South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-06
DEMOCRATS WILL
WIN IN COUNTY
Candidates Confident That
Count of Vote Will Place
Them on Top.

Re little activity in South Bend
Tuesday Factories will - closed
10 allow their employees 10 20 70 the
polls and banks and other insti-
tutiOns that are closed on legal hol-
idays will not he doing business. The
polls will open at o'clock in the
morning and will remain open until
s o'clock in the evening.
Until a week or 10 days ago many
people were bemoaning the fact
that it was a quiet campaign locally.
They pointed out that the voters
were not taking much interest in
the election on any side and that
the campaign was being marked by
q lack of enthusiasm.
Things Livened Up.
During the past week things have
livened up and on the eve of one OF
the most important elections in the
history Of the United States, interest
Is at it's height. Tuesdays voting
is expected to bring out the largest
poll in the history of the county,
for the registration figures have sur
passed those Of any other year.
Both the democrats and republic
cans are confident of carrying the
state and nation, but the democrats
claim that the &. o. p. confidence is
a sham in the hope of drawing the
few remaining doubtful voters into
their ranks. Among democrats the
republicans say they can see moth
ing but victory, but ap:ong them
selves and while in confidential
moods many of them will admit that
the outlook is far from bright.
St. Joseph county practically has
been conceded to the democrats by
the republicans. The &. o. p. candi-
dates Monday put in a few final
ticks in an effort TO grab votes, but
most of them gathered in little
groups around the republican head
quarters or on the street corners.
discussing the outcome among them
selves. 1t is practically impossible
to secure a bet on the county ticket
as a whole or on the individual can
didates. Democrats are offering
odds on their candidates and are
taking odds that the republicans will
rot elect a candidate in the county.
Wilson To Win Sure.
One of the leading democrats of
South Bend and the county predict
ed that the county would go for
Wilson and other democrats by
plurality OF between 2,400 and
? ZOO. It is expected that the pres
ident will lead the ticket with one
of the county candidates in second
place.
For the first time in history the
sixth ward is claimed by the demo-
Gratis as a sure thing. This ward al
ways has gone TO the republicans in
rational elections and four years
ago went for Taft by a large plu-
rality. This year the democrats
claim the ward unquestionably and
expect to gain between 900 and
1900 votes for the ticket in this
ward alone.
End Campaign Tonight.
The democrats will close the cam
paign tonight with meetings TO be
held at Warsaw and Linden hall,
and at a hall on Kemble av. y. L.
Piotroski Of Chicago will address
the Polish voters at Warsaw and
Linden halls, while speakers will be
provided for meetings to he held at
Walkerton and at other places
around the city.
Organization meetings were
scheduled to be held in practically
every precinct Monday evening so
that everything would be set for the
election. Republican meetings Of
the same kind also were scheduled.
Republicans viii make their last
effort to get voters by bringing Ray
mond Robins to speak at the
high school auditorium tonight.
Robins was one of the big progress
sives in 1912, following Roosevelt
from the ranks OF the standpatters
that year In 1914 he was the pro-
gressive candidate for United States
senator from Illinois. but now he is
back with the old line, having fol-
lowed Roosevelt, who is slated by
the republicans as secretary OF
state, If Hughes is elected.
Robins VIII Talk.
Tonight's meeting of the repu Bill
cans is an effort TO get back the
progressive vote, but. from all ap-
pearances the 3. o. p. leaders in the
county have failed. Francis Z.
Lambert. former progressive dis
trict chairman, was slated TO intro
duce Robins TO the audience and
tell how he had come back 10 the
old party. Lambert, however. re-
scented the republican methods Of
getting him back and he turned
down the invitation. The former
district chairman. along with many
others who supported Roosevelt four
years ago. has come out for Wilson.
Betting on the outcome o. the
election was light in South Bend
Monday Democrats came out with
large sums OF money, but there
was no Hughes money in sight The
boards were covered with plenty OF
money that the president will be
elected. and various other demo-
cratic bets, but the republican bet
tors were not on hand. Several bets
on Hughes that were placed early
Monday morning were withdrawn.
after they had been there only a
short time.
At one place in the city where
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