Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-09
RESULTS LAST TUESDAY MAKE
UNCERTAIN REELECTION OF
PRESIDENT WILSON,.
REPUBLICANS WON ENOUGH
STATES TO CARRY ELECTION
vote Sufficient to Have Controlled
Presidency If Election Had Been
Held Tuesday-President coneedsdIy
Stronger Than Party But How Much
Is Question No One Can Answer.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Nov 9-Altho the poll
ticians are putting all sorts Of inter-
pretations on the outcome Of the vot-
ing Tuesday, with it's heavy wave
against the democrats and in favor of
the republicans, there is one fact on
which all are agreed. This is that the
outcome of 1914 elections insures a
hard and close presidential contest in
1916 so far as can be foreseen at this
time.
1t has become debatable question
whether President Wilson can be re-
elected against a strong republican
candidate. The presidents friends say
he is much stronger than his party.
but on the other hand 1t is clear that he
will have to be. on the basis Of present
conditions, II he is to win the presi-
dency again.
Outcome Is Doubtful.
The opponents Of the president are
already saying he can not be reelected.
OF course. this is something that can
not be told. 1t is impossible to know
how much stronger in votes the presi-
dent is than his party and 1t Is ;c,pos-
eible TO know In advance whether the
| republican party will SO conduct itself
as to appeal to the people or will put
up a candidate who will command
strong support
Nevertheless. it is an interesting fact
that the republicans, on the basis of
the house returns. would have con-
troled enough electoral votes 20 have
captured the presidency last Tuesday
had the people been voting for presi-
dental electors. They would have got
not far from 800 electoral votes. which
is a comfortable majority Of the cleo
toral college
Conditions May Change.
1t is obvious that the exact condi-
tons which obtained in 1914 win not
obtain in 1916. The European war.
presumably, will be over. The bust
ness situation may be entirely differ
emit Different business situation may
be entirely different. Different ques-
lions may be forced to the front.
| Colonel Roosevelt may be running on
a bull moose ticket and when the
colonel runs personally he will COM
naand a lot of votes. The republicans
may name weak or reactionary can
didate Conditions can easily be con-
ceived of wherein Mr.. Wilson, who
Will undoubtedly be the democratic
nominee. VIII have walkaway
But the situation which the more
progressive of the republican leaders
are hoping for is one in which a S,ron g
progressive and vigorous candidate will
he put up by their party. They hope
10 show in the next two. years that
the republican party in congress is no
longer the party Of the days of Aldrich
and Cannon but reha bilitated and
p-to-date institution. That being so.
they believe they can regain control
TWO years from now.
The democratic and the republican
political leaders both are aware that
one Of the biggest battles in the hts
tory Of American politics is looming
up ahead. Already. the leaders about
the president are planning for 1t and
some comforting has been done thus
early in the game That important
conferences among republicans will be
held about the time congress meets is
to be expected.