Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-28
TREND TO BRYAN
IS STILL SHOWN
In Reports Received From
Ohio and Indiana.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 27.--Walter Well
in Ohio and Indiana, quotes from re-
ports received by large business
houses. with agents at all points in
the states, these reports indicating a
trend to Bryan that will probably
land both states in his column.
His first summary was upon the
conditions as reported in Ohio on
October l, as follows:
THE situation considerably COM
plicated by the liquor question. Esti-
mated that liquor interests have put
$780, 900 in this state. Will cost
Republicans a good many votes, and
in some cases the county.
Negro vote seems to be considera-
bly, affected in the southern part of
the state.
1.-THE southern end of the state is
most dangerous to the Republicans
"A good many former Republican
| patriots in this state sore and dis
gruntled at not having more money
to handle
State will go Republican by reduc-
ed pluralities."
October 10 the head of the concern
| had heard from his correspondents
with their reports of the 18th, and his
| summary of the condition in the mid
die of the month as follows:
Reports from the south end of
the state indicate that the Republican
prospects are improving, although it
| is very hard to estimate.
Badly Complicated
"In the central part of the state
the situation is reported about as 1t
was two weeks ago, namely, badly
complicated by liquor and labor ques-
tions. which make it difficult to esti-
mate.
I'm the northern part of the state
some counties are conceded to Bryan
which a fortnight ago were estimated
for Taft by small majorities.
The indications throughout the
| state are no better for the Republicans
than they were October /, and in
some places not so good Reports
| indicate that only the most desper-
| ate work the next two weeks will
carry the state for Taft, with prob
ability that the Democratic state
ticket will win in any event.
Nearly all the correspondents speak
of the trend of the labor vote and or
| the influence of the saloons for the
| Democratic state ticket, with Incl
| dental advantage to Bryan.
| business man at Columbus has
made special efforts to get intelligent
| estimates of a number of counties,
and in his report made the middle OF
the month gives a forecast as to "a
counties in the central part of the
state. compared with the Roosevelt
pluralities four years ago.
In Twenty-FOur Counties
According to his estimate Taft
stands to lose in these "a counties
38,859 o fthe Roosevelt pluralities OF
four years ago. These counties cast
in the aggregate about 20 per cent
of the total vote of the state.
From the tenor of all these reports
II is apparent the Republican mana
gers will do we'll to adopt their pres
ent policy of fighting for every vote
in Taft's home state.
Taking up the third of the trio OF
decisive states in which the condi-
tions are confessedly bad for the he
publicans, Indiana, we find the head
of the industrial establishment thus
| summarizing his reports from that
state October 1:
"Situation in Indiana badly involv-
ed for Republicans Congressional
fights, Governorship and liquor ques-
tions make the outcome doubtful, but
chances favor Republican national
ticket"
A few days ago, having received
his reports of the 10Th, he SUMMARY
ed them as follows:
/ "Tbe latest reports indicate that
Democrats will carry the Indiana state
ticket, and the result on the national
ticket is so close as to make 1t I'M
4 possible to estimate. :,
Democratic counties are all
! claiming increased maJoritles, ana
Republican counties are admitting de-
| creased majorities. The drift last
month has seemed to be toward Bryan.
Local option and labor questions
are cutting into the Republicans
badly"