Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
Mr.. ROOSEVELT is
NEITHER WILLING
NOR COMPETENT

have some idea of what was the scene
that the governor viewed last night
The turnout was a tribute to Tag.
CARTS organization. He was there.
proud Of the boys" and being hailed
on all sides as Tom" Everybody called
him Tom"
All the cops on the job could not still
that crowd until Taggart held up his in
dex finger and babe them be quiet. The
word passed around and in three min
utes there was order. Taggart intro
duced Senator Kern as chairman and
when he referred to '"rhe Marching Host
of Indiana" some wit shouted: Three
cheers for Texas and California"
Kern had a hard time holding the
crowd in check and was repeatedly inter
rupted. Governor Wilson got a respect
full hearing from those who could hear
him, but in the rest OF the crowd there
was frequent noise that caused the gov
ernor much annoyance.
INDIANA BETTING.
Here is a good way Of gauging the po-
litical sentiment in this state: In Tom
Taggart's Indianapolis hotel, the Denni-
son, they act as stakeholder for cleo
ton bets, with the betters fixing the odds.
The first thing that hits your eye when
you go to the buffet saloon. Is q large
blackboard setting forth betting offers
and this is the way the chalkings read
yesterday: 5000 TO $500 Wilson is
elected, 5000 to $500 Wilson carries
Indiana, $1,000 to $500 Ralston Demo
cratic gubernatorial nominee) carries the
state, $1,000 even Beverage Progressive
gubernatorial nominee) gets more votes
than Roosevelt. $1,000 even that Bever-
n. 49,
for governor) Apparently there are no
takers
DEEP-RooTED BELIEF.
1t is not to be inferred that a wave
of enthusiasm for Wilson is sweeping
the state. There is no enthusiasm, as
matter of fact, but there is deep-rooted
belief that the Democrats are going to
get the state by substantial plurality,
say 10000 to 10000. There is a straight
out fight between the three parties from
president down to state and local offices.
Beverage is going to get a big vote
and will probably beat former Governor
Durbin for second place.
Democrats feel sure that Wilson will
carry Ralston through, despite the slash
ing campaign taht Beveridge is making.
THE MACHINE
The regular machine. headed by Fair
banks, Jim Watson and former Senator
Hemingway, are making violent ef-
fort to head of Beveridge. and they are
using every possible issue, however
small. to dlscredit Roosevelts lieuten-
ant. They have former Governor Hanly
on the stump attacking him for being
an inconsistent Methodist because of his
stand in liquor matters. Hanly is talk
ing to the church folks, while Durbin
is walloping Beverages record as a
party man before organization crowds.
Then there is labor issue. 1t seems
that Beverage is so unfortunate as to
have a Decent cigar named after him
and that cigar, although they say it's
good smoke, is turned out by a nom
union firm. That is being used for all
it's worth and more.
Nevertheless, Democrats admit that
Beveridge is going to get many Demo-
cratic votes and that a favorite COM
bination iJ going to be Wilson and
Beveridge. There is a wellnigh unani-
nous opinion that Beveridge will run
stronger than Roosevelt.
DEMOCRAT CLAIMS.
The Democrats are claiming 10000
plurality in the face of the fact that
Taft beat Bryan 10000, while in 1904
Roosevelt beat Parker $4,000. The
changeability of the vote. however, is
indicated by the fact that 4overnor Mar
shall, as a Democrat, won by $4,000 in
1910.
Former Vice President Fairbanks sat
on the stage, alongside the governor. at
the Conservation congress. Mr.. Fair
banks was seen to applaud Governor
Wilson's utterances several times.
You know, we passed a law in New
Jersey eighteen months ago." said Will
son, (which had a very interesting ef-
feet. 1t enabled US to find out how
many men long buried in the grave
yards had been voting in New Jersey.
We first had a definite and rigid regis
tration; then we sent out sample bal
lots to all the men who had voted at
the preceding election and in one city
alone $4,000 sample ballots were return
ed, because there were no such persons
residing in the city.
81 dare say that a great many Of them
might have been found if the inscriptions
upon the graveyards had been properly
because we had been largely
governed in New Jersey by a 'spook'
population. And now we have the sat