Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
WILSON OR HUGHES.


ana. Nebraska, New Jersey and
West Virginia = both combina,
lions giving the necessary total
of 50.
On the other hand Hughes can
win by carrying New York and
Ohio. giving all the rest of the
doubtful states to his opponent.
There are, Of course. other COM
binations, made up Of others of
the doubtful states to his oppon-
ent. There are, of course, other
combinations made up of others
of the doubtful states, by which
either of the candidates may win,
but there is no question that the
successful candidate must carry
York and Ohio in any event. It
is therefore on these-two S. tes
that both parties will center
their fire.
As They Look Over Field
The first survey of the country
by the managers Of both parties
shows that the Progressive vote
is Of the greatest importance to
both. though the Republicans
need a vastly larper percentage
of it than do the Democrats. In
the contest four wears ago the
combined vote of Roosevelt and
Taft exceeded that of Mr.. Will
son by 1.311,444. Mr.. Wilson'S
vote was 6, ,293.019. Taft's 3 494,-
956, and RooseveIt''s 4,119,507.
In addition to these there were
cast 1,139, 1850 ballots, divided
between Dabs (Socialist), 901,-
1878; Chain (Frohibition), 207,-
928, and Peimer (Social Labor,
%, ,259. It is conceded bv the
Republicans that Mr.. Wilson
stands a good chance of securing
a small percentage of the Pro-
gressive vote, ranging from 10
to 80.
1t is also manifest from the
present attitude of the Socialist
voters that he will get probably
50 per cent cf the vote given to
Debs in 1912. On the basis Of
,'le n1inimum Progressive estI-
mate of the Republicans. Mr..
Wilson would secure approxi-
mateIy 400, 900 Of the vote polled
by Mr., Roosevelt.
If he secures so per cent of the
Socialist vote he will inherit
probably 100000 from that
quarter. The two combined ap-
proximate a total of $4,000 to
offset the majority made up of
the Taft-RoOsevelt vote.
If Wilson should secure 20 per
cent Of the Bull Moose vote in
the doubtful states. he would
carry them all with the sole ex-
ception of New York.
There is also a fighting chance
for Wilson in some of the New
England States where pro-aIly
sympathies are strong and NUM-
ton factories prosperous. New
York, however, pave Taft and
Roosevelt together 100000 more
votes than Wilson in 1912. Will
son must carry New York this
wear, or as an alternative. do
the more surprising thing: sweep
New England.
1t would seem that this age of
war has extended TO families in
the present political campaign.
Brother opposes brother and
all kinds of defections are made
manifest. The Pinchots are di-
vided, so are the Garfelds, one
side or their llluStrl0uS houses
advocating Hughes, the other,
Wilson. The unique character
of the questions with which Will
son dealt mas divided the coun-
ellis of his advocates and de-
yotees; the underlined makeup
Of Hughes is causing apostasies
from the principles be espouses.
Wilson is a problem of the past.
Hughes is question of the fu-
ture. One is history, the other
promise. Considering the actual
errors of the one and the posi-
blei blunders of the other, it is
hard to conclude a choice,