The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-17
STATE
ENDORSES THE PRESIDENT

A
Savannah News: Those who have
kept posted on political sentiment
throughout the country were not sur
prised that the Democrats were sue
cessful in the state election in Maine
on Monday The Issues were largely
local but there was national politics
in it. The Democrats depended
largely for success on the popularity
Of President Wilson and the success
of his administration and the outcome
shows that they showed good Judge
1nent in doing so.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor was elected by a substantial
plurality. 1t is true that the Re
puiblfcans elected three congressman
and the Democrats only one, but that
is the way that the delegation stands
NOW. AS a matter of fact Maine was
strong Republican state until the
Progressive party was organized.
Most of the members OF that party
were Republicans, though many had
been classed Democrats. But for the
Progressive party it is probable that
the Repu blicans would have won by
small ma jority in Mondays election.
Maine, however, can no longer be
claimed as a Republican state. Be-
cause of President Wilson's populari
ty lit is practically certain that If he
is the democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1916 he will get her cleo
toral vote.
The vote was large one, larger
than that cast in the last presidential
election, showing that there was un-
usual interest in the contest. The in
terest was to a very consid eraIble ex
tent due to the introduction of nation
al politics by the democrats They
recognized that the presidents pop
ularity would be extremely helpful to
their cause and they used it to the
limit
Naturally the Progressives are
greatly disappointed. They expected
big vote. Some of their leaders
even. claimed chat it would be as large
as was their vote in the national CAM
paign in 1912. AS a matter of fact
it was very. small, showing that the
Progressive party doesn't amount to
much without Col. Roosevelt. He
counted for a great deal in the cleo
,tion of 1912 but he wouldn't count
for so much now He has been los
ing popularity steadily lever since
that election. He received approxi-
mately $4,000 votes. The Progress
sive candidate for governor on Mon
day received III ,443 The Progress
sives have gone back to the parties
which they abandoned in the 1912
campaign.
If Col. Roosevelt should be a can
didate for president in 1916 on a Pro-
gressive ticket tre wouldn't get nDany
more votes than did the Progressive
candidate for governor. 1T seems
safe to say that if The fails in his eff
fort to get the Republican nomina-
tion for president in 1916 he will NOT
be presidential candidate at all. He
is good enough politician not to run
a DOSING race twice in succession.
Assuming that the Maine victory of
THE Democrats was largely due to the
lpopuIarity of President Wilson there
will he very little opposition to his
renomdnatio and if he should be re-
nominated it is almost certain that
The would be reelected The people
have confidence in him. Repu blicans
as well as democrats are sounding
his praises. Above all things the
people want in the White House a
imam i'm whom they have confidence, a
man who tries to keep the country
out of trouble and who makes party
success second to the country s well
fare The country has come to be-
aieve that President Wilson is such
man.