Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
N0h[N ABANDON.
CAUSE 1t Polls
svFFRAcisTs or WEsT DESERT
PARTY AND INTERESTS IN
sALLoraNo.
LEAoEss FAIL 70 DELIVER
WOMEN VOTE 70 HUGHES
Fusr to w''.." # Fac. Of Opposite"
to Susan D. Anthony Amsndmsnt BY
President and EspousaI BY Rspubti-
can MISREPRESENTATION Similar IN
California, ksnsas, Nebraska, Etc.
tArthur5 Sears Henning, in Chicago
Tribune.)

AS Gompefs failed to deliver the
labor vote to Wilson in Illinois, New
York. and many other great industrial
states. SO the women's party and the
suffrasist leaders failed to deliver the
woman vote to Hughes in the equal
suffrage states Of the far west, which
was the principal scene of this appeal.
Hughes stood for the national en-
Reimbursement OF women by means OF
the pending Susan B. Anthony amend
sment1 to the. constitution. Wilson is
against national enfranchisement and
stands for state determination of this
question.
Inasmuch rs Hughes advocated un-
qualifiedly ali that the suffragists
sought to accomplish they believed
him entitled to the support of all
women voters sincerely desiring en-
REIMBURSEMENT. The woman's party
was founded to organize the 100000
women voters OF the equal suffrage
states in support of Hughes.
Best, Showing in illinois.
The effort was signal failure In
Illinois the women made the best
showing, But the As per cent of the
women who voted for Wilson evidently
were mot moved by the arguments of
the suftragists, even with end in view
Of completely. enfranchising themselves.
Z In the Ear western equal suffrage
states the suffragists and the woman's
party failed TO deliver even a majority
fsthe woman voters. Arguments fav-
s..:.:::ss NNy....scn far outweighed with the
woman voters the promotion of the
suffrage cause for which Hughes stood.
For example, the cry that Wilson
kept US ont Of war set Kansas aglow
with admiration. The women particu-
larly hearkened. Altho the ballots of
the women were not separated from
those of the men 1t is estimated fully
Is per cent Of the female electorate
voted for Wilson.
kahsass and cappsr. xs
Kansas was particularly receptive to
peace ut any price arguments. for it
always has bosn opposed to progress
sive national defense.
Governor Capper. who was reelected
by an overwhelming majority, while
Hughes lost the state. put the soft
pedal on republican views Of national
defense mall his speeches. He made
n0sca1npaign fDr Hughes. The repub-
lichH gtate committee never undertook
any positive and comprehensive boom
ing or the Hughes candidacy.
The Kansas progrcSsives remained
of the republican reservation in large
numbers. William Allen White pro-
fessed 70 be dUwnhearted over the fr,c-
ton between Hughes and johnson in
California. Victor Murdoch came out
for Wilson. Henry Alien was con-
s;picuous exception. for he worked hard
for Hughes.
Nsbraska Also afraid
Similar conditions prevailed in Ne
braska, which Wilson carried by a.
900. AZ In Kansas, the farmers were
prosperous as never before. with war
prices for their produce. They were
prone to ''let well enough alone" and
to believe Wilson kept US out Of war"
The republican state committee made
no aggressive campaign against Will
son. Their candidates for senator and
governor were dry" the democratic
candidates were "wet.n Bryan was
iighting for prohibition and incident
ally helping dry" republican candi-
dates.
Traded IN North Dakota.
AuNoTtH fOt4NOt<t Tic HIcpuoIiCau~ledu-
erS sacrtA0ed Hughes to Senator Nc
Cumber, who was up against a hard
fight. According to the reports from
that state. there was a deal of vote
trading. TrVn winch Wilson ana Nc
Cumber benefited. The most powerful
political ofganfzation in the state Is
the Non-partisan farmers League. 1t
Endorsed the republican local candi-
dates and professed to remain neutral
on the presidency but leaned toward
the president.
This Organization also has a foot
hold in western Minnesota, in which
the sentiment appears to have been
about equally divided between Hughes
and Wilson. Prosperity and the peace
at any price argument helped IRE -as-
ident greatly in Minnesota as in North
Dakota.