East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-21
OHIO ELECTORAL
VOTES FOR WILSON
tBy Arthur II. Krock. Correspondent
Louisville Courier -Journal1

I NDS -N''Hui ~. hVoCH, correspondent
Louisville Courier -Journal)
Columbus, Ohio. Oct. st.-During
the month that has elapsed since nv
last visit to Ohio. the situation, from
a democratic standpoint. has not
/ changed All unprejudiced and we'll
1 informed men here bring out the Ohio
biue Book to prove concluslvely that
Woodrow Wilson will secure the "a
electoral votes of President Tafts
own state.
In this book are presented unan-
Sweraole figures to show that if VIII
son holds the Bryan vote of 1908. he
VIII sweep Ohio, the size of his plu-
rality depending merely on whether
the republicans come out AMI vote.
and If they do come out how CLOSELY
they split their support between Taft
and the third-term aspirant The
democratic nominee may have 100
OOO plurality. he may have 100000.
ne may hays almost anything higher
or lower But that he will have
plurality is generally conceded in Ohio
today by all who have knowledge of
the facts. This means that the Buck
eye state, the stronghold of republic
anism, the mother Of presidents, is
not even in the doubtful class this
year.
IN the republican primaries before
the Chicago convention there was
great stay-at-home vote. These re-
publicans were disgustei with both
Iaft and with Roosevelt Now. the
effort Of the republican managers is
to get out these voters to the end that
the president may run second in his
own state. They do not want the re-
publican organization swallowed IN
by the bull mooSers. as it probably
would be If Roosevelt were to get
more votes in Ohio than President
Taft. The republican stay-at- home
vote Is what the Taft men fear this
year. AS for the Roosevelt followers
they are enthusiastic here as else
where; they will come out ANYWAY
Dlizzards will not keep thousand of
them at home. They may have to
come on crutches and in carryalls but
they VIII come 1t is easy to under
stand why there Is no such enthusiasm
Tor TAFT and his native state.
There will probably be 1900. OOO
votes cast in Ohio this year (the Taft
men hope so and. 74hA democrats be-
heve so). Bryan spolIed $4,000 in
| 1908, and Taft $4,000. q majority of
10000. If Wilson can poll 500, 900
votes this year-and there are no
surface reasons why he cannot-that
VIII leave 100000 to be divided am
| ong four other canddates-Taft.
Roosevelt. Debs and Chafin. The
probabilities are that Taft and Roose-
Welt Will run reasonably close and will
poh about 100000 votes between
them. or this number neither will
have 100000. which. according to all
indications, will be the minimum of
the democratic strength.
The straw ballots have shown that
Debs will have more votes in Ohio
than ever before. perhaps 10000 in
all. That accounts for all but 10000
OF which the prohibitionists will get
about $4,000. All Of this goes to
snow that the democrats need only
70 get out their vote of 1908 in order
TO carry the state and probabilities
are That they will get a considerably
larger vote than they did four years
ago.
The Harmon partisans as well as
the Harmon opponents are solidly be-
hlnd Governor Wilson. Governor
harmon himself has dropped all bit
terness and forgotten all disappoint.
ment over the Baltimore convention
| Nhen he' presided over the Wilson
meeting IN Columbus that opened the
state campaign he was given such a
Gheer' so strong and lasting, that it
0'o,e every drop Of envy which he
might nave had out Of his heart
me anti-Harmon men fathered the
wilson boom here ana are vieinp
! with the partisans of Governor Har-
mon to see which can get out the more
votes for the democratic nominee In
addition to this there are thousands
or republicans who are going to vote
lor wilson, which seems likely to
swell MS vote above that which Bry-
an received four years ago.
The cities of Ohio are great labor
cehters and here is where Debs comes
IN. But it must be remembered that
ne skilled labor vote Of Ohio has not
Deen democratic as Is true In many
'ther places, but republican. There
fore' the detection to Debs is one of
the republican worries In the state
and need not be considered with the
democratic situation.