Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-19
classified as doubtful with democratic

classified as doubtful with democratic
leanings.
The above distribution Of electoral
votes has been made entirely on sur
face indications. 1T Is in no sense
prediction. the Herald not yet enter
ing the realm of prophecy.
But it would really seem that Mr.
Taft for the present at least has
winning gait.
New York the Storm Confer.
New York is to be the center of the
conflict at the very end of the cam
paign. Mr. Bryan, it is said, now re-
aliZes that he must have the thirty
nine electoral votes of New York or ne
cannot be elected to the presidency.
Judge Taft 1t is understood realizes If
he loses New York he will lose his own
state of Ohio, a large number of states
in the middle west, Delaware, Mary
land and perhaps New Jersey and
Rhode Island in the east, and VIII be
defeated.
Roth candidates have been prepar-
ing to attend to such odds and ends
1hruout the country as appear to be
necessary so that they can forget the
rest of the United States in the last
six or eight days of the canvass and
ego AFTER New York in deadly
earnest.
Thus Mr.. Bryan has been thru
Nebraska seeking to win back that
state where his cause was so badly
damaged by Governor Hughes. and is
now taking a last run over the Rocky
Mountain ground.
Thus. too. Mr.. Taft has been thru
Ohio, seeking to wrest it from the I'M
fortunate condition bad politics has
placed it and make it safe for himself
this up with hurried excursion
thru the south and will next go into
Maryland and West Virginia. while
/, Mr.. Bryan is getting lot on the trail
which the republican andidate has
just been making.
The betting favors Taft In New
York. MIR. Bryan is ,unting on car
rying the state thru, reating a politi-
cal uproar In New York City and the
other cities of the state. He hopes
! to poll the solid laboring vote which
| in recent presidential elections has
been largely republican and add that
to the normal democratic vote. Conser-
vative estimates as to the present out
look in New York is that the state Is
for Taft today by perhaps $4,000.
This situation might speedily shift
under the excitement Of the last few
days of the campaign.
The Rest of the Country.
A hurried survey of the country
outside of New York will serve to show
existing conditions.
There is admitted to be considerable
| unrest in New Jersey, no one yet
knows exactly knows what the labor
drift to Bryan will be- Mr.. Roose-
welt in 1904 had plurality of $4,000.
| That must be overcome If Bryan gets
the state. The general opinion is that
| the state will go for Taft but the re-
publicans will count themselves lucky
if they get $4,000.
There has been considerable trouble
in Pennsylvania, but no one imagines
the state is doubtful. Senator Knox
estimates Taft's plurality at 100000.
Delaware has become a debatable
state owing to the ousting of L. Cole
man Dupont from national headquart-
ers and the nomination by the repub-
leans of weak ticket.
Maryland has become a doubtful
state whereas a week ago 1t was con-
sidered democratic.
New England presents a situation
which appears to be unchanged from
any electors is must be in Rhode Is
| land.
The polls taken in Connecticut keep
Taft in the lead.
1 Ohio continues to be a doubtful
! state. Notwithstanding the optimistic
/ views of Mr. Taft. Observers on the
(. Taft special train report that Ohio will
go for Taft by $4,000 Those who made
/ their Investigations of the special
| train continue to be much lin doubt
/ They think Bryan has the best of it.
| Middle West Stands Pat.
4 Indiana continues to be veering
toward Taft The republicans are
undoubtedly gaining. Straw votes
show that the fight is very close and
/ if Taft carries the state it will be by
a small! margin. 1t is believed that If
Taft is to carry Ohio and Indiana the
| result Will DG que " lIlc IlluiSli etlu
| temperance voters, who have been
fighting for prohibition in both states
but who are by no means prohibitions
| lists when national politics come up.
Illinois has not been shaken by Mr.
Bryan
Michigan is also standing steadfast-
ly republican.
! The trouble of Taft in Wisconsin is
reported to be over, while in Mime
| sofa, it is said to be merely a question
of the majority.
| Iowa j. been much disturbed by
republican arrels and Frank FL
Hitchcock has eue wonderful work
there in compellir. rival candidates
| for the senatorship to sink their per-
sonality. A careful straw vote of the
state gave Taft 1888, Bryan 2,s49, and
on this basis Taft would get 53.03 pei
! cent of the vote and Bryan 41.5S pei
cent.
| Nebraska has somewhat yielded
under the impassioned campaign of
Mr.. Bryan and it is considered he will
carry that state unless conditions
change greatly.
TEMPER Told by the Hair.