South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-18
Campaigns of Hughes and
Goodrich Fail to Stir En-
thuSiaSm and Democracy
Draws Many Converts.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. lin
Indiana the long-dormant political
sense OF the voters apparently has
been given the necessary awakening
kiss BY the campaign bug. The
voters have awakened 10 the fact
that they are in the midst Of an
epOch-making night and the street
cars. the street corners, the bar
rooms. the betting boards. the hotel
Hobbies and the hearthsides' Of In
diana homes have become again the
seething political tempests in tea
pots that have made the state bub-
bic over every two and four years
since she first came into being a hun
dred years age.
The writer Of these dispatches was
fortunate this week in enCOuntering
a man. who has spent the past
month travelling into all parts of In
diana-not bent on politics This
man, however, has a keen regard
for politics and very naturally takes
to discussion Of the said. intermin-
able subject, whenever he can md
opportunity He is an under-official
OF the democratic state administra-
ton, but insofar as such a condition
is possible. is "out Of politics"
he is of democratic faith-strong-
ly-so his opinions and his report
ing of what he found en- route
throughout the counties of the state
may have 20 be taken with a grain
of salt BY those voters. who really
want TO discover in advance what
VIII happen in the HOosier state next
November.
But 1 will seek to set down ac-
curately just what he told me, in
brief.
Wilson i satisfactory.
He met a group OF working man
at Gary. The majority of them for
merly were republicans. They de-
clared. en- masse. that they would
vote for Woodrow Wilson this time
because their own economic condi-
lions seldom have been better.
He met a railway conductor, who
has been lifelong republican. This
conductor travels a set route. year
In and year out He knows the
people at the stations and those that
ride on the trains. He says the re-
EublAtdHS anu DlOHl tSo4NtS di sat
listed with present conditions and
many Of the republicans and a ma
jority Of the prOgressives will vote
for Wilson The pregressives quiet
Is have made up their minds that
Roosevelt. ct al, shall not deliver
them 10 the republican leaders.
against whom they protested in 1912
and 1914
The conductor said he had made
up his mind 10 vote for Wilson.
The state official met man. who
was a candidate on the progressive
state ticket in 1912 This man said
the democrats had given him the
sort OF legislation that he understood
rs being progressive. He would vote
TO keep Woodrow Wilson in the
white house. ne said
The state Official met a plain voter
who had joined the pTogl essives for
principles sake in 1912 and had re-
manned with them in 1914. This
man could not stomach the dem
ocratic county ticket in the county
in which ne lived. He said, however,
that he was perfectly satisfied with
the record of the Wilson administra-
ton and also was satisfied with the
democratic state administration.
He said he would vote for the ma
tional and state administrations.
Like Anti-N ar Policy.
The state official met or heard an
address BY Mother Jones. the pa
tron saint of the United Mine Work
ers Of America. In an address at
Evansville. Ind. she advocated the
reelection of Woodrow Wilson
strongly and said the miners of the
country never would be able 10 re-
pay sen. John W. Kern for the
things he had done for them in the
congress The state democratic ticket
should be supported. she said
The state official met a friend Of
his. who is a rahid socialist The
socialist said the administration Of
Woodrow Wilson had satisfied him
and his close friends absolutely on
the war issues and that the So
cidIists ne knew would vote to sup
port Wilson.
Re met a number Of men, in var
ious cities in the state, who own and
operate small business ventures. All
or them, ne reported said their bus
inesses we're more prosperous and
seemingly on sounder bases than
ever before We viii vote 70 retain
the present administration i'm power.
they told the state official he said