The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-06
LOST PARTY LINES
TURN UP AGAIN
Become More Visible as El0C-
ton Day Approaches.
CLOSE MARGINS EXPECTED
Observers Think important States viii
Be Carried by Small Maiorities-Both
Big Party Headquarters Well Sup
piled With Workers Gnd Money.
Fight For tho Senate.


Fight For the Senate.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
New York, Nov. 4.-ISpecial. ]-Evi.
dence multiplies to show that wen In
a campaign where there is no great
difference between the parties parti-
sanship is having full swing. In this
contest, where a man might take his
~partisanship in hand and carry 1t over
to the opposition organization and
cause very little disturbance, one can
find that party lines become more and
more tightly drawn as we near cleo
tion day. Men who had Democratic
leanings. but felt kindly toward Hughes
up to a short time ago, find themselves
quite bitter and critical OF the Kepub-
lican party. Men who have been Re-
publicans and thought this vas a good
time to prove that they were not rank
party men and could vote for Wilson
have found themselves suddenly rath-
er bumptious Republicans as they get
near the time to cast their ballots.
The parties are lining up and no mis-.
take. And that gives the independent
voters an opportunity to decide the
election, something they do In all close
contests.
AZ to Comparisons.
Although nearly every political writer
has said that there Is no election with
In the memory OF the vast majority or
voters with which the present campaign
can be compared. all are going right
ahead aud trying to find comparisons.
It's hard, but they do 1t. And yet
what's the use2
You can't compare this election with
1896" said one Of these political writ
ers when that suggestion was made.
Quite true, nor with 1900. nor 1904.
nor 1908. and certainly not with 1912.
You see, you can't make a comparison
the Roosevelt-Parker campaign. and so
that ends II.
But that makes very little difference.
No campaign Is enough like any pre-
ceding Ii 10 make comparisons, say
that In 1900, which was like that of
1896, with two great differences-the
silver issue had disappeared, and the
Spanish war had injected the issue OF
Imperialism. The candidates were the
same; also the campaign managers.
Looks Like = Close Race.
While different politicians assert
from time to time that there IL going
to be n landslide. many observers say
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be determined by narrow margins In
a number of states which are neces-
sary to elect a president. 1t is for
the campaign managers to make large
claims, but the ~forecasters feel a great
deal OF doubt MS to whether their pre-
dictions are right or wrong.
1t has been twenty farr years since
there was so much dispute as to
the result and twenty-eight years since
the presidential race was actually as
close as 1t Is this year.
Fight For the Senate.
At one time it was said that the
Republicans. sure of the president and
honse, were going to exert all their
energies toward capturing the senate.
From this side OF the country II must
be acknowledged that the situation In
the senate contests Is not very clear.
The Republicans claim they have abso-
lutely secured seats In New York, New
Jersey. West Virginia and Ohio. but
when Ii IN to some other seats
occupied by Democrats 1t appears that
the west IL uncertain. Besides. the
Democrats seem to be doing some
diminishing OF their own account and
are reaching for senatorial seats now
occupied by Republicans.
Depends on New York.
That wise political observer, w. Muir
ray Crane of Massachusetts, does not
waste many words, but does n lot OF
thinking. 1T all depends upon New
York" Is about all he said after care
fully considering the situation from
every angle. or course this does not
mean that New York alone will settle
the election. but 1t Is almost certain
that the influences which sway New
York are going to permeate other
states and carry the election. II
seems to be generally believed that
Connecticut and New Jersey will 60
with New York In any campaign.
Their Home States.
In spite OF this oft repeated asser-
ton that New York aud New Jersey
are tied together politically, a political
writer and sometime prophet said re
Gently that the strange situation vas
possibly that neither candidate would
carry his " state; that Hughes
would lose New York and that Wilson
would lose New Jersey. This is just
a sample Of the gossip going about
Beth Parties Hdvs Money.
As to campaign funds, why, both
parties have money. OF course they