The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-24
MEAN SWEEP T.
. FOR WILSON
bOnoeFatic Gains IN Vermont
and Maine Impressive
gTHeR PARTIES IN PLIGHT.

Third Tsrmsrs to Poll Their Entire
Strength From the Rapidly Thinning
Republican Ranks - indications Are
That TAFT viii Carry but Two States,
Roessvsit Mono.
That the results Of the state elections
On Vermont and Maine mean tremen-
1ous Democratic victory In November
d freely admitted by oil except the Bit
terest partisans. Political experts have
done much analysing, and some claim
% have reached novel conclusions. But
cheese facts stand out:
On Monday, Sept. 0. 1912, the Repub-
lican and third term parties combined
elected william T. Haines governor Of
Maine over Frederick w. Plaisted, the
present Democratic incumbent, by
e.025 plurality; in 1908. a presidential
ysar. . Republican was elected Cover.
nor by 1858 plurality; in 1904 the plu.
rality was 25.SOO. and In 1900 II was
- LIZ. In other words, In twelve
years the Democrats have cut down
ths Republican plurality In state cleo
ttons by 3l,I00.
In this period tho Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to 0s,0O0,
whereas the Republican vote has de-
creased from $4,000 to 1900. The
Democratic vote Of this year exceeds
that Of September. 1903. by 1000, but
shs Republican vote IL about 1000 less
than that party cast four years ago.
The split In the Republican ranks,
following the election Of william II.
Haines. II pronounced. II the divi.
sion In Maine In November II as Il
~as in the escsnt Vermont election
six-tsnths Of the Republican vote will
60 for Taft, three-tsnths for Roose-
vsit and ons-tenth for the Demo
Gratis. II In significant that The latter
party has to date suffered no l0ases,
a. compared with the vote In previous
years, from the third term move
nsnt On the contrary. II has gained.
Ths result In Maine may be expected
- Be something like this: Wilson, "a
900; Tan, 42.6OO; Roosevelt, 21,S00.
TAe returns from the recent Vermont
election show In round figures that
the Joint Republican and third party
vote was 3 per cent short Of the Re-
publican vote four years ago, while
She DemOcra tic vote In that state
shows . gain Of % pes cent over that
- l900 Il y Of special interest to
epscuiats what Will happen nsxt No
vsnbss throughout the nation II the
'0spublican and Democratic vote for
SAs sational tickets happens TO be af-
SsctS1 % the gubernatosial vote thu
1soeh In Vermont has bsen affected.
Ths New York Post has done some In.
tsrssGing figuring along this hns. and
- q net result II y shown that under
~ oentingsncies menttoosd President
Tan would carry only two states In
Novsabse. Rhode Island and Vermont,
ell ths others going for Governor VII
soa- Ths conclusions rsachSd BY ths
post fOllow:
10 compute this result We should
have 70 deduct . per cent from the
vote ca~t for Tsft four ycars ago and
spportioo the remaining vote In the
ratts Of a. to 38 between Taft and
Roosevelt, and We should have to ado
q pse cent to Bryan's vote In l9Ot
aaA givs the "demnitiOn tOtaT Il
Woodrow Wilson--ln other words, give
Tan 81 per cent and Roosevelt 35 pei
cent al Taft's vote four years age
end give Wilson i25 per cent Of Bryan
vote four years ago,
The result In round numbers woult
- 40 follows. % far as regards Tai
and VViln0n.