Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-05

seems reasonably NS%
sure that Wilson 11n.H ,Tr0rox
| will win it this
time, and so the guessing all is running
in his direction. with very few pre-
cincts unheard from.
| In New York they are betting on him
| if they can get the BETS to 1.
To be sure, the betting was 10 to
J on Cleveland the time Cleveland went
down and out before Harrison but that
is the only conspicuous example of the
unpleasant comparison one is able to
conjure up for Democratic contempla-
| ton nowadays.
| And even at that Cleveland beat
Harrison 9S,017 in the popular vote al
though he lost the electoral vote by a
wide margin.
| 1t seems rather curious, too that
Cleveland, upon whom all Democrats
! look back these days as fine figure of
! conservatism, should have been the one
man who three times was elected" to
the presidency by popular vote-for
every time he ran he commanded plu-
rality. He came nearer to smashing
the third term tradition, viewing the
question in a possible aspect, than any
other man ever nas-and maybe ever
will
| 1t is not probable that Wilson will
receive a majority of the popular vote
today, 1t does seem probable that his
majority in the electoral college will be
large.
In Georgia-wel, the Georgia returns
should be very interesting. Wilson and
Marshall will carry the state, perhaps
by not very large majority over all.
The Democrats are plentiful enough, if
only they will vote.
On the other hand the combined Re-
publican vote is apt to be astonishing.
comparing it with other Republican
votes since reconstruction.
Roosevelt will carry a number of
counties-and Taft will get a good, sub
stantial vote distributed all over the
state, and showing it's best form around
and about the Tenth district.
Debs and Chain will do well to mus
ter from 1000 to 1900 votes between
them; so they will not cut much figure
in the outcome
The Republican vote today in Geor-
gia should crowd $4,000, if it doesn't
pass it. That will be going some-but
Sidelights believe it will go there any
way.
Only one thing can endanger the
state to the Democracy today-and that
is Democratic apathy and failure to
VOTE.
In no event is Roosevelt likely to
carry the state. If Wilson fails to get
a majority over all, the selection Of
electors will go to the legislature.
Edward Maddox, of Rome, is in At
lanta today, hurrying home to vote for
Wilson and Marshall.
Mr.. Maddox has been in New York
for the past few days, and he says
Georgia people have no idea what real
campaign for the presidency is, unless
they be of those who recently have Wis
tied some of the doubtful states.
Broadway is y Bedlam," said Mr..
Maddox, and everywhere one goes in
the big city 1t is as bad.
"A curious phase-to me, anyway
of the New York rumpus is that one
hears and sees more women speakers
than men. The suffragettes are all for
r. r., and the racket they can, and do,
make is astounding. The noise of the
spellbinders in Gotham is bewildering,
and. in a way, highly amusing.
Il attended both the recent big
meetings. Wilson had a large and most
enthusiastic crowd-but 1t will have to
be admitted that Roosevelt's was big
ger. l never saw such a frenZied mob
as the one that greeted Roosevelt
they seem to be crazy about him. Every
| crank in that end of creation is fol-
lowing the Bull Moose this year-just
as they used to follow Bryan. Or as the
enemy said they followed Bryan, at
| least
with all the Roosevelt enthusiasm,
however, the state is going for Wilson
and it will go safely and decisively.
But getting back home is like get
J ting off circus train into a funeral
procession, so far as the political ex-
element of the thing is concerned
I Believe me, there is something do
ing up East"
Boston, Mass has had it's eye on it's
Georgia namesake, and particularly
with respect to the recent COW election
in the latter municipality
Looking ahead, The Boston Globe
recently printed the following edito-
rial:
In Boston, Ga, they are to de-
eide by popular vote whether cows
shall be allowed to roam at will
about the streets and sidewalks. 1t
appears that there have been some
warm political disputes over this
gentle creature and her desire for