Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1916 — INDIANA 20,000 FOR HUGHES Is INDICATION NOW [ARTICLE]

INDIANA 20,000 FOR HUGHES Is INDICATION NOW

.May Go as High aa 50,000 if Repubi lioan Prospects Still ImproverPoll Has Been Made. 4 Hughes and Fairbanks will carry Indiana by a plurality of not less than 20,000, according to present indications. If republican prospects continue to improve as they have in last fortnight the plurality is likely to go as high as 50,000. The most comprehensive poll of sentiment in the state has been made by the republicans who'have an organization directed by Stat£ Chairman Will H. Hayes, which ir. a marvel of system and efficiency. This poll indicates that the republican ticket will win ‘by a margin of about 35,000, without taking into consideration the gains expected from 40,000 German- * Americans, who- normally are democrats. • ■Harry New; republican candidate for U. S. senatori and James P. Goodrich, republican candidate for governor, appear new to be assured of election and probably will run ahead of their ticket. James E. Watson, republican candidate for the short term senatorship, is handicapped by his record and is up agafnst a hard fight, but he'xdll ride to victory if the republican wave mounts high enough to carry him over the shoals. The republicans believe they hav;