Evening star., 1924-10-29

to Coolidge. to La Toilette and ~
10 Davis: South Dakota, IS to Cool
idge, 80 to La Toilette and l to Da-
Wis: Texas 4 to Coolidge. l to La Foi-
lette and IS to Davis: Wisconsin. H.
to Coolidge. II to La Toilette and
to Davis.
Others Norr Satisfied.
This canvass had TO do PARTICULARS
with the farmers raising live stock
. While such detailed analysis has not
! been undertaken regarding tho grain
farmers and the dairymen. there is
evidence on hand that they. too. ar"
/ better satisfied and more ready u
continue the present dminIstratior.
From sales Of grain in Minneapolis
and Duluth this year $Si.00h.0o0 more
haS been received than from such
sales year ago. The farmer has not
received all of this increase. but he
( has received a good part of it.
In many of these Western States q
few weeks ago the Republicans were
suffering particularly because OF tn,
desertion of their ranks by German
American voters. They were going to
La Toilette because Of his opposition
to the entry of the United States into
the World War and because he stood
for freedom Of speech. ThouSand Of
them will vote for La Toilette No
appears. Will be found voting for
Coolidge.
The German Americans were in
clined to vote for La Toilette for
sentimental reasons. and sentimental
reasons alone" said a prominent Ger
man American today. but many Of
them are not so inclined to vote now
They do mot like TO endanger pros
perity; they do not like La Fol
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pursuance of a policy which might
we'll take away the liberties of the
citizens under the Constitution.
The drift, il seems. is toward Cool
idge and among groups which have
been inclined to vote for La Toilette
Republican leaders here insist that
there is also a drift away from La
Toilette. This is strenuously denied.
however, by La Toilette leaders, who
quote reports from their lieutenantS
in many States. B1t the La Toilette
supporters, when they are pressed
frankly admit that November will
see the election of Coolidge or the
election thrown into the House. Nor
are they nearly so positive that the
election will go into Congress as are
the Democrats.
Count May BE Slow.
Should the election be close, it may
take several days to learn the final
outcome. because of the large number
of split" tickets in many OF the
States. Here in Illinois some of tn.
men and women who vote for Cool
idge will vote for the Democratic
nominee for Governor because they
do not like Gov. Len Small In Iowa
there will be split tickets. with votes
for Coolidge and for Brookhart, and
for Coolidge and Steck the Demo
cratic nominee for Senator, and for
La Toilette and Brookhart In In
diana, in Colorado, and in Kansas
where the ku kluX Klan is an issue
many tickets will be split Califor-
nia Washington and Oregon on the
far Pacific Coast, will have their split
tickets, too. In 1916, il will be re
called, il was days before the final
result was made known to the coun-
try. and then only two national
tickets of Importance were in the
field
The La. Toilette "slush fund" charges
made against the Republican party
now being Investigated by the Senate
committee, have made little or no
impression. There is no excitement
about them. AS a matter of fact. the
country is ready to vote, and it is
not likely that anything now brought
forth will have great effect. La Fol
lettites say that the investigation
may prove of much value, however
in future campaigns.
In their final drive for votes the
Republicans are stressing the Nations
prosperity, as compared TO the rest
of the world, as reason for not
disturbing the equilibrium of govern
ment. Secretary Hughes addressed
large audience in the auditorium here
last night, warning the people not to
kill the goose that laid the golden
egg. which may or may not be
disrespectful way of speaking of the
Republican party. but it appeared to
be effective