The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-10-02
Battle Sees Davis Winner,
Possibly by LaFollette Aid


George Gordon Battle who lawyer in New York and
prominent the Democratic party has addressed to the Weekly
letter in which he discusses the outlook for the Presidential
election and particular the chances the various candidates
the event that deadlock the Electoral College should throw
the election into Congress He is native North Caonan and
an alumnus of the University,
He that he intends to follow this letter with telling
which he believes carry and why he believes So
He advances the that it, in Electoral College, no
party has majority the Observation-Disclosures electors WILL with
the advice and of La Toilette seeing Wheeler
chance Y turn to Charles W. Bryan with enough
to make him VcePresden Then House of Represen
taves called upon the President Mr. Battle thinks
the La Toilette supporters will hold for their candidate
the hope of elcng him but in the hope preventing any
choice and thereby placing Bryan who is preferred by them
Coolidge the White House But Mr. Battles idea many
Coolidge supporters in the House, bak this design will
to Davis and join with the Democrats elect him.
/ The letter is as follows:
Editor of The Chapel Hill Weekly, Chapel Hill, N C.
Dear Sir:
The campaign has progressed such point that pro-
pheses to the result in order The political situation is
however unusually confused because of the candidacy of
La Toilette whose following is largely unknown quantity 1t
confidently believed by those who familiar with political
conditions that he will poll large vote and that he will in
all likelihood the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota North
Dakota and possibly Montana and Washington Some we'll in
formed believe that he may carry and California
Furthermore he will poll large vote in other states which he
has chance to carry.
In the Middle West and in the Far West he will attract
votes from the justly scontented farmers of that section
who usually Republican their sympathes He will
ceive large vote from the citizens Of German
sympahes all the country This of voters have been
the past supporters Of the Republican Party The Socialists
who will support Senator La Toilette have heretofore
Socialist candidate reraned from casting for either
the Democratic the Republican parties Senator La Toilette
will also draw votes from the working of the country
who have generally voted for the Democratic party
Upon the whole, however, it is evident that Senator La
President Coolidge than from Mr. Davis Aso the that
Senator La Toilette will normally Republican in their
politics.
Without attempting at this time to make specific analysis
of the votes of the different states is evident that Mr. Davis
will get the vote of the Solid South In addition he will certainly
receive the votes of Missouri Delaware Rhode Island and Ne
braska Now that Governor Smith is expected again
New York. Mr. Davis has excellent chance carrying that
great commonwealth Aso the diminuton of Republican
vote by the candidacy of Senator La Toilette may very
startling results in states usually Republican as Iowa
and California Under all the circumstances Davis has an e
celent chance of securing substantial majority in the Electoral
College.
If, however, Mr. Davis does get clear majority and
the election for President thrown the of Represen
tatives and for into the Senate then my op
ION Mr. Davis almost certain to win because of the following
conditions which have not, I think, been realized.
The Electoral College, as remember the law the
second Wednesday February 1926 proceeds ballot for
President and ePresden there majority for either
Office then the election for President thrown House
Representatives and the election for VcePesdent thrown
into the Senate The House of Representatives by
states for the three highest candidates for President while the
Senate votes also by states for the highest
Vice-President.
The electors the College will before them three can
ddates for President and three candidates
For President the candidates will be President Coolidge Mr.
Davis and Senator La Toilette For VePresdent the candidates
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