Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10


- The next president of the United States will be William
Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson, Evidences from all parts
of the country to show that Roosevelt goun in the
majority Of the States that him in the preliminary
test but especially that he has failed break the Solid
south This gives fairly intelligent foundation which to
base an estimate with reference to the November next
as the situation stands at the beginning Of October with the
election month away"
Under the circumstances particularly Southern ante
cedents and affiliations Of Woodrow Wilson, safe that
ne will carry every Southern State that for Bryan 1898
their electoral vote under the appoonmn for 1912 are
follows:
Alabama, 12 Arkansas 9; Florida, 6; Georgia, H. Ken
lucky 13 Louisiana 10; Maryland g. Mississippi 10; North
gina -.
These States which be counted for Wilson would
give him 145 electoral votes and addition he would probably
West Virginia with its eight which would give him
from the South total of 153 1nasmuch he must have 700
of the 3 votes the electoral college election he
would have gain but 3 electoral from the Western and
In 1908 Bryan carried Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and
Oklahoma which this year will have q electoral votes me
would probably figure carrying Nebraska through
well the three of New Mexico which State in the
last election but which has shown democratic symptoms
These fourteen votes added to the 1853 Wilson is given in this
estimate would mean total of l67 votes in the States which
for Bryan in 1908 apparently democratic now leav
ing but ninety to be gained in the old Northern States
Wilson will probably get his State of New Jersey with
out question with its fourteen democratic votes and nasmch
lily divided the Nutmeg State its votes may he
safely added under present conditions to the Wilson column
The div Gays a @ se not
to tell where this margin of less than THOUSAND will Mr.
Tafts plurality in Indiana four ago was only IT, IN
Delaware only 293 The republicans carried Montana IN 9oo
by only 3007. and Wyoming by plurality of only 1928
If the democratic vote in these States increases even so lit
tie while the republican vote is divided between
Taft and Roosevelt will be fairly safe bet that the electoral
of New Jersey H. Connecticut Delaware Missouri
49, Indiana 49, Montana AMI Wyoming aggregate Of
g. will be added the those of the former democratic States
and reduce the number wanting for Wilson from SO to 3d.
Now from what States the democrats secure tins nece
sary third of hundred' New York has As electoral votes
Massachusetts 1s Maine Ohio a. Oregon s. Washington
Illinois %. .
If could only New York with it's 40
they would have number to if the republicans
persisted in dividing in November -.
1t be evident from this view OF the situation
that the the republicans have to fear Wilson and not
Roosevelt.
The man carry New York is the who beat
Wilson, AMI anybody the least thing about politics
Roosevelt has the slightest chance Of carrying
his State Taft carried in the presidential primaries and
it will carried by Taft Wilson next November
of who American industries
protected Taft and the farmers of Vermont will confront this
situation in November when they go to the polls
circle that Taft making mighty strides and the only
whether he win enough republicans back from the
third party to beat Wilson.
That is the whole situation in nutshell
1t is to be Taft and continued prosperity is to be Will
and doubt with the certainty that this doubt will be still
further increased by democratic smashing of the tariff
Wilson is acknowledged free trader standing
tona platform which declares protective tariff to be
stitutional
republicans in Vermont who be made to be-
eve democratic does not attack the
of Vermont products in favor of the markets of the
whole world?
Why Sraus the progressive candidate for governor
New York Cleveland reer trade democrat and the
people study the whole situation the certain they be-
the only real friends of protection for American labor
against the cheap labor of the old world is be found the Re-
publican party and the canddate Tor the presidency
and the leader of the forces OF protection William Howard
Taft
change of 5000 votes compared with the September
vote in would the democrats the plurality
sary elect presidential electors and Wilson Vermonts
four electoral votes.
plainly time for the republicans of Vermont to