Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-24
WILSON SURE Of
YANKEE STATES
Democratic Presidential Can
didate Said to Be Reason
ably Certain of Carry
ing New England
CANVASS OPTIMISTIC

NEW YORK, Oct. . governor
Wilson is reasonably sura Of carrying
the New England states. This state
ment IS based on reports to the VIII.
son National Progressive Republican
league from six OF the leagues repre-
sentatives who have just completed
a tour of Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Isl
and and Connecticut They made a
thorough canvass OF these states.
talked with famers, business men,
manufacturers and laboTing men Of
all classes. Their conclusions show
that New England has been shaken
out OF its rock-ribbed spublicanism
and that craftsmanship is no longer
the moving thought OF the New Eng
land voter. In short, the canvass
made by this league shows this re
sult-that CC.DneI Roosevelt has sue
CCeded in splitting the regular re.
publican vote in twain in the states
named and that neither he nor Pres
ident Tart can hope to win. Moreover,
another significant fact is the demo
Gratis are standing solidly behind Gov
ernOr Wilson. The defectiOns to Taft
or Roosevelt viii be more than Of
set by the number ( republicans who
will vote for New Jersey governor.
7. r. Second in New England
The leagues agents report that
Colonel Roosevelt in all probability
will run second in New England and
President Taft third. The Roosevelt
strength in that section. according TO
this information, is divided between
those republicans who were attracted
10 the Thord-Term party movement
by the personality OF Colonel RoOse-
welt and those who. while not OBJ
sessed by his leadership, are con-
WINGED that a change in governmental
control is needed. Many of this lat
ter class are now said to be drawing
away from the colonel because they
are convinced that his election will
not help the Progressive cause. Re-
cent defectiOns from the Taft. ranks
are said to Be due to the widespread
impression that President Taft can,
not win,
Colonel ROosevelt's loss of strength
in New England, particularly in Maine
and Massachusetts,, according to the
leagues reports, is due to two things
his association with George W. Per
kins, former partner Of j. Pierpont
Morgan, and chairman of the Finance
committee of the Harvester Trust,
and Boss" William Finn of Pennsyl.
vania. together with the fact revealed
by the senate investigating committee
that most OF his campaign support in
1904 came from trust sources. Per
kins and Finn, in a word, have been
serious handicaps to the Third-Term
party movement in New England, tina
progressive republicans there being
convinced that these two men have
selfish ends to serve in joining the
Progressive movement.
A similar situation confronts Presi-
dent Taft in New England because OF
his association with Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania and Boss" William
Barnes Of New York Many hereto
fore strong Taft supporters declare
their preference for Governor Wilson
because OF the growing feeling In New
England that the presidents re-elec-
ton vii mean a continuation OF
the governmental abuses which are
today agiJating the country and which
have driven most Of the independent
voters into the democratic ranks.