The sun., 1916-10-31
INDIANA FOR HUGHES
BY 10000 AT LEAST
Survey Of Situation Shows Re.
publicans Are in a
Strong Position.
NEARLY ALL MOOSE BACK
Democrats Lack Newspaper
Support and Are Handicapped
by Tcrrc Haute Frauds.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. 3o.--1ndiana.
which has heard more specches from
Mr.. Hughes than any other state and
is TO have him again for two DAYS be-
ginning tomorrow, Is likely to give him
a plurality OF at least 10000. The OFF.
rial Republican prophets make their
minimum 10000. Tom Taggart SAYS
Wilson will win by 100. 900. but since tho
year 1895 the event has always bclicd
Mr.. Taegart's predictions excep: IN 1912,
when every forccaster wa. right.
I%ndiana's next door n%cighbor. Ohio. Is
"dcubtful' from a Republican stand
point. Nobody in the Middle West wilt
be surprised ~ Ohio goes enormously
for Wilson. There Is no essential dif-
ference between the population, Of the
two States. Cross sections on tho slide
Of a gigantic microscope would show
about the same kind Of Americans. nor
mally behaving In the same way. think
ing the same thoughts, ~pronouncins their
RS with equal vigor.
Why then the political difference this
year" Back East tho analysts seem tn
have some trouble in making II out. To
one on the ground the reasons are oh
vious. They are TO be found In local
conditions not apparent to the distant
observer.
Points 81 Di0erence.
In the nrst place the Indiana Repub.
ilcans have the best state organization
In the country. This OF course gives
sA~.~ n u...t aA.au U,t a pntifi,al
machine without a big grist OF votes to
grind Is no better than a .hreshinS ma
chine in the Mojave desert. Ohio's ma
chine has the erlst.
Secondly. In Ohio most OF the power
full newspaper influence Is on the SIDE
Of President Wilson. from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer in the north To the Cincin-
natl Enquirer on the south--'hc En-
quirer being nominally Independent. but
OF great service to the Democrats
through the favorable presentation OF
Wilson news
In Indiana the situation IL exactly re-
versed. Few journals of weight are sup
por,ing the President. This publicity
factor Ia a tremendous ono in directing
! tho thought OF the two states In oppo-
site directions. Middle Wcstcrners. espe-
| ciaIly the farmers. swear by their news
papers. ..X..,
Moreover. Ohio q Republican
| State government, for or against which
! there is TO particular feeling. The ono
!! campaign rests on national Issues. ana
as pointed out In these dispatches yes
terday, Il haa been especially hard "
Ohio 10 drive the Republican througt
hides tou9hened by exposure TO war time
prosperity.
In Indiana the state administrator
and many cities have been Democrats
since 1908. Whether or not the Demo
Gratis have been ~extravagant no outsider
can say on shirt notice. but the Indiana
voters generally believe that they have
and the revolution against the Democrats
on this score will count heavily in favor
the Republican state ticket and OF Mr..
Hughes.
Taxes Are Boosted.
Tax rates are away up. In some
counties the rate on tangible ana visible
property is $3.50 m each 800. Those
who have heard the roar that goes up IN
New York when the tax passes So will
APPRECIATE the plight OF the Hoosiers. The
Republican candidate for Governor,
James p. Goodrich, Is making lower
taxes his issue.
He's for a constitutional amendmen'
limiting the rate 10 ! or Ia per cent
| and for an equalization law that viii
bring ou, OF hiding huge quantities OF
| property now untaNcd. Because OF this
| ngh, Goodrich Will probably run we,
ahead OF the rest OF the Republican
ticket. but he is urging the claims OF Mr.
Hughes jus, rs earnestly as his own.
Again. a good many Indiana munich
palities have been scandalized in the pas
| three years by the acts OF their election
| officials and other officers. Wholesale
| indictments and convictions In Terri
Haute are only one instance, In nearly
al! cases the c~ulprits have been Demo
Gratis. Revision against them and thcii
party r. another factor that Is MAXIM
Indiana Republican this year.
There Il still another item that reall,
should have been mentioned first--th'
Progressives. In no other state ha'
their return 70 the parent party been 81
nearly complete. This is probably du'
more han anything else 70 the concil'
atory policy adopted by the State Re
publican chairman. Will Hayes. sine
1914, his predecessor. Fred A. Sims. ant
Mr.. Goodrich. who was chairman 70
ten years and "A noted as an organizer
In Indiana the latchstring was no
merely left hanging for tho Progressive
10 pull. The door was throw open, Tn