Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-02
Campaign, Just Closing
Has Been Extraordinary

socialists will get big vote in New
York, city and state, from-somebody
They don't agree who will lose what
the socialists gain. 1t is declared
with the greatest confidence by many
people that the republicans will lose
quite as much to socialism as will the
democrats; but it doesn't seem pos
sibe.
There are about $4,000 negro votes
in Greater New York, and one of the
most intelligent and candid leaders
among them says half of them will
either vote for Bryan or else not vote
on presidency at all.
Labor Vote Split.
There is one section of the labor
vote that is surely going to split off
from the Gompers movement. That is
the railroad vote, which from
all indications will be largely cast
for Taft There is closer sympa-
thy between employers and en-
ployees in the railroad vote than any
where else. The employees have come to
feel that the country is against the
railroads; that the railroad interest
employees in good wages, employers in
good dividends--is Identical; that all
must stand together against the gen.
eral assault The railroad vote would
make Ohio a certain state either way,
if it could be known right now that
it would go as solid body either way.
The question is, how much Of it will
go each way? The best information
is that the railroad employees vote IS
in worse shape for the republicans in
Ohio than in almost any other state.
All the forecasters seem agreed that
either miracle or the electoral vote
of New York is necessary to elect
Bryan The miracle isn't going to hap
pen That is about all that one can
safely predict. So, what will New
York do?
Feeling Of Uncertainty.
Confidence has ebbed in the closing
days. around republican headquarters.
1t has gained at democratic headquar-
tiers. But that means little in either
case The men whos are honest and
that they don't know. They all suspect
an undercurrent that is going some
where They don't know where. They
agree that the result is going to be the
most spotted in many years. The I'M
expected will happen wherever it ought
not to happen. There will be some
democratic legislatures in republican
states, and soma republican gains in
the south that will shock everybody.
The democrats wonder il the under
current is a drift of business sense to.
ward the party Of stability The repub-
leans wonder if it is a movement of
the elements of unrest, favoring a
change Neither side is sure: each
claims that it will benefit by the un-
dercurrent.
The old-time democrats are practl-
cally all for Bryan, except in Ohio,
where all observers agree that many
Of them are still out of line And Ohio
is a most important state. With it, Mr..
Taft may be elected without New
| York: even with it, Mr.. Bryan can
not win without New York.
President Roosevelt is rated as the
wisest politician of his times. He is
reported absolutely confident of Taft's
election by an immense majority. Yet
the best poll of New York-a repub-
Iican poll--shows that Taft will carry
the state by $4,000 and Chandler for
Governor democrat. will carry it by
| II 900 That Chandler has any chance
at all is unbelievable If he has, then
BRYAN has. And there it stands.
:. The returns will be ample. in all
probability, to determine the result
with approximate accuracy early Tues
| day night Till then, the man who does
not predict will be safe with his repu-
| tataon for prophesy. But if he must
. predict, he should predict Taft.