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the familiar classification.
Whether the striking change that ap-
pears in the new map Is due to President
wilson's personal popularity or whether
II represents new political convictions re-
mains to be seen. according to political
leaders that sought to analyze the gem
eral result. II seemed to be the opinion
that It would take another election to
demonstrate whether the influences
manifested on Tuesday are transitory or
permanent.
Prejudice Against East.
Among those who seemed to have the
impression that the West was beginning
to throw In its lot politically with the
South as against the East was Frank
H. Hitchcock. Mr. Hitchcock and others
felt that the detection OF States like
Kansas. Idaho and Utah and the reduc-
tion of Republican puralities In the Da-
kotas and Minnesota was possibly a re-
fiection of Il prejudice that has been
growing UP against the East. preju-
dice nursed. II is charged. by Demo-
cratic leaders.
While this has been obsei "a for some
time In the prairie States and In the
mountain States the Pacific coast States
had hitherto been FREQ from 1t. But
even these states seemed to have been
affected by the apparent development OF
what some leaders call a new section
alism."
OF the Western States the greatest
surprise and disappointment to the Re
publican managers was Kansas. State
which had gone Republican regularly ex-
cept when II suecumbed TO the free silver
craze in 1896. and IN 1912. when the
split Republican party was beaten. Its
Rcpublicanism this year had been
counted upon as almost certain. II never
was once placed In the doubtful column.
Utah was another stunning surprise.
though fa,tioral differences in the Re
publican organization had existed. II
was one ot the only two states Mr.. Taft
carried in 1872.
Peace and Prosperity Slogans.
As regards Nebraska. Kansas. wyo-
ming. Idaho. Washington. Oregon and
other states which the President carried
or which are exceedingly close when they
were expected to bc Republican 1t was
assumed by politicians pretty generally
that the peace and prosperity arguments
cut a big figure,
These main Democratic arguments are
believed to have lured the farmer vote
away from its traditional liking for Re-
publican policies. protection particularly.
The old Republican reliance upon the
rural vote TO OFFSET that OF the cities was
futile in many Western States, and also
TO some extent IN Ne" thstahn' Where
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notably so in Massachusetts and New
HamIshlre. The latter remained in
doubt until last night. when II returned
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