Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-10-10
mean SWEEP
FOR WILSON
Democratic Gains IN Vermont
and Maine impressive.
OTHER PARTIES IN PLIGHT.

Third Termers to Poll Their Entire
Strength From the Rapidly Thinning
Republican Ranks - Indications Are
That Taft Will Carry but Two States,
Roosevelt Mono.
That the results of the state elections
A Vermont and Maine mean tremen-
dous Democratic victory in November
is freely admitted by all except the bit
terest partisans. Political experts have
done much Analysing, and some claim
to have reached novel conclusions. But
these facts stand out:
On Monday, Sept o, 1912, the Repub-
liean and third term parties combined
elected William T. Haines governor OF
Maine over Frederick w. Plaisted, the
present Democratic incumbent, by
3,023 plurality; in 1908, presidential
year, a Republican was elected COVER
nor by 1858 plurality; in 1904 the plu'
rality was 25,S00, and in 1900 1t was
34,132. In other words, in twelve
years the Democrats have cut down
the Republican plurality in state cleo
tons by 31,100.
In this period the Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to 6S,0O0.
whereas the Republican vote has de
creased from $4,000 to 1000. The
Democratic vote Of this year exceeds
that of September. 1908, by 1000. but
the Republican vote Is about 1000 less
than chat 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 I'm November is as II
was In the recent Vermont election
slx-tenths OF the Republican vote VIII
20 for Taft, three-tenths for Roose
welt and one-tenth for the Demo.
Gratis 1t IS significant that the latter
party has 20 date suffered no losses.
as compared with the vote In previous
years, from the third term move
ment Oh the contrary. It has gained
The result ia Maine may be expected
10 be something Ike this; Wilson, a..
600; Taft. 1880, Roosevelt, 2l,300.
The returns from the recent Vermont
election show In round figures
the Joint Republican and third parry
vote was g per cent short OF the Re.
publican vote four yenrs ago, while
the Democratic vote I'm that state
shows a gain Of ~ per cent over that
Of 1908. II is OF special interest to
speculate what viii happen next No
vGtnDer throughout the nation II the
Republican and Democratic vote for
tie national tickets happens to be af
fected rs the gubernatorlal vote this
month IN Vermont has been affected
The New York Post has done some In
tercstng figuring along this line. and
as a net result It Is shown that under
the contingencies mentioned President
Taft would carry only two states In
November, Rhode Island and Vermont
all the others going for Governor WI.
son. The conclusions reached by the
Post follow:
To compute this result we should
have to deduct 8 per cent from the
vote cast for Taft four years ago and
apportion the remaining vote In the
ratio Of c. 70 80 between Taft and
Roosevelt, and we should have to add
80 per cent TO Bryan's vote in 1908
and give the "demnltion total" 10
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 1876 per cent of Bryan's
vote four years ago.
The result In round numbers would
be as follows. so far as regards Taft
~ vulcan.