Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
REPUBLICAN PARTY
rs GAINING GROUND
Some Interesting Facts Regarding
The Three Leading Political
Parties.

We have frequently been asked
in the recent past how the Republic
can party, the Progressive party and
the Democratic party were showing
up in comparative strength. We
were unable to give the inquirers
such information as they desired.
Last week, however, we noticed an
article in the Red Oak Express that
seems to answer about all of the
questions and for the benefit of
those interested in the political
complexion throughout the country
we reprint it as follows:
"A. B. Adams, Progressive can
didate for congress from the Ninth
District, gives seven reasons why
voters should Join his party, but
none of them will appeal to the citi-
zen who makes a study of the Pro-
gressive record up to date. The
chief reason for shying clear of the
Progressive Party is that it is a
decadent organization-a dead one,
In common paralance. No political
party in the history of the country
has ever gone to pieces so quickly
and completely as did tie Roosevelt
conglomeration. This is not idle
assertion on our part. The follow
ing statistics addressed by the North
American Review to Colonel Roose-
welt himself prove it beyond per-
adventure. The Review says:
I'VE have already directed your
attention to the obvious pining away
of your political affinity. So. doubt
less did the more valiant of your
lieutenants during your many con-
ferences. But did they indicate the
full extent of that decline? Did
they tell you that only 4S,253 of the
444,3S9 Pennsylvanians who voted
for you participated in the recent
Progressive primaries, while the
Democrats lost 10000 and the Re
publicans actually gained $1,000 and
polled $4,000 more than both parties
combined; the recent bye-elections
of congressman resulted as follows:
In Iowa. Republican gain 2,000,
Democratic loss 1000, Progressive
loss 10000; in New Jersey, Repub-
lican gain 1000, Democratic loss
1000, Progressive loss 5000; in
Maine, Republican gain 5000 Dem
ocratic loss $500, Progressive loss
$500; in Massachusetts,, Republi-
can loss 1900, Democratic loss 5000
Progressive loss $500; in West Vir-
ginia. Republican loss LOO, Demo-
cratic loss 5000 Progressive loss
$500; that in New York the Pro-
gressive enrolment has dwindled
to beggarly 10000 as against
$1,000 votes cast for you in 1912;
that in California the Republican
enrolment exceeds that of either
Democrats or Progressives by more
than 100000; that South Dakota,
which gave you 10000 majority, has
recently nominated a stand-pat Re-
publican Uuited States Senator by
5000; that the recent State election
in Arkansas. showed Republican loss
5000, Democratic loss 1900, Pro-
grtfssiye loss $4,000; that in the
Maryland Senatorial election the Re-
publican vote increased 10000 and
the Progressive vote decreased
$4,000; that in Schuyler County,
Pennsylvania. the Republican enroll
ment increaced 10000 and the Pro-
gressive enrolment decreased 5000;
that in Allegheny County. where
Taft receivd only $4,000, the Repub-
lican enrolment now is $4,000;
that Omaha. Nebraska shows Repub-
lican gain 1000, Democratic loss
1000. Progressive loss $500; that
the Republicans swept st, Louis at
the spring election and carried the
leading Progressive district in Chica-
go; and. finally.K that few, IL any,
Progressives have been elected to
the legislatures of states which gave
you the strongest support"
And the Review might have added
to its startling array of figures the
results of the recent Iowa primary:
Republican .-...............-.,-......14 las, 900