Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-17
.H|LLES' CLAIMS PRIZE JOKE OF
 1912 CAMPAIGN
If as Right on Other States as on Arizona, He's Prize Dreamer, Says CochiSe
 Man

Those politically inclined find much amusement in the statement sent out through the Associated Press by Chairman Hilles of the republican na- tional committee in which he claims everything in sight, gives the demo crats but IA electoral votes, the Bull Mooser's nary a one and even plac' es Arizona in the doubtful column Whether the democrats or the RooseYeltos are most amused is hard to determine. A talk among the po litical observers, the politically wise of the district. shows this amusement to be thte general and the prevailing sentiment. These people consider the statement too ridiculous in its claim Of everything in sight scope to be giv- en much attention.
 A Lowell democrat commented on the statement sent out from republi- can headquarters by saying If he is as accurate on other states as he is in regard to Arizona Taft will have the smallest vote in the electoral col lege ever given a nominee of one of the great parties. There may be said to be no defection from the democrat ic party in this state, only handful being attracted to Roosevelt and this Is more than offset by the disgusted republicans who will vote the demo cratic ticket. Taft has only the ma chine back of him.
 Arizona is a democratic state and will give the Wilson electors the greatest plurality ever known. Roose- welt will run second beating Taft more than two to one. Arizona is just about as doubtful as Texas
 A Bisbee democrat picked other flaws in Hilles' estimate. He took away Connecticut, Deleware, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Tennessee from Taft and placed them in the Wilson column and also gave Wilson the so called doubtful states of Arizona and Okla homa thus reducing the Taft total to 249 and increasing the Wilson to 265. But this was only a beginning. He revised the list of doubtful states and put them down as California, H. linois, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mex leo, 0hiQ, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Oregon and Washing. ton and Wisconsin and so the Taft
  he would not concede that the presi- dent would win in all of these be lieving that Wilson might carry some and Roosevelt some. When he got through with his estimate that of Hilles looked like an aerOplane with both wings broken.
 Local Bull Mooser said that it re. minded him of Tafts claims before the Chicago convention, before what he termed the wholesale theft of dele gates. In Bull Moose ranks there IS a confidence expressed that Roosevelt and Johnson will carry some states and will lose to Taft what they do not. Among the most enthusiastic claims of election are made, others express a belief they can through the election put representatives into congress but all show some degrees of enthusiasm and not one will admit that there is a doubt of Taft's being showed under.
 Skandpat republicans 'are sayingi little. None can be found who be. lieyes that Taft has a chance to carry Arizona. They profess to belittle the effect that the new party will have on their candidates vote but there is no great amount of enthusiasm, no overweaning hopefulness displayed by any one, and none in Bisbee would en dorse the estimate that was made by the republican committee chair man.