Evening star., 1916-10-02
Reports Now Indicate Election
of Both Republican -Candi-
dates for U. S. Senate.
SITUATION IN WISCONSIN
RATED AS UNPROMISING
La Follette's Personal Campaign In
jury to Hughes-0hio, Illinois
and Michigan Counted Safe.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

CHICAGO, October 2.-Some
confidential reports coming to
Chicago which are available today
indicate improvement of condi-
tons in Indiana sufficient to war
rant the republicans in counting
confidently on carrying the state
Moreover, there is now said to be
prospect that the republicans will
capture both United States sena-
orships instead of one, as they had
counted on earlier in the cam
paign.
Watson is coming across as well as
New" is the burden of the latest re-
ports. The bettered republican pros
poets are said to be due to a splendid
organization, effective party work. ad-
herence of business men to the re-
publican side and tremendous awak-
ening to the Importance of the. issue
raised by the passage of the railway
wage bill by Congress.
Wisconsin Not So Promising.
That is bird's-eye view of a neigh
boring state looking southwark from
western political headquarters. A
squint to the northwestward is not
quite so pleasing to the republicans
Wisconsin looks far from good to
them. owing to the activities of Sena-
tor La Toilette in his own behalf ex-
cfusively, and is ignoring of Hughes
and the national ticket
The senator is looking after La Fol-
lette. and from all accounts is making
a good. job of it. 1t is said that the
way things are drifting it might be
possible for Wisconsin to split the re-
suit SO as to give the electoral vote to
Wilson. the senatorship to La Toilette
and the governorship to the republic
cans.
That is a suggestion sufficient to
thing can happen in Wisconsin along
present lines. it is declared
Ohio May Need Attention.
Turning the political gaze south
eastward for another bird's-eye view,
the republicans find that, Ohio may
HcCu dlSchtiou ldto Inc state Is De-
lieved to be sure for Hughes and for
Herrick for the senatorship, but the
governorship has some entanglements
on account of the liquor issue.
There is liquor issue in the guber-
Material contest in Iowa, too, which
may threaten the republican candidate
for that office, but Iowa is expected to
give an old-time rousing republican
plurality on the electoral ticket.
Michigan is counted safely republican
on the presidential ticket. notwith-
standing the influence of Henry Ford
and the big Wilson vote in the automo-
bile factories. Col Roosevelt is ex-
influence and the republican farmers
vote to counterbalance the labor vote.
Situation May Change.
I These bird's-eye views of neighboring
territory show the situation five weeks
in advance of the election. The pano-
rama may change as the two parties
continue their drives for possession
and retention of the middle west, which
is to be the scene of the big battles
President Wilson has yet to make his
Hughes and Roosevelt are to take an
other wliirl through.
Illinois will be found in the republican
column, although they are not talking
&bout such pluralities as they were
claiming six weeks ago-three hundred
thousand and upward. They are talking
a hundred and fifty now or less and
resentatives in the House and picking
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