Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-10-04
MEAN WILSON TO
SWEEP ] COUNTRY II
Democratic Gains IN Vermont
and Maine impressive.
OTHER PARTIES PLIGHT
Third Termero to Poll Their Entlro
Strength From the Rapidly
~4> Thinning Republican
VI Ranks. ~ >1..

TONS in Vermont and Maine mean Z
tremendous Democrats victory In No
vember, IL freely admitted by III -
sept the bitterest partisanA. Poliu'
cal experts have done some analyxing,
and some claim to have reached novel
conclusions. But these facts stand
out:
On Monday, September 8. 1914, the
Republican and Third Term parties
combined elected William T. Haines
governor Of Maine, over Frederick w.
Plaisted, the present Democratic in
clumbent, by s,o2a plurality; In 1905.
presidential year, a Republican wal
elected governor by 1858 plurality; In
1904, the plurality was 25,s00. and in
1900 it was 34,132. In other words, In
IL years the Democrats have cut
down the Republican plurality in state
elections by 31,109.
In this period the Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to $4,000
whereas the Republican vote has de.
creased from $4,000 to $1,000. The
that of September, 1908, by 1000, but
the Republican vote is about 1900 less
than that party cast four years ago.
The split in the Republican ranks,
following the election Of William T.
Haines, is pronounced. If the divi'
sion in Maine in November Is as it
was in the recent Vermont election,
six-tenths of the Republican, vote Will
30 for Taft, thres-tenths for Roose-
velt, and one-tenth for the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is significant that the latter
party has to date suffered no losses,
rs compared with the vote In previous
years, from the Third Term move
ment On the contrary, 1t has gained
The result in Maine may be expected
to be something like this: Wilson.
$4,000; Taft, 42.600; Roosevelt, $4,000.
Tho returns from the recent Ver.
mont election show, in round figures,
that the joint Republican and, third
party vote was eight per cent. short
Of the Republican vote feur years ago.
while the Democratic vote In that
state shows 4 gain Of twenty-five PEI
cent. over that Of 1908. It Ia OF spe-
cial: interest to speculate what will
happen next November throughout
the nation IL the Republican and
Democratic vote for the national
tickets happen to be affected az
the gubernatorial vote this month,
In Vermont has been affected. The
New York Evening Post has. done
some interesting, figuring along this
line and as a net result it 10. shown
thatt under the contingencies mention.
ed, President Taft would carry only
two states in November, Rhode 1slan@
and Vermont, all the others going for
Gov. Wilson. Tie conclusions reach
ed. by the Post follow,
TO compute this result we should
have to deduct per cent. from the
vote cast for Taft four. years ago and
apportion the remaining vote in the
ratio Of 81 to 38 between Taft and
Roosevelt, and We should have to add
IS per- cent. to Bryan's vote in 1908,
and give the 'demnition total to
Woodrow Wilson. In. other words, give
Taft 81 per cent. and Roosevelt IS
per cent. Of Taft:a vote four years
ago, and give Wilson l25 per cent. OF
Bryan's vote four years ago.
The result in round numbers would
be AZ follows, 90 far as regards Taft
and Wilson.