The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-05
ALLEGIANCE
Is PLEDGED
BY REPUBS.
Letters Give Assurances
Of Support 10 Demo-
cratic Nominees

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New York. Aug. 5.The most sig-
nifieant thing about tho national cam
palgn in iis early stages is the fact
that hundreds OF thousands Of Repub-
licans, who never before voted the
Democratic ticket, have voluntarily
written Gov. Wilson and Gov. Marshall
that they intend this year, to vote the
Democratic ticket
Some days agD. when % indianapo
lis, Coy Marshall lold NE that since
the convention he had been delused
with letters OF consraulation and yol-
uniafy pledges 81 support and that
more than IS pcr cent Of hia CORE.
spondeuls stated that they we're Rs
publieans bur thcy Thought the tnne
bad come for \ change b The aaiional
administration ana that they Intended
to support thg ticket nominated at
Baltimore
The special newspaper articles pub
lished, containing few extracts from
letters writtcn 70 Gov Wilson at Sea
Gifl show thal lbe views ol The cor.
RESPONDENTS o. ihe candidate for pres.
ident duplicate those oi the candidate
for gica president ana that very
large proportion n letters offering
support are IRON lierubiicaHs
The correspondence lhai epnss 10
Chairman aIccombs aud sae Demo
cratic headquarters ln Hea York is
Of the same tenor and a comes from
al parts 81 the country showing that
the Democratic candidates appeal both
to the popular imagination and q the
TeeAar confidence and that while
the Democrats are united 81 The sup
port oi The Democratic ticket. as never
before ia the life Of the Younger men
Of the party and The independent Voi,
IS almost solid ior Wilson and Mar
shall. thcrc IS ) break ID TIC nepub
llean vote. heretofore unknown IN ihs
history 81 Ihai party ID ssaa .Asrl
was 4 bolt IA the Republican party o.
ihe Silver Republicans. but lbat BEL
did MOI aBproolably affect ans statl
east uf lhe Mississippi hisef and al
laa result showed was aal lsrs,
enough to change the result in ans
state west 81 me Mississippi wilh fep
exceptions
This year ihc Rop0bll1aa aarty Z
apllt aaa Republicans sl divide be
tween ST. Tai, ana Ne Roosevelt
thar S those who intend e vote 10
Wilson and Marshall. aud there ar
many who, while preieFrng no
Openly 10 Join the democratic orsanI
zatlon. viii furnish vote which. adj
ed 70 the Democratic vote Of sos. vii
put the Democratic candidate ia ih
White House
As one 81 many evidences Of the Rl
publican trend 10 Wilson and Mal
shall, the following editorial from th
New York Press. giving the result 6
q poll among Republicans. Is lnumli
ating
eRepubleans for Wilson.
Last week thc editor 81 tho Ne
York Press sent private letter TO n
publican voters sciocted ii randol
from readers on It's mail subscriptiu
lists and not living IN New York ca
OF other large cities. The main pa
Of fine letter was
For which OF Che following do ys
intend to vote TAFT Wilson. Roofs
veltg
"Are you ln fagor Of The plan pr
posted by the former president
breakins up the present Republics
party and forming 4 new oneg Il
whom did you vote IN ia0S2
e0f the 1000 first replying virtual
All voted for Mr. Taft four years az
Of the 1000 replying sie said q
would vote lor Mt Tart This year 3
Tor Mr.. Roosevelt 1872 for Mr wills
and al said ihcy would not vote at
or were undecided
Most OF those declaring they wot
vote for Mr. Wilson gave IS their n
son their disgust with Republican G
tionalism Some were voting for b
as the surest way III theif iadsme