The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-25
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.

max tnS CSSulC OIL euS ~StSttc S1OS-
tons In Vermeatsa Maine mean
tremendous Democratic victory in No
vember, is, freely admitted by all eS-
cept the bitte7est pc-tisans. Politi-
cal experts have done some analyzlng.
and so4ne claim to have reached novel,
conclusions. But these facts stand
'oat: =
On Monday, September 9, 1912, the
Republican and Third Term parties
combined elected William, T. Raines
governor OF Maine, over Frederick W.
Piaisted, the present Democratic In
csumbent, by s,o2s plurality; In 1908,
presidential year, a: Republican was
elected governor by 1858 plurality; in
1904, the plurality was 25.s00, and In
1900 it was 34,132. In other words, In
IL years the Democrats have cut
down the Republican plurality IN state
elections by1s1, ,109. -'-8'2sssSsE,
: In. this period the Democratic vote
mas increased from $4,000 to $4,000
whereas the Republican vote has de-
creased from $4,000 to 1900. The
Democratic vote OF this year exceeds
that Of September. 1905, by 1000, but
the Republican vote is about 1900 less
than that party cast four yearsago:s
The sspEsSin the Republican ranks,
following the election Of William T.
Haines, is pronounced. II the diTi-
sion In Maine. in November is as 1t
was in the recent Vermont election,
si1-tenths OF the Republican vote will
20 for Taft, three-tenths for Roose-
vest, and one-senth for the Demo
Gratis. It is 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, it has gained
The result. IN Maine may be expected
to be something Ike this: Wilson.
10000; Taft, 1900; Roosevelt, 21,S0o.
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 gain OF twenty-five per
cent. over that Of 1908. It Is OF spe-
ciaf interest to speculate, what VIII
happen next November throughout
; the. nation. If, the. Republican and
Democratic vote for the national
tickets happen to be affected as
: the :gubernatorial vote this month
in Vermont has been affected. The
New York Evening Post has done
: some interesting figuring along this
Tire and as a net. result 1t Is shown
that, under: the contingencies mention
ed, 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 the Post follow,
80 compute this result We should
have to deduct s per cent. from the
vote cast for Taft four years ago and
apportions the remaining. vote In, the
ratio Of 81 to as between TAFT and
Roosevelt, and we should have to add
S5 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 S5
per cent. Of Taft's vote four years
ago, and give Wilson l25 per cent. OF
,Bryan's vote four years ago.
The result in round numbers would
be as follows, SO Tar as regards Taft
and Wilson.