The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 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 the state elec-I
tons In Vermont and Maine mean a
tremendous Democratic victory In No
vember, is freely admitted by all e1-
cept the bitterest partisans. Politt-
cal experts have done some analyzing.
and some claim to have reached novel;
conclusions. But these facts stand
out:
On Monday, September 9, 1912. theI
Republican and Third Term partiesl
combined elected William T. HainesI
governor of Maine, over Frederick W.
Plaisted, the present Democratic in
clumbent, by S,023 plurality; In lsOS,I
presidential year, Republican wasl
elected governor by 1858 plurality; tnl
1904, the plurality was 25,800, and inI
1900 1t was 34,132. In other words, tal
II years the Democrats have cut
down the Republican plurality In stats|
elections by S1.109.
In this period the Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to 6S,O0O|
whereas the Republican vote has de-
creased from $4,000 to 71.000. Thel
Democratic vote Of this year exceeds
that Of September, 1908. by 1000, butt
the Republican vote Is about 1000 lessI
than that party cast four years ago.
The split In the Republican ranks.
following the election Of William T.
Haines, is pronounced. II the divi-|
sion In Maine In November Is as III
was In the recent Vermont election.
six-tenths Of the Republican vote will
90 for Taft three-tenths for Roose-
velt, and one-tenth for the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is significant that the latter
party has to date suffered no losses,
as compared with the vote in prsViousI
years, from the Third Term move
ment. On the contrary, 1t has gained.
The result In Maine may be expected
to be something like this: Wilson.
$4,000; Taft, 42.600; Roosevelt, 21,3Oo,
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 tho Republican vote four years ago.
while the Democratic vote In that
state shows gain Of twenty-five perl
cent. over that Of 1908. 1t is OF spe-
cial interest to speculate what VIII
happen next November throughout
the nation II the Republican and
Democratic vote for the NATIONAL
tickets happen to be affected asI
the gubernatorial vote this months
In Vermont has been affected. The
New York Evening Post mas done
some interesting figuring along this
line and as a net result 1t Is shown
that, under the contingencies mention1
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.
ITO 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 the
ratio Of 81 to 38 between Taft and
Roosevelt, and we Should have to add
So per cent to Bryan's vote in 1908.
and give the 'demnition total 70
Woodrow Wilson. In other words, give
Taft 81 per cent and Roosevelt 35
per cent. Of Taft's vote four years
ago, and give Wilson 125 per cent. OF
Bryan's vote four years ago.
THE result In round numbers would
be as follows, so far as regards Taft
and Wilson.