Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1916 — Secret Poll of Democratic Paper Favors Republicans. [ARTICLE]

Secret Poll of Democratic Paper Favors Republicans.

After having made a careful secret poll of all kinds of voters in all parts of Indiana, covering a period of one month, the Cincinnati Enquirer, in a record summary, said: “Indiana progressives are returning to their parent body in droves, presaging a sweeping republican vieitory in the Hoosier state this fall. Jiughcs- is also—profiting by —the switch of Wilson voters in 1912 to the republican ticket, as indicated by the straw ballot returns. * “During the week Hughes creased his majority from 2PB>o 491, the state. It will wonderful reversal of sentinamt during th? next four weeks to/msure the democrats a fighting Jmnnce for Indiana. “Goodrich, >republlean candidate for governingis running ahead of Hughes, his maojrity oveT Adair being 519/m a lesser number of votes tabutomxl. yrfe w and Watson, republicans, for yxmator, are leading Kern and Taggart, democrats, the latter running far 'behind in a field of four.”