The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
Assert That Republicans Have
Voted With Wilson.
MEXICO THE ONE EXCEPTION
Personality and Past Service Of Hughes
Prove the Big Assets Of the Repub-
licans-Roosevelt Expected TO Array
Great Portion Of the Bull Moose Vote
Against Wilson.
BY w. DUNN.


issues"
The remark was made by a newspa-
per man who was searching for the
main points In the campaign.
1t reminded me OF that long conven
ton day In Chicago when SO many
candidates had been presented to the
Republican delegates. II was after
Senator Fall had placed Theodore
Roosevelt In nomination and the crowd
was industriously shouting for Teddy.
| was down I'm one OF the aisles talk
ing with some of the delegates when
the small Roosevelt procession was
marching by. There was n red faced.
coatless man among them, who was
pushing his way along and shouting
Justify. He glanced from right to left
and saw the delegates sitting or stand
ing without much interest.
"Hurrah for Teddy shouted the en-
thusiast. "Everybody's for Teddy
but the delegates!"
Wilson Has the Issues.
The Democrats express the opinion
that President Wilson has the issues
In this campaign. They claim that I'm
legislation he has had his party do all
that the people wanted and as a proof
OF ii point TO the fact that all the legis-
lation urged by the president has been
supported by Republican votes and
especially by Progressives. who for the
time being had returned to the Repuh-
lican fold.
They say that the Republican sup
port given TO the Wilson measures has
deprived that party OF issues. Not only
In legislation, but on many foreign
questions, the president has had Re
ception, but In nearly every move In
Mexico there have been Republican
votes indirectly supporting the Wilson
program, particularly In furnishing
supplies and forces to carry out the
acts of the president.
That is what the Democrats mean
when they say they have the issues.
What About the Jewish Voter
There Is concern among Republicans
and satisfaction among Democrats re-
garding the Jewish vote, which may
become IA great factor in the election.
1t is said that 1t will be cast largely
for Wilson on account OF the selection
OF Brandeis for the supreme court and
because the Jews are a peace loving
people.
The Democratic slogan, He has kept
us out OF war" has found Judgment
among the people, and it may be that
the hope of the Democrats as TO secur
Ing the Jewish vote may be realized.
Their Big Asset.
Almost without exception the Re
publicans are banking on the person
ality and past service Of Hughes TO
win the election. They believe hat the
same forces which compelled his nomi-
nation when he was not "A candidate
will be a tower Of strength when elec-
ton day comes They believe that a
man whose personal and public life
has been such as TO compel the opposi-
ton to fight the supporters of Hughes
rather than Hughes himself will be the
big asset for the party during the cam
paign. This has reference TO criti-
cisms TO the effect that certain ele-
ments n interests supposed TO be
obnoxious TO the public veal are said
to be for Hughes. OF course 10 one
expects that kind OF opposition will
amount to very much in view of the
public career of Hughes. The Iiepub-
leans are inclined to laugh at the sug-
gestion that any public act Of Hughes
could be controlled by anything that
did not appeal TO his judgment.
Roosevelt In the Campaign.
While both parties have been trying
TO corral the bull moose of four years
ago, the Republicans say the real
round up will not occur until Roose-
Welt enters the campaign. They ex-
pect that he will sound the horn which
will attract the big body Of the herd
and that long before election day the
larger proportion of the bull moose
will be back In the Republican party.
Ii this turns out as predicted 1t ought
to be fairly easy to forecast the result
Of the election.
Indiana With New York.
Indiana and New York invariably
vote for the same presidential candf
date. That is why Indiana as well as
New York Is the great political battle
ground. In the years 1876, 1880. 1884,
1888 and 1892 the maJorities ranged
from 2,34S TO 1925. showing that the
state was very close. The Republicans
reached high tide I'm Indiana In 1904,
when Roosevelt had n plurality Of o.
Oh. Taft in 1908 had 10, 731, and VIII
sons plurality four years ago was
119,SS3. But the Republicans were di-
vided that year, so the figures are not
a guide this year.
Besides having both vice presiden-