South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-23
Rosy Dreams of Republicans
Fade Away as Wilson Gains

apparently for that purpose. in an
adjoining building Many such in
stances abound.
The results OF accurate polls tax
en- in large manufacturing establish
ments in Indianapolis are being cir
culated here now with enough def
niteness 70 them to make them worth
while. In all OF the results OF these
polls the Wilson predominance.
among the real voters, is so tremend-
Gus that il is actually causing sur
prise among democratic workers
themselves. II is declared that a re-
cent poll at the Ford plant in this
city discovered some votes for
Hughes in the office force OF the
plant. but mot "A single Hughes"
vote was recorded among the other
workers at the plant. At the big
poll showed Wilson sentiment pre-
dominating by to l.
Betting on Wilson.
Perhaps the most positive evil
dence OF this immense trend OF senti-
ment towards the democratic ticket
is voiced in the betting boards
throughout the city here or
rather in the weeks changes in these
boards A week ago odds OF 10 TO 8
on Hughes were not uncommon. To-
day IL practically was impossible 10
obtain odds on the race. either way.
Plenty OF Wilson money is in sight.
Plenty of money on Sens. Taggart
and Kern is in sight One man has
offered a forty-acre farm against
$4,000 that Wilson will be elected.
A bet. placed on the boards here at
heavy odds that TagRart will he
fourth man in the senatorial race,
was snapped up. The entire trend
Of the betting during the week has
been away from Hughes and to Will
son. Local gamblers confidently
prOphesied late this week that next
week would see the odds in Indiana
betting rooms favOring Wilson as
against Hughes.
The reasons underlying this sud
den trend towards Wilson cannot be
completely analized, according to
leaders here in both parties.
Perhaps the best explanation of the
peculiar situation that has arrested
the attention of men in both parties
this week. came from a newspaper
man, who is intensely in favor OF the
election OF Wilson. He said, The
sentiment, / believe. has been there
all the time. but it has not been
aroused Until this week"
Sentiment for Wilson.
The writer of these dispatches
I
at Acton, little town in the center
of the farming community in the
southeastern end of Marion county
Democratic speakers, including Gov.
| RalstOn, were on the program. Twen-
| ~ of the persons who attended that
meeting-there were some 800 or 400
there. were interviewed personally
as TO political conditions in their
particular communities One out of
! the 20 spoke strongly in favor Of the
Hughes candidacy and said the re-
/ publican farmers Immediately sur
| rounding his home were going TO
vote for Hughes. lie said il was a
| question OF "upholding the honor Of
the nation" and that he and his
| friends would welcome war. il nee
essary, to place the honor of Amer
lean on its proper plane.
Every other voter interviewed was
in favor OF the reelection of Wilson
and Marshall and practically every
one said the democratic state ticket
was his choice as we'll One farmer.
| 20 years old, said the farmers in his
community were enjoying the most
prosperous conditions in their history
and that he. personally. was N bet
ter shape than at any time since the
/ Cili war"
Wilson Every Time
| Am 1 going 10 vote TO change
these conditions? ?" ne asked. We'll.
1 should say I am not It's Wilson
every time for me-"
Several OF those interviewed at
this meeting declared that republic
an farmers. living in their immediate
neighborhoods. were refusing to dis
cuss politics, yet every little while
they would break out in praise OF
| Wilson or OF something that no had
done for the farmer. The rural cred
its law, the reserve banking law. the
| labor legislation and other active
( ments of the national administration
seemed implanted deeply in the
hearts OF these men of the rural
J communities and every one, with the
! exception noted, declared his belief
in the success of the democratic
ticket this November. former
| progressive from Shelby county and
a democrat from Hancock county.
were among those interviewed The
progressive declared that the repub-
| lcan leaders in the state were much
| in error in their contentious that the
| progressive vote has affiliated with
the republican party in 80 per cent
of the cases. This man. who is a
graduate OF Indiana university, said
| he had returned to that institution
| some days ago and that everywhere
he found prOgressives intently boost
| ing Wilson. He said he. personally
was going TO vote for Wilson and
that he was sure thousands OF the
progressives in Indiana were going T.
do the same thing. He attacked
Watson. Goodrich and others Of the
republican leaders. as the same
crowd that horse whipped US in
1912" and said the progressives-at
least so per cent. OF them. in his
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