Williams news., 1908-10-31
A DEAL WITH TAMMANY.

Record Herald, who has demon strated on several occasions his ability to "gst onto the inside" of things political. gives us the fol- lowing interesting and somewhat exciting report of the present po- litical situation, and of a deal, which he is confident has been made between the republican lead CTS and Tammany, which will make New York safe for Taft. by the sacrifice of Hughes. He writes as follows:
 Taft is still ahead in the presi- dential race, and his election is probable, notwithstanding heavy democratic gains.
 The battle for the presidency has really narrowed down to this: Whoever carries New York will all most certainly win the great priz".
 There is possible chance that Taft might win without New York. but it ia a remote chance, for 1t is generally conceded that if New York should go over to Bryan that will indicate a movement strong enough to sweep other states along in the current.
 It now seems clear that, barring surprises in the west, not now really looked for by the best informed, Bryan must carry New York to save himself. Without New York he is almost certainly beaten.
 The latest and most trustworthy information I have from New York
 and it comes from dependable sources-is to the effect that the state is we'll sure for Taft Or e strong reason for this I shall give in a moment.
 Thus it Is obvious that by the most critical and cold blooded view of the field Taft must have regard ed as holding a tremendous advar : tage, despite bad republican luck in states like Ohio and Indiana
 and this advantage on the whole
 situation justifies odds of 2 to 1 in
 his favor With New York Taf1
 can win without both Ohio and In
 diana
 The important news of the day pertains to the confidence of the republican leaders that they have New York assured. They have
 been we'll advised as to the ser
 iousness of the situation in Ohio and Indiana. They have been tolc that the odds seem to be agains Taft in Ohio, and that Indians seems surely lost. Their confiden tial advices have been to the effeo that their best chance to make sur, of Taft's election is to concentrate
 their strength in New York. Whil'
 by no means a ba ndoning Ohio ane . Indiana, and still believing ther'
 is a chance in the former state, . least, it may be that the cardina
 feature of the republican campaign l from now on is to make sure 0 New York. Information from higl
 sources and worthy of every conf P dence, is that Taft is assured of th , Empire state by a small but saf /: plurality.
 From other sources, not so higl
 or trustworthy, but still worthy |, fair degree of credence, comes th
 report that the republican leader
 in New York have made some sor l of a deal with Ia mmany. The grea , thing for Tammany in this cam paign is to heat Hughes. If re r elected, they fear the governor vii
 compel the legislature to interfer with local government in Ne, f York city in important particulars which means a loss of power { Q Tammany The republican lead
 ers in New York from top dowr s do not like Hughes. They accepte
 his nomination sullenly. They vii 2 not he at all displeased if he
 beaten, because in that event thei organization will be free to do as