The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-29
HERALD PREDICTS
TAFT'S ELECTION
INDEPENDENT PAPER, GENER-
ALLY RIGHT ON FORMER
PREDICTIONS, STATES
TAFT WILL GET TT.
Poll of States Gives $50 Electoral
Votes to Taft, f56 to Bryan,
and Places Forty Seven In
the Doubtful Column.

Democrats throughout the country
were greatly chagrinned by the New
York Herald's estimate on the result
OF the presidential election, Wnich
was made public last Sunday ana
which indicates the election OF IaIt
by a good majority. The Herald Is
an independent paper, and its estl-
mate is based upon alleged relia-
BILE information CLEANED from It's cor
respondents in the different states
throughout the country. The politl-
cal predictions of the paper IN the
~ast have been almost invariably cor
rect, and the people have SO muen
faith in the ability of the publication
10 forecast correctly the result or po-
itical elections that its predictions
always carry weight, and ITS prog
nostications on the coming election
are generally accepted as indicative
of the final result.
OF the 4S3 votes in the electoral
college, the Herald gives TAFT zoo'
Bryan 156, and places AZ in the
doubtful column. Taft's plurality IN
New York is indicated to be $4,000,
with the goyernorship Of the Empire
State III uuupt and RepuDlcan
house of representatives a certainty
The Herald comedies to Taft pract1c-
alIv all the so-called doubtful States,
giving him New York, Ohio, Massa-
ehusetts. Illionis and Minnesota. me
States of Indiana. Colorado, Montana
and Wyoming are declared 10 De
doubtful, with Republican leanlngs'
while Nebraska and Kentucky are
piven as doubtful, with chances fay-
ering Bryan.
The Herald's canvass shows tnat
the house of representatives Will
probably be Republican, the he
publicans being given 219 members
and the Democrats IT,. There are
TWENTY-FIVE doubtful districts with
Republican tendencies and twenty
with Democratic leanings. In the
congressional race, one OF the o1tter-
est fights is being waged In the Dan
Vile district in Illinois, which Tor
many years has been represented Dy
Uncle Joe" Cannon, the speaker OF
the house. The Herald says tnl1
Sneaker Cannon will be reelected
hut that the majority of 10, 600 wnlcn
he received two years ago will be con
siderably cut down.
While the Herald comedies Ne"
York to Taft, the outcome OF the
governors race is said to be doupt1ui
Hughes and Chanler are running
neck and neck, and it may require
the of1cial vote to determine the out
come. The tip that Tart VIII ruL
ahead of Hughes in New York ma.
come as a surprise to the layman' d
If la generally conceded that Hughes
has made one of the best governors
.ha Emnire State ever had, but NJ
has been too independent to suit tns
bosses. and Republican as well a.
democratic bosses are working 10 en-
compass his defeat.
In connection with its forecast tns
Herald publishes statements from tn'
Eha1rmen Oh Dotu Ing w. 49,
litical parties Chairman Mack, o
the Democratic party, claims that
poll of the States indicates IN ever
instance a change OF from twenty
five to fifty per cent. in the vote IRON
Roosevelt to Bryan, and there Is al
upheaval from one end OF the coun
try to the other that will sweep Mr
Bryan into the White House Chair
man Hitchcock, of the Republican
committee, said that while not read
to give out any figures he had n
fears as to the result Of the election
The Herald presents the following
table showing the probable result
Nv votes In the electoral college:
Reasonably Sure Republican
California