Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-18
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS LOOKED
 FOR IN CONNECTICUT.
Town Reports Indicate That Party is
 Reunited in This State.
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 Hartford, Oct. 17.-At the close of l the meeting of the republican state i central committee here yesterday the l based on careful study and l canvass of the situation in each of the 16S towns in the state were analysed, l with the result that a statewide sum- mary of conditions was compiled by the state central committee officers.
 The reports-every one who reported was impressed with the necessity of understanding rather than over estimating so that an unbiased sum- mary of the probable vote might be secured--indieate that the republican party in Connecticut is reunited in fact, and that not more than 5 per cent. of those who voted for progress sive nominees in 1912 will vote for other than republican candidates on Nov. 7.
 Points to Republican Success.
 This estimate points to republican success in Connecticut in 1916 There can be no other way of Interpreting the figures. And it means republican success in the state by large majori- ties. In 1912 the vote in Connecticut was: Roosevelt 34,129, Taft 6S,324, Wilson 74,561. By adding 95 per cent. of the Roosevelt volt to the repu-bli- can vote of 1912, the result not con- sidering the new voters this year, in dicates @ republican vote in 1916 of more than 90,000. Considering that the switches from the republican vote of 1912 to the democratic party. in 1916 to be as great as the switches from Wilson in 1912 to Hughes in 1916-and there is every reason to believe that the switches will be greater to Hughes than to Wilson-the outlook if for re- publican success by a large majority.
 h Er,I-1 4 1, new voters of 1916, men who have moved into the state or who have reached their majority since 1912. A careful canvass of this feature of the situation has made it certain that more than half of the new voters will vote republican on Nov. '.
 Remember Tariff Laws Effects.
 A canvass of some of the largest in dustrial plants of the state-a fine tooth comb canvass which has been more effective than hundred stray votes could be-has indicated that the sentiment of workers in manufactur- ing plants this year is as strong for protective tariff as it was in 1912- when both republican and progressive parties stood for protection of wages and together boiled nearly 30.00O more votes than the democratic candidate, who stood on a platform of tariff for revenue only and whose party subse- quently put into effect a tariff so low that it not only did not provide suffi- cient revenue but required a war tax when the nation was at peace to se- cure money enough to meet the ex- penses of the democratic congress, the most eXtravaSant congress in history.
 The tariff is considered by the in dustrial plant employees of the state above everything else the reports of committeeman indicated. The Gecetv- aiont -bn1Jr jCS11a ic through by Connecticut voters The men in the factories are thinking of the nine months under the Underwood tariff up to the day when the Euro pean war came and established a bar rier to importations of cheaply made European products as effective as a republican tariff and at the same time provided war bride prosperity which will disappear the day peace is de- clared. They remember those first nine months under the Underwood tariff, when factories throughout Con- necticut were running but three days a week, when forces were reduced even for those ethree days of work weekly when skilled mechanics were glad to find employment even shovelinc snow. and when hundreds were appealing to municipalities for any kind of work.
 Talk of "GoId Brick" Bill.
 Even in railroad circles, several of
 
 faction is beginning to arise over the eight hour bill One of the committee men reported that at q large meeting held last Saturday in this state to discuss the Adamson bill and it's pro- visions delegation of railroad men was present to get information about the bill. The railroad men were frank to admit that they were beginning to see the probable effects of the Adam son legislation, an dthat they did not like it. One of the railroad men quoted the recent expression of Charles E. Hughes that in the Adamson bill a gold brick" had been handed to the railroad men.
 The reports from rural communf- ties, too, indicated that these repub- lican strongholds are to be depended on this year to return larger than usual republican maiorities.
 The conclusion reached by officials of the committee after considering the reports was that the election will re- suit in large majorities for republican presidential electors and that Governor Holcomb and Senator George P. Me Lean will be reelected by larger ma jorities than ever the most optimistic had hitherto expected.