Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-28
ApAMsoN LAW ALIENATEs
MANY FORMER SUPPORTERS
Opinion Growing That Wilson Has Be.
trayed His Party and His Country
Mexican Border States to Resent
Mexican Policy When They Go to
Polls in November.

lance. From It's headquarters at Oh
Fifth avenue, the alliance is conduct
ing the most comprehensive coupon
enrolment campaign of a political nat
ure ever undertaken in this country. II
Is BASED on a series of striking ad-
vertisements which the alliance is
placing in weekly and monthly periodi-
Gals and magazines.
The first OF the advertisements,
short appeal based on Hughes record
as governor of the state of New YORK
and calling for "a great president for
a great crisis" appeared in only rev
weeklies and magazines three, weeks
ago. Each advertisement was accom-
panied by the coupon. giving an oppor-
tunity for enrolment in the alliance.
The magazines were scarcely on sale
before the signed coupons began pour
ing into headquarters.
From the very start the eNtraordi-
nary proportion of enrol.ments from.
southern states was noted. AT hrst
when the returns, showed southern en-
rcilments exceeding 70 pr cent 1t Wa
suggested that the mag zines must
have been placed on sa ia sou nSrD
states earlier than IN u the north: pni
the proportion Increased to Sb1u'
33 Is per cent as the days passed ana
it became evident that there was an
extra ordinarily strong undercurrent oil
sentiment for Mr. Hushes' candidacy
south of the Mason and Dixon line.
many Classes Represented.
A great deal Of evidence rapidly ac-
cumulated to show that the enroll
ments were not merely from the small
proportion of the population whicn
ha bltually voted III. republican ticket
in southern states but represented men
in all walks of life from the h CHEST
to the lowest. Particularly strik
ing was the response from suo-
stantis. business men; bankers.
manufacturers. wholesale and re-
tail merchants, officers and en-
ployes Of railroads. insurance and real
estate agents and farmers We're repre-
scented in large number. Many OF them
we're accompanied by letters frcm he
long democrats who felt Unnecessary to
explain why they were supporting
Hughes in this campaigl. Many OF
these reiterated their faith in the dem
ocratic party. but insisted that ffes.-
dent Wilson had betrayed his party.
Many indicated also that their vote for
Mr.. Hughes would be the only point al
which they would separate from tnFlr
party and that locally they would vote
the democratic ticket.
One man wrote across his coupon,
Il am still a democrat, underscori's
the word Still" Another wrote,
fought thru the cit!iw>tr in the con-
federate army and have voted for
every democratic president since. IN
Guiding Bryan. but can not vote for
craven coward like Wilson who
truckles to lot Of walking delegates =
4 large number of the lAtters refer d.
rect!y to the presidents action in re-
gard 10 the Adamson bill as deter
mining factor in inducing them TO sup
port Governor Hughes.
Southwest and Mexico.
In the southwest, particularly In
Texas. Arizona and New Mexico. where
the enrollments have been very large
the signeIs have indicated that the ad-
ministration's lack of consistent
Mexicon policy was a determining FAC
tor in their attitude. The enrolment
in the alliance from Texas is one OF
the largest from any state in the union
1t includes half dozen mayors OF
Texas cities and big proportion oil
prominent business men. Some of them
even go so far as to express the be-
lief that the anti Wilson sentiment IN
Texas is strong enough to carry tn
state for Hughes.
Another state near the top OF the list
in the number of its enrollments Is
~, all tor r.
publican governor a short time ago, i'll
view OF the active revolt against VIII
son this year. it is believed that the
chances of carrying il for the republi-
can candidate for president are bright
err than they have ever been since the
CIVIL war.
The enroIlments from Kentucky
whore all indications strongly point tc
a Hughes victory, and from Arkansas
North Carolina and Virginia, are also
extremely heavy.
Florida Is another state. not usually
considered as worth much attention
by republicans, which is showing I'M
mistakable signs of restleSsness under
democratic rule. During the last fou,
years there has been an extraordinary
| influx of northern settlers into Flor
| ida. In many towns the population !:
| predominantly Of northern extraction
These men have usually acted Loyalty
with the democratic party and there
has been no opportunity for them Z
| take stand on national issues. Thii
year an aggressive campaign is being
put up on behalf Of the Hughes ticket
and the enrolment in the Hughes al.
| lance would seem to indicate tina
Florida may be placed in the list O
| doubtful states.
| The enrollments from Arkansas tt
date exceed those from Massachusetts
4 Any doubt as to whether California I.
alive to the situation presented in thu
! present campaign Is dissipated by tn
i fact that that state stands first on tbs
list so far as number of coupon en-
rollments is concerned. A great many
| Caiifornians have written Letters to ga!
that they are Hughes progressives.
From southern California enrollmen
cards have been received from mum
Der Of prominent democrats.