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underwood LAYS
PLANS FOR WILSON
GOVERNOR AND HOUSE LEADER
MEET FOR FIRST TIME At
TRENTON, N. J.
FIVE DOUBTFUL STATES.
Are Counted certain-New York
"Pretty certain"-Work to
Be Done In Mis-
souri,.

Sea Grit, N. j., July 1.-THE polltl
cal battle-ground of the campaign OF
| 1912, where the Democratic party will
strain it's sinews for every vote, was
placed before Governor Woodrow Will
son like a checker-board by the man
he regarded as better Informed than
any others on conditions throughout
the country, Oscar w. Underwood
leader of the Democratic majority OF
the house of representatives.
State by state the nominee and the
house leader went over the may al
their luncheon at the Country club OF
Trenton and when the conference end
ed two and half hours later they
had taken from the debatable states,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Maryland, Ken
lucky and New York with reser.
walton that there would have to be
some campaigning done in Missouri
and that while New York was pretty
certain to go Democratic the Demo
Gratis there would have to be on their
guard and not feel too sure, and made
q list Of the states where they will
have to fight for votes with good
chance of carrying them.
In this list they placed first the
great middle Western states Of I'LL
onie, Ohio, and Indiana; from the New
England group they put down Maine
and Connecticut.
Along the Mason and Dixon border
they made note Of West Virginia. In
a class by itself they placed Pennsyl-
vania and last Of all they jotted down
New Jersey as debatable, although the
Jersey leaders close to the governor
have promised the state to him by
pluralitiees ranging from 5000 to
100000 votes.
These states the governor referred
to as "debatable" but Indications are
that he believes he can carry every
one.
Maine, the first states discussed, 10
regarded as having strong inclinations
to remain Democratic. Mr.. Under
woods report places it high in the
list of states to be won with fair
amount of campaigning. Indiana is
counted upon to support the ticket
loyalty not alone because its "fav-
orite SON. as Wilson's running mate,
but because of local conditions. The
divided Republican vote and strong
tread towards Democracy since the
last presidential campaign.
In Ohio, Governor Wilson believes,
the third party will divide the Republi-
can vote so that the Democrats will
have more than an even chance Of
carrying the state. In fact, 1t is un-
derstood that the third party move
ment was reckoned with more heavily
there then in most of the other states,
Pennsylvania excepted.
Pennsylvania is placed in q class by
itself because from all over the state
there have come to Sea Girt and to
Washington declarations from Repub-
licans that they will vote for Wilson
and because Of the unusually rosy
hue Of the reports Of the party lead
ers there. Although it has been reck-
oned as the rock-ribbed Republican
state for decades. Governor Wilsoi
said that he regarded is decidedly
debatable ground"
Missouri it developed was discuss
ed in detail by the governor and
Speaker Champ Clark when the lat
ter was here last Saturday. At that
time the speaker is said to have told
Governor Wilson that some work
would have to be done there, but that
there was no reason why the state
should not support the ticket. Coming
down to New York, the governor feels
pretty confident Of the result there
next November.