Show DO PEOPLE LIKE THE republican REPUBLICA 2 Z CONGRESS I 1 five states have held primary elections at which candidates for congress have been nominated by all parties these states are in the order in which they have held their primaries south dakota illinois indiana pennsylvania and oregon this list comprises industrial states and those which are strictly agricultural states it embraces a typical eastern state a pacific coast state and three 1 middle liddle west states it embraces stat states which contain chicago and philadelphia the second and third largest cities in the united states pennsylvania indiana and illinois have within their borders an overwhelming percentage of the coal mining industry and the steel and iron industry of the united states these three states have within their boundaries tens of thousands of railroad employed emp loyes and the largest railroad centers and shops in the united states are located in these three states the industries in these three states are gigantic and varied every leading industry in the country is represented by large factories in one or all of these three states illinois is the largest agricultural state in the bunion indiana stands well toward the top of the list in agricultural products pennsylvania has within its borders some ol oc the richest agricultural sections in america south dakota is strictly an agricultural state that has come from the bottom to one of the leading agricultural commonwealths in the union ore gons agricultural fruit and timber productions rank well toward the top the mercantile and banking interests in these five states are tremendous in brief in these five states there exist all of the various classifications of industry and business that exist anywhere in this thin country these five states present a typical cross section of american citizenship and american activities congested cities far reaching prairies aliens americans producers and consumers it there exists in this country a widespread dissatisfaction with the republican congress it would be in evidence somewhere within these five states among some of the classes and activities which are found in these states it if it exists it would undoubtedly voice itself at the polls in protest against the present members ot of the house of representatives who went before the electorate in these states and asked for an endorsement of their record by a nomination re if there is abroad in the land a determination upon the part of the american public or upon even an appreciable fraction of the public a determination to rebuke tho the present administration it would make itself manifest in the primaries in these states when members representing the legislative branch of this administration asked tor for what do the returns show in south dakota the three republican congressmen who are now serving asked tor for they obtained it in illinois 21 republicans now in the house bouse of representatives asked for nomination re 19 received it in indiana 12 republicans now in the house of representatives asked for nomination re and 12 received it in pennsylvania 29 republicans now in the house bouse of representatives asked for nomination re and 25 received it in oregon three republicans now in the house of representatives asked for for re nomination and three received it all told in these five states 68 republicans who are serving in the house of 0 representatives asked for re nomina tion and 62 received it I 1 in view of this thib thero there is hardly any further argument needed to refute t the claims that the republican primaries are indicating dissatisfaction with the administration and that the trend of public sentiment clearly forecasts a return to power of the democratic party |