The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-04
Uls0t Will VIn.
T1lE PEOPLE ARE RALLYING I'D
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT ON
WAVE or PATRIOTISM,
~ nrift Away from Rcpwbiicanism
Has Bern secsdy During las, Few
WcoaA Tho hitter Attacks on VIII
~ ~ Repsblbcsn Leaders Being
nsesnesd ~ the Great Mass Of the
(By Leon 0rsen.)

l3A (By Leon ursen.)
Special : % Tho Daily Item.
New York. Oct. 2s.-President
Woodrow Wilson Is going to TO re-
sIsctsd. The only question now Is
how large q vote NO will muster In
the electoral college. this depending,
Of courps. upon several very doubt
ful Gtstss.
The high water mark Of the Rcpub-
ltcan campaign was reached abou,
one month ago. This came otter the
frst IIugSes' failure In the initial
western trip. shortly after which the
Republican leaders got together anil
ma0o changes In the campaign that
M tsiling effect. A week after the
Rspahltsan climax. the fight belonged
10 neither party 20 close was the bat
t1s raslhg. Then began the tide TO-
ward the Wilson banner. Each dag
could b felt the change until now.
On . wave OF pAtriotsm that IL swsep-
Inc the country. cu&ting down old
time Republican ~stronsholds. wilson
VIII bs carried into once.
Even without the powerful array OF
sasctorsi votes that New York state
FURNISHED Wilson can. win on ccou
q the West In spite OF. Col. Roese-
vslts ssxcursaons into the. wsst-and
- ~ still very popular out thai. way
Wilson'S gains In doubtful territory
hnvs caused conservation In Re-
publican ranksL In the far West, ex-
cspt for California. Hughes VIII not
- u the running.' Illinois. one OF
~ treat doubtful States. mas shown
4 st6ady drif- toward Wilson In the
- }ve;or Three wcskss Tho votes of
thas h8Gats WIN have srsat
No. 6patsse astthsss ,ass 3D.
-, ~ wesnea vvtsrs N N
1900 6o4s ytsss :
O9uVs&oI7 ~ uNo-
q - Is ..
re Aspubficans have ssnt a great
sinenns Of money into Indiana. IL u
40. ana the cry IL ..anything to beat
wilpon.- In Wall street hero tho bet
tins startcd ~ Q to / In favor Of
Hughes n In now as even money
The New York Herald which has
s1roitiy carried on a campaign In ia
vor % Hughes. particularly favoring
9 protective tariff. has been compeil-
- 20 admit that the drift Ii toward
Wilson and with the continuance of
the present rate Of. changeas to Will
con. Il VIII doubtless make definite
announcement ~forecasting the elec-
tion Of the president. The Heraid's
straw ballots In doubtful States
have In past years accurately fore
casted results OF national and State
slectioniA In New York City senti.
mont fsvors President Wilson while,
generally speaking. outside Greater
New York. the State Of New York il
for HUGHES. However. even In Sec
items hitherto regarded as Republican
strongholds the Democrats have made
dents recently that may overthrow
tradition The vote IN this state will
- close.
In tho theatres here n can get q
fair Idea of sentiment because people
are gathered from every part. OF this
country. II was only q few weeks ago
that the James Of Wilson and Hughes
elected about the same amount of ap-
pluss. Recently, as the campaign
waxed warmer and as the appeal to
patriotism became greater, the men,
lion of the name Of Woodrow Wilson
has sent the people to their feet
cheering In every instance, while
Hughes has been able to carry hardly
ore than a good sprinkiing Of ap-
plause.
People are r~esenting the bitter at.
lacks on the president and the bitter
est OF these have been made by men
high up In Republican ranks. For
example. the speech former President
Roosevelt made today In Brooklyn
was about the bitterest utterance
made 30 far on the stump In this
campaign. ..
With the vote running close In sew
srsi Of the doubtful States, there are
bound to be certain surprises. How
ever. almost any way II Ia figured out
Wilson appears the winner.