Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-12

1 stuucntS, interested Tn the success
 Of the democratic party in 1912. find there is no reasonable combination that will figure out the necessary 265 ! electoral votes if New York, Ohio and Indiana are omitted.
 | Record Kept Clean.
 Supporters Of the Buckeye executive point out that he has done nothing since he was given that 1OI .00O plural. ! ity 10 lower the high regard in which he was held by the voters of Ohio: but. on the contrary, it is asserted that developments in the Buckeye state ! since the election of 1910, such as the reduction of the taxes of the farmer and home owner, have increased the governors popularity. His admini5tra- ton in Ohio would make him especial ly strong with both tn eastern, south- ern and western democracy should he be nominated.
 A statement issued by Gov. Albert W Gilchrist, of Florida, who has an nOunced himself as q candidate for delegate at large 10 the democratic national convention shows the trend or sentiment among democrats throughout the country, and especial. ly in the south. Ar. GilchriSt said: Counting Arizona and New Mexico there will be 53l votes in the next electoral college. Necessary to choice 266. Ohio has 24 votes, and New York 45, making a total of @ Counting Oklahoma and Missouri as Southern states the total electoral vote is 1s3. Adding Ohio with 24 votes and New York with 45 and In-, diana with l5 to the Southern strength would bring the democratic votes iE the electoral college up to 267 votes or one more than the majority Tc- quired to elect Should the democrats decide to fight for the western states, the party will find there are St cleo toral votes west or the Mississippi river. only 12 greater than the con bined electoral strength of New York, ohio and Indiana. In the presidential election of 1908, three of the western states went democratic Colorado Nebraska and Nevada
 Harmon and Tariff Reform.
 ''Judson Harmon has twice carried Ohio for governor in 1908 by i9,372 in 1910 by 100.377 If the democratic party carries New York and Ohio. I am sure the party will win on account of the close touch of Delaware ana Connecticut to the pulse Ot New York l Who can carry New York and Ohio? 1 favor the most available candidate for the present it looks as though lis name spelled HARMON. TAR 1 l-F-F spells the platform.
 Gov. Cole L. Blease, Of South Caro- ina, says: Yes l am for Gov. Harmon for president have never met him, ! but l am satisfied that he Is the only man in the democratic party today that can beat President Taft. 1 believe South Carolina will enter the next democratic national convention for [ Harmon in spite of the fact that Gov ] Wilson, ot New Jersey, ls an Old Carolina boy"
 The question, What is the senti- l ment in New England on the demo | cratic nomination for president" was recently asked Gov. Baldwin. of Con necticut, by a representative of the Hartford Times Gov. Baldwin replied: | Gov. Harmon on the whole Is the man talked of with the most favor
 Gov. Plaisted, of Maine. has stated that Gov. Harmon is the most avail able candidate for president. In the state of Nebraska, the most influential leaders of the party have espoused the Harmon cause and among them are, Ex-Mayor Jas. P. pahlman, of Ohio, recently democratic nominee for gov ernor; Benj. Andrews, president or the University of Nebraska, whose 1 progressive utterances caused him to be deposed as president of Brown University. These tlree men have all been followers of W. J. Bryan. On the question of availability. Mayor Dahlman says: The democrats need Ohio, Harmon can carry 1t If any democrat can. believe that the demo- l cratic primary in Nebraska will give the Harmon a plurality
 Of the 31 members of the demo cratic state executive committee, of Texas, 26 are pronounced Harmon | men. Congressman Martin Dies, of Beaumont, Texas, says: With liar mon at the head of the democratic ticket he will carry New York and Ohio. He has given Ohio an adminis-l