The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-25

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rspsct The Republicans necessarily
WI have . reduced majority over
lsvs because Of the presence Of three
.sckets In the neld. but the D~mo~sat-
se party viii suffer also. The com
pined strength Of the third term party
VII not be enough TO change the u.si-
mate result.
The Solid East.
rive or six weeks AFRO Il was A.
esrted seperaliy that the RepubIiean
yery would secure the vote of the
> sotd east. ipcuIdine all Of the New
England states with the exception of
Asins and Vermont: that the Demo
eFsuc party would maintain its hold
ON the solid south. and that the third
term party would secure the solid
vet fesving- only the middle wes.
deoatabie ground To-day. With
the election still one month away. the
republican party f,nds itself with a
strengthened hold on the soiid east.
having ruled the third party IN Yer
mont and the Democratic party in
haine. The third term leaders re-
sanity conceded that we would pick
tne state OF Utah out OF the soiid
Vest. and after comforting with Chair
man Hilles and others recently in
the west there is every reason to be-
heve That the Republican party will
carry Michigan. WASHINGTON, Idaho
and Wyoming. Moreover. II the
proper kind OF q campaign 10 waeed
we will carry Oregon. Kansas ana
Minnesota. where the third term
strength has rapidly waned since the
recent tour through that section by
tho partys candidate.
No Solid West.
am not familiar with the de-
velopments in other western states.
although many good reports have
come 10 me Mt Beverly concerning
them. but even with the states al.
ready mentioned II can be seen that
there is no longer a solid west back
OF the new party. but more nearly
solid west reunited in support OF
the Republican ticket. This strength
added TO the indisputable Republican
hold on the eastern states constitutes
In itself sufficient strength 10 give
success 10 the party
II In scarcely necessary for me to
point TO the necessity OF re-establish-
Ing Republican majority in the
House or Representatives. II this Is
done. | feei confident that | will be
able to have placed on the statute
I books the workmen's compensation
laws. which ! urged upon last session
but which was sent TO oblivion by the
Democratic party II the country will
give the Republicans a complete vic
tory In Its campaigns as well as It's
presidential ticket tariff revision
Z Will be speedily effected. with know
ledge OF the facts ascertained by a
tarin commission, which will harm no
one and present defects.
May Call on Taft.
Those who called upon the Presi-
dent today include George r. Sheldon,
treasurer OF the Republican national
committee; Charles ID. Hilles. chair
man: National Committeeman Thorn.
as K Neidringhaus OF Missouri. and
Alvah II Martin OF Virginia.: Former
Governor Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey. Otto J. Barnard OF New York,
President Nicholas Murray Butler OF
tColumbia University and George W.
IFairneld. president OF the Union
league club, New York.
Tonight the President attended the
Nheater, leaving for Altoona, Pa,
shortly before midnight
Chairman HIlles will join the Pres
1dent at Harrisburg. Pa. tomorrow
might as he comes eastward. bound
for Boston. The President and MIR.
Hilles will hold conference in Boston
or Beverly later in the week. 10
which the Republican state chairman
Of the New England states and many