| Show ELECTION J OUTLOOK IN UTAH BAFFLES FORECASTERS FORECASTERS' 9 Democrats Believed to Have Edge but G. G O. O P. P Still Has Hopes STRAWS FOR WILSON WILSON Interest in Politics Here Greater This Fall Than han for Many Years It Jt has been a long time since the tite public generally has taken such an n interest in affairs politically as astas las tas been exhibited this fall It also jias las been about as long since there ha has been een such doubt in m the outcome With election only two days a away wa Y Jt t Is as hard today to foretell the result with any degree of accuracy as It was jwo wo months ago The wisest of wise nen en among politicians are stumped and admit their Inability to make a forecast on which winch money could be bet ct The fight in Utah is especially interesting in in- this year because of the remarkable remarkable re- re strength by the Democrats Since statehood political Campaigns in Utah have been somewhat some some- what lopsided with the lop being on llie be side of th the G. G GOP O. O P. P This year I things are different and a amore amore amore more evenly matched battle has been ought Straws Indicate Wilson If straw ballots can be depended on onAs onas I As an Indication of public sentiment Vilson will lead in ill Utah by a good I margin argin Reports throughout the state seem to indicate a strong sentiment in I favor avor of the president and In test votes aken laken he has won over Hughes by an of about four to one I Whether this strong Wilson senti- senti sent ent t will prevail on election day is la he question Campaign leaders even he be most optimistic believe that the result suIt on election day will show a mch uch smaller maller margin for the lent dent The Tle last Jast week of the campaign has Jound the two old parties centering heir beil fight figh t on their respective candidates candi candi- dates aLes for governor The Hughes fight a 1 Utah was dropped oven even by the Wo Wo- nen ens en's s party to a large degree and suf suf- sent here to speak in behalf of or the Republican presidential candidate candi- candi date tE are now espousing espousing- th the cause of ot L Morris Morns I Both Beth Sides Hopeful So far as conceding anything goes either neither side will concede an inch or orather ather rather a candidates candidate's defeat Demo Demo- I tati ratie c and Republican campaign managers mangers mangers man man- gers agers still are equally emphatic In declarations that their particular will wilt be the victors I I Republicans ha bate e gone so solar far as to I predict parrying the state tate for Hughes I id rid d Morns by 10 Not to be out out- I Tore one in the matter of predictions the Democrats have likewise laid claim to tolie he lie state stat for their candidates by the game ame margin In the In-the the betting the Democrat live lye allies alii seem to have the better belter of oft oft t in Salt alt Lake county and several candidates can can- on this ticket are two to one t it s The leading Republican oran oran oran or- or an of Weber county foretold of a i lemol vel tory In that county two ago igo Cache county which was wasiL iL el I by ij the tue Democrats two years rears I ago b by OO votes is again claimed by bythe bythe bythe the Bourbons Hinges 0 on Three Counties Should these three counties go to the Democrats by anywhere near the majorities claimed It is almost safe to say that the Democrats will carry the state as more than half hat the population population tion Is contained in these three counties counties coun noun coun ties It is only reasonable to assume that the Democrats will receive their normal vote ju jn other counties Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic leaders declare that their vote will be heavier than two years ago Republicans however will wUl not concede concede con con- conI I cede Weber county to the Democrats and hold that the usual Democratic majority in m Cache will disappear this fall Utah county carried by the Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans two years ago by less than votes Is placed in the doubtful column with both sides claiming the tho lead L I Pin Faith on Wilson The Wilson Vilson sentiment is looked to toby to toby by the tho Democrats to carry carryover over the entire state ticket There is m much ch talk of scratching but hut whether this will pan out Is the much mooted question It Is a well known fact that pe people often determined on scratching will vote the straight ticket after entering entering entering en en- the Zhe polling booth rather than the long list of names scratching here and there and running i the risk of losing their vote through a misapplication of cross marks While there will l be some scratching it is I doubtful J will prevail r. r UJo to t ti the extent Jt 1 Whether the scratching is done on the Democratic or Republican ti tickets also will have some soma bearing Although the Republicans carried Utah by a wide margin for Taft four years ago this this' margin was greatly reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re in the senatorial election in 1914 S Smoot oot carri carried d under the wire a winner by approximately 2600 votes and most of this major majority ty came from Weber county count With that county now I counted in the Wilson line Democrats hope hop that their entire state ticket is isa a winner |
