The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-09
REPUBLICANS WILL
VOTE FOR WILSON

fact that hundreds OF thousands OF
republicans who never before voted
the democratic ticket, have voluntarily
written Governor Wilson and Cover.
nor Marshall that they intend this
year TO vote the democratic ticket.
Some days ago. when in lndianap-
oils. Governor Marshall told me that
since the convention he had been de-
luged with letters OF eongratulation
and voluntary pledges of support, and
that more than twenty-five per cent
Of his correspondents stated that they
; We're republicans, but they thought
the time had come for change in the
national administration. and that they
intended TO support the ticket uomi-
mated at Baltimore,
The special newspaper articles pub
liShed, containing a few extracts from
letters written TO Governor Wilson at
Seagirt, show that the views of the
correspondents OF the candidates for
president duplicate those Of the can
didate for vice president. and that a
very large proportion of letters Offer
ing support are from republicans.
The correspondence that comes TO
Chairman McCombs and the demo
cratic headquarters in New York is
Of the same tenor aud il comes from
all parts OF the country. showing that
the democratic candidates appeal
both to the popular Imagination and
TO the popular confidence: and that,
while the democrats are united in the
support Of the democratic ticket. as
never before in the life Of the young
er men OF the party, and the inde-
pendent vote is almost solid for VII
son snd Marshall. there is break in
the republican vote. heretofore m
known in the history Of that party In
l1Sss there was bolt in the repabli-
can party Of The silver republicans.
F bur thar bolt did not apprsciably at-
feet any state east Of The Mississippi
river and as the result showed Was
not laFge enough 10 change the result
/ in any state west q the Mississippi
with few exceptions
This year TIE republican party is
split and republicans VIII divide be
tween Nr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt
thar IS. these who intend 10 vote for
Wilson and Marshall, and there are
many, Who. While pTsferring rot opsr-
ly 10 Join the democratic organization,
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the democratic yote Of 1858 VII pat
me democratic candidate Ia the White
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