Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-08
Taft WILL CARRY
PIVOTAL STATE OF !
ILLINOIS SAY
MANAGERS
With New York Certain He
Gould Spare 1t If Necessary;
T. R. Wont Get 10 per cent
of Primary Vote.
PRESIDENT GAINING
STRENGTH EVERY DAY

ESPECIAL Dispatch 20 Evening Hsraldl
Chicago, oct. s. Director MulNauc.
In charge OF the western bureau ut
the Republican national committee, In
reviewing the progress Of the cam.
palgn during the week. said today:
illinois is the pivotal state
with Illinois In the Republican
column, President Taft will be- elected
by "A safe majority IN the electoral
college. lie can be- elected without
Illinois because New York Is no long
or doubtful, hut with this state giving
him It's electoral vote the result IS
assured
And President Tart will carry IT.
linois. The only uncertainty at any
time was the extent OF tn, Rrpublicr l
vote which would go To Colonel
Roosevelt. We now know that this
viii be . minimum. The normal l.r-
publican majority In Illinois In csc,
OO0. Even if Colonel Roosevelt pullrd
ON November 5th all the votes he &c.
c"iNcd In the primary last spring
there would still remain practically
4O0,UU0 Republican votes against him.
Ms "A matter of fact, Roosevelt viii
not get ten per cent OF his primary
vote. our polls In many counties
show that hc viii not get over one
per cent The danger that Roosevelt
can, hy his boiling attempt to organ.
lie "a third party, defeat the Rcpuh-
llcan ticket In this state no longer
exists
THE Republicans Of Illinois are AZ.
prcciatng the great opportunity which
II afforded them Ia coutinu, the puti
cics and laws which, under Kcpub-
lican administration, hay, given this
country uneXamplcd growth and pros
pcrty and which Insure continuance
Of the safe and steady progress o.;
the past sixteen years.
"Our Democratic opponents now ~
allie that MIR. Taft IL the one candl.
date they must defeat. They know.
too, that he In gaining strength every
day. Instead OF now predicting that
Woodrow Wilson Will be elected with
out "A struggle, they are fighting dos
pcrntcly tu win.
"They have changed their plan Of
campaign. Instead of keeping Gov
crnor Wilson at home To deliver aca-
domic speeches to delegations
which did not appear the, have him
travelling night and day to secure pub
llcity aud arouse enthusiasm. They
confess that they have been oycT-cun-
fident
But there IL one part of their
campaign which cannot he und viii
not he changed. The chlcr Dcmucra:-
IL issue Ii free trade This issue VIII
not win In n country made great nuI
prosperous by the protective system.
Manufacturers, business men, work
ingmen, farmers and salHrIrd en-
lplOycs, all vitality concerned Ia com
Tfinulng present business conditions,
do not have 10 wonder what will hup-
pen " Wilson II elected. They know
There will he business uncertainty ana
anxiety during the many months 49,
waiting for tariff legislation, ana
when the free trade law has been en-
acted foreign manufacturers VIII grow
rich at our expense, American work
men viii be idle. Banks will curtail
their loans and deny capital for a.,
vcstmcn' because American money
Will be- sent abroad.
Upon this plain business issue, nuh
because President Taft stands for
representative popular government ~
against radical, untrlcd and unsafe
theories, We will win.
THE time has passed when Prcsi'
dent TAFT had no chance nj election
The tide IL now running strongly to-
ward him. due To u TFAllzntioI lp th'
commercial and agricultural world al
what Democratic victory wOul'
mean. lie can and will be elected"
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