The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
MEAN WILSON TO
\ SWEEP COUNTRY
Democratic Gains IN Vermont
and Maine Impressive.
OTHER PARTIES PLIGHT
Third Termera to Poll Their Entire
Strength From the Rapidly
Thinning Republican
Ranks.

That the result Of tho state cleo
tions in Vermont and Maine mean a
tremendous Democratic victory in No
Yember, is freely admitted BY all OK.
oept the bitterest partisans. PolitI-
cal experts have done some analyzing,
and some claim to have reached novel
conclusions, But these facts stand
out
On Monday, September Q, 1912, the
Republican and Third Term parties
combined elected William 7. Haines
governor Of Maine, over Frederick W.
plaiated, the present Democratic in
clumbent, BY 1929 plurality; IN 1908.
a presidential year. a Republican was
elected governor BY 1868 pluralityi ID
1904, the plurality was 25,S0O, and In
1900 it was 34,132. In other words. In
IL years the Democrats have cut
down the Republican plurality in state
elections BY sl,l09.
In this period tho Democratic vote
has increased from $4,000 to $4,000
whereas the Republican vote has de-
creased from I4,000 to 1900. The
Democratic vote Of this year exceeds
that Of September. 1908. by 1000, but
the Republican yJte iG about 1000 less
than that party cast four years ago.
The split III the Republican ranks.
following the election of William T.
Haines, ls pronounced. II the diyi-
sion ID Maine In November Is as It
was In the recent Vermont electioa,
six-tenths ot the Republican vote win
80 for Taft, three-tenths for Roose-
Welt, and one-tenth for the Demo
Gratis. 1t Is significant that the latter
party has to date suffered no losses,
as compared with the vote In previous
years. from the Third Term aove-
ment. on the contrary. Il has gained
The result ID Maine may be expected
to be something ike this wilson,
$4,000. Taft, $4,000; Roosevelt. 2l,900,
The returns from the recent Yer
mont election show, in round figures
that the joint Republican and third
party vote was eight per cent short
Of the Republican vote four years ago
while the Democratic vote In that
state shows a gain of twenty-five per
cent. over that Of 1908 II Is Of spe-
cial interest to speculate what VIII
happen next November throughout
the nation II the Republican and
Democratic vote Eor the national
tickets happen to be affected as
the gubernatorlal vote this month
Ia Vermont has been affected The
New York Evening Post has done
some interesting figuring along this
line and as net result q Is shown
that, under the contingencies mention
ed. President Taft would carry only
two states in November. Rhode Island
and Vermont. an the Others going ioT
Gov Wilson. The conclusions reach
ed By the Post follow.
To compute this result we should
have TO deduct s per cent from the
vote cast for Taft four years ago and
apportio the remaining vote In the
ratio Of e2 To IS between Taft and
Roosevelt. and we should have to add
S5 per cent 70 Bryans yote IN 1895
and give the demnitlon total. q
Woodrow Wilson. IN other words, gise
TAFT 81 per cent. and Roosevelt 8.
per cent. Of Taft's vote four years
ago and give Wilson i25 per cent ol
Hryan'a vote four years ago
The result IN round numbers would
be as follows. SO far as regards Tat
and Wilson.