The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-25
HUGHES LOSES VOICE:
 IS UNABLE TO TALK
Wilson Speaks to Business Men ot New Jersey on Ef- hciency-Flays Both La Dor and Capital-Leaves Hughes Out.


 Hughes Out.
 NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-Reports received at Republican headquarters here from various big daily news papers throughout the country indi- cate that Hughes is a general ia yorite as candidate The newspa pers have been engaged in taking straw ballot in their respective dis triCts.
 THREE-TWo FOR HUGHES.
 BOSTON, Sept. 24- Hughes is a fayorite as a candidate three to two in this city and vicinity. The straw ballot which shows this result was taken by the Boston Globe
 WILSON POPULAR.
 CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 24-The Cincinnati Enquirer, taking a straw vote of the political situation, finds that President Wilson is extremely popular in West Virginia He is also very popular in Ohio, Ken lucky and Tennessee, but the straw vote taken indicates that Hughes is the business choice. The straw vote returns from Indiana indicate that Hughes will be the choice in that state at the November cleo tions
 THE NEW YORK VOTE.
 NEW YORK, Sept 24.-The New York Herald, after taking a straw vote on the political situation in this state, editorially announced to- day that the vote was too meagre to indicate what the real results of regular election would be. It as serts, however, that three-fourths of the Progressiyes in New York, Con- necticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware have rejoined the Re publicans.
 HUGHES CERTAIN OF MISSOURI. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24.-The St. Louis Globe Democrat, the official Republican organ of this city, has announced after an investigation of the political situation in this state that Missouri will go Republican in November by a large majority. It states that the heavy German vote will be responsible for the defeat of the Democrats in this state, as the Germans are opposed to the German policy of the Democratic ad- ministration. The Globe also as serts that Missouri Progressives are favoring the election of Hughes.
 SHOOTS PREDICTION
 CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Senator Reed Shoot, of Utah, who is now in this city, says that the Republicans are certain to control the next senate. He predicts that Hughes will carry New York overwhelmingly.
 ILLITERATE MAY VOTE.
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept 24.-Because of the recent defeat of the bill providing literacy test for voters in the state legislature, it is predicted that Hughes will get a record Republican vote in this state Certain it is that the illiterate pop ulation of the state, which is large will vote for him. as most of it is composed of negroes. Most of the Progressives of this state will join the Republicans and vote for Hughes
 IS WOMEN'S FIRST VOTE.
 KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. 24.- Because the women of this state vote in November for a President for the first time, it is predicted that the previous record will be doubled The Republican leaders of the state anticipate a majority of 9OOOO for Hughes and the state Re publican candidates.
 WAR HORSE IS SORE
 TACOMA, Sept 24.-Sam Perkins, the old Washington Republican war horse, and friend of Mark Hanna, is sore. He still clngs to the ranks of the Republican party, but is not slow about stating what he thinks of the way the Republican campaign is being managed.
 Perkins is the Republican national committeeman from this state. And as such he assures the campaign management of awarding member ship on the national Republican com mittee to anybody for a mere ten bucks" as is stated in the Tacoma
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