Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

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 had been nominated for state senator
 on the RepuI liean lickcO MosI or the eandidate arc former Republican lcad- CTS. The result Aas d lol ut hasty
 first-aid work on the paft oG }he I}e- publican machine leaders headed ug
 state Chairman Roy Q Vest
 Up to today the patching hls=bceH going or but there are somr aVfaJ holes in the G. 0. r. and the .riad of the mismatched cess has given 9B an ominous sroan that fills tAe Repua- lican leaders with apprehension.
 In the Democratic party tho staHe tangle is doute. It has Il SaItjN III Harrison fight Then there arc Hunne supporters and the followers of Sam him for governor. Edward r. Dunne. former major of Chicago and DOW the DemoCrati2 candidate Tor gov ernor was criticised sharply when he entered the race for the subernatorial nomination. The result WAS bitter feeling which has partly disappeared but which is still manifest The nam ing of Charles Boesehcnstein as state chairman known rather gcnef- ally as Roger Sullivan residuary le- gatee hash thelped to create tho impression that the former "hoss IS out of politics.
 In the congressional fight the same general tangle exists. EonSressmen Sabbath tDemocraD of Chicago has felt the influence of Woodrow Will sons utteranees on immigration. It
 is an open secret that Wilson's name
 has been dscreetly hidden in the congressional campaign in Sabbath $ l district et-Which is largely foreign
 and that the result there is still in doubt.
 At Champaign, Congressman Will
 having the fight of his life to retain
 his office He was manager for Taft
 in the preconvention fight. The re- suit has leen Il concentrated attack
 on him by Progressives in his home
 district. The ProgreseiYes and 9 good
 many Democrats say it now appears
 to have been successful,
 At Danvlle. Joseph Gurney Can
 non, retiring for she first time il
 years from the Republican natona
 campaign, has been steadily working
 at his fences since congress adjourn
 cd Uncle Joe wants mo more
 term. He is fighting like Trojan tt
 get it. The best prediction seems t'
 be that he had better keep on fightin! l. right up to time for opening the polls e All-in-all the situation defies andy 5 sis. Some of the factors have beel T stated. Some haven't For exampl 3 the Progressive sentiment amon| s the farmers has grown surprisingly :, It has openly engulfed both Democrat l and Republicans. Both Democrats an s Republicans are counting on the cit. = vote for their strength. And in Chi g cago-the largest single factor in tn
 coptest-the Progressive strengtl l, during the last month has grown re n markably. It has spread through tn = porthside residence districts. In tn e West side ghetto the recent speecl I making of Oscar Strauss Of Ney e York has made a remarkable change = In other districts the strong foreigl t element had it's effect on showing s against Wilson.
 0 The Democrats say that if they cal : hold their normal strength with th'
 split in the Republican party, the. s will win with state and national tick 8 cts. The Progressives say they ar n gaining strength from the Democrats d The Republicans are not saying muci n of anything-except that they vii n beat Roosevelt.
 y The Colonel is admittedly strong il
 Illinois. How strong can't be told be d cause the people are not taking J. There seems to be present those ele 1t ments which make for a landslide g If there is one it will doubtless be fo Il the Colonel Outside of that the ap e pearanees at this time would indicat n close race.