Evening star., 1952-10-26
Newsmen, inMid- -OctoberView,
See Election Close, Uncertain

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the trick.
Appraisals of the outlook inl
New England round out the final
AP survey. The combined view of
editors in the area is that political
cross currents have produced little
net change in recent weeks.
Gov. Stevenson is believed to|
have gained in Maine, Vrmont
and Connecticut. But Maine and
Vermont are considered safely
Republican, as usual. Connecticut
is sized up as doubtful but lean
ing toward the COP.
Shifts In New England.
Gen. Eisenhower seems to have
improved his position in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, -
enough In Massachusett to change
it from probably Democratic to-
doubtful but inclined to go Demo-
cratic. New Hampshire remains
doubtful, too. but edging toward
the COP.
In normally Democratic Rhode
Island. most newspapers declined
to take part in the survey. so it
is placed in the toss-up class on
the scoreboard.
In New England, as in most of
, the rest of the country, editors
figure Gen. Eisenhower may make
his best showing in rural areas,
Gov. Stevenson in cities. In parts
lof the South-Lousiana, for ex-
ample-that pattern is reversed.
All through the nation, news
men believe Gen. Eisenhower will
run ahead of the Dewey pace of
1948. They expect him to get the
biggest total vote in the South
ever accorded a Republican candi-
date for President.
With the help of Democrats
muttering against their party's
stand on tidelands and civil and
Estates rights, Gen. Eisenhower
even Is conceded $3.50 chance
at this point of winning Louisiana,
Texas or Florida. Editors say that
as of now the General possibly
might add Tennessee and Virginia
to his election trophies.
Out in the farm belt, the 12
State region reaching from Ohio
to the Dakotas. many newsmen
hesitate to say what the agri-
cultural vote may do this time.
They figure the trend is pro-Re-
publican but remember many
farmers turned to MIR. Truman
all of a sudden, four years ago.
There is widespread agreement
that the generals teaming up with
Senator Taft has helped his cause
in an area where Senator Taft
was a heavy favorite of many
Republicans for the party presi-
Dental nomination.
A thread Of comment that in
dicated some discomfort with Gen.
Eisenhower because of his mill
tary background is missing from
the second survey in the Midwest.
1t did get mention from one edi-
tor in the Far West.
Victory Pegged on West.
It is primarily on these two
regions, the West and the Far
West-Mountain States, to which
editors believe Gen. Eisenhower
chances Of victory are pegged.
As they size things up now,
Gen. Eisenhower might pocket six
Midwestern and siv more Far
Western States that lined up for
the Democrats in 1948. Without
their 141 electoral votes, G. o. p.
prospects would take on a much
Simmer look.
Nine of these Califor-
mia. Colorado. Iowa. Minnesota,
Montana, Nevada. Ohio, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming-were appraised
in mid-October as probable Eisen-
hover territory. And newsmen
| figured the general could stake
out some sort of claim to still
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Beneath these dozen States, as
Ia foundation on which the G. o.
P. build, editors place the 16
States Gov. Dewey won in 1948.
This. year they have 1856 electoral
votes. All 16 are regarded once
more as inclined to go Republi-
can.
This is the last in a series of
five articles describing results of
a second nationwide survey con-
Quoted by the Associated Press.
This first was made by newsmen
in late August and early Sep
tember, the second in mid Octo-
ber. Those taking part were asked
to size up county by county
what changes, If any, took place
in the interval and the reasons
for the shift.)