Evening star., 1916-08-19
STATE HAS NOT SHARED
"WAR BORN" PROSPERITY
100000 Women Are to Cast Their
First Vote for Presidential
Electors.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

straight issues of protection and
preference for republican as
against democratic policies. This
result will follow the balloting in
November, notwithstanding the
existence of a strong sympathetic
feeling for President Wilson,
which has not been lessened by
Mr.. Hughes visit:
1t will go republican simply be-
cause there are more republicans
than democrats in Oregon, as
there have been for many years
up to 1912, when some of the re-
publicans went off with the bull
moose party, led by the personal
ity of Theodore Roosevelt.
Subsequent elections and registra-
tions have shown that the bull moose
are returning In numbers to the old
party. Local republican leaders esti-
mate that the republican ticket will
claim 30 per cent of the progressives
next November.
Returning to Old Party.
There are no senatorial complica-
tions in Oregon to mix up the cam
paign. and the fight is a straightaway
contest between the two old parties.
An important new element in the bal
loting will be approximately 100000
woman voters. who for the first time
will vote for presidential ticket,
forming practically 40 per cent Of the
vote of the stafe.< (. :
and main to capture the, woman vote.
The democrats have, a separate wom-
ans organization, while the republi-
cans have invited the women into. the
regular Hughes alliance side by side
with the men.
Hero Worship a Factor. 4
1t is claimed by the democrats that
they have the edge on the republi-
cans with regard to the support of the
women on temperamental and senti-
mental grounds. They assert that the
women are enthused to the point of
fervency over the idea that President
Wilson has kept us out of war" and
1t is claimed that the devotion to the
Presidents cause on this ground is
raised to pitch of hero worship.
The republicans say that the women
are not idealizing the situation to such
extent. but are taking practical con-
| siderations into account, such as the
market basket and the rent money, as
well as the broad proposition of the
difference in the attitude of Mr.. Hughes
and President Wilson on nation wide
suffrage.
Being mere man. deponent sidesteps
| analysis Of the psychology of the feminine
| attitude and let's 1t go with the state
ment Of claims on each side. That there
| will be a heavy registration of women Is
| assured since there is a recurrence of the
| liquor question in the state through pro-
posed amendments to the Oregon liquor
law, and the women will go to the polls in
| force That issue, however, will have no
bearing on the national politics further
than to get out the woman vote.
Tariff Live Issue There.
Oregon is fruitful ground for tariff dis
cussion. as the state has suffered from
prostration of its lumber industry, which
is laid to the tariff. Oregon probably has
profited less than any northwestern state
out of the war and there not only is no
fictitious prosperity here. but less than
normal good times.
| Mr.. Hughes plowed deep and sowed
well this favorable ground for tariff dis
cussion in his speeches and received a
response every time. His reception in
the state was fiattering and his person
atty won him the favor Of the public as a
4 genial person.
| EolIo,xtro aIo,-
ground Of criticism Of him il encountered
and that is voiced and enrendered hv
the democratic press, and a certain eroun
OF papers under ono management in thi,
ana other states supposedly non-partisan
but as a matter of fact distinctly hostile
| to Mr.. Hughes. and expected soon openly
| to support President Wilson
That criticism is that Mr.. Hughes
attacked the President of the United
States" and based upon the contenfion
that the President is Immune 10 mar.
tisan criticism because Of his ONCE.
Sympathy for President SOUGHT.
Very adroitly Mr.. Hughes animadver.
sions upon the democratic party are
merged into alleged attack upon tn.
President himself and sympathy sourb,
to be aroused for the President there.
by.
This 10 having certain degree Of
effect. in the opinion of unbiased loca
observers. and will turn some pro
gressive votes to the President, but tn,
republicans think 1t will wear away a,
the campaign progresses and the actua
The labor vote is being assiduously
worked by the democrats. A west coas
longshoremen's strike 10 on and demo
cratic workers are passing the wore
) hal Nc tr,N,x
The German vote of the state is wei
organized and hostile to President vii
son.
Local organizations of both partie,
!, are I'm 0nnd Wnrkinx