The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-05
GLOOMY OUTLOOK
F0RIG.0.P ?. |N.0RlO.
Almost Universal Sentiment
That Harding Has No
Chance.
STATE \ I E: is WROUGHT {; UP
Hope Now is That Roosevelts
Speech Will Do Much
Good

Cleveland, Ohio, November All
/ Republicans hereabouts are hopeful
that Theodore Roosevclt's speech IN
Cleveland Tomorrow night Will do q
whole lot OF good. The han,merlns
the colonel has been getting in New
|sYork and the assorted charges thai
have been made against him by Ike
publicans and Democrats alike have not
yet had any apparent effect out TINS
way. Certainly he is still much OF
popular idol.
Wonder What He VIII Sny.
His utterances tomorrow night
Whatever they turn out to be. VIII have,
lyevoHything indicates, certain erect
But Republican leaders would be bets
tier satisfied If they were certain OF
what Colonel Roosevelt is going to
say They don't expect him to praise
Harding to the skies nor to say any
thing definitely or enthusiastically Of
the achievements OF Taft other than
he has done during his many campaign
addresses in New York Nor do they
expect him to touch on the subject OF.
presidential possibilities In 1912 and
the effect OF tho vote in this State next
Tuesday on the selection of the party
standard bearers two years hence
A8 So they sort Of figure out that Mr..
Roosevelt will content himself with q
broadstde against Governor Judson
Harmon and an appeal to the rank and
4 Ae Of the party to be regular and to
push the ticket through. But there
seems to be a decided feeling among
both Republicans and Democrats In
this section OF the State that Warren
g. Harding has no chance to be elected
Governor The splendid fight he has
made against big odds Is appreciated
to the full, but 1t isn't suggested BY
the big men OF either party that he
has more than a gamblers chance OF
pulling through. At that, however, the
betting estimate OF Harmon's majority
has dropped from anything over 100000
to between 10000 and 10000.
I talked to-day with large manu-
facturer OF Cleveland, Republican.
who. although he is not one OF tho
party chiefs, has certain amount OF
influence. He has always been Regu-
lar. and intends to vote the Republican
ticket this year without scratch.
About so per cent. OF the men In
my place are Republicans" said he.
yet I happened to see the other day
a pool on majorities they were getting
up at dollar guess.
Tuesday was indicated by the fact that,
sixty-two men had picked Harmon to win
by anywhere from 1900 to $500. while only
three men IN tho place had taken a chance
on Harding. The highest guess on his ma
jority was 6.oe0.n
After leaving this business man saw
another majority pool" In one OF the
Cleveland newspaper offices. The percen-
iiages ran about the same.
Ono OF the most optimistic OF Cleveland
Republicans went up to Republican head
CHARTERS in Chicago this week to see what
the wise folks in charge thought Of the sit
uatlon in Ohio-to set the inside view OF the
aght. He camo back with his smile wiped
out and his face yard long.
What He Learned at headquarters. g
He has been telling his friends ever since
that at Republican headquarters the defeat
OF Harding in Ohio and OF stimson in New
York Is privately conceded. He has been
telling his good Republican neighbors that
the boss Republicans at the Chicago head
quarters are simply trying to estimate the