The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06

election to the United states senate IN
a vote getting race of scarcely less i'm
portance- There are 35 vacancies to
be filled in the upper house Of the ma
donal legislature Regardless OF
which side is successful in the presi-
Dental race, they must elect senators
to hold majority in the upper house,
if they expect to put thru their legis-
lation- The Democrats are now in the
majority The G. O. p. has set out to
elect ten Republican senators out of
the 35 to be chosen, and Republican
chieftains tomorrow will scan with
considerable anxiety the popular chief
considerable anxiety the popular vote
for senator in the 3S states where the
people are expressing their Will on
these candidates
Next to the senatorial race in i'm
portance, comes the voting for con-
gressional nominees
There are 436 members of the low
err house to be elected, not counting
territorial delegates The present
house of representatives shows a
working majority for the Democrats
Of % votes. counting 1871 Republicans,
s Progressives, l Independent and 1
Socialist as the minority, against 229
Democrats.
Paramount Issues of Both Sides.
Republicans hope to sweep this ma
jority into the discard
Briefly summarized, the two great
parties, will stand tomorrow for these
only the outstanding issues:
DEMOCRATS:
Wilson kept US out of war
A vote for Republicans is a vote for
war.
Wilson stands for peace with honor
and prosperity
The tariff for revenue policy has
proved its entire workableness.
REPUBLICANS:
Weakness of the administrations
Mexican policy.
Warming of the chaos which will
come after the European war, if the
Democratic tariff is maintained and
Europe dumps her goods mere in the
race for commercial supremacy.
False prosperity due to the Eu-
ropean war.
The Surrender to force" indicated
in passage of the Adamson eight-hour
railroad bill.
Broken promises by democracy as
to protection of American citizens
abroad; reduction of the cost of liv-
ing; and as to economy and efficiency.
Swing Progressive Vote.
OF most importance, in the minds of
the leaders OF the two great parties, is
the swing which the Progressive vote
OF four years ago will take tomorrow.
OF the trifle under 10000, 900 of
popular votes cast in 1912, nearly 81
100000 were for Roosevelt and john
der the Progressive emblem. That five
million of votes, delivered in one
block, would be sufficient, it is con-
coded, to elect either Wilson or
Hughes.
But leaders on both sides today
pointed out that the OBJECTIONS of 1912
were from both parties and in the four
years which have passed away many
of that five million have re-aligned
themselves The Progressive split in
June of this year, when Roosevelt
sought to swing endorsement of the
party he led in 1912 to Hughes. has
brought claims from both Republicans
and Democrats that the major part
of the five million votes will be with
them tomorrow Many prominent Pro-
gressive leaders have endorsed Will
son. probably a slightly larger num-
Der have endorsed Hughes How the
rank and file will vote is likely to de-
termine the election.
Labor and Hyphenate Vote.
The five million of Progressives is
one block" vote which mas been
sought after assiduously by both par
ties There are two other blocks for
which there has been considerable
vote.
Democracy expects the labor vote 20
De sohdly lined up for Wilson and
Democratic policIes-mainly because
OF President Wilson's solution, thru
the Adamson law of the Threatened
railroad strike. President Gompers. of
the American Federation of Labor. IS
actively supporting the present ad-
ministration- Democratic leaders also
think their prese 1t slogan of prosper
Ity VIII influence workingmen to vote
for Wilson and Marshall
On the other hand, Republican lead
ers are confident Candidate Hughes's
assault on the Adamson bill as a sur
dCr- to
of the collective principle of bargain
ing for which labor has so long fought,
viii make labor vote for the Repub-
lican principles
G. o. P managers also think a
powerful impression has been made in
the false prosperity revelations
which Republican orators have so Wig
orously pounded home
As to the "hyphen' vote-Democrat-
&c leaders have sought to make cam
paign material out of the outspoken
support by several "hyphenate" lead
ers of the Republican candidates Re
publican managers have steadfastly
maintained complete ignorance of the
fatty denied any agreement of any
kind whatsoever with any faction or
group of naturaIized Americans
Woman Vote an Enigma
One other feature of interest in the
voting tomorrow will b. the part
which Will be played by women yot-
erS
In at least one state the women have
an opportunity 20 decide the electoral
vote of that state. In Illinois there
are approximately 10000 women reg
fstered and ready to vote for the first
time or a presidential and vice presi-
Dental candidate. In Montana a
woman is running on the Republican
ticket for congress. In Washington
and Oregon votes of feminine ballot
ers may have a direct bearing on the
way the states throw their electoral