Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-08
LANDSLIDE
TO WILSON
Thousands of Republicans
Tell Wilson and Marshall
Of Their Support
REPUBLICAN PARTY SPLIT
With Vote of G. 0. P. Dr.
vided Democratic Sue
cess Is Assured


cial to The Herald THE most signi-
ficant thing about the National Cam
paign in it's early stages is the fact
that hundreds of thousands of re-
publicans. who never before voted the
democratic ticket, have voluntarily
written Governor Wilson and Cover
year to vote the democratic ticket
Some days ago, when in IndianaDo-
lis, Governor Marshall told me that
since the convention he had been
deluged with letters of congratulation
and voluntary pledges of support, and
that more than twenty-five per cent
of his correspondents stated that
they We're republicans, but ;hey
| thought the time had come for a
change in the National administra-
ton, and that they intended to sup
port the ticket nominated at Balti-
more.
The special newspaper articles pub
lished, containing a few extracts from
letters written to Governor Wilson
at Sea Girt. show that the views OF
the correspondents OF the candidate
Tor president duplicate those Of the
candidate for vice president. and that
very large proportion of letters Of
ferng support are from republicans.
The spondence that comes to
Chairman McCombs and the Demo
cratic Headquarters in New York is
of the same tenor and it comes from
all parts of the country, showing that
the democratic candidates appeal both
to the popular imagination and to the
popular confidence; and that, while
the democrats are united in the sup
port of the democratic ticket, 'as never
before in the life of the younger set
of men of the party, and the independ-
ent vote is almost solid for Wilson
and Marshall. there is break in the
republican vote, heretofore unknown
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 affect
any state east of the Mississippi river
and as the result showed was nos
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 be-
tween Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt,
that is, those who intend to vote for
Wilson and Marshall; and there are
many. who, while preferring not open
ly to join the democratic organiza
ton. will furnish a 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 editorials from
the New York Press, giving the re-
suit of a poll among republicans, is
Illuminating:
Republicans for Wilson,
Last week the editor of the New
York Press sent private letters to
republican voters, selected at random
from readers on it's 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, Roose
velt?
Are you in favor of the plan pro
posed by the former president of
breaking up the present republican
party and forming new one? For
whom did you vote in 1908?
vi the l.ooo HfSt replying virtual
ly all voted for Mr.. Taft four years
ago. OF the 1000 replying 442 said
they would vote for Mr.. Taft this
year, $50 for Mr.. Roosevelt, 1872 for
Mr.. Wilson and 81 said they would
not vote at all or We're undecided
Most of those declaring they
would vote for Mr.. Wilson gave as
their reason their disgust with repub-
lican factionaism Some We're vot-
ing for him as the surest way, in
their Judgment. to defeat the Colonel
ana prevent him from breaking up the
republican party. Some of those in
the not-yoting class said they might
vote for Mr. Taft or Mr.. Wilson if
it became necessary, in their judg-
ment TO do this to prevent the CCl-
onel from breaking up their party.
Some of those recording themselves
for Mr.. Taft lamented his nomination.
but would vote for him to prevent the
Colonel from breaking up their party.
I'VE arrange those 1000 voters III
table:
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