The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-09
REPUBLICANS AND
INDEPENDENTS
OF the East are Declaring for
Wilson and Marshall.
New York, N. Y, August Sth, 1912

The most significant thing about the
National Campaign in lis early stages is
the fact that hundreds of thousands oil
Republicans, who never before voted
the Democratic ticket, have voluntarily
written Governor Wilson and Governor
Marshall that they intend this year TO
vote the Democratic ticket.
| Some days ago, when in indianapolis,
Governor Marshall told me that since
the Convention he had been deluged
with letters of congratulation and vol
untary pledges OF support, and that more
than twenty-five per cent OF his cores
pondentS stated that they were Republi-
cans, but they thought the time had
come for change in the National ad-
ministration, and that they intended 10
support the ticket nominated al Balti-
more.
The special newspaper articles pub
liShed, containing few extracts from
letters written TO Governor Wilson at
Sea Girt, show that the views of the
correspondents of the candidate for
President duplicate those of the candi-
date for Vice President, and that very
large proportion of letters offering sup
port are from Republicans.
The correspondence that comes to
Chairman McCombS and the Democratic
Headquarters in New York is of the
of the country, showing that the Demo
cratic candidates appeal both 10 the popu-
lar imagination and 10 the popular conf
dence; and that, while the Democrats
are united in the support of the Demo
cratic ticket, as never before in the life
of the younger men of the party, and
the independent vote is almost solid for
Wilson and Marshall, there is break in
the Republican vote, heretofore un-
known in the history of that party. In
1896 there was bolt in the Republican
party of the Silver Republicans, but
that bolt did not appreciably effect any
state east of the Mississippi River and as
the result showed was not large enough
TO change the result in any state west of
the Mississippi, with few exceptions.
This year the Republican party is split
and Republicans will divide between
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt, that is,
those who intend to vote for Wilson
and Marshall; and there are many, who,
while prcfering not openly TO Join the
Il
vote which, added TO the Democratic
vote of 1908, will put the Democratic
candidate in the White House.
AS one of many evidences of the
Republican trend to Wilson and Mar
shall, the following editorial from the
New York Press, giving the result of
poll among Republicans, is Illuminating:
Republicans for Wilson,"
Last week the editor of the New
York Press sent private letters to Repub-
lican voters, selected at random from
readers on its mail subscription lists and
not living in New York City or other
large cities. The main part Of the letter
was:
For which of the following do you
intend to vote: Taft, Wilson, Roosevelt?
''Are you in favor of the plan pro-
posed by the former President of break
ing up the present Republican party and
forming new one? For whom did
you vote in 1908? pA
"Of the 1000 first replying vrtu5 4 all
voted for Mr.. Taft four years ago. OF
the 1000 replying 442 said they would
vote for Mr.. Taft this year, 335 for Mr..
1872 for Mr.. Wilson and 81
said they would not vote at all or were
undecided.
''MoSt of those declaring they would
vote for Mr. Wilson gave as their reason
their disgust with Republican faction
alism. Some ,wetes, is~fTf2E him as
the surest way, in 'tS ne: erGa52 HIM.
feat the Colonel and prevent him from
breaking up the Republican party.
Some of those in the not-votipg class
said they might vote for Mr.. TAFT or Mr..
Wilson if it became necessary, in their
judgment, 10 do this TO prevent the
Colonel from breaking up their party.
Some of those recording themselves for
Mr.. Taft Iamented his nomination, but
would vote for him to prevent the
Colonel from breaking up their party.
"We arrange those 1000 voters in
fable.