The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-28
THE PIVOTAL
STATES TAFTS
This Indicated by Reliable
Information
7. R. GETS MANY DEMOCRATS
This Is Particularly True as Regards
New York--Roosevelt Splits Hi
nois Support by Being
Too Dictatorial.
7. R. GETS MANY DEMOCRATS

New York, Aug 2S.-Far and away
the most encouraging information that
has reached Republican headquarters
since the campaign began are the reports
from New York, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and other pivotal states, that the third
term candidate and his party are draw
/ ing almost as many adherents from the
Democrats as from the Republicans,
This is said to be particularly true of
New York and if this is even approx
mately true. it means that President
Taft will carry the Empire state in No
vember by substantial majority. Taft
poled $1,000 votes in New York in
zoos to Bryan's 667 1863, his plurality in
the state being 2o2,602. Here is wide
margin in favor of the Republicans.
Thus far the polls made by the Repub-
leans show that the defections to Roose-
welt outside of those who we're prominent
in the Bull Moose movement prior to the
Chicago convention, have been largely
among the workingmen who are attract
ed by many planks in the platform OF
the new party. Bryan polled the larger
part of this vote in his campaigns; and
it is believed that Roosevelt, rather than
Wilson will appeal to them in Novem-
Der.
In Illinois the situation, according to
Chairman Hilles' reports, is improving
every day The opposition of the Chi
cago candidate for governor has resulted
in serious split in the Roosevelt forces.
The Tribune is the mainstay of Colonel
Roosevelt in the middle West, but has
always been warm supporter of Gov
ernor Deneen; they are supporting Col.
Roosevelt for president, but Deneen for
the governorship. The support of the
one TO large extent negatives the effect
of the support Of the other. Ex-Gov-
ernor Yates Of Illinois stopped here Oh
his way to campaign for the Repub-
licans in Vermont and supplemented the
statements received by Chairman Hilles
regarding the brighter outlook in Illinois
He agreed that the refusal OF The Trib-
une to obey Colonel Roosevelt's order
that Governor Deneen must be punished
with defeat for declining to leave the
Republican party has proved serious
blow to the cause of the third term
party in that state.
From Ohio come assurances that for
every Republican vote that Roosevelt
gets Taft will get the vote OF a Harmoa
Democrat. Bryan's dietation of VIII l
sons nomination at Baltimore, it is said,
will mean the loss of many a Democratic |
vote in Ohio to the Republicans. The
detection of Walter F. Brown to the
third party will, in the Judgment of the
managers, bold in the Repub-
lican party many progressive Republi-
cans in northern Ohio who have been
fighting Brown for years as the boss of
the state. Senator La Toilette has con-
strength in the northern coun-
ties and the weight OF his influence will
be thrown against Roosevelt, not only
there but throughout the West.
AT the meeting of the advisory com
nittee yesterday, reports were received
from Indiana that the third party IN
that state will run poor third. SEN
ltor Beverage is admittedly good deal
stronger outside OF the state than in;
ne was refused a reelection to the Sen.
tie only two years ago The third party
here is centering its fight on the
bosses" and Tom Taggart, the most
lotorious boss in the state, is a Demo-
rat. The expectation is that the third
,arty may get as many Democratic as
Republican votes for the progressive
Democrats in the state regard Marshall,
he vice presidential candidate, as any
hing but progressive; he has denounced
he initiative, referendum and recall and
lie and Tom Taggsrt have been close
lilies.