The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-09-25
PRIMARY DAY
IN BAY STATE
Size Of Vote Exceedingly OlifL-
cult 10 Forecast
sTREAGTH OF pROGR. IS YES
Promise. 10 ors~ largely From Re
pshllesns. rhoDsh u ssss ssss n.
reads Upcn ps~oefsss--oatcner
ssn,on Coates, ,hs storm Centre on
tns Republican Sice

itsston. Sept ~ MAssachnseti
iotefs viil. ID iodays state side iri-
tss1es. nominate candidates W siAis
trcefs. incisclng governor, lieu.
tenant governor. secretary ~ The
commonwealth. treasurer ans re-
reiYsr geGefsi. "a auditor e TIE
common weniih and On attorney gen.
sfsl. sighi executive councillors, iotig
senators and sae representatives, 49,
10 he voted for si the state eleriion 10
~ held On NOV 4.
Anybody who has not nled nomins-
tion papers wilh inr Once ~ the sec.
feiAry ~ che commonwealth and VINO
n.ay decide 20 ASK for the suffrage OF
,hs people on Nov must run 81 an
Independent. on nomination papers
ccftiHcstrs 81 nomination for ONCE 20
~ niiad BY All the voters " the state
must be flied not later than y M on
oct g, aud the nomination papers
themselves must be filed Lot later
than the same hour on Oct Is The
corresponding date for certificates aud
papers for All other Offices 10 be- fillej
AT the state election is Q y. IN. /.
Oct 10.
The acute problem Is the size % to-
days vote. over Il. the rraciieal
politicians OF all parties are at sea
General Apathy has. 80 far as surface
Indications are concerned, been In
Command al along the line, except
where there are Sharp local ecnieyts
for senators and representatives..
which Will have a tendency 10 bring
the voters 10 the polls.
no mixed Is the situation because
o. the birth Of the Progressive PARTY,
and other conditions, that comparison
with the votes OF former years has but
little yaine
The entrance ~ the Progressive
party makes this especially true In
the frst place, there IS no contest for
state Offices on that party's ticket
The Progressiyes have drawn more
heavily from the Republicans than
they have from the Democrats. at
though they have made no ineon-
siderable inroads upon the last named
party Just how many OF them VIII
follow their leaders advice and refrsin
from voting In today's primaries their
rrst opportunity 10 vote as Pro res
siyes" In primaries. they having be-
come a legal political party" at last
years eiectionl Is problemaiical
This tends TO add 10 the difiicultv OF
estimating the size Of todavs Repuhli.
can vote for the gubernatorial nomina
ton. Some usually shrewd Republi-
can politicians fear that II may drop
from W 900 last wear 10 anywhere be-
tween 80 600 and 70 900
lnasmnch as there is no contest for
rrst place on the Democratic ticket 4
that between Barry and Long Tor see
ond place and the Mansfield ~ CoeirI
battle for state treasurer ana the local
nights must be relied on 20 bring out
the Democratic vote.
The Gardner BENTON contest for the
gnbernntorial nomination Is tie storm
centre on the Republican side The
eyes Of the politicians Of all PARTIES
are liked on II Nine out OF ten OF
them viii say. II you ask them 10 pre-
diet the outcome. n all depends on
the size OF the primaries II there Il
4 heavy vote Gardner will win II II
~ light vote. Benton's chances are
better