The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-28
sPEc1AL. To THE IoURNAL.

SPECIAL I'd THE JOURNAL,
Indianapolis, Il Oct. Ex-Governor
Woodrow Wilson sssil carry Indiana by
a plurality of 1ga,0O0 over Colonel
Roosevelt unless there is a vast change
In the situation during the next few
days. The tide has set in towards him
and is moving so rapidly that practic-
ally all hope of success has been aban-
doned by Roosevelt's friends and man.
ayers.
There has been no thought of VIC
tory among the Presidents followers
in Indiana for the past month. They
have realized that the best they could
expect under tie circumstances was
second place so they are bending their
energy In that direction. If the DEM
ocrats didn't have a speakee on the
stump and IL their aewsrfi rs were
cot puttsssg us 4 couyincing Int there
would be no reason for them to worry
as the Republicans and the Progress
sives are literally hammering the life
out of each other.
The Republicans have former Gov
ernor J. F. Hanly speaking twice a
day. He is bitter foe of former Sen
ator Albert j. Beveridge. Bull Moose
nominee for governor. He is scorching
Beveridge in every speech and is turn
ing on the limelight in a manner that
is disconcerting to say the least from
the Beveridge point of view.
Colonel w. T. Durbin, Republican
nominee for governor, is going after
Beveridge hot and heavy. Beveridge
is a vigorous campaigner and he Is
hitting back right straight from the
shoulder. He is showing up the int-
quities of his own party far better
than. the Democrats could Peveridge
knows all of the dark chapters of the
Republican history In Indiana and in
protecting himself he is laying them
bare.
The situation could not be better for
the Democrats IL they had made 1t TO
order. Wilson is proving himself to be
one of the most popular candidates the
Democrats have had in Indiana. The
Democrats have a fine state ticket
headed by Samuel n. Ralston for gov
ernor. They have the best organiza-
ton and are working without factions.
The result is that they will present
united front on election day against
two Republican parties.
Poll Shows Taft Weakness.
The Republican business men and
manufacturers here have learned to
their great dismay that their forces
are hopelessly divided in the factories
which have been their stronghold be-
fore. They took poll of large saw
works here three weeks ago and OF
the 1000 men there but fifty declared
for Taft. Another poll taken in In
dianapo1is this week gave Taft less
tx 1I, %L.k
Gus efforts to frighten the laboring
classes into voting the Republican
ticket by the old calamity howl is not
cutting any figure. The Taft men
polled another factory here In which
ed almost as many votes as Roosevelt
and Taft combined.
The Cincinnati Enquirer's poll which
has covered practically the entire state,
indicates that Wilson will win by from
eighty to one hundred thousand pIur-
aIity and that the Democratic state
ticket will be elected by comfortable
margin. The same poll indicates that
Roosevelt will be second and Taft a
poor third. However, the Republican
regulars maintain that Taft is gaining
ground in the outlying counties and
L
the farmers who have been off because
of the Canadian reciprocity bill. How
ever. the situation in the factories Is
hopeless from a Republican standpoint
Noon-day factory meetings are be-
ing held in Indianapolis. Evansville
and other large cities in hopes of scar
ing the laborers back into line. 1t was
admitted today by men at the head of
iey~1
forts are fruitless.
Wilson's Election Regarded Certain.
Business men have been reluctant to
get into the old fashioned game for
the Republicans. With the election of
Wilson regarded as a certainty busi-
ness is going on just as well as ever
In fact. business is better here now
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