The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-10-30

A dispatch to the Record-Herald
from its Washington correspondent to-
day says:
ITO political leaders who are ma.
nipulating the strings with view to
carrying the next national election,
the result in the fifth supreme court
district in Illinois Monday, when c.
C. Craig, Democrat, was elected; L. D.
Puterbaugh, Republican, ran second,
and A. w. Shay. Progressive. third,
was decidedly significant.
1.-THE tremendous decrease in the
progressive vote in that election, taxi
en- in connection with the results Of
various special elections held within
the year, is a great encouragement to
Republican.Progr who are pri'
marily interested in the international
get-together movement These election
results are likely to have greater sig.
nificanc wehen the Republican ma
tional committee meets in December,
and later at the special national con-
vention, which the committee IS ex.
pected to call.
The thing now plain to all the as
tute politicians is that the personal
Roosevelt force was the great factor
in piling up the vote which the Pro-
gressive party obtained in the nation
al election Of year ago. Without
Roosevelt's personality it appears that
the Progressives can hardly expect to
run better than a poor third anywhere.
This fact it is believed, will apepar
with undeniable force in the congress.
sional election next fall, If the Pro
gressives go ahead with their program
of nominating candidates in all the
districts throughout the country.
As matter now look, the main effect
of Progressive activity in the 1914
campaign will be the election of an
other Democratic house of represent
atives and perhaps the strengthening
of the Democratic hold on the senate.
1t is being pointed out as most sig
nifcant that in the elections held
since the national election last No
vember, congressional and otherwise,
the Republican and Progressive vote
together, in practically every instance,
has greatly outnumbered the vote cast
for Democratic candidates. In other
words, Democrats have been winning
the eelction, as they did in November
last, by reason of the division among
the former Republicans.
Many of the political observers are
declaring that when this aspect Of the
situation is made thoroughly clear to
the rank and file, the futility of con-
tinuing the factional division against
the common enemy will be realized,
and serious steps taken to reunite
those who believe in fundamental Re-
publican principles. In short, it is
believe that the Progressive slump,
with Roosevelt's personality out of the
equation, will bring about the ANAL
gamation which the get-together pro-
moters are seeking.
The Progressives are not unlikely
to receive considerable encouragement
through the approaching election in
Massachusetts,. II they do make a
great showing in Massachusetts the
most will be made of it, temporarily,
at least, but in the long run it is be-
lieved the general situation will tend
toward a reunion Of the old Repub-
lican forces. The situation is pecu-
liar in Massachusetts,, in that Mr..
Bird, the Progressive candidate for
governor, is much stronger than his
party, according to the opinion Of we'll
informed politicians. He made a
great run year ago, and this year
it is expected that he will poll more
than half the vote he obtained last
November.
It is expected that he will get al
least $4,000, and perhaps 10000 votes
whereas it is doubtful II any man run
ming in his place on the progressive
ticket could poll more than 10000 o,
at the most 10000 votes. The expec
tation Of Washington politicians !.
that the Democratic candidate To-
governor In Massachusetts, will b.
elected as a result Of the present sit
uation and complications.