New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-24
Democrats Fighting Now
for State Ticket There,
Says Cole.
ERRORS IN MEXICO
HITTING PRESIDENT
Mr.. Hughes's California
Trip Great Success, Will
cox Declares.

Until Yesterday neither the Repuo-
Iiesn nor Democratic headquarters here
was making any claims concerning
Maine. where a bitter fight is in prog
ress for the election Of the state ticket
next month. But the return to the city
~ Ralph u. Cole, chairman Of the
sneakers bureau of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, has stirred the he
publicans to claim that not only VIII
they carry the state election but tha'
OF November as well.
On the other hand, the Democrats
assert they have figures TO show tnat
the Progressive vote will swing their
way at the state election, but their
leaders are extremely dubious about the
prospect for November. Maine always
has been considered among politicians
rs the barometer state. "As goes Maine
so goes the country" has been the
axiom. And while this has been true in
the majority of campaigns. predictions
based on the Maine State elections have
been upset on several occasions.
Fight For Pine Tree State.
Notably this was so in the Garfield
campaign in 1880. In the September
election. the state went to the Demo-
Gratis by a large majority, but in No
vember it reversed itself and returned
its electoral vote for Garfield. But
II is admitted by both sides that the
September balloting has decided in
Fuence on the vote Of the country and
for that reason both Republicans and
Democrats are hurting their pest
speakers into the state with view
Of getting first blood.
Everything is all right in Maine
said Cole yesterday. who returned AFTER
making three speeches. I'VE are gong
10 carry the state, and by substantial
majority. And il is all going to be
done on a platform Of patriotism.
have never seen a campaign where
there is such a widespread teellng
among the people. Our reputation
among the nations has suffered. Our
prestige abroad is at its lowest ebo
The fact that none but Americans has
HGen killed IN +AtA4NO mac cNiAANN Nf
a feeling over the country that Is sur
prising until you get out among the
voters.
"They resent the fact that our stand
ing in Mexico is lower than any other
of the powers. No Germans have been
killed. No French have been killed and
only one British subject. and that ere
ated more disturbance in the United
States than all of the 500 Americans
who have met death in that country.
But the old American spirit Is being
revived. / saw a procession IN Maine
one mile long. and every man in 1t car
ried an American flag. We intend TO
put the American flag into the hand OF
every man in the country. Patriotism
is going 10 win this campaign, and we
think we have the best brand"
Success in California.
William r. Wilcox, chairman, said
Yesterday he saw no significance IN the
fact that Ex-Governor Hughes and
Governor Hiram W. Johnson did not
meet while the candidate was on his
California trip. lie regarded II as an
unfortunate incident about which he
professed not 20 be worrying.
All reports Wilcox has received from
California indicated that the candidates
tour Of the state was a great success.
a telegram received yesterday informed
the chairman that 10000 persons heard
Hughes al Los Angeles, where old-llne
Republicans and Progressives alike
cheered his speeches from beginning to
end Hughes was equally successful! at
San Diego, 10 is said, and made fourteen
speeches from the rear end OF his car
on the way to Sacramento.
At the solicitation Of committee
L. L. arh k.a.f INC a
Syracuse on September II, Hughes's
speech there has been set for the open
ing day.
Senator James A. Hemenway, Repub-
lean National Committeeman from Ind
lana, conferred with Chairman Wilcox
yesterday. He said:
"The Republican party in Indiana
was never better organized in It's entire
history than il is this year. The Dem
ocrats, too, are well organized, and
the campaign will be warmly conducted
BY both parties. Indiana is a close and
uncertain state politically, but the Re
publicans have more than an even
chance 90 win this year. They are par
ticularly fortunate IN having as their
state chairman and manager, Will Hays,
who knows Indiana politics like
book"
Fred II. Blume. who was the Pro-
rressive candidate for Congress IN
Wyoming two years ago, writes 70
Chairman Wilcox that the indications
in his state are that the Republicans
will be swept back into control Of the
government.
81 believe" writes Blume, that
Wyoming will give Mr. Hughes and the
Republican candidates for Congress a
big majority. for without a Congress
behind him the election of Mr.. Hughes
will be futile"
James r. Garfield. Of Ohio, national
committeeman, also called on the
chairman and reported everything IA
Vorablc in his state.
MAETINE COMES ONT