The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-07
INTENSE
INTEREST
DISPLAYED
Woman Predominated At
Meeting During Cam
paign All Over State
TINES BUREAU AT STATE cAplrALI

tllhkS BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. Tn the
march OF Hoosier voters to the polls
today there IS every indication that
the women will decide the Issue.
That the women are participating
In the balloting In each OF 1886
precincts OF Indiana today in larger
numbers than in previous elections
was forecast by the intense interest
they showed in the six weeks OF
the speaking campaign.
To those who have travelled all
over Indiana in the campaign at
tending the meetings OF such lead
ers as Albert j. Beveridge. repub-
lican nominee for United States
senator. Senator James E. Watson
and Governor McCray. the large
number OF women present was q
constant marvel.
In the giant republican meeting
held in Indianapolis Saturday fully
half Of the vast crowd was
composed Of women. At the polls
in Indianapolis this morning the
republican women workers turned
out in even greater numbers than
the men.
The interest OF women IN the
election Is not confined TO the larg-
er cities where they turned out in
large numbers at the big meetings
held at Evansville. South Bend
Fort Wayne. Terre Haute and other
large centers OF population. but In
the small county seat towns they
were present and militantly inter
ested.
In fact. the prediction Of the po-
iitical observers that Beveridge will
win the Indiana toga. is based
largely on the obvious trend Of the
woman vote TO his banner.
The history of elections show
that in off-year contests Chat is.
when a president Is not being
eIected). tho men have been apa-
thetic This year the women. to
whom the ballot was strange and
wonderful thing in 1920. are just
beginning 70 appreciate the re
sponsib.lity and power which has
been lodged with them by the nine
teenth amendment to the national
cons tuition. That their interest In
their new power has not been
tagged. but IS increasing. was
shown in most OF the city elections
last year and IN the primary cleo
ton last spring. In these elections
the women were important factors.
AS the voters started to cast
their ballots this morning there was
every Indication that the repub-
iican representatives in congress
would be elected in each of the thir-
teen districts with the exception OF
in the third and fourth. These
districts are normally democratic:
Leaders IN both rarties declared
that the outcome OF the election In
these districts depended upon a
large vote and definite trend. In
the event Of a republican landslide
both OF these districts will remain
in the G. o. p. column. but If the
margin Is small there is little doubt
that they will revert TO democracy
where they have been most Of the
time since the civil war.
In addition to most of the county
officials VINO will be elected today,
all the members OF 1he stale muse
OF representative Will be chosen
and twenty five members OF the
state senate.
Regardless Of the outcome OF the
election the state senate will have
safe republican mar;sin. While
!, is expected thai :he top-heavy
,c,,Iblican margin IN the house Viii
:. cut down some. t = ihe conf-
den. prediction Of state leaders that
80 renublicans Will main ain a
heavy lead IL the lower oianch'