The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-12
hiPHEN VOTE SPLIT.
IN MOST STATES IN.
Recent ELECTION
German-Americans Acted To-
uether In Only a Few Com
munities Last Tuesday.

vote, which was expected to do such
great things. failed to accomplish them.
for different reasons In different States.
In some States It was because the
0erman-Americans refused to follow
their leaders, and voted for Wilson or
Hughes, according to their ancient
party predictions. or for other rea-
sons, Just as other men did
In other States the German-Ameri-
cans followed their leaders so ostenta-
dously as to arouse the wrath OF other
Americans in much larger numbers. and
son.
In one State. Maryland, they turned
because Roosevelt was supporting
Hughes. and there they voted for VIII
son for hyphenaS reasons. In other
states they put their prosperity above
their allegiance to the Fatherland one
such State was Illinois. In others they
were too few to accomplish anything.
Split in Wisconsin.
The German vote In Wisconsin did not
stick together. though Hughes. gained
n.ts0 votes In twelve German counties.
In six typical Scandinavian counties
Wilson gained 1903 over his vote four
years ago. while Hughes ran LIZA be-
eino the Republican vote, giving the
President net advantage OF 3177.
while the German propagandists,"
ent, took Democratic voters by thou
sands from President Wilson, enough
Republican voters took their places to
make up the loss and give Wilson 10000
ago" w " N -
He CARRIED Milwaukee by 1000. but
II was not Democratic victory. as Is
shown by the fact that not a Demo-
office carried Milwaukee county.
Hoboken Ia often called a German
city. but the Germen-American vote
was not swung to Hughes by Its So
called leaders there. The Germans OF
Hoboken voted just as did other citi-
zens. dividing as did men Of other an
cestry.
What They Did in Maryland.
In Maryland the Germans voted for
Wilson. He got, not only the German
Democrats. but a large majority of the
German Republicans. The German vote
In Maryland Is about 10000. of whom
from 5000 to 10000 are in Baltimore
city.
The rest are mostly In the western
counties, which include Hagerstown.
Frederick City. and Cumberland. About
a third of the German vote, particularly
In Baltimore city,, is normally Demo-
cratic and the rest Republican.
Germans active In politics In Mary
land say that a large majority. probably
vote went to Wilson because OF Roose-
"The change of sentiment" says the
Times Baltimore correspondent was
noted here after Roosevelt's first
The German vote helped to swell the
majority for France, the Republican
candidate for Senator. and some say
that II actually elected Fred -Hihlman.
the Republican candidate for Congress
Ia
represented in Congress by David j.
Lewis, the Democrat who was defeated
by France for Senator.
No Effect in st. Louis.
Instead Of losing the German vote in
Missouri, the Democrats actually made
gains.
IAN analysis OF the vote" says the
Times st. Louis correspondent. Tin st.
Louis and In Missouri counties which
have large German population, shows
that the so-called hyphen issue had
Germans followed party lines, and II
anything. favored Wilson"
The Republican leaders had predicted
that Wilson would be slaughtered In In
South st. Louis which are populated
largely by Germans.
In these seven strong German-Amer-
loan wards. President Wilson ran only
IL a
Colonel Gardiner. the Democratic candi-
date for governor
In the Countless
In the two counties. st. Charles and
Gasconda. where the population is
party lines with a leaning toward Will
son. Roosevelt6s speeches are not cred
tied with having any Influence In an
tagonizing Germans there. Prominent
thnr hnf t6n N n n
simply decided to let well enough
alone"
The Thirty-second Pennsylvania Con-
gress district is Overwhelmingly Ger
has represented It for twelve years. has
always been extremely popular with
them.
But the Democrats carried the district
for the first time since 1917. and In that
year they carried II only by combina-
tion with disaffected Republicans.
In Cincinnati the German Americans
did obey their leaders. There their
vote, which Is little more than third
Of the total, was cast almost solidly for
Hughes, who received a majority of
about 1900 In Hamilton county. But
when you get outside of Cincinnati this
situation ceases.
I'm the upstate districts" says the
Times Cincinnati correspondent, this
vote was divided about equally"
The German vote of Washington.
while 1t went heavily to Hughes. was
not an important factor.
In Minnesota the indications are that
the German vote went to Hughes, and
may have given him the State.
In the rockribbed Democratic State
OF Georgia, where nothing could be &C
complished. the. Germans scratched the
Presidential ticket.
The Oregon German-Americans voted
almost In a body for Hughes. 1t Is esti-
mated that they cast more than 2,0OC
of his 125. 600 votes.