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with the American Expeditionary Force
In France, fighting for your country
and mine. VIII support the Admins.
tration?' And here he clasps his hand
to the service flag In his buttonhole.
With that kind OF an appeal the Re-
publicans simply do not see how Mo-
Pherson can lose At the same time he
calls attention TO Representative Deck
ers opposition to Administration war
measures and he makes the most of this
troublesome factor Mcpherson IL not q
politician and has never been an Office
seeker. He Is widely known and Is said
to be able to call more men In the dis
trict by their first names than any other
citizen can do. He looks like a winner.
PENNsYLvANIA.
EAsToN. Pa. Oct. 26.-President Will
son appeal for the election OF a Demo-
cratic Congress has had the effect OF
stirring up Republicans to a greater de-
gree than anything else in the campaign
had touched them. They are fighting
mad Many that had been inclined to
let the campaign drift are out with their
coats Off. Republican headquarters
swarms with indignant party members,
and Chairman McGee OF the campaign
committee back of the Republican can
dldate. Prof. Francis A. March Of this
city. has had innumerab BILE callers, who
expressed their Indignation over the
Presidents statement and who gave
their assurance that they were in the
fight to n finish
Republicans feel that the President
went out Of his way needlessly to attack
a party whose Representatives in Con-
gress have been his most consistent sup
porters In carrying on the war. And
not Few Democrats admit. privately,
that the President made a grave mis-
take
The friends OF the incumben. Repre-
sentative Henry J. Steele. Democrat,
profess to be elated over the Presidents
appeal, saying that II was issued at the
right time, and that It will insure Mr.
Steele's reelection. Prof March is saying
to the voters: Consider the Presidents
appeal a direct insult TO the Republican
party. Elected on a platform OF he kept
us out Of war he has attacked the very
party whose Senator'S and Representa-
tives have been his stanchest supporters
He turns against these men to favor
party members that deserted him or
came souarely out against him. be-
lieve the effect OF the appeal will be to
benefit every Republican candidate in the
country"
The Republicans. in fact, are con-
WINGED that they will win with March
The candidate is brother OF Gen
Peyton c. March. Chief OF STAFF OF the
United States Army He Is a profess
sor of English at Lafayette College and
is former Mayor OF Easton. Prof
March is n keen student OF international
affairs. He is waging his campaign
along two lines. He asks for a Repub-
iican Congress In order that the coun-
try's after war interests may best be
safeguarded. He attacks Representative
Steele's labor record.
Mr.. Steele voted against the eight
hour bill and, against the child labor
bill. Labor Is very strong In this dis
trict and the indictments are heavy
ones. Also. there Is factional trouble
The a. Mitchell Palmer element in the
district does not like Steele and liz more
than lukewarm in Its support OF him.
Altogether. 1t appears from an abso-
lutely dispassionate review OF the situa-
ton that Prof. March has an excellent
chance OF winning.