Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-05
RESULT OF TUESDAYS BALLOT
ING INDICATES TREND TO.
WARD REPUBLICATION.
CLOSE sEcoND-TERM
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENT
New York Result Eliminate. E.ihu
Root From Among Presidential Pos
sibiIities-Justies Hughes May BE
Put Forward by Empire stats-Gains
Shown by Republicans.

Washington, Nov. administrator
democrats and the republicans are in
practical agreement on the following
indications of the results Of the cleo
tons yesterday:
That the drift Of the voters back to
republican control of the government,
which was evidenced in the congress
sional elections year ago, is contin-
uing.
j That the progressives are forsaking
their party and casting their votes
more generally for the republican than
for the democratic candidates.
| That President Wilson, while strong
er than his party, will have to make a
hard fight for reelection next Novem-
Der.
Puts Root Out Of Race.
That former Senator Root, Of New
! York, who dominated the New York
State constitutional convention and
the new constitution, is definitely out
of the running as the republican presi-
Dental candidate in consequence of the
| overwhelming rejection of his work.
That Associate Justice Hughes Of
New York, looms up as the best bet"
of the republicans for the presidential
nomination.
That the retirement of Governor
Willis, of Ohio, from the presidential
race and the republican gains in the
Buckeye state strengthen the presiden-
+, tial candidacy Of former Senator Bur-
| ton.
Wilson Silent on Result.
| President Wilson declined to COM
ment upon the results Of the elections,
and his political advisers claim they
are not significant because only local
questions were before the voters.
Nevertheless, before the elections
took place, the administration sup
ported Walsh, the democratic candi-
date for governor in Massachusetts, the
democratic candidate for the legisla-
ture in New Jersey. the democratic
caa didates in Maryland. and the demo-
cratic candidates in Kentucky.
The democratic slogan in Massa-
| chusetts was "a Vote For Walsh Is q
vote for Wilson.
! The democrats in New jersey ap-
pealed to the voters to assure dem
ocratic victory, pointing out the In
terpretation that would be placed by
the country upon the defeat of the
democratic candidates in the presi7
dents own state.
In Kentucky, Stanley, the democratic
candidate, who was elected, enjoyed
the hearty Endorsement of the presi-
dent.
Gains Of 6. o. p. Shown.
Here are some of the comparative
figures cited by the republicans to-
night.
1nHa 10 GOV
173,O0O Taft $4,000 and Roosevelt
10, OO0
In 1915, Walsh, democrat, received
229,312 and Mccall, republican, 1885,
91s-a plurality for Mccall Of 6,6o6.
In 1912 Kentucky gave Wilson 21s.-
OOo Taft $4,000 and Roosevelt 10000
plurality for Wilson Of 100000 votes.
| In 1915 Stanley. democrat. received
plurality of less than 5000 votes.
In 1912 New Jersey gave Wilson
plurality of $4,000 and the democrats
had a majority of forty six on joint
ballot in the state legislature.
| In 1915 the majority given the re-
publicans on joint ballot is nineteen.
| In 1912 Maryland gave Wilson
plurality Of $1,000. In 1915 Harring-
| ton, democrat candidate for governor,
81
received plurality 5000.
National Issues Govern.
, The political advisers of the presi-
dent assert that only local issues were
before the voters. A study OF what
| has happened, however, convinces
democrats as we'll as republicans that
these national matters had an in
fuence with the voters:
| 1. Dissatisfaction with the tariff.
Former Vice President Fairbanks made
this an issue In the Kentucky cam
| paign along with other criticisms Of
the administration.
2. Dissatisfaction Of German-Ameri-
cans with the presidents European
policies This, is asserted was evil
denced by the course Of voters Of Ger
man American extraction in Baltimore
and in the twenty-third congressional
district Of New York.
| 3. Disapproval, especially by Ro-
man Catholics, of the presidents Mexi-
can policy. Attention Is called in this
| connection to what happened in Mary
LAND.
These deductions are Of such
moment as to attract the attention of
the President and those associated
with him. In his d. A. r. speech the
president practically declared he
wanted no other voters in the United
States than American voters. During
the coming campaign he is expected to
make this predominant issue.
| Wilson TO State Stand.
I His coming speech before the Man
haitian Club In New York City will
clearly express his views and will an
nounce some Of the cardinal features
Of ais platform for reelection. So far
as the tariff Is concerned, the admin
istration is determined not to modify
It except with reference to sugar. the
duties upon which will be restored for
revenue purposes.
Had the President figured person.
ally in the elections the democrats
here say the result would have been
VERY different from what they WERE
They are confident there Is q great
silent vote which will support him at
the polls next November, but which
during the elections yesterday COM
cerned itself wholly with local mat
tiers. The democrats have come TO
realize, however, that there Is hard
shedding ahead and that they must
prepare for bitter campaign.
The meeting Of the national demo-
\ oro tn cornu1{ffoo will ho Aovofod n