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Show Progressives Losing Ground in Indiana Indiana, tho old doubtful state, which for years has been regarded as the barometer of any approaching political po-litical change, Is pointing emphatlci ally to Republican victory this fall.. Carried by Republicans in recTsnt years in which they were successful, It swung so strongly Democratic, two years ago, that it wiped out the en-tire en-tire Republican Congressional delegation dele-gation which had been so prominent In tho nation's affairs. The recent primaries In tho Hoos-ler Hoos-ler stato toll a plainer story than can well be expressed In words of tho direction di-rection In wli'di tho Indiana political politi-cal tide Is drifting and drifting rap-Idly. rap-Idly. Tho primal y voto revealed almost al-most startling Republican gains hnd corresponding Progressive and lcm ocratlc losses. Perhaps tho most significant sig-nificant fenturo of tho result of tilt primaries this far Is a terrific slump In the Bull Mooso vote. For Instance In Lako county, In which is located tho Industrial city of Gary, tho Progressive Pro-gressive voto dropped from E6S3 In 1912 to a n.cro CC0 In this year's prl- mar. Tho Democratic voto dwlh-, died from 513G in 1912 to 2250, and the Republican vote Increased from r.170 to over C400. WJ11 II. Hays, tho Indian Republican Republi-can chairman, reports that his advices ad-vices Indicate widespread dlssatlsfac-t'on dlssatlsfac-t'on throughout tho state, with present pres-ent conditions, not only In Industrial centers, such as Gary, but throughout tho agricultural sections. For exam pie, In Lawrence county tho Republican Republi-can voto was nOarly four hundred greater in tho recent primary than It was In the primary of 1912, and the primary In 1912 was held long before a division developed in the Republican Republi-can ranks. Tho Democratic vote In Lawrence county dropped off ninety per cent compared with that of 1912 Mr. Hays reports that tho Republican Repub-lican primary In Hewy, Randolph and .many,, other counties, which were, lost to the Republicans two years ago, nro largo enough to return sill of them to tho O. O. P. ranks this year b substantial pluralities. Tho weak showing of the Progressive Progress-ive party in Indiana is Indicated by tho following comparison of the Progressive Pro-gressive voto In this year's primary with the voto cast by tho Progressive party In 1912, In tho counties In which tho cities of Indianapolis, Fort Way no. South Bend, Gary, Torro Haute, ana Evansvlllo are located, these cities being tho largest In tho stato. " Votes Votes 1912 1914 Allen, Fort Wayne 4519 104 Vanderburg, Evansvlllo 2880 171 Lake, Gary C59 CG0 St. Joseph, South Bend 5180 800 Vigo, Terro Hauto 6172 350 Marlon, Indianapolis ..20271 1700 43CS1 3845 |