The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-31

Mr.. Wilson is exceptionally wei
known, cast 575 Republican votes and
only 262 Democratic votes. Four
years ago at the election, Wilson had
1853 and the combined opposition 706
These figures show what a change has
occurred in Mr.. Wilson's home Dor
ough.
"In Massachusetts,. where the Demo
'ratic fight was over the gubernato
lal nomination, the total vote was
81.052. while in the Republican pri-
maries Gov. Mccall, unopposed, re
ceived 1922.
Back on the Pacific Coast, the pri.
maries in the State OF Washington
showed exactly the same kind of re.
suit, 214.66O. voting in the Republican
primary and only 34,970 in the Demo.
cratic primary. The Democrats have
been making some talk about carrying
Washington. That means that they
only expect about 10000 Of the Repub.
licans who voted in the primaries to
vote the Democratic ticket at the
election There is fair example of
the quality of the Democratic claims
wisconsin. Michigan. Illinois. Kan.
sas and Ohio, in the Middle West
have all given the same kind OF an in
dication. In Kansas, for instance.
1895 voters cast ballots in the Re-
publican primaries and only 47,445 in
the Democratic primaries. The Dem
ocratic managers have not yet had the
audacity to claim Kansas, but they
have talked about carrying Michigan,
Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin. But in
each OF these states the voters have
shown at the primaries what they
would do in November. In Michigan
284,640 votes we're cast in the Repub-
lican primaries and only 29,935 in the
Democratic. In Illinois 1908 Re-
publicans voted in the primaries,
against 1S9,343 Democrats. In Wiscon-
sin, S3,072 Republicans voted In the
primaries, against 39,5O1 Democrats.
New York state gave precisely the
same kind of indication, 29S,097 Rspub-
lican votes being cast at the primaries
and only 1878 Democratic votes.
"Of course, the primary vote is
never as large as the vote at the cleo
| ton. Election day is always y holi-
day, and the polls are o"n1 I'll day
long. Primary day in most states is
not holiday and the polls are usually
open considerably less than the full
day. The full vote, therefore. is never
polled at a primary, but there is one
striking feature of all these primary
votes, the meaning of which is abso'
lutely unmistakable. This feature is
the great preponderance Of interest
OF the Republican side. In every case,
without exception, it was the Repub-
ucan voters who had the interest and
took the trouble to go to the polls. No
clearer evidence could be given of the
intention of the voters to manifest
their Republican preference on No
vember 7.
'In none of the states outside Of the
solid South, where a primary election
has been held this year. has the Dem
ocratic vote come within hailing dis
lance of the Republican vote.
5000 Switch in Maryland.
Down in Maryland, a similar indi'
cation has been given at the registra'
ton, where intending voters express
their party affiliations for the ensuing
year. In this registration the Demo
Gratis have lost more than 1000 and
the Republicans have gained more
than 1000, making a net change OF
more than 5000, or considerably more
than enough to overcome the Demo
cratic majority at the last election.
THE Democrats have been enter
tanning themselves with amusing
claims about the possibility of their
carrying Pennsylvania. We are just
In receipt of the figures Of the enroll
ment In Philadelphia, which shows
/ 242,54S voters enrolled as Repub'
licans and 1868 as Democrats.
"These figures are incontestable
They show beyond possibility of ques
ton how utterly preposterous has
been the rainbow chasing of Demo
cratic managers. Their claims that
President Wilson is going to carry
half OF the Northern states, including
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin
and several more, are not entitled 10
any consideration. They are nothing
but the vaporings of lot OF anxious
politicians who do not know where