The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-28
The FavorIte In and Out Door
Sport In Washington.
ANALYzING wOMENS VOTE
Why Those In the West Cast Their
Ballots For Wilson, While Their Sis
tiers In Illinois Preferred Hughes.
SuthsrIand's Defeat . Distinct Loss to
Senate-Ranks of Able Men.



Telling how 1t happened continues to
be the favorite amusement in Wash
ington among the Republicans who
have been coming here for the session
OF congress. Nearly every one can
show how several small acts might
have materially affected the election
aud instead Of Wilson 1t would have
been Hughes for the next four years.
The close vote In a number Of states
gives them the opportunity to show
these things and to complain about
how the election was lost by non
activity or by mismanagement here
and there.
The consensus Of opinion Is that
these factors worked for Wilson all
the time: He kept US out of war, high
prices for farm products. the women
vote In western suffrage states. the
Mormon vote In the intermountain
states and the general hesitation about
making a change when the country
was enjoying prosperity.
Illinois and Other Women.
OF course the question Is asked.
How do you explain the vote Of the
women Of Illinois for Hughes and of
the women In other suffrage states for
Wilson,"
The answe by those who have given
attention to the subject Is that the
women of Illinois have only partial
suffrage. They vote for president and
some OF the other Offices. but none of
those named I'm the state constitution
nor for members Of congress. Women
OF Illinois were very much impressed
with the declaration by Hughes I'm ia
vor OF the federal constitutional amend
ment, al its adoption would give them
the remainder of suffrage which they
do not now enjoy. In the other suf-
frage states the women, save for a
few leaders, are not particularly In
terested In the extension of suffrage.
They do not care very much whether
their eastern sisters secure 1t or not:
they were far more interested In peace
than suffrage extension.
And that is the way 1t Is explained
that the women In the suffrage states
carried the country for Wilson. while
Illinois voted for Hughes.
More Farms, Says Wilson.
President Wilson told the grangers
there ought to be more farms and more
farmers. That has a tendency to en-
courage the advocates Of reclamation
Of swamp lands to greater efforts.
There are 100000 acres of these
lands. They are the most fertile lands
In the world, and they have the ad.
vantage of being near rail or river
transportation to markets.
Retirement Of the Justices.
During the last years OF the Roose-
Welt administration there was talk
about the retirement of Chief Justice
Fuller In order that Roosevelt might
name Taft for chief justice. In dis
cussing this subject with a neal rela-
tive Of the chief justice one day he
replied to my inquiry by saying. God
will retire him."
That same remark a be applied to
Chief Justice White. Justice McKenna,
Justice Holmes and Justice Day, -four
members OF the high court whose sue
cessors may be named by President
Wilson In the next four years. They
will not retire. but will die In the har-
ness, as most OF their predecessors
have done.
Nine Months' Pay.
The question OF an extra session in
wolves nine months pay-nine months
for n crowd or another. II II should
be determined that the Republicans
and independents are to have control
OF the house the 100000 In patronage
will 60 with them. In case there Is no
extra session the Democrats now hold
ing the jobs will be sure to hang on for
nine months.
When President Taft called an extra
session In the spring OF 1911 to pass
his Canadian reciprocity bill his action
threw all the Republican employees Of
the house out Of nine months pay,
which was welcome to the Democrats
who took their places.
I'VE gained nine months pay at that
Time" said one Of these employees,
'and 1t looks as II we were going to
hang ON for nine months next year"
Regret Loss Of Sutherland.
It IL evident that the Republicans
regret the loss OF Senator Sutherland
more than any other man. Demo
Gratis, too, save for their party desires.
wish that 1t might have been some
other man than Sutherland who was
defeated. The Utah senator Is regard
ed as n of the ablest men in the SEN
ate. q mar Of strict integrity. gentle In
manner, learned In constitutional law
and precedents, singularly equipped
for national service. He win be = dis
tlnct loss to the senate.
It II = curious electorate that In one
otate VIII defeat : man like suther-
land and n adjoining states cAoess
mon q sunll calibec