The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
VISITORS VIEWS SHOW WHICH WAY WIND |S BLOWING From All Sections They Can See Nothing But Will
 son Victory ONE MAN THINKS
 TAFT WILL LAND Another Says Taft Will Not Get 20 Electoral Votes West of the Mississippi-Roosevelt's
 Strength

Opinions obtained from residents of several eastern and western states who were registered at Birmingham hotels yesterday, indicate that democracy 'un- terrified and Lndefled3 will be returned to power in the fall. That President Taft is eliminated was almost invariably the opinion expressed, and that Theodore Roosevelt will be defeated even if the 'standpatters" are forced to flock 10 Will son, was generally believed.
 W. C. Newsome of Alleghaney, Pa, a progressive. is hopeful that Roosevelt will win. "There seems to be no doubt" !" stated he. but that Teddy will carry Pennsylvania. So overwhelming is tho sentiment against Taft in my state that it is a practical certainty that the Pres ident will not take enough votes away from Roosevelt to make possible the vic- tory of Wilson I believe that it would be d great thing for the nation were Roosevelt to win, but l am free to con fess that this seems 10 be democratic year"
 Truman Reason, a lawyer of New York. and cemocrat, can see no possible con 
 can win Tt would require an enormous campaign fund stated he, "to turn the tide in New York. It seems that Wilson will sweep the state. although there Is no doubt but that a large sum of money twill be spent in the slums of New York city. I have recently been on trip through the west and while there is con- siderable progressive sentiment beyond the Mississippi, the split in the ranks of the opponent will result fin untold good to democracy"
 Tennent Bogard of Indiana is a re- publican of the old school. Tn my state," he declared either Wilson or Taft will win despite the fact that Colonel Roosevelt and his henchmen are making strenuous efforts to land. Personally, if thought that there was grave danger of the former President carrying Indiana, I would support Will son Many others feel as l do-and because Governor Marshall is can didate for the vice presidency is one of the reasons"
 Randolph Henderson, a travelling salesman from Butte Mont is a dem ocrat q fear" said he, Chat Roose- welt will carry Montana, although Will son stands an excellent chance of turn ing the tide from the direction in which it is now flowing Taft is scarcely mentioned beyond the Mississippi, and there are bets of even money that he will not receive 20 electoral votes."
 R. R. Dixon of Boston, democrat, can see no possibility of the defeat of Wilson "The victory of the demo- crats," he said, is in the air In Massachusetts the opposition seems to be about equally divided. There is no reason why Wilson should not win our state in a walk"
 The fact that he is a scholar has ap pealed to the great majority of intelli- gent people in Boston, and this fact will be of incalculable value. I was recently in New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecti- cut and New York. and from what could learn Wilson will win each of those states.
 Freeman Jones, a salesman from Ohio, was the only man interviewed who be- lieves that Taft will win. "The republicans wil! remain firm by the President he said. 'When it Is realized that unless all opponents of democracy get together, Wilson will win, you will see a general desertion from Roosevet-this because 1t is generally recognized that for selfish and ambitious reasons he has done his best to wreck the party which has hon ored him Ohio will fall into the sTaft column by big majority of votes.'