Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-10
FEAR Of DEMOCRATS
DRIVES I. R. CROWD
TO TAFT IN MAINE.
Democrats Expect to Cut
Down G, O. P. Maine MAJ
jority Today Just as They
Did in Vermont
81 RALPH snurx.

NEW YORK. Sept. e.-With the DEM
ocrats confident and the Republicans
hopeful, the state OF Maine is today. en-
gagged in an election that may have an!
important bearing on the presidential
election in November.
If the Democrats win, or the normal
Republican majority OF $1,000 is greatlyl
reduced, it is commended by Democratic.
national leaders that woodrow Wilson'S
election to the presidency in November
may be taken as a settled fact
Involved in today's election are a Cow
ernorship. a United States senatorzhip
and many state onices. including menu
bers of the general assembly.
In New York more especially the lead
ers Of the Democratic, Republican and
Progressive parties are watching the res
suit with interest. There is. however. mel
turn that the election may take that
will have any bearing on or give any
comfort to the Bull Moosers.
They have merged with the stsndpatl
Republicans in an EFFORT to carry the
state.
Rejecting the Democrats view, Jo-l
sephus Daniels, chairman OF the publicity
committee Of the Democratic national
organization. today gave out the follow
ing interview. which holds much interest
because Of Mr.. Daniels familiarity with
the Maine situation:
Mr.. DANIELS INTERVIEW.
'Mr. Blaint and other astute Republic
ans in Maine and Vermont arranged or
continued the election of state officers IN
September to help the Republican ticket
They were rock-ribbed Republican states
and it helped the Republicans to get ad-
vantage Of their vote two months before
the national election.
Undoubtedly the fight from thess'
early elections helped the Republicans
until the Democrats pointed out that the
true barometer was the size of the ma
jority. Every time. for example. that
the Republican majority in Vermont had
been under 5000 the Democrats have
won the presidency. BY that barometer
Wilson will win in November.
Names Republican majority was
greatly reduced in 1876 and 1882, when
the Democrats elected president IT
1876 the Republican majority Of 1900 OF
the FORMER election IA Maine was reduced
to 5000. and in November Tilden carried
New York. Indiana. Connecticut ana
New Jersey. t
I'm 1884 the Democrats won by a very
slight margin, though Maine gave Re.
publican majority OF 1900 in September.
I'm 1882 the Republican majority was
reduced to 1900. and the Democrats won
in November
VICTORY PREDICTED.
''Our advices from Maine INDICATE 4,
Democratic victory in the state In spite
of the fact that the Taft and Roosevelt
forces are united in support Of the same
state, congressional and legislative
ticket. To win against the united Rel
publican party VIII be nothing short oil
phenomenal. and would be practically
accepted as settling the presidential con-
test. Maine is the only state In thel
union where the followers of Roosevelt
and Taft are supporting the same state
and local tickets. With an average Rel
publican majority OF 5000 for almost
half a century. the Democrats ara con-I
hdent that today win duplicate the vic-I
tory Of two years ago There is no ques-s
ton that in November the electoral vote
will 90 for Wilson by a large plurality.
There will be three electoral tickets inl
the field"