Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-10-14
NEW YORK TIMES, FORECAST.
It's Correspondents Indicate Close
Contest This Year.
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The New York Herald's forecast is
read with interest every election
year. It's information is gathered
from It's own correspondents and is
given after careful and thorough
canvass or the State of New York
The following extracts from the
Herald's preliminary review of the
situation are Of timely interest just
now:
"Mr. Taft, according to all surface
indications just now, at present holds
New York State. 1t will apparently
require political revolution or re-
vulsion in, the remaining weeks of
/ the campaign to dislodge him from
J his position.
"Mr, Chanler's chances now seem
superior to those of Mr.. Hughes, but
in the opinion Of many political OBJ
servers the full strength of the op-
position to the present Governor de-
voloped early in the campaign. They
declare 1t is now at flood tide, and is
likely to recede during the coming
month.
"The preceding paragraphs sum
up the situation as the Herald finds
1t after a careful preliminary can
vass of the entire State.
Skilled correspondents and COM
petenL political observers, familiar
with the localities to which they
were assigned, have gone through
the counties of the State and have
obtained the views of the best poll
ticians Of both parties on the situa-
tion in their localities These views
and the personal investigation of the
correspondents OF unusual conditions
here and there present as accurate a
summary as can be had Of the politi-
cal outlook at the present moment.
'The.e are not likely TO be any
heavy" pluralities either way. The
most senguine Republicans do not
expect Mr. Taft to carry the State by
more than fifty thousand. Where a
plurality is claimed for Mr.. Hughes
the figures are placed very low. The
Democrats hope to elect Mr.. Chanler
by fifty thousand, and some Of them
figure out small plurality for Mr..
Bryan.
$50 far as the national ticket Is
concerned there is no evidence at
present indicating popular arresentment
at the steam roller methods by which
Mr.. Tafts nomination was secured.
Mr.. Roosevelts interest in Tafts sue.
cess and his aggressive championship
OF the Republican nominee have Of
to Mr.. Taft some support.
THE panic has hurt the Republi-
cans with the workingmen and with
the retail business men. On the
other hand, the general fear that Mr..
Bryan's election might precipitate
another crisis, or delay the return
of prosperity, will give Mr. Taft
many votes.
"There is marked tendency on
the part Of the gold Democrats and
Cleveland Democrats, who have been
wandering in the wilderness since
1896, to return to the fold This is
especially true of men who were ac-
tive in politics. They see, as the
Herald has pointed out, that, with
the Uuited States Senate strongly
Republican for some years to come,
it will be impossible for Mr.. Bryan
to get any Of his more radical ideas
enacted into law"
The Herald continues by observ-
ing that both parties are far behind
in campaign work, because both are
short Of money for the campaign
funds. Fewer Autographs, fewer
banners across the streets, fewer fire.
works and fewer campaign orators
than ever before.
The public aspect can scarcelv be
said to have as yet fairly opened.
Considering the voting strength of
New York, the Herald's review shows
the State to be very close. The ma
jority Of fifty thousand for Taft or
Chanler Is very narrow majority,
and 1t would take but O. slight shift
to reverse the conditions.
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