every
newspaper that is an organ of any
party must follow the lead Of the
campaign managers and claim vic
tories and point out how every straw
indicates the approaching victory of
the man they support
The early elections in any state are
seized upon and analyzed and figured
up 90 as to show that the favorite
Of all parties will win. Years ago the
Oregon men in congress used to make
capital and secure large appropriations
In order to influence favorable action
In that state in the June elections.
Long before that barrels of money
were poured into Ohio and Indiana
when they were October states on &C.
count of the supposed effect they
would have on the national result
The September States.
For more than thirty years Vermont
and Maine have been called political
barometers. In each presidential year
the elections In those states have been
used for political predictions, for spec
ulation and conjecture. Every time
the partisans Of each candidate have
shown that the results in those states
meant victory for them in November.
And this year has been no different
All three parties have won a sub
stantiaI victory in the September elec-
tions. The defeated show that 1t
might have been much worse; the sue.
cessful point out that nothing but
walkover in the presidential race can
be figured out Of these elections.
HiIles Landed First.
Chairman Hilles of the Republican
national committee beat them all to
it, in the matter of claiming a great
victory after the returns were In from
Vermont simultaneously with the pub
hcation Of the returns he was on hand
with his statement that It meant the
election Of Taft. Democrats like, Ollie
James and Governor Wilson and Pro-
gressives like Nose Clapp and Roose.
velt did not get their claims in until
the afternoon papers were published.
Isn't there a story about the good
results of getting In the frst blows
when you get into fight? That's the
Hilles method. Only sometimes these
claims don't rate as blows.
Zeks q Willing Performer.
Belated issues of the Congressional
Record show that Zeke Gambler was
willing performer. The house was wait
ing for the senate-usually the case
near the end Of the session-and some
one called upon Zeke Gambler Of Mis-
sissippi to make his speech on the Tom
bigbee river Did he hesitate? Not
moment. He has made the same speech
for twelve years at odd timea
II am willing to stay here" remarked
Jim Mann. with considerable show OF
disgust, "but don't think it quite fair
for those Of us who have to stay to
be afflicted with stale speeches"
A Woman's Last Word.
Until a short time before the final
agreement was reached on the army
appropriation bill 1t carried provision
which legislated General Leonard Wood
out Of the Office Of chief of staff. Just
before the conferees were ready to sign
their names communication came
from President Taft saying that II
Wood was to be put out there would
be another veto. And so the provision
was eliminated.
Later 1t developed that Mrs. Wood
called at the White House and told
President Taft that she regarded the
legislation against her husband az utter.
ly unfair and an affront to any army
officer. And she won her point
Troops For the Border.
Army officers wanted to maintain
division Of the army somewhere along
the Rio Grande until after there was
no more danger Of Mexican trouble.
They would have been kept there had
It not been for the importuning Of SEN
ators and members Of the house, who
insisted that the troops should be re-
turned to their regular stations. II
means a great deal to community
to have a regiment Of troops stationed
near It. Well. the selfish motive won.
Ths troops were withdrawn and sent