Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-29
ALSCKULER SAYS
ITS CLEAN SWEEP
ALL over STATE
Especial to The Argus.)

gave out the following statement to-
day predicting that Wilson, Dunno and .
the democratic ticket generally would .
sweep Illinois
For nearly five weeks I've been 60 4
ing about the state in the interest of
the democratic candidates; have been I
in most of the counties and tried to /
learn how people we're feeling and /.
talking politically. l find much in
terest manifested, and believe the to-
tai vote Of the state will approximate
100000. This would not be remark.
able, since It was LOO 900 as far back
as 1900.
There is no sign OF democratic de-
lection, and the accession to our ranks
is large, Of Disguised republicans, who
are saying 70 the bellicose Taft and
Roosevelt factions, a plague on both
your houses
= IF Wilson holds only the normal
democratic strength, his plurality in
tho state must necessarily be tremen-
deus
III the combined Taft and Roose-
Welt strength were conceded 20 be the
impossible total OF 100000. Wilson
could not possibly escape carrying the
state
The Taft and Roosevelt managers
both make extravagant claims as
against each other, but from my OBJ
sorvations / conclude that the sober
truth will be found somewhere in tbs
middle. ] believe that their vote in
Illinois will be substantially equal
with a share of advantage at present
In favor Of Roosevelt. So how can
Wilson lose?
AN important factor will be those
Taft adherents. who, knowing TO a GER
tainty that Taft cannot be reelected
are favoring Wilson TO avoid even the
remote possibility OF Roosevelt
sentiment which / found very rnucn
In evidence everywhere. found also
many Roosevelt partisans with like
feeling in regards to Taft, and like
wise ready TO vote for Wilson, TO
make assurance doubly sure that IL
won't be Taft
Il believe this, with the many re-
publicans who will vote for Wilson on
general principles, will swell the VII.
son vote from the concededly inev-
table plurality 10 a big majority over
all others combined
THE dunno vote will not be far diff
fcrent from that OF Wilson
Punk Will not run as strong as
Roosevelt by about 70 per cent. But
Dunno will receive a good share of this
Roosevelt vote which Funk loses.
MANY Roosevelt. as we'll as Taft
voters are bent upon the defeat OF
Deneen and being we'll assured that
Funk cannot succeed. will vote for
Bunne. He will also get the votes of
many Roosevelt and Taft adherents
who are satisfied that he is the best
candidate and ought to be elected.
The contemplate effort TO break
irto the normal democratic vote for
Dunno by circulating throughout the
state millions OF scurrilous, false and
uLfounded pamphlets calculated to
arouse hatred and prejudice among
certain classes. has had the whole
some effect of augmenting rather than
drawing from the Dunno strength.
find everywhere that those intended "a
be so influenced are the loudest in
tier denunciation of such bigotry and
un-Americanism.
IF holding only the usual demo
cratic vote, DUNES election is quite
as much a foregone conclusion as
Wilson's. But the existing conditions
presage for him likewise a good ma
jority over all. and the rest OF the
democratic state ticket will most like
" take the same course.
Except in those few congressiona
districts where the republican strength
Is overwhelming. democratic congress
mon will surely be chosen. This means
an overwhelmingly democratic delega
ton TO congress from this state.
AS 10 the legislative situation. fnt
that Notwithstanding the handicap O
republican followers in the state sen
ate, and the existing partisan senator
ial appointment. there will be many
surprises I'm the results. So many
democratic candidates for state sen
ate and house will be elected (aud in
Cidentally a few moosers) as 10 make
II certain that the next general as
sembly will not be republican on Join
ballot and with strong likelihood that
u Will be Sdlell utIuONIGllNs hSSuTlui
a democratic senator frou this stat,
20 support President Wilson's admin
istrution.
1T requires no wise prophet TO pre-
dict, with certainty OF fulfllment, tina
Wilson, Dunno and the democratic
ticket generally will sweep Illinois"
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