Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-10
MEAN WILSON TO
SWEEP COUNTRY
Democratic Gains in Vermont
and Maine Impressive.
OTHER PARTIES PLIGHT
Third Termers to Poll Their Entire
strength From the Rapidly
Thinning Republican
Ranks.

That the result OF tho state cleo
ttons in Vermont and Maine mean Q
tremendous Democratic victory In No
vember. is freely admitted by all ex-
oept the bitterest partisans. Poliu-
cal experts have done some analysing,
and some claim to have reached novel
conclusions. But these facts stand
out;
On Monday, September ., 1912. the
Republican and Third Term parties
combined elected William 4. haines
governor OF Maine over Frederick w.
Plaisted, tho present Democratic in
clumbent, by S.02S plurality: In 1908,
a presidential year, u Republican was
elected governor by 1858 plurality; In
1904, the plurality WAS 2b.S00, and In
1900 1t was S4lS2 In other words, In
~ years the Democrats have cut
down the Republican plurality in state
elections by 3l,l09
In this period the Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to $4,000
whereas tho Republican vote has do
creased from $4,000 to 7l,000, The
that OF September, 1908, by 1000, but
the Republican vote is about 2,O00 loss
than that party cast tour years ago.
The split in the Republican ranks.
following the election OF William L.
Haines. Is pronounced. II the divi-
sion in Maine in November Is as at
was in the recent Vermont election,
six.tenths of the Republican vote will
go for Taft. throetenths for Roose-
welt. and one-tenth for the Demo-
Gratis, II Ia significant that the latter
party has to date suffered no losses,
as compared with the vote In previous
years. from the Third Term move
ment. On the contrary. II has gained.
The result In Maine may be expected
to be something like this; Wilson.
$4,000. TAFT, $4,000. Roosevelt, 2t,300.
The returns from the recent Yer
mont election show, In round figures,
that the joint Republican and third
party vote was eight per cent short
Of the Republican vote four years ago,
while the Democratic vote In that
state shows u gain of twenty Ave per
cent. over that of 1908 1t IL OF spe-
cial interest to speculate what will
happen next November throughout
the nation II tho Republican and
Democratic vote for the national
tickets happen to DO affected as
the gubernatorial vote this month
In Vermont has been affected. The
New York Evening Post has done
some interesting figuring along this
line and as net result II IL shown
that. under the contingencies mention
cd. President Taft would carry only
two states In November, Rhode Island
and Vermont, all the others going for
Gov, Wilson. The conclusions reach
ed by tho Post follow,
To compute this result we should
have to deduct per cent from the
vote cast for Taft four years ago and
apportion the remaining vote In tho
ratio OF 81 to 3S between Taft and
Roosevelt. and we should have to add
80 per cent to Bryan's vote In 1908,
and give the 'demnition total to
Woodrow Wilson. In other words, give
Taft 81 per cent and Roosevelt IS
per cent. OF Taft's vote four years
ago. and give Wilson 1876 per cent. Of
Bryan's vote four years ago.
The result In round numbers would
be as follows. 30 far as regards Taft
nj nd William