Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-11-04

WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
By Arthur w. Dunn

Washington. Nov Especial lit
may be that the country is going to
have an object lesson in woman suf-
fragc Il may be that the votes Of
women will decide the election. Sew
eral months ago in this correspondence
! said that this might happen by rca-
son of Illinois becoming the real piv-
otal state. just now it seems that
such an event Is not impossible At
least the manner IN which the differ
eut men i'm charge of the campaign are
fighting for Illinois would indicate that
they think it is a mighty important
state at this juncture. Aud nearly ey-
crybody agrees that the women voters
of Illinois are going to decide the is
sue in that state
Illinois Suffrage Law.
For long time there was IA great
deal OF doubt whether the Illinois suf-
frage law permitted women to vote
for presidential electors, and IL may
be there IS still a legal question in
VOWED. But evidently the Illinois au-
thorities have agreed that the law is
.. X. in this particular for no ques-
ton has been raised. In case Illinois
women do decide the result the man
ncr In which the Illinois law was pass
ed will 10 doubt come iii for cOnSid-
cradle notoriety. The way four WON
en- workers corralled the Illinois leg
islature and secured the franchise for
litical rraulng
Sentimental Vote.
Are women going to he practical or
sentimental? That question is being
put TO the women who are now so
much in the limelight. the women OF
Illinois, who seem 10 be holding the
balance of power in the presidential
contest Are the women going to be
sWayed by their feelingsY Are they
going TO vote in sympathy or ON prac-
tical lines? Wei. it will only be a
short time before we shall see what
this experiment leads 20 in extending
the franchise
Looks Rosy to Hoke Smith.
Senator Smith Of Georgia returned
from IA campaigning tour In the west
and he did not let Hughes have ii sin.
gle state west Of Pennsylvania. 10
him it was the landslide which Chair
man Mccormick said it was going To
be and has continued 10 insist that It
must he Hoke claims even Iowa and
Minnesota, where, he said. the presi-
dent has been gaining grounds
ION the Other Hand"
The Georgia senator's optimistic
view was somewhat dampencd by the
calm aud more dispaSsionate view of
Timothy r. Aushcrry, formerly con.
gresham from Ohio, but now Judge
lie said the danger to the Democrats
was "Overcontdence," a disease from
which they have suffered In times past.
particularly in the Bryan aud Parker
campaigns. II is the idea Of Ansherry
that many Democrats may go to sleep
on the job and let the hardworkmg
Republicans get away with them at
the last moment
A Frail Reed.
The politician that leans npon the.
other fellow or faction of the other
fellows party often has flan reed
for support The Democrats have lean
ed on the rrogresslyeS They can't
SEQ how it is possible that the large
number of Republicans who left their
party four years ago eau return, par
uaularly as It must have been plain to
them at that time that In voting for
the third ticket they were aiding IN the
election of a Democrat WHY" ask
these Democrats. will these 100000
Republicans return 10 the old partyg'
OF course that IS n rather uncertain
quantity upon which TO base hopes Of
success.
hut the Republicans are leaning too.
They are counting upon Tammany dis
affection In New York to make that
state certain for Hughes. So 18th mar
ties have hopes based upqn uncertain
political quantities.
Won't Be Interested.
Not for week cor two viii the pec
Pile bee able to get up any interest IN
what Carran1a is doing or whether or
not he is losing his grip in Mexico.
Some way our people have not been
able 10 make Mexico ot much impor
lance. political or otherwise. during
The past few months
A Red Hot Fight.
The rumhiugs of ID rcdhot 6sht
reach Washington rrpm West virginia.
where Howard Sutherland and senator
Chiffon are hp~t)iu,v fav q, Snat an an,