The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-17
Presidents DiCtatiOn Is Arousing Those in Democratic 0T-
 ganizatiOnS.
G. 0. P. HAS TEMPTATIONS
Republican Leaders Are out of Sorts because Hughes WilI Not
 Seek Them.

NEW YORK, Aug 12-(speciaD- - Just swinging into It's stride, the presidential campaign of 1916 finds both regular parties facing serious trouble in their own family circles, the New York Herald says in It's political review
 The Democrats arc displeased with what they term the dictation of Presi- dent Wilson The Republicans are irritated because Charles E. Hughes listens to the socalled "highbrows" and politely ignores the old.time party leaders.
 To the unbiased observer the bas- tie which is now on in its prelimiu- ary stages promises to be a highly interesting one.
 The Democrats have been taking stock very thoroughly and they have reached the following conclusion;
 The so-callod German vote is quite likely to be all against President Wilson, but it always has been large ly Republican anyhow.
 Republicans to Vote for Wilson
 Throughout the nation there are hundreds of thousands of Republl. cans who will vote the Democratic ticket solely because the President has kept the country out Of war.
 Business is better than ever before and as a result a great army of Republicans who hitherto have voted the Republican ticket because they feared ruin would accompany Dem ocrauc rule, will vote for the Presi. dent
 On the other hand. the Republicans have figured the situation out about like this:
 Voters generally are opposed to the President because of the Mexi- can imbroglio. and will vote the Re- publican ticket no matter whether the nation gets into war or not
 The state elections of the last two years have shown that the swing is decidedly toward the Republican par ! ty. and states which have been Demo- cratic since the last presidential election are certain to so Republi- can this year
 The Progressive party is dead as smelt," despite the bubbles which l frequently come to the surface, and the great majority of 4,115,S37 per sons who voted for Theodore Roose- welt in 1912 will be back this year in the Republican party.
 There is no question that the Dem ocratic party Is filled with dlssatis- faction. There is no doubt that within the organization ranks there arc large number of influential men who don't care particularly whether Democracy is victorious or not in November.
 c. O. p. Leaders Indifferent
 To offset this there Is unques- tionably disposition on the part of some of the leading Republicans to sulk. The spirit which expressed itself through the "Cld Guard" at the Chicago convention is finding expression again. Some of the men who have followed William Barnes not only are lacking in enthusiasm for Hughes but are said to be in. different regarding what happens to the national ticket
 President Wilson first reused the ire of his party leaders by dictatlng who the officers of the National Committee should be. The antagon- ism has been deepened by continued suggestions by the President It is understood that he has placed his veto on several men chosen for important compositions by the mem bers of the committee.
 Where the PeeVe ls
 Fitted against this again is the piquc Of prominent Republicans be- ! cause Hughes has shown no dispOsi.