The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-01

these reiterated their faith in tho
Democratic party, but insisted that
president Wilson had betrayed his
party Many indicated also that their
vote for Mr.. Hughes would be the on
" point at which they would separate
from their party and that locally they
would vote the Democratic ticket.
Wilson Craven Coward.
one man wrote across his common
! am still Democrat" underscor-
Ing the word Still" Another wrote
I fought through the Civil war in
the Confederate army and have vot-
ed for every Democratic president
since. including Bryan. but | cannot
vote for craven coward like Will
son who truckles to lot of walking
delegates a large number of the
letters refer directly to the presidents
actlon In regard to the Adamson hill
as determining factor in inducing
them to support Governor Hughes.
In the Southwest. particularly in
Texas. Arizona and New Mexico
where the enrollments have been very
large. the signers have indicated that
the administrations lack of a con
ststent Mexican policy was deter
mining factor in their attitude. The
enrollments in the Alliance from
Texas is one Of the largest from any
state in the Union. II includes half
q dozen mayors Of Texas cities and
big proportion Of prominent bust
ness men. Some Of them even 20 so
far as 10 express the BELIEF that the
anti-Wilson sentiment in Texas is
strong enough to carry the state for
Hughes.
Another state near the top Of the
list in the number of its enroIlments
in Tennessee. This state elected \
Republican governor short time ago.
and should in any event. be classed as
doubtful
In view Of the active revolt against
Wilson this year ii is believed that
the chances OF carrying it for the Re-
publican candidate for president are
brighter than they have ever been
since the Civil war.
Florida Restless.
The enrollments from Kentucky.
where all indications strongly point
to Hughes victory, and from Ar
kansas, North Carolina and Virginia.
are also extremely heavy.
Florida is another state, not usu-
ally considered as worth of much at
tention by Republicans, which is
showing unmistakable signs of rest
lessness under Democratic rule. Dur
ing the last four years there has been
an extraordinary influx of northern
settlers into Florida. In many towns
the population is pre-domnantly of
northern extraction. These men have
usually acted locally with the Demo-
cratic party and there has been no
opportunity for them to take stand
on national issues. This year an ar
gressive campaign is being put up on
behalf of the Hughes ticket and the
enrolment in the Hughes Alliance
would seem to indicate that Florida
may be placed in the list of doubt
| full states.
The enrolment from Arkansas to
date exceed those from Massachu-
sets. Any doubt as to whether Calf
fornia is alive to the situation pre-
sented in the present campaign is
dissipated by the fact that that state
stands first on the list so far as num-
Der Of coupon enrollments is con-
4 cerned. A great many Californians
have written letters to say that they
are Hughes Progresslves. From
southern California enrolment cards
have been received from number Of
prominent Democrats.
Every man who enrolls in the
Hughes Alliance receives one Of the
little bronze Hughes Alliance badges
and is afforded an opportunity to en-
roll his friends in the Alliance,
Increases Daily,
In many parts of the country news
papers are reprlnting the Hughes AL
lance coupons in their columns ey-
cry day, AS fast as enrollments are
received at headquarters, they are ar
ranged by states and wherever state
Organization has been perfected, the
enrolment is sent in duplicate to that
| state, Only a part OF the work Of