| Show GIVES DIVES OUT HS FORECAST I Famous Prognosticates Gives Judge Taft Over Electoral Electoral Elec Elec- toral Votes THREE DOUBTFUL STATES Never fever Has Sage of Athens Failed to Make Good on His Predictions then Athens Ohio Oct Oct 31 A A minimum of or votes voles to be cast cat by hy 30 30 states state Is claimed for Taft and ad Sherman b by General Charles II H. I. I Grosvenor th s Sago Sage of Athens in his political forecast forecast fore fore- oro cast made maee public today General Generl Grosvenor Gros Gro venor was In congress s for Cor moro more than thanO 20 O years He is better betor known however however how how- ho ever el e as a the prognosticator of or tho ho Republican Re Re- publican party part General Grosvenor concedes 13 st states tes with I ll 15 electoral votes to Bryan Blynn and Kern He Ho has ha looked c the field feld over carefully and has nos reached tho the conclusion that conditions do not nt Justify the prediction of r a n larger vote oto for Cor the lie Democratic nominees A political campaign without th thy thu Grosvenor forecast would be as Incomplete in incomplete In- In complete as a production of Hamlet without the ghost ghost The Tho Grosvenor forecast has como come to bo be a necessity necessity- in congress congre as well wel as presidential cam campaigns pa Three Doubtful States General Grosvenor places Kentucky Kentuck Montana and Nevada Nc ada in iii tho tim doubtful col column u m a. a S New lew York Ohio and Indiana are classified as ns Republican beyond n a doubt doubt Kentucky Is doubtful and yet ct hopeful General Grosvenor Gros de tie- claret claret Montana is as likely to go So Republican as Q it Is Democratic n Bryan an can cn not b by any reasonable possibility be elected without both In Indiana Indiana In- In diana and New York said ald General Grosvenor These states slates being safely Republican General Grosvenor forecasts forecasts fore for casts cast the election electon of ot the tho Republican presidential candidate atc Here are the tho states with their voting voting vot vot- ing ing- InC strength in the electoral college that General Grosvenor claims for tor Taft and California 10 10 New Hampshire 4 Colorado G 5 New Jersey 12 Connecticut 7 New ew York 3 3 Z'S Delaware 2 i North orth Dakota Dakota 4 Idaho 3 2 Ohio Uilo 23 3 Illinois 27 Oregon 4 Indiana l 15 Pennsylvania 34 24 Iowa 13 Rhode Thode Island 4 o. o Kansas 10 South louthi Dakota 4 Maryland Marylane S Utah 3 Malno Maino C G ermont 4 Massachusetts 16 Washington ton IV C Michigan an 14 14 West Virginia 7 Minnesota 11 11 ll Wisconsin ln 13 13 Nebraska S S' S W Wyoming 3 Total Total 31 for fur Accor According to General Grosvenor Gros enor tho following states with a total of electoral votes will wil be carried by Bryan Brynn and Kern Alabama 11 North orth Carolina 1 12 Arkansas 11 9 Oklahoma 7 Florida Florida i South Carolina 9 P Georgia 13 Tennessee I 12 Louisiana 9 Texas 18 Mississippi in 10 Virginia 1 12 I Missouri 18 L m c Total Continuing Continuing- General Grosvenor flays cays At one time I regarded Indiana as doubtful doubtful er However I have havo Just re returned 10 ro- ro turned from a weeks week's canvass In that state and now classify it as safely Ro- Ro So I estimate In conclusion that Judge Taft will wi havo have electoral votes I 1 have lave no fear that his electoral vol vote volt fan fall below a Ictor victory It uI is a little car early to shout but m my Inclination is to at lt least experiment on ontie the tie leading lending features features' of ot tho the t tion i 0 Xi ton of Campaign In Introducing his forecast General Grosvenor said salt There were certain features of the Presidential campaign which made It unusually difficult to forecast tho result resul in some somo respects none like former contests Even now he continued there ere aro more moro than the usual number of oC doubtful doubt doubt- ful Cui ul states state and greater uncertainties than I have found in forecasting the tho result In recent Presidential years His conclusion that Taft Tar and anti Sherman Sher man will wl be elected by a heavy vote ote ho added would be found foune on November November November Novem Novem- ber 3 to bo be substantially correct correct |
