The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-04

landslide will pull their ticket through.
Delaware and Maryland are debatable
ground as in former years although
the Democratic organizations are
more united than ever before and Nc
Combs insists that his reports show
sweeping Democratic victory GER
tain. So far as New Jersey is con-
cerned. although the Bull Moose senti-
ment has been very strong here, the
general expectation OF the campaign
managers has been that local pride
will result in Gov Wilson polling a
plurality OF the vote and getting the
states representation in the electoral
college.
1t is not believed there will be any
break in the solid south. The Bull
Moose leaders have been claiming
that they would make great inroads
on the Democratic control In Georgia,
North Carolina and Tennessee, but
privately the managers have admitted
that they did not get started early
enough this year TO sweep the control
away from the Democrats.
West Virginia is in the doubtful col
umn and the silent vote here will de-
eide. The sentiment for Roosevelt
was so strong a month ago that the
state was generally conceded TO him,
but hard work by both the Republican
and Democratic organizations has
evened up the fight and il appeared
today TO be anybody's race.
Ohio. the home OF the president, Is
claimed by the Democrats by the
biggest plurality in It's history. All
OF the polls submitted have shown
the Democratic organization reunited
and putting up strong fight and the
Republican strength almost equally
divided between the regular Repuo-
lican organization and its younger
rival. the Bull Moose. But the man
ayers of the Roosevelt candidacy In
sisted today that when the votes are
counted another Democratic dream
will have been shattered while the
men to whom President Taft entrust-
ed his campaign say that at the very
last stage pride Is certain TO prevail
and that he will pull through although
by a very small plurality. The re-
turns from Ohio will probably be late
and the result may be in doubt until
Wednesday.
Claims Illinois For Wilson.
Illinois seems to have been conced-
ed TO Roosevelt during the last couple
OF weeks by some OF the Republican
managers, but. according TO the con-
fidential reports sent TO National
Committeeman Martin Wade. who
has been handling the middle west
| fight for the Democrats from Chicago
! headquarters, the sentiment for WI
4 son has been spreading like wild fire
\ in the last few days and he claims the
state for the New Jersey governor by
! fifty thousand The state fight here
4 is most interesting because OF the
break that came between Col Roose-
| welt and Governor Deneen. This is
one state that the silent vote will
! absolutely decide and where claims
of campaign managers seem to be
based entirely on hope rather than
! definite information
/ Indiana, claimed by Democrats even
before the campaign opened. has been
the center OF great Bull Moose activ-
I ity With former Senator Beverage
making the fight as the gubernatorial
candidate, and with a flexible and
very strong organization in every
county in the state, the fight has
been very bitter and IL has been only
In the last month that the Taft men
7 have started 10 fight The betting
fayers the Democrats here, but the
silent vote will he large here also.
and in the final analysis will be the
deciding factor. Michigan and Iowa,
because OF the conditions prevailing.
are debatable territory in which local
matters will cut great deal OF ice.
Wisconsin will occupy the center
Of the stage so far as the middle
western states are concerned because
OF the attitude taken by Senator La.
Toilette. The public announcement
by JaFollette that he would not vote
for Taft, Roosevelt or Wilson diyid
cd his followers. The Roosevelt men
haYe- claimed the state ever since
they opened their campaign, but the
! Wilson followers have insisted that
this claim was not based on facts