Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-18
BUZZ" PREDICTS
 WILSON VICTORY National Campaign One Of Facts and Figures and
 Much Speculation.
PR REELECTION DOPE
WatterSOn at First LukeWarW. Now Sees Wilson Majority
 Doubtful States.
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 The signs of the times point to sweeping Democratic victory in Nov ember. Though Colonel George liar vey is beset by toe fear tnat wilson will not have a clear majority of the 531 votes of the electoral college, other shrewd observers hold that the New Jersey Governor will get from 300 to 400 in that body
 Apparently the only clouds on the Democratic horizon are the slowness with which contributions to the cam spaign fund are coming in and the apathy of the workers in the trenches. These latter seemingly have taken the success of their ticket as a foregone conclusion, say Democratic newspa- pods, and are resting ill the shade. The leaders who hope to guide the party of Jefferson and Jackson across the finish line far in advance of it's rivals, decline 10 look upon the race as a sinecure and are calling for funds and urging their cohorts to action. The view held by Democratic leaders is that, though the split ill the Republican party tends to assure a Wilson-Marshal1 decision at the polls, they should not flirt with their chances of success by making no fight.
 A bitter factional fight is being waged in Iowa between the old-line Republicans and the Roosevelt sup porters. The Republican State con- sention declined to endorse the Taft administrations This was a triumph for the lProgressives and reprisals are likely to follow as the regulars threat en to- get even.
 It i sprobable. the electoral vote of Iowa will go into the Democratic, col ; unln. Moreover. tines Democrats may get several congressman and may con trols the legislature which will elect
 
 a Senator next year.
 Vermont,
 The Blue Mountain State has long been regarded as political barom- eter. The state election is one of the first to be held and is watched With great interest by the entire country This year the Republican gubernator- ial candidates plurality over his Democratic opponent was less than 5000, while in other years the state has gone Republican by majority of four or five times that number.
 This Democratic gain the leaders consider an excellent sign of vle- tory for the Wilson Marshall ticket in what has hitherto been rock ribbed Republican state, and the basis for their contention is a sound one.
 Maine.
 The result of the recent election Ill Maine is construed to foreshadoW a Democratic victory in the Pine Tree State in November. The Roosevelt and Taft factions buried the hatchet during the progress of the state cam paign. but now that it is out of the way they are flying at each others throats and there is small chance of a reconciliation.
 The plurality by which the Demo- cratic tanddate for governor was beaten by only 5000. In other years the state has been carried by the Re- publicans by much heavier majorlties. Wilson should poll all the votes cast for Plaisted, and, with Taft and Roose- welt electors on the ticket, his chance for carrying the state is good. ~ Southern States.
 Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, who was at odds with Governor Wilson prior to the Baltimore convention, IS very optimistic regarding the success oI the Wilson Marshall ticket, his fore cast being that Wilson will get no
 
 fewer than 300 votes in the electoral college and it might so to 400." . Says Col. Watterson: As for the South-North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee Roosevelt will not be re- motely in it. Nothing is more lllu- sory than that the protectionist sentl- ment down about Birmingham and along the Carolina seaboard will at any time prove a Republican factor. The Democratic presidential ticket is sure ff every Southern state, includ- ing Missouri and Maryland.
 Other States.
 In recent article Col. George liar vey, editor of Harpers' Weekly, deals with the possibility of the contest for the presidency being settled by the House sof Representatives. He de-