The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-20
May Furnish Next G. 0. P.
Presidential Candidate
SENATOR BORAn TALKED OF
Big Vote Both Candidates For Presi-
dent Received Due to Fact That Many
States Had Granted Suffrage to Wo-
men-SmaIl Hope Of Republicans
Capturing Senate.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Nov. 2O-fSpeciai.l :
For four years the Republicans will
hunt for a hero. After the election of
1912 they INDUCED In the same pnstimc
With the object Of finding "A man upon
whom the standpatters and the FRO
gressives could unite. Then came the
election of 1914. and IL was thought
that they could elect any one they
should nominate. BY the time the con
vention Of 1916 was held they discoy
cred that II was necessary 10 nominate
a man who would secure the support
OF Roosevelt and prevent his running
ON a third ticket. Hughes was that
man. Ii may be that Hughes will
again be the man OF the hour, and the
Republicans may look forward To 1920
with the same candidate as the stand.
ard bearer. But 1t Is not probable.
Hughes has not the same hold upon
the people as Bryan md Roosevelt.
Looking 20 the West.
As the Democrats won their victory
III NhC WtSts IL N Bututut TINT AhF IE
publicans will look to the west for a
candidate. The man who looms large
In the western states during the next
four years has a good chance to secure
the Republican nomination.
Hiram Johnson In the largest figure
In the west at present. but the charge
that he was responsible for the defeat
Of Hughes In California will initiate
against him. More than that. IL il safe
to predict that J%ohnson's course In the
senate will ALLEVIATE many Republicans
in a few years
eorah . Possibility.
Senator William r. Borah was much
In the public eye during the early
stages OF discussion or presidential can
didates in 1916. and 1t is possible that
he may become an important figure In
the next campaign. Perhaps It will
no longer be said that u man from a
small state and In the Rocky noun
tain region cannot be considered. Per-
haps Borah may be considered as the
man who represents the progressive
ideas prevailing In the west and which
seem strong enough to elect a presi-
dent.
Bear This In Mind.
During the four years In which much
legislation was passed, much OF It un-
der the whip and spur Of President
Wilson. nearly all measures Were sup
ported by Republicans In both senate
aud hnnan Il 10 trtsA TINT thu Adam
son law had only La Follette's vote
on the Republican side In the senate.
but there was a mighty strong Repub-
lican vote for the measure among Re
publicans In the house. Bear In mind
that this cut quite a figure In the re
cent election.
The e;s Vets.
1t must be remembered that the big
vote both presidential candidates re-
ceived was due not only to the interest
In the election, but to the fact that
many states had doubled up since
the last election by granting suffrage
to women. The increase In five states
follows: Arizona, 28.000; California.
100000: Kansas. 254.0O0; Montana,
03.O00: Oregon. 10000: Washington,
100000. President Wilson's pluralities
were increased largely by the women
votes. which were cast for him on the
peace idea.
In the southern states, where the Re
publicans have no organization and
cast very few votes. Wilson received
about 10000 more votes than four
years ago..
Canadian Sympathy.
sympathy with Canadians and = pro
ally feeling on account OF Canadians
who had died and were wounded IN
the British cause had some effect upon
the election. 1t accounts to some ex
tent for the comparatively small Re
publican pluralities In Maine and Yer
mont, the close vote I'm New Hamp
shire and the reduction OF the Repub-
lican vote In counties along the Ca.
madam border in all the states touch
ing the Canada line. 1t was another
phase Of the peace issue.
Looking Forward.
BASED on the vote OF the recent cleo
tion, the Republicans do not gain much
hope In looking forward to the next
election with a view Of capturing the
senate. 1t looks as IL they again might
break even' In the senate, losing
some seats and gaining some. or
course In the Isl OF q landslide they
would win enough seats to gain con-
troll. 1t vas only . landslide which
would have won them the senate thus
this year. 1t is true II they could have
held the Republican seats In states
like Rhode Island, Delaware, Utah
and New Mexico they would be In bet
fer ahanA fwo warn hnnco