The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 15.-FrOm this
time forth until election the great bat
tleground of the campaign Will be IN
three States-New York, Ohio, and In
diana. On the outcome IN these States
will largely depend the question wheth-
er Taft or Bryan is elected
OF course, the political struggle will
go ahead IN intense fashion in score
of other States, and IL is conceivable
that the outcome OF the election might
be decided elsewhere; but as things
stand today, 1t is not probable More
and more. shrewd politicians are set
Ting down to the belief that, in the last
ANALYSIS. the choice of a President will
be determined there, and the last weeks
before the ballots are cast will see the
BRYAN and the Taft forces IN desperate
strife for the electoral votes that Ne~
York, Ohio, and Indiana control
New York, with It's thirty-nine votes,
IS. as usual, in a most commanding po-
sltion. It is the key 10 the SITUATION SO
far as the Democrats are concerned II
is difficult to see how Mr. Bryan can
he elected without the vote Of that
State It is true, Mr. Bryan hlinselI
believes he is going to have a pluTallty
Of more than thirty-nine votes IN the
Electoral College. This belief is oaseu
on the idea that a landslide Tor the
Democrats is going 20 be turned loose
November s; but putting aside the luea
| OF a landslide. New York must be con-
sidered indispensable for the fulhllment
/ Of the Bryan hopes.
All Close States
T. 60 bsDnens this year that New
York Ohio. and Indiana are close States
This Is not disputed by politicians OF
| ,ytbar side save when Ucey are tax
| inc for publication. The Democrats
~er-sr5 their prospects for carrying tho
! +brae States as good, better. in fact
| 49,, those for winning some OF the
states further West that have been look
ed IN at lonS range as inclined to 80
/ for +he Peerless Leader II the Demo-
! crafts can carry these three States. they
can win the election with ease. and
tney are going 10 put forward all thelT
resources in the effort to do so. Inc
/ RanubIfcan managers realize the vital
nature of the contest in the three
States named and they are not less
active than their opponents.
New York, Ohio, and Indiana, among
them. control seventy-seven votes IN
the Electoral College. New York has
+hirtv-nine, Ohio twenty-three and In
diana fifteen. II Mr. Bryan gets the
Soli5 South. and adds Maryland. Mis-
sOuri Oklahoma and NeVadA 10 ms
column, he Will have log votes OF Iht
90 necessary to election Tor PRESIDENT
| That is he will need seNenJy-IIIe'
| ,-otas a55{tiOnaI 10 the 169. The seventy
| seven votes Of New York, Ohio anc
b Indiana would Pull him through
IT IS true that Maryland cannot %
| cIassed as a Bryan state, lnasmuci
p as II is close and doubtful But ever
If Maryland goes against Bryan, Ia
could probably make up for the los
of the eight electoral votes OF ina
, state out of some OF the western
Various combinations can be figure
e ont that would enable Bryan 10 los
% Indiana and win the elecuoh, or Ius
> Ohio and win the election Wnen
: comes to emitting New York rom IN
BRYAN column, there is such a Cnasl
| in the figures that II is hard &c ca
! cuIate out a way to get across It IN
fftaar votes Of Indiana might be al
luOst made UP by the ten votes or Kan
/ saS and the three votes OF MOnJslld
, land Ohio might be lost TO Tart ana IL
r loss be made up I'm diverse ways Thus
the votes Of Nebraska Kansas, an
Montana make q total Of tWenty-oil
5 against OhiO's tweuty-three. WiSconsi
70 has thirteen votes and II by any cn4nc
70 / n sbO1IId I1lrch out Of the Republica
Z ranks. il would add materially to tn
- Bryan strength
The truth IS. as nearly as can b
10 learned that the middle west oner
/. BRYAN and his supporters less encou1
, | Rgement for support that VIII mea
- electoral votes than the East
r Weak Spots in West.
Consider the States Of Illinois, wis
CCnsin. Minnesota, the Dakotas, Ne