The Detroit times., 1912-09-10

OF interest In what remains OF the
convention system after the inroads
OF the primary elections. In an
nouncing the Republican county con-
vention to be held Tuesday. 1t says:
1t will be q meek and lowly anair,
the primary election law having ex-
tracted all the ginger from such gath
| erings."
| Democrats are jubilant Ger the state
elections held Tuesday IN Vermont.
Not because the Democrats polled q
heavier vote than usual, or was natur-
ally expected. but because the split
In the Republican ranks was 80 mani.
| fest.
The laws OF Vermont require the
candidate for governor to get ma
jority of all the votes cast, and al
though the Republicans received 5000
more votes than the Democrats and
| 1000 more than the Bull Moosers,
the Republican candidate for COVER
nor fell below the required majority,
| In such a case the house OF repre-
sentatives will name the governor,
and In all probability 1t will result IN
the election OF the Republican candi'
date, Allen NJ. Fletcher
| We fail to see any satisfaction In
1.-The vote for the Progressive party.
Teddy went through the Green Noun
tain state telling all those sheep
breeders what wool 10, but he failed
to get but three-fifths as many votes
for the Bull Moose candidate as was
polled for the regular Republican can.
didate. II Roosevelt can see any
satisfaction In the Vermont vote II
must be of the 'dog-in-the-manger
sort. He can't hope to be elected
Albion Leader
Where were the enrolled voters on
Aug. q? A very small percentage OF
them made their appearance at the
polls-perhaps not many more than
usually participate In the old system
OF caucuses. Many OF the candidates
nominated on that day were practical
lly elected to the ONCE they seek,
while thousands of enrolled voters
stayed home and sidestepped duty
that should be made compulsory upon
every voter. and yet these same vot.
ers will be the first to shout them
selves hoarse upon the "rottenness
Of government" II would seem that
some law should be passed compel.
ling every man with the right OF fran
chise to participate In his party PR
maries or be deprived OF his vote at
1.-THE regular election.-Davison index
|
The Democratic vote In Vermont
does not show any sensational gains
but the Republican vote does show
In
doubtful state, II may be set down
for fact that II the third party pof.s
ANYTHING like as strong a vote as y
did in Vermont. II will give the bem-
locrats the victory. This would be
true Of all the states that are called
pivotal"
The Democratic vote shows an In
lcrease of about so per cent. while the
Republican vote falls on more tnan
Iffty per cent. The Progressive vote
lis. OF course, all gain, and this gain
lobyiously comes out of the Republi-
can ranks. II Is true that the total
vote is about 20 per cent larger
about $4,000 as against about $1,000
In 1908.
II we should apply the Vernon:
ratios to Michigan. the result would
be astonishing. The total vote OF 1908
in Michigan was 541,830, which In
creased by 20 per cent would be
about 650000- Mr.. Taft's vote IN
19es was 335,5S0, which. diminished
by so per cent would be only about
1853 900, while Mr.. Bryan's vote OF
i175,771 plus an 80 per cent increase
would be about $4,000. This would
give Mr.. Wilson a plurality OF 1885,
600.
or course this result is highly i'm
probable in Michigan. but 1t serves
to show how strongly the Vermont
result points toward Democratic vic
tories In close states.-Adrian Daily
Telegram.
The defeat OF equal suffrage in
Ohio Is really nothing more than
might be expected. Time and again
this column has declared that the
liquor interests and the crooked poll
ticians which always work hand In
hand, were fighting with enormous
resources at their back to defeat the
women. They fight as all other crook
ed business fights, any measure or
any man they cannot use to their ad-'
vantage. A majority OF the good wo.
men of Ohio are opposed to the dom.
Iination of the crooked politicians just
as they are everywhere. The CON-
bination has big money. II can pay
big wages TO keep men In the field to
organize and buy the bum vote. The
liquor business. crooked business and
crooked politicians form the back
bone OF all the oppo sition to all re.
forms In all parties Ia every state IN
the union. Their plan Is to get
great many issues before the people.
to divide up the voters and muddle
the political atmosphere. In Ohio