Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-21
HUGHES CERTAIN
FIGHT IS WON
Confidential Figures From
Various States Prove Vic
tory Certain

Washington. D. C.-with the election
not many weeks away, neither the
managers of the Republican party, nor
the managers of the Democratic party
nave as yet put forth any specified
claims as to the States that will be can
tured on either side in the race for the
fresidency, but 1t can be stated au-
thorltatively that the confidential re-
ports or the Republicans have convinc-
ed them within the past week of the
election OF Charles E. Hughes.
Leaders OF the Republican party in
'he various States have been asked re-
Gently TO make complete report on
the exact political conditions to be
iouhu In each section and it is upon
such reports as these, containing ad-
MISSION that certain States will be lost
In aoInIsSioh which is seldom made
that the snir,t i,keiy to become public
pEevalled in the Republican camp has
enanseu recently to feeling of an
solute certainty. VI ap-
hughes Himself Convinced
u, hheGSording ho to Republican Senators
t Mno nave lately discussed the political
t'ion date b,mss1t With Mr.. Hughes, the candl-
mas been fought and won and that few
noSes VIII be changed between now
bis bha N1nember IN ~ Der T. Mr.. Hughes continues
ms campaigning because he wants TO
oecone netter acquainted with the peo-
PIE py dlrect contact. His present tour
ol tne Middle West will be followed by
tour OF the East and he will make
more than one speech in Pennsylvania
FROM strategic standpoint, as far
as the State of Illinois is concerned
mere is no great Republican necessity
Tor the appearance or Mr.. Hughes IL
lnols is safely Republican in Noyem-
per per. me returns from the State pri-
ilarieS last week corroborated the earl
Ter Republican Progressive get-to-
gether indications as to that fact All
around the Illinois center however,
there is much debatable territory.
unmistakably. the Republicn tide
now is running strong, So strong. in
Iact' that right now it is more a ques-
.ion OF whether the Republicans can
succeed In winning a majority in both
houses of Congress after March 4 next
thah OF electing the Presidential ticket.
Democrats No Longer Confident
Prior to the Maine election. the
democrats were confident of success
Ihey are no longer confident. On the
contrary, Democratic Congressmen who
nave returned from the New York head
quarters admit that there has been a
great loss of ground since President
wilson went over to the side of the
congress to give them a wage increase
IT Is because the President realizes
mat the election has turned against
]
mas decided to make an address, de-
| lending himself on the surrender to
the brotherhoods. The State of New
York, without which the Democrats
could not even hope for success, is now
practically conceded to the Republi-
cans The latter know that the State
WI vii pc sate In the Republican column;
yet they are basing their conviction of
Republican success upon States that
are no longer regarded as debatable
even ra 9y the most optimistic Democrat.
ho-Ir
junction with Republican figures, tables
nave been prepared which show the
certainty of national Republican sue
cess.
Safe and Doubtful States
Ihese tables were not intended for
eunilca.ioh; evar a on; Ihey can be given, how
the best claims of the Democratic man
ayers: o -i''i
Democratic States and their electoral
sissppi, 10; North Carolina -: Otis- KLs
hfoma, @ a.. 10; South @ Carolina, 9; Tennessee,
States teSaS' zoi Virginia, II. Total, 1856.
lucky, 10; Maryland s.
republican States and their electoral
ho, 4; Illinois, %; Iowa, 18; Kansas,
10; Maine. 6; Massachusetts, IS; Michi-
gan, 10; Minnesota, 12; New Hampshire,
4; North Dakota, 8: oregon. 8; Penn
, a.
kota,- 8; Utah. 4; Vermont, 4 Washing
ton, Z; Wyoming, 3. Total. 2o3.
FProbabiy stns ". Republican: I1n Ohio, "a.
warranted in being regarded as fight.
ing territory" Arizona, 8; Colorado 6 |
CSonnecticut, Z; Indiana. 15; Missouri,
10; Montana A. Nebraska, 8; Nevada, !
York, As; West Virginia, s; Wisconsin
13. Total. 147.
From a Sporting Aspect
There will be 531 votes in the elec-
toral college, and 266 will be REQUIRED |
to elect. Granting that the figures given
ABOVE pos,a as to sure sure Democratic and sure
barring few partisans with rainbow |
chasing visions, observant men of both !
parties agree that they fairly are to
It VIII be noted that the Democrats
nave much further to go than the Re- |
pubiicans to reach the goal.
parently must carry New York . at all all
hazards, and still win much of the
doubtful territory in order to get a
the, Democrats could lose New York |
and Herewith New Jersey and Connec- |
ticut. which usually follow the lead of |
terror States to make up the necessary |
quota of 266 electoral votes.
Even a fair-minded observer might |
be tempted to take New York out of i
the doubtful column as conditions rest |
to-day. and perhaps remove some of the |
other States thus listed, but right now
the sportsmanship of the thing, IL moth |
ing else, permits their classification |
with the contested territory.
"GET INTO DEBT URGES SWIFT
In the October American Magazine,
Louis F. Swift says that men should
get into debt. The writer goes on to
explain:
Louis F. Swift, president of Swift
& Company, the great Chicago meat
packing company, has the idea that
being in debt is the sures.. way to sue
ceed. He urges every onekf hisa hirty-
five thousand employees to get into debt
and to keep in debt, and he has or
ganized system to encourage them in