The Washington times., 1908-09-25

20 stake their money on the idea that
Bryan can carry New York 1t is still
three to one or four to one In the bet
ting There is some Democratic money
In the market at these figures; that IS.
money TO bet on genral rsults.
Wants Long Odds
BIZ Thompson. the boss Of South Jer-
sey. who has money TO burn and at
times has burned stacks Of II IN cleo
ton bets, Is reported 20 have sent
$4,000 credit to town TO be bet on gen
eral results But IL turned out that he
is looking for long odds, and doesn't
yet care 20 bet at anything like civilized
terms That's the way with the rest
Of EN-. They certainly are making a
good deal OF noise that sounds Ike
Bryan but they don't make &c with
The Ohio reports 10 national Repubu-
can headquarters are the most remark
able received % late. The Ohio leaders
are worse frightened than they were
before the Foraker exposure. All the
representations took 10 for granted that
the tOr&-ker explosion would blow "a big
rock on, Of the Taft channel IN Ohio.
Eut now That II IS over and the echoes
are dying down, the Buckeyes are call
ing Tor help and declaring that chaos
has struck their organization. Thry
don know where they stand, and can't
learn
many DUuDLIul NOLcTS-
Another thing which points 70 the
West as being still the center Of low
barometer. is the fact that the returns
from the polls Of the close States. which
are beginning TO come I'm. Indicate a ire
mendous proportion OF doubtful voters.
This is true Of Indiana. Ohio. Illinois.
Wisconsin. Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. the
Dakotas and Minnesota. So Tar as pos
mi K |rrF
Deeu 10 locate those who will vote either
lcheJ, those who are iu doubt. and
those Who VIII give no expression. or
nose VINO are iu doubt. the tendency
toward one party or the other is indi-
Gated I'm all cases where IL Is possible.
Inc authorities have Deeu concerned
deeply about the number of doubtful
voters reported. IL Is abnOrmaIIy and
meuacingly large. Il is 80 large that
me general opinion abo,t headquarters
o. that the decisions which viii control
the result OF the polling are yer % bo
reached by the Individual voters. That
IS, il is believed that the turning OF the
balance one way or the other viii Dee
decided by the people who have not yet
thrown their weight intO either scale
which way viii they go2 That is the
question. The developments of the cam
paigu viii determine. In any case ma
lorlues In the whole middle Western
Brpup are certain 10 be scaled down
very greatly.
Republicans Have Best Of II.
But one the face of the mathematics
the Republicans still have the better OF
it. Il requires a movement little short
OF revolution to elect Mr. Bryan. II Mr.
Taft carries New York he Is the prob
able winner. almost the certain winner.
It Is Uncomfortable that she sentiment OF
two sections Of the country has devel-
oped so far I'm diemetricaIy opposite
direCtiOns-that Mr.. Bryan might lose
New York and still save his election At
tho West
Democratic confidence has 20 be dis
counted q good deal The Democrats
are entitled 10 feel cheerful whenever
they get in sight OF a lighting chance 20
win. They arc there, and they feel
good over It, But the dSu.-s are against
them thus far
Everything now Is conceded 10 depend
on this developments I'm the great duel
between Bryan and Roosevelt. All the
other actors IN the mauag erial drama
have been crowded back toward the
wings. These TWO stars are going 10
take the bludgeous and do a stunt ln big
stick work which viii make the rest OF
the show forget it's on the stage at all