The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-11
Wilson Puts a Crimp in
Their Importance to
an Election
Won VICTORY WITH
OUT THEIR SUPPORT
Johnson Snub Hurt Hughes
in California and Lost
Him the State

New York, Nov. ll.-Woodrow Wilson
has been elected president without the
votes of the heretofore supposedly in
dispensible states of New York, Indiana
and Illinois. He has won without aid
from three Democratic leaders whose
domination in those states is popularity
accredited them in the title 'boss." They
are: Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
hall Tom Taggart of Indiana and Rog-
er Sullivan of Illinois
Only two other presidents have been
elected without the vote of New York.
One was Grant, in 1868 The other was
Rutherford b. Hayes, and his election
over Samuel j. Tilden in 1876 is the
closest parallel in American political his
tory to the close race of 1916
Politicians all over the country will
await with interest the administration
treatment Of the New York City, Hi
nois state and the Indiana state Demo-
cratic organizations.
The consensus of opinion yesterday
was that there were lean years ahead of
all three, SO far as federal patronage
and recognition by the administration
are concerned 1t is generally believed
that on Tammany hall will fall the hard
est blow, since from dawn of election
day the presidents friends had a bunch
that the Murphyites would knife Wilson.
The tremendous city majority which
Tammany promised Wilson failed dis
mally to materialize.
Johnson Ran High.
OF scarcely less interest among politi
clans yesterday than discussion OF
Hughes defeat, even though carrying
New York, Indiana and Illinois, was
what happened in California 1t was
agreed that Hughes must have suffered
a tremendous cutting there, since Gov
Hiram johnson. senatorial nominee on
The same ticket and idol of the Pro-
yressives. ran nearly 100000 ahead of
him. Apparently the Progressives threw
most OF their strength to Wilson, all of
which recalled to Republicans yesterday
he direfu predictions which were made
1t the time of Gov. Hughes campaign
our OF California, due to kidnapping"
II the nominee by Republican faction
which sought to Greece out" the Pro-
gressyes.
Now that the election is over sum-
of the principal features of
iov. Hughes tour of California by the
writer, who accompanied him on the trip, |
nay serve to throw light on California's |
-ote.
In the first place, they play politics
cry seriously in California. Up until I
ummer there was bitter warfare be-
ween the regular" Republicans of the
id school and the Progressiyes, mostly |
ecruited from the Republican fold, but I
Who revolted against the type of rule
Which they claimed the G. O. P. of the
tate sought to enforce. Then came the
eace of Chicago and Gov. Hiram John
on, Progressive of Progressives, four
ears ago Roosevelt's running mate re-
urned to RShblieanism with most of
is followers. johnson announced for
he senatorship and started active cam
aigning for Hughes and himself.
The first Californian whom Hughes
let on his tour of the Pacific coast was
hester Fl. Rowell member of the Re-
ublican campaign committee, former
rdent Progressive and former bitter en-
my of the regulars Rowell made
Decial trip to Oregon to meet Hughes
nd inform him that the regulars"
eaded by National Committeeman Viii
am H. Croker and former State Chair
IAN Francis V. Keesling, planned to :
1opt the candidate and guard him from {
Il contact with their former enemies,
lie Progressives. a