Evening journal., 1916-10-03
POLITICAL DRIFT
TOWARD HUGHES
One Poll Shows s Out of 10
Democratic Business Men
Turn From Wilson
REGISTRATION
Is VERY HEAVY

WASHINGTON, Oct. Drifts po-
litically show decisive gains for Hughes,
with no surface trends favorable to the
reelection of President Wilson. These
Favorable indications for the election OF
Hughes are seen in the heavy Repubh-
can vote in New Jersey, the complete
amalgamalion of the Republicans and
Progr ssives there, the successes OF the
Republicans in tne September election
IN Maine and the unprecedented l;cpub-
lican registrations reported III many
States.
In Republican circles it is realized.
however. that in the middle Western
States aRd in some Of the coast States
the argument that Wilson has kept the
country ont of war; has tended to
strengthen the Democratic party. In
Oregon and Washington, which arc nor
mally Republican. the Democrats are adj
mittcdly strong by reason OF tn sup
port being given them ON the peace pro-
gram. On the other hand, California,
New Mexico and Arizona are considered
t,.tan to be found IN the Republican
column by reason Of the admipistra'
TONS Mexican policy.
One OF the most significant ndica-
tive Of Republican victory Is seen in the
many polls being taken throughout the
country. Nearly all of these polls, out
side OF labor districts, show that Viii
son is being deserted 10y men who voted
Tor him four years ago. The proportion
of changes is ;hree TO two IN favor OF
Hughes
Senator Borah, who recently discussed
with your correspondent the political
situation, said that Hughes would be
elected by the small business men, who
feared that the Democratic party would
not b. able TO deal with the great prob
lens which would arise after the Euro
pean war. Returns from one poll made
by him showed that eight Democratic
business men ont OF ten intended TO
support Hughes for that reason. Such a
desertion, in the opinion of Senator
Borah. is taking place in other parts Of
the country and in sufficient numbers to
carry States heretofore considered
doubtful for the Republican party.
Returns received by the Republican
Congressional Committee this week from
primaries and registrations show that
the party has cast preponderating
vote in all primaries in pivotal States.
and that the registration by the Repub-
licans in these States exceeds that Of
the Democrats and PrOgcssives COM
bincd IN New York the Republican en-.
rollment is 73s .63l, the Democratic
SOL .S73 and the Progressive 4620G
Claims that are considered conservative
give New York to the Republicans in
November by 10000.
From the Indiana Republican State
Committee comes the information that
registration in that State will take
place October .. The primaries were
held March : last. In those primaries
it IL shown tho combined vote for the
Democratic candidates for governor was
l59.737. while the combined vote for the
Republican candidate for the same Office
was 200. 043.
Perhaps the most striking results so
far obtained, however. were those of the
primaries in Now Jersey Tuesday Presi-
dent Wilson in 1912 polled l7s.2sS. The
vote cast for Republican candidates for
the nomination for Governor and Sen
ator Tuesday exceeded this figure. while
that for Democratic candidates fell far
below.