The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-10-30
TAFT'S ELEC.
ton CONCEDED
Cincinnati Inquirer Says He
Will Win.
Result of Careful P0led Gives Him
Votes to Spare With Re-
publican House.


York Herald and Cnicago Record Her.
aid nave made a careful poll of the
Pivotal states for the coming Presiden
tial election which shows tnat the
vote is swinging toward Taft with
an irresistible force, and that he will
not only have a large vote in the
electoral college. but Republican
House to support him as well. We
tack the following from last Sundays
Cincipnati Inuqirer which Will beof
great interest TO or readers:
las this, the first forecast number
of the New York Herald and Cincin-
natl Enquirer, goes To press there APP
pears 10 be in progress an expansion
of the Republican vote. From all sur
face indications this hasbeen in progre
for several weeks. AT first IL was
almost impossible TO detect it. The
situation was much beclouded in near
ly every state In the Middle West
and in Ohio and NewYork, but there
have been apparently steady and rapid
gains by the Repub lean candidates,
and the chances now seem to favor
the election of Taft and Sherman.
Without making any positive predic-
ton and basing the conclusions Of
the reports of correspondents connect
ed with these Two great western
papers with which they have collabo-
rated, the Herald and Enquirer snow
that William H. Taft is reasonably
sure of $50 votes in the Electoral Col
lege, SO more than he needs for cleo
ton.
The reports of the trusted correspond
ents on which this estimate is based,
. have been carefully checked by otner
reports from Independent sources.
william ]. Bryan is quite certain 10
receive 1856 Electoral votes, q votes
are doubtful with a Democratic ten
dency, while rs are doubtful and more
tnan likely 20 go 10 the Republicans.
If Mr.. Bryan should succeed in carry
ing all the doubtful states he would
have 203 Il ecIoral votes-77 less than
his Republican competitor.
The canvass also SLOWS that the
Republicans will probably carry the
House of Representatives The indict-
ed strength of ire respective parties
is: Republican, 219; Democratic, 172
There are 22 doubtful districts with
Republican tendencies and 20 with
Democratic tendencies.
New York is one of the states that
is classed for Taft. HIS plurality will
probably be quite large.
The contest for Governor of New
York is apparently exceedingly close,
Hughes's direction.
Two weeks ago me Hersid's and
EnQuirer's preliminary CANVASS SHOW
ed Mr.. Cnanler in the lead. Tae
'fHerald and Enquirer pointed out now
ever, that the opposition to Governor
Hughes mad reached It's greatest de-
yelopmenL in the carly part of the
campaign aud tue Republicans built
great hopes on MS proposed WIFI
wind tur the stae IL being adj
mitted that Mr.. Hughes was one of
the greatest campa gners of his genera
ton.
IL IS clear that in he rather person.
al encounters between the two can
didates during the last two weeks
the advantage mas been with the Gov
ernor. Furthermore reports show that
since the Heralds preliminary canvass
was made Mr.. Hugnes's friends nave
been busy among rAe elements where
opposition 10 TIE Governor Was most
strongly indicted. TIE feaIs Of the
Germans and the smaller JEWS ira
ders as TO the Governors attitude
N blue law legislation nave been some
what allayed. Tire race track issue
had lost much OF It's importance. even
before Mr.. Cnanler defined MS position
on the Hart-Agnew law
a.rfenrd RouIore Dofoat f(uenshar0