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Show TELL HOW WOMEN VOTERS ' WILL CONTROL POLITICS Congressional Union' Leader Explain the Movement In Opposition to President Wilson. Just how tho decision of the woman's wom-an's party to oppose President Wilson for re-election Is expected to change Jhe national political situation wns explained ex-plained In a statement by suffrage leaders at tho headquarters of the Congressional Union for Woman's Suffrage Suf-frage at Washington. It was pointed out that unless he wins tho West the defeat of Mr. Wilson Wil-son "seems inevitable." Needed to Offiet Lost of Ohio. To counteract tho loss of Ohio alone, which. Judging from Indications at tho primaries, will go with Its twenty-four electoral votes to tho Republican Republi-can count, tho Democrats will havo to win In the West, California, with Its thirteen electoral votes; Nevada, with three; Colorado, with six, and Arizona, with three, woman's party representatives here asserted. "In Idaho thn Progressive party is dissolved," they continue, "so that tho Democrats will have to work hard to get any electoral votes there. Illinois Is practically conceded to tho Republicans, Repub-licans, In the view of woman's party members, three-fourth or moro of the Progressives there having returned to the Itcpuhllcuu runks. Conditions In Other States. "In Kansas the Progressives and Republicans are practically one again. In Montana there Is great dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion over the proposed Democratic tax on copper. Oregon and Washington aro expected to go Republican. These two states were hit bard by tho Panama Pana-ma Canal tolls act and the Democratic tariff Is seriously felt by the lumber Industry there. Utah la considered safe by tho Republican. Id Wyoming the Progressives and Republican have Joined hands." |