The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

Senator Bourne predicts in his claims
made public in Washington today
that November results will show a
landslide for Hughes.
The claim is based on adviccs from
editors of more than LOO newspa-
pers. Ohio. New York. Illinois and
Missouri are among the states put
into the Republican column 10y Sen
ator Bourne.
In today's statement Senator
Bourne says: Based upon the intor-
nation received from editors OF over
1900 newspapers representing every
section of the United States. We are
confident that Hughes and Fair
banks will carry every northern
state, and that they have am even
chance In the border states ol Mar
land and Kentucky Large gains
will be made in Tennessee. Virginia.
North Carolina and Oklahoma
Many Democratic proEuosticators
put Ohio. New York. Illinois and
Missouri in the dcbatable column
but unless the editors from whom We
have received our reports are very
badly fooled, these states are safely
Republican. and will participate in
the landslide which will eliminate
in an overwhelming Republican VIC
tory.
"0ur reports show that with the
exception Of about half dozen couu-
ties, the Republican party is rruni-
ted. and the indications are that
where there is siill disscnsiou. II Is
over local and not national issues.
We arc advised that although there
are some Republicans who will vote
for Wilson chiefly on the absurd Tho
DRY that he has kept us out ~ war
vet there are relatively few in
stances. and these are greatly over
balanced BY the number OF Demo
Gratis who will vote for Hughes be
cause OF general dissatisfaction with
the Wilson administration. particu-
iarly in its mishandIinG Of foreign
affairs, its destructive tariff lcglsla.
ton, its cowardly enactment Of the
railway wage increase law. and IT'S
e1travagances necessltating increased
taxation.
While the reports show that somo
Republicans directly benefited by the
railway legislation will probably yotr
for Wilson because OF that legisla-
N%A+F Avs ~ btA 70 tAi''O AAAAAelAN AAAaAA
a much larger number OF Democrats
will cast their votes against Wilson
because of the recognized Injustice
and danger Of class legislation not
based upon information or consider
alton Of the merits OF the measure
enacted.
Our opinion based upon advlccs
from editors throughout the country. .
Is that the total vote for the Repub- I.
lican candidates in 1916 will exceed .
the total Progressive and Republican
votes in 1912.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. ia
the enforcement of the pure food law
expert, is an out and out Hughes man
and his statement in favor OF the
former justice. contains reasons that
have TO date been put forth rs no
other follower OF the Republican can
didate for president
Il favor the election ar Mr..
Hughes to the presidency" said Or.
Wiley, for entirely different reasons
than those held by most of his sup
porters. II is not because OF the /
Mexican policy nor the foreign policy
OF the administration nor by reason
OF its domestic politics. II is be-
cause Of the apparent Indifference Of
President Wilson to the cause OF pure
food and drugs Practically all or
the abuses which were injected into
the pure food law by the preceding
are still In force.
Benzoate OF soda is still rcCnatc,
The fumes Of burning sulphur are
marching along undisturbed. There
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