Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1908 — THE LATE RETURNS IN HOOSIER STATE [ARTICLE]

THE LATE RETURNS IN HOOSIER STATE

Marshall Carried Indiana by 16,000 or More and Lower Legislative Branch Is Democratic.

Thos. R. Marshall, of Columbia City, nominated by the democrats for governor of Indiana, has been elected by a plurality of 16,000 or more over James E. Wa t son, nominated by the republicans. The reason for this we shall not discuss at length, but there is no doubt that the defeat of Watson was diiectly brought about by the saloon and brewery influence, and it is plain to be seen that in every community Marshall was supported by a number of republicans who would welcome the reinstatement of the saloons. In the brewery cities Marshall ran tie strongest. As we have often said before, Marshall nor the democratic party were not to blame for this, but the advanced step that the republican party had taken in temperance by adopting the county option plank had arrayed the saloons and breweries on the other side. That Is spilt milk. If the republican party erred it has paid the penalty by de-

feat It probably means that the ! temperance question will not again enter the politics of the state, and that reforma will hereafter be nonpartisan and neither party pledged for it. This will be the best means of bringing about the result and is | certain to be the future policy. A surprising part of the election in this state was the defeat of eleven of the thirteen republican candidates for congress. Crumpacker won in this district and .W O. Barnard in the 6th. C. B. Landis was defeated in the 9th and Jesse Overstreet in the 7th. Of course, with the defeat of Watson all of the state ticket went down. 1 Taft probably carried Indiana with i a plurality of about 10,000. it is probable that the republicans have lost enough members of the state house and senate to give the democrats a majority on joint ball ;t, and consequently a United States senator to succeed Hemenway. The republicans will control the senate.