South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17


eeivcd 53 electoral votes. while
Prcs't. Wilson received 13-the VIII
son states being Maryland and
North Dakota.
G.. .. =. Needs Big Lead.
The republican party ia so or
Eanizcd scctionaIy and otherwise,
that it must receive a much larger
percentage of votes from these
states. i'm order 20 win national
election. than is required by the
democratic party. Without an over
whcming lead i'm these states no re-
publican can be elected president.
and It, would be impossible for re-
pubIicans TO organize either the SEN
ate or the house. Republican de-
pendence upon this group doubtless
accounts for much of the party
campaign policy and strategy.
From the 10 states i'm which the
German vote is 10 per cent plus 90
United states senators are elected. of
whom II are now republicans. Con-
gressional districts i'm which the
German vote is 10 per cent plus af-
ford an equally striking proof of the
dependence of republicans upon the
vote of which the German-AmeriCan
Citizens league and the committee
OF ae acts as the advisor.
Have Irish Vote.
The bulk Of the "Irish vote" is in
states which have republican ma
ioritics and hence its attraction 10
republican candidates means merely
that the republican majorities VIII
Doe increased. and possibly that sew
eral democratic congressional dis
triCts viii he turned over 10 repubi-
can congressman.
The Irish states" with their pop
ulaton and the number Of persons
Of Irish extraction. follows.
Connecticut. 1.1140Oo. S150.0OO:
Massachusetts 3.366.O00. 53S,O00;
New Jersey. 2.73G000. 100000. New
York. 9.11S.OO0. $4,000: Rhode
Island. $40. 1000. 10000 Democrats
now hold several congressional seats
in Boston and New York. in districts
largely Irish
Though the Italian vote is i'm
portant one cannot say that u con-
trolls any state IL Is grouped chiefly
I'm cities II it goes 20 the repuDu-
cans ON the Fiume issue ii viii add
20 their majorities and 10 NAV effect
results in congressional fights.
DO IS not a new thing for republic
can caWpaiguers % attract the sup
port OF groUps of various kinds
Many victories OF that party i'm the
past are traCeable 10 group sup
port
Besides obtaining the greater part
cf the German vote for many years.
the republicans attracted the almost
solid adherence Of the Scandinavia
ans during the period when the
SVedcs and N0rwegians We're set
films iu tle northwest. The civil war
and reconstruction in the south
brought 20 the republicans the negro
vote. In the west IL captured and
held f0r q long period the Mormon
vote In The mountain states. The
Mexican vote ion the southwest has
been added 20 the republican party's
strength.
The scandinavian vote overlaps
the German vote i'm much of the
northwest. but g IS useful in increas-
Ing matorities and in holding terri
tory in had fought campaigns
There are many districts I'm which
mo- one racial unit is sufficient 10
control bat % which two or more
such units possess the power 20 de-
termiuc the result The activities Of
pu'.tiCa, and racial propagandists
indicate that the merger Of these
two groups is sought an this cam
p8ign.
Chances of Combine
In one group of states - congress
slou1' districts can De swept into
line if Germans and Scaudin8vians
can be persuaded tu vote together.
Iu group OF the border states. 90
congressional districts can De held in
line Is German and negro voters
cast their ballots FOR the repubIi- !
can candidates
There are only q few districts IN
which the negro vote is So sCgre-
gated that IL is possible 90 estimate