Evening star., 1916-10-03

some peculiar features to these straw
ballots. Ono II that nearly an laboring
men vote for Wilson. while business
mon. travelling mon and others. lfne
them vote for Hughes.
taken on trains. Ono man poiled 2
train the other day after ten rauroa9
men had entered the car. All ten voted
for Wilson
The same men polled an interurban
car that carried a large number OF em-
ployes Of an automobile factory. Prac-
tically all voted for Wilson. Travelling
men on these trains were nearly unit
for Hughes.
These straw votes show another IN
teresting feature. Although there has
been much talk to the effect that Sen.
ator Thomas Taggart, democrat, woulo
run far better than Senator John W.
Kern. also democrat, at election. De-
straw votes show Kern running away
from Taggart
Harry S. New and James e. Watson.
republican nominees for senator. run
the straw votes mean anything or may
be taken as an indication Of the prob:
able result at the election. New and
Watson will win by a big majority.
This development is somewhat sur
prising in view of the intense opposi-
ton Of organised labor to Watson.
Organized labor has always counted
Watson as the special friend and de-
fender Of those manufacturing and
employing interests that fight or
ganized labor to q finish.
Mulhan Matter Revived.
They still point to watson's connec-
ton with the Mulhan anti-labor lobby
scandal at Washington, which ripped
politics wide open q few years ago.
Watson was closely connected with
Mulhall, as was shown by the testi-
mony taken in the Mulhall investiga-
ton by Congress. and Watson has
never been able to square himself with
This Mulhal matter is being used
against him this year. He was bit
terly denounced at the meeting of the
Indiana State Federation of Labor at
Taggart also came In for criticism
at the federation meeting, because he
employed non-union labor on some
construction work at his French Lick
hotel
It has developed, afso, that while q
large majority Of progressives will
vote for Hughes for President, they
are not at all pleased with the re-
publican state ticket. Many openly
declare intention to vote against it.
They give as their reason that the
state ticket was nominated and Is
dominated by the Hemenway-Watson-
Goodrich-Kealing faction of reactions
ary republicans, cause Of tho split In
not propose to stand for it. with the
fight as close as it is In Indiana any
large number of progressives who
might adopt this course would be GER
tain to have a serious effect on the
chances Of the republican state ticket.
Debs Opposing Moss.
There is an interesting situation in
the fifth congressional district. q So
ciaIist stronghold. represented In Con-
gress by Representative Ralph W.
Moss, democrat, and it is said the So
cialists are gaining much strength at
the expense of Mosa
Eugene v. Debs Is the socialist can
didate for Congress. He is making a
thorough canvass of the district. His
meetings are said to be the largest
ever held there by the socialists.
dry county. Hundreds of coal miners
are employed in county mines. Some
new mining properties are being OPEN
ed In one township. and Terre Haute
brewery has started a campaign to
established saloons in that township
by means of a local option election.
The people are up in arms.
Crawford Fairbanks, chief owner of
the brewery, is a close personal. busi-
ness and political friend of Senator
for years, been closely associated.
especially IN politics.
The brewery fight to install saloons
in the dry township has started a
fight Of retaliation. Taggart promises
to be the sufferer because of his well
known connection with Fairbanks.
This fight has spread all over the dis
trict- The drys threaten to make 1t a
statewide fight Therefore. 1t Is ad-
mitted that neither Moss nor Taggart
Germans Consider Wilson.
There is undoubtedly q trend toward
Wilson Of the German vote, a develop
ment Of the last few weeks. From
several cities and counties in which
the German vote 10 strong reports come
| that, while practically all this ele-
| ment was against Wilson a short time
ago. many Germans now give reasons
and excuses for supporting him.
The most interesting feature in the
| past week Is the snappy and vigorous
manner in which the democrats have
met the attack of James P. Goodrich
| republican candidate for governor. He
| charged that under democratic admin
| istration the state institutions were
being managed in a wasteful and ex-
| travagant manner. and has been max.
! ing headway. 1t was only the past
| week that democrats took serious
| notice. But they have met It with q
| complete and extensive array OF facts
| and figures to prove that all increased
| expense which Goodrich declared te
| be extravaganza was due exclusively
| to the higher market cost Of foodstuffs
used in the Institutions.