The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-03
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY An Hulk w. DUNN.
New York, Aug. 3.-tSpecial Now
that Mr.. Hughes has been officially
notified Of his nomination and deliver
ed his speech of acceptance, the Re
publican campaign may be considered
fairly launched.
There has been n rather painful de
lay since June 10, when the Chicago
convention concluded its labors. At
that time, with the Hughes telegram
staring at them from every page, the
Republicans felt joyful. That was the
high water mark. Since then there
has been a recession.
But from this time forward the Re
publicans promise to make things hum.
They are going to make the pace "A hot
from now until the polls close.
A Good c~ampsigr~r.
The Republicans have a good cam
paigner In Hughes. There Is none bet
ter. This was demonstrated In 1908
when be raised that rather sloppy can
vass to something above meliocrity.
He viii attract large audiences, and
they will listen to what he has TO say.
The Republicans are looking forward
to good results following the speech Of
acceptance and the first campaign tour.
The Hughes Alliance.
One OF the prominent factors In the
coming campaign Is the Hughes ALI
ance, an organization dating back TO
the time when Hughes was elected
governor. Even at that time there
were men who believed that Hughes
would become president, and the ALI
ance has been kept alive, biding Its
time. In 1908 the alliance wanted
Hughes instead OF Taft.
What About Tammany7
This il not the first time that the
loyalty OF Tammany has been ques-
toned In a presidential campaign. In
the three times that Cleveland ran IL
was said that Tammany was luke
warm. We do not have TO guess as to
what Bryan and his friends thought
about Tammany, and there was a lurk-
Ing suspicion that everything possible
was not done for Parker.
Anxious About Maine.
Maine will have an election In Sep
TENDER. There Is a great deal OF ankle
ty about Maine because for years Ii has
been an index In a presidential year.
A big Republican majority I'm Maine
generally was followed by Republican
success throughout the country, and
~han +hA D~ppIItna.. IA
majority Ii was generally followed by
Democratic success. or course the
Progressive element In politics has up
set most calculations, but there may
be an indication as to what the Pro
gressives will do this year In the vote
In Maine Four years ago the vote
OF the state was: Taft. 6 ,545; Roose-
Welt, 4s,493: Wilson, 51,111. Two years
ago for governor the vote was: Re-
publican, 5s,s62; Democratic, 62,039;
Progressive. 1926.
Call Him Governor.
Mr.. Hughes is called Governor"
when spoken to by men connected with
the national canvass. He is called
''the governor when spoken OF by
Chairman Wilcox and others around
headquarters. No one seems to think
OF calling him Justice"
South and Wilson.
1t has been known for more thar
two years that many southern leaders
In the senate and house were not on
very good terms with President VII
SON. and quite a number have been OF
the opinion that Mr.. Wilson would be
defeated. 1t is known that the man
ner In which the president has forced
through legislation that the southern
ers did not want has not added to his
popularity among men who have been
compelled TO abandon their lifelong
convictions.
The president has not been disturb.
ed on this account. He knows that
the south IL safe, no matter what the
Democratic president may do. And 1t
Is already apparent that In forcing
through the child labor bill the presi-
lent has made Il hit In the northern
states, where votes count.
South and Democracy.
Looking backward 1t is easy to see
that the south is reliably Democratic
under all conditions. In three cam
paigns, beginning In 1884, the south
voted for Cleveland, a conservative
Democrat. In two campaigns. 1896
and 1900. the south supported free sill
yer and the radical Bryan. In 1904
the south supported Parker, a conserv-
alive Democrat. Four years later,
even after Bryan had come out for gov
eminent ownership and the initiative
and referendum. the south supported
him. 1t would have made no differ
ence whether the nominee in 1912 had
been Harmon or Underwood, conserv-
atives: Champ Clark or Woodrow VIII
son. progressives, the south would have