Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1912 — CANVASS OF INDIANA [ARTICLE]

CANVASS OF INDIANA

It Shows That the Roosevelt Movement Is Now on the Decline. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 30. — A careful canvass has been made of the Roosevelt sentiment in every county in this state. The inquiry was started by a prominent business man of this city, who was anxious to learn for himself the true condition of affairs. He sent out a large number of letters to men in each of the counties who were not politicians and would have no incentive to falsify the situation. The replies showed that in every county in the state, with one exception, there had been a marked deerease in the Roosevelt sentiment. The opinion was universally expressed that the Third Term candidate had fewer followers now in Indiana than at any time since the campaign opened and this number was steadily decreasing. A few of these Reports summarized are as follows:

White county—“ Ours is an agricultural community and the farmers all seem satisfied with conditions and are not calling for a change. I see no evidence of Bull Mooseism spreading. On the contrary* it is weaker than at first.” Steuben county—“ The Third Termers are on the down grade and will not be as strong a month later as they are now." Lake county—" Sentiment for the Progressives is weakened, especially among the farmers. Sentiment is growing more and more favorable to the administration." Montgomery county—" The Bull Moose sentiment here is waning. The Third Term party is losing as the campaign progresses.” De Kalb county—“ There will not be many Bull Moose voters here. Taft will get some Democratic votes — quite a number." Miami county—" The changes are now coming all our way. There are no more desertions from the Republican ranks.” Tippecanoe county "The Bull Moose sentiment is subsiding.” Reports from Allen and La Orange counties are to the same effect.