Show REPUBLICANS FEAR WOMEN'S VOTE IN IlliNOIS T N. N Y Herald S Says ys Feminine Voters Lean to Wilson a and d May May Swing State States By The Tho Telegrams Telegram's Sl Special dal t News emr Service NEW YORK Oct 28 Illinois Is In doubt says the New York Herald Hughes supporter That is one ne of ot the Unexpected features of the most remarkable re remarkable remarkable re- re presidential campaign in inmany inmany inmany many years The women are to be toe deciding factor That is the striking feature oCa of oC ofa ofa a most unexpected Illinois situation From Inquiries made by Herald canvassers canvassers canvassers can can- in various parts of 01 the state It t appears that there is entire Justification justification justification cation for the uneasiness now being f felt lt by the Republicans Illinois has from time to time been one of oC the citadels of oC Republican sentiment of oC the nation Its pluralities have run in normal years all the w way y from to Therefore it came hard for the Republicans Republicans Republicans to bell believe eve that there could be the slightest doubt about how the state would go this year But it is in doubt There is no question question question ques ques- tion about that but if the political fate of oC the state were to be left to the m male le voters there would be no doubt It would be Republican as usual Even the Democrats concede that But the women vote this this' year for the first time for president and they are the most uncertain factor the politicians ever have had load to deal with They lean toward Wilson now That must be the conclusion of oC any anyone one who goes among amonI them There are women registered in Chicago In a few other cities are registered Those cities are Springfield Springfield Spring SprIng- field with Peoria with Danville with Cairo with 2980 Rockford with East St St. Louis with and Galesburg With In the smaller places there Is no personal personal personal per per- registration so there Is no way of determining how many women will vote for the first t time for president A low estimate is It may be The Democrats figure they will get at least 65 per cent of the women's vote The Republicans calculate on an even break The Herald canvassers canvasser's observation is that the division will be about 60 and 40 with the president having the I J better of oC it If JC the president gets 55 65 per cent of the estimated women's vote he will have a majority among the women alone of oC If he gets 60 per cent he will have That Is a dangerous margin for the Republicans because unless all signs are wrong that Is about what the highwater mark of the Republican male majority will willbe be If Ie 65 per cent of oC the women's vote should go to the president his feminine majority would be and It would then In all aU probabilities be defeat Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the Republicans in their historic stronghold |