The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-02

was produced by two cause.-the re-
volt of the republican liberals against
temperance legislation and the feeling
inspection and overhauling.
Democratic Slump Unlikely.
The present indications are that the
democrats will equal, if they do not
surpass. the Bryan total of four a
ago. Chairman william L. Finley Of
the democratic state executive COM
mittee. who assumed charge Of the
party organization directly after the
Baltimore convention in July, has
made a anvass Of. the more than
5000 precinct workers in the state,
and is responsible for the statement
that there will be no reduction in
ne total. Upon this foundation he
vote will be delivered t o Governor
Woodrow Wilson. Neither Chairman
Harry NJ. Daugherty of the republi-
a state committee. nor Walter, r.
Brown, chairma1 Of The progressive
state committee. WHY at this time
make any predictions or put forward
any claims. 81.
tons and nominees upon both state
tickets that neither has any hope at
the present hour Of carrying the state.
For the once they content themselves
With boasts OF soundy defeating each
other. This practical abandonment
of the electoral ticket to the DEM
ocrats is verified and sustained by re-
ports from virtually every congress
sional district.
1t is a matter of remarkable coinci-
dence that the formal launchings Of
the various party campaigns agree in
many respects with what has been
stated. That Of the democrats was
unusually large in point Of numbers,
and was marked with spirited interest.
Those of the two other parties were
confessed disappointments as meas
ured by the same standards.
Regarded as Temporary Bolt.
Many observers regard the Roose-
Welt movement as merely a temporary
bolt on the part of a large disstaiaed
element of the old party. This view
10 supported by the numerous indorse-
ments OF local republican tickets by
the progressives. to the exclusion,
with few and minor exceptions. Of
the democratic tickets.
that is valuable at this conjuncture.
Many thousands Of p~rogressives will
be in the local elections republicans.
The democratic end Of the political
magnet is for them still negative.
Partisans by birth and long associa-
ton, their tendency is toward their
Old compantonship. II. therefore.
there is a recession of the progressive
movement. 1t will be toward repubi-
canism rather than democracy. using
these generic titles to describe the
old parties. The effort Of the repub-
lican organization is to win back these
deserters rather than to fight their
historic foes. the democrats.
bulwark Of the progressive
strength in Ohio is found in the dis
satisfied republican agricultural vote.
TAFT because Of his advocacy Of the
Roosevelt hopes to- Join with it re-
publican industrial votes. for, con-
trary to general belief. skilled labor
IN this state leans largely toward the
old party. His program of social
Justice. is q tempting bid for this
element Of the electorate.
The response is far from reassur.
ing. At the meeting Of the progress.
sive state central committee two
weeks ago several district leaders were
! n accord In the statement that the
insurgent industrial vote. detached
from h republican party. was tend.
ing toward the democratic party.
IL Is necessary, therefore,, Tor the
progressives. who seem assured OF
the steadiness Of the rural vote, to
hold their present Industrial workers
against the raids Of the democrats
and socialists in order to make q
showing that will insure future i'm.
portance in politics. It being conceded
that there is not the slightest posi-.
bility OF carrying either the state OF
the national ticket through this year.
Aside from one or two COMPRESSION.
al districts. conditions are so mixed
politically that no republican or pro.
gressive leader will put forward q
positive claim for the election Of any
particular nominee. It 10 expected
that Robert Crosser Of Cleveland. the
democratic nominee for representa-
tive at large. will be carried into office
with the remainder. Of his ticket.
Lawrence x. Langdon of Lebanon,
the republican nominee. 1t y predicted
from material at hand. will run sec.
ond. and Randolph Walton Of Column
bus. the progressive nominee. will be
third.
CLEARANCEs.
Wheat $4,000.
Flour 1000.
Corn 5000.
Oats 1000.
Wheat and -four $4,000.
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