The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 16, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
E. H. AUJLL, EDITOR.
Entered at the Postoffice at New
berry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter.
Friday. October 1. 1908.
CANVASSING THE SITUATION.
The New York Herald 's latest es
timate of the political situation, pub
lished Sunday, may be taken as a. bas
is as showing how Vtah. Idaho and
Wyoming controlled by the Mormon
church, mighty easily hold the bal
ance of power between Bryan and l
Taft. It is generally aceepted as a
fact that the Mormon vote will be
thrown with the party that shows
cinning qualities. and if the heads 1
of the church should become con
vinced even as late as a week before
the election that Bryan had a good
chance of winning those States could
be thrown into the Democratic fold.
Eliminating Wyoming the Herald
on Sunday estimated that the Re
publicans were reasonably sure of
States having 185 electoral votes.
Supposing that the Republicans were
able to carry in addition to these New
pork and Wisconsin, 52 electoral
votes, this would leave the Republi
ears still five electors short of the
necessary majority. The situation
would therefore be this:
Republican States:
California .. .. .. .. .. ...... 10
Connecticut ...... . ..... 7
Delaware ...... ... .......... 3
Illinois ............ ........ 27
Iowa...... ........ ........ 13
M aine .... .... .... .... .... 6
Massa.chusetts ......... ....... 16
Michigan ...... ...... ........ 14
Minnesota ...... ..... ........ 11
New Jersey.... .... .... ...... 12
New York ... .... ........ .... 39
North Dakota. ..... ...... ... 4
Oregon ..... ...... ...... ... 41
Pennsylvania ..... ...... ..... 341
Rhode Island .... .... .... .... 41
Vermont ...... ...... ..... ... 4
Washington ...... ...... ...... 5
West Virginia ..... ...... .... 7
Wisconsin ..... ..... ..... .... 15
Total ....... .... .... ......237
Short ma.iority ..... ...... ...5
Democratic States:
Alabama ........ ... ........11
Arkansas ........... ..... ....9
Colorado ..... ...... ... ......5
Georgia .... .... ........ .... 13
Florida .... ......... .. ......5
Indiana ......... .... ..... 15
Kansas ........... ...... ...10
Kentucky..... ...... ...... .13
Louisi'.na ... ..... .... ... ....9
Maryland ...... ...... ... ....8
Mississippi ..... .... .... .....10
Missouri........ ......... 18
Montana ....... ... .......... 3
Nebraska ... ...... ...... ....81
Nevada ........... ....... ... 3
North Carolina .. ....... .....12
Ohio....... .... .... .......23
Oklahoma .... ..... ..... .....7
South Carolina ...... ...... ... 9
Tennessee ..... ... ...... .... 12
South Dakota .... .... .... .... 4
Texas .... ...... ...... ......18
Virginia ...... .... .. .......12
Total..... ...... ..... ....237
Short of ma.jority .... .......5
The balance of power:
UItah ...... ...... ...... ...3
Idaho ..... ... ........ ...... 3
Wyoming ....... ...... ...... 3
Total .. . .. . . .. . . . 9
The Herald 's independent canvass
of presidential probabilities, printed
Sunday, showed:
Total vote in electoral college 483
Necessary to elect a president 242
Republican, reasonably sure.... Z88
Democratic. reasonably sure.. 166
Doubtful, Republican leanings. 65
Doubtful, Democratic leanings. 19
In the balance ...... .........45
Total ...... ...... .......483
Taft to win must get of the
doubtful votes ....... ....'4
Bryan to win must get of the
doubtful votes .... .........76
Al of which goes to show that the
fight is still on and the result is yet
to be determined. Democratic chances
are growing brighter each day. The
uncertainty as to the labor vote is
now causing the Republican leaders
sleepless nights. The labor vote is
going to be the determing factor. The
Republicans are less sure of the labor
vote than their have been in a num
ber of years.-Greenville News.
As there are always a number of
people who like to figure on the elec
tion we print the above estimates giv
inae the electorial vote of each State so
that those wh1o are inclined may have
the figures before them and can do
'their onw eneeming. Of edourse, it is
all a -'Oiterl of eness5 we: k and( no one
will k<now the result tuntil a fter the
ment published by the national chair
man of the Democratic nartv. Mr.
ork and V 'i \'ilr1inia a- D(';e11
cratie. and in this estimate they ar
!)iI ill lle l l}rblican l ul ln. W
do iili lelieve. and o (ourl e Irs
siimply oni. 'pinion, Ilhat tile Dein
l (er t .all w in w itl io n t N e w Y' ':l a n
while it looks to one froni this di
tance that the Demoera tie e:ildidat
for governor will win in New Yorl
the chances seem to be that the Stat
will go Republican for president.
We do not know apon wha
gro,(unds Ohio is claimed by the Dc
imoeiat-Z and we vent ure the assertio
that w'hen the votes are counted i
will be found in the Republican col
umn. but on the estimates made h
the New York. Herald the Democrat
could exchange very easily Ohio fo
New York and have a larger major
liv, in fact have a majority of tlh
elector:1! (-ol'e withont the lhre
States which it is claimed hold l
hahmee of power.
Of course as we have already stat
ed it is all guess work but there i
no harm in looking at the figue
and amusing yourself by making esti
mates.
The farmers of the South are u1
against a proposition. The market
ing of the cotton crop at presen
prices means a great monetary los
to this section. If the farmers wh,
grow cotton were in a position to hol
there is no doubt that the pri-re wonl
advance and additional money com
ing into the South on account of th
advance would mean a great dea
not only to the farmers but to al
business interests.
Mr. T. P. Parker is quoted on th
situation as follows: "The first thip
necessary is for the intelligent 'ai
mers themselves to determine in a.
their might and manhooff that the:
mwill not sell a bale of cotton at pres
ent prices except to satisfy existin;
obligations and then first endeavo
to store the cotton and get the ao
vances on it to meet the necessity o
the occasion."
Mr. Parker is giving good advie(
in our judgment, to the farmers. O
course they have to satisfy their crE
ditors but inasmuch as the warehous
company in this section has agreed t
advance tiw'o-thirds of the market va:
ue of the cotton stored in their wart
house it would seem that with thi
amount in cash they could hope to b
able to satisfy their pressing oblige
tions.
Cotton at nine cents and the preset
price of corn and bacon and every
thing else is not as much as whe
cotton sold at six and seven cents an
the cost of other things was in prc
portion.
The mills of course will not cari
to pay more for cotton than they ar
now paying so long as they can se
cure it at tIlat price, but if a sufE
cient amount of cotton can be hel
off the market until the mills exhaus
the supply t*hey have on hand the:
the price will advance. The presen
price is really almost below the cos
of production when the ~eost of othe
articles is taken into consideration.
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