The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
PRESIDENT FOUND PEACE CHIEF
 ISSUE ON TRIP THROUGH WEST

and Iowa. They have already sent out word to the army of campaign orators engaged in trying to win Illi- nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, the Dakotas, Colorado and Kansas for the Democratic ticket to adopt the key note of peace enunciated by the Presi- dent in his Omaha speech.
 I, Republicans Surprised.
 The Republican campaign manag- CTS were frankly astonished at the enthusiasm aroused by the Presidents 5 visit They had been led to believe by the local leaders of their party that the President was destined to en- counter frost" The national lead CTS of the party engaged in exploit ing MT. Hughes admitted privately to- day that the Presidents grip upon the affections of the people was firmer than they had been led to believe. As result of this conclusion it is not improbable that MT. Hughes will be provided with a schedule during his coming tour of the Middle Western states that will tax both his physical and oratorioal resources.
 At the banquet of the Nebraska Historical society last night, at which the President was the guest of honor and during which he made five-min- ute speech, several of the best inform ed Republicans of the state expressed their surprise at the personal ovation given him during the day and admit ted that the party stands a very good chance of carrying the state.
 The only dissent to this opinion ap- peared to come from the admirers of former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, who is said to have expressed the opinion that MT. Hughes would carry the state by 25, 900. MT. Bryan is not regarded in Nebraska as very good prophet. He is render ing yeoman service to the party by making speeches in other states.
 Contest to Be Close.
 A majority of the/Democratic lead CTS of Nebraska, as we'll as several actively engaged in trying to carry the. state for the Republican candi- dates, agree that the contest for it's eight electoral votes is going to be pretty close, with the chances favor ing President Wilson. The influences that appear to be operating to this end are the popularity of the Presi- dents peace program, the friendship of the labor organizations because of the eight-hour law and the generally prosperous and contented conditions that prevail in all sections of the state-a prosperity, exceeding in eX- tent any previous period in the his tory of the fifty-year- state
 A canvass of the 394 counties of it undertaken by the Democrats justifies them in predicting that it will fall into the Democratic column next month. They have reason to believe that of the 275,oo0 votes which it is believed will be cast the President will certainly get in excess of 100000.
 In the last general election MT: Wilson received 109,008, MT. Taft 54,216 and MT. Roosevelt 72,6S9.. The total of the Taft and Roosevelt vote ceived by MT. Wilson. The Democrats Republican leaders admit, the almost certain probability of MT. Wilson re- ceiving more than enough of the Roosevelt vote to wipe but the aggre-. gate plurality of the anti-Democratic vote or four years ago.
 The Democrats are apparently the more confident, and say they, will be disappointed if MT. Wilson does not beat MT. Hughes by more than 20,00o. The maximum of the Republican claim seems to be somewhere between 10000 and 15,000.
 Coupled with the national ca4di- dates of each party are several Gon- teets which appear to favor the Dem ocrats. Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock is conducting an active campaign for reelection against John L. Kennedy, an Omaha lawyer. whom MT. Hitch cock has beaten before. In Keith Ne vile the Democrats have an exceAd- ingfy popular candidatef or governor.
 The Republicans have nominated A. l.. Sutton, stand patter," who does not appeal to the Progressive element.