Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-29
WILSON KEEPING
FAR IN LEAD, IS
HERALD FORECAST
With Election Only Eight Days
Off, Taft and Roosevelt Are
Where They Were on Oct g.
While Gov, Wilson Gains

Copyright. 1872. by New York Herald.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-With election
only eight days of and the campaign
entering its final and perhaps vital stage
indications are. according to the New
York Herald's national canvass, that
Governor Wilson sim has big lead
in the battle for the presidency.
For second place a desperate battle is
on between the president and Mr.. Roose-
welt, with the latter leading.
DRIFT TO TAFT.
In several sections Of the country 1t
appears according to the most recent
reports, that a drift has set in for
the president. This is not reflected by
the straw votes. 1t is possible. that it
developed after the last ballots, which
figure in this weeks computations, had
been cast. Based on the test ballots
which now have reached the imposing
total of 27O.s2S the situation in the spec
tacular race is as follows:
President Taft has fallen of slightly
and Is now just where he was Oct g.
Mr.. Roosevelt has gained and is back
where he was on the same date. He had
slumped slightly in the tables Of Oct
10 and %. Governor Wilson has fallen
on and is at point lower than at any
time, though still well in the lead.
The drift" to Mr.. Taft, has shown
itself in parts of New England, in New
Jersey, in Pennsylvania and some sec
lions OF the west, but it IS in states
where the president has, according to
best information, only the slender posi-
bic chance Of winning. Republican man
ayers see in it cause for encouragement.
some OF the,l declare that the president
will make magical gains during the COM
ing week. others say that they fear
the tide has turned too late. They ex-
press but the slightest hope that the
president can overcome the current
which has been running against him and
that he will do we'll 70 pass Mr.. Roose-
welt and land ia second place
BALLOTS SUSTAIN FORECAST.
A significant feature of the canvass to
date is that the test ballots in all states
are in nearly every instance borne out
sent into the different eOmmonwealths to
feel OUT the sentiment.
THE FULFILLING FEATURE. 81
Three Of the puzzling features OF the
campaign, all OF which may cut far
deeper than now appears, afs: The great
silent vote in the Republican party.
Inability to gauge the extent of the
t.
out doubt very strong. -r Isl
Impossibility Of telling just how far the
back TO Taft and prosperity" move
ment may extend.
HOW STATES WENT.
Up to the present time 270.s23 ballots
have been taken in thirty-five states.
They range from the Pacific coast TO
Maine and from Missouri to South Da-
kota and Montana. OF this total Cover
nor Wilson has received 1898; Mr..
Roosevelt has received s2,575; Mr.. Taft
has to his credit 5S,431.
of the thirty-five states in which
these votes were taken Governor VIII
son leads, in twenty.one. Mr.. Roosevelt
in five, California, Michigan, Washing
ton Idaho and Illinois. and President
Taft in four New Hampshire. Rhode
island, Utah and wyoming.
OF the thirty-five states from which
the test ballots have been taken Mr..
Roosevelt runs second in twenty-One,
Governor Wilson in nine and the presi-
dent in FIVE. The latter FIVE are Mas
sachusetts. New Mexico. Wisconsin,
Ohio and Colorado.
FORTY STATES FOR WILSON.
Some of the more enthusiastic Demo-
cratic mana gers assert that Governor
Wilson will carry forty states. The
Roosevelt leaders are fighting desper-
ately but not with any great expecta-
tion of winning. They hope to land in
second place and defeat the president.
Republican managers are working with
more zest than at any other time in
the campaign They are proclaiming
in all debatable states that the defeat
OF Taft means industrial chaos while
the election of Taft means continued
prosperity.