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Show oo CONCEDE TEN STATES TO THE OPPOSITION Seagirt, Aug 10 A comprehensive report covering the political situation throughout the country was brought here tonight by Vice Chairman William Wil-liam F. McAdoo and Josophus Danlcli of the Democratic campaign committee. commit-tee. This is made on preliminary Investigations In-vestigations by representatives of ibv committee i various states. They are not so thorough as will be made Tator when complete canvasses will bo Instituted The preliminary reports show that Wilson will carry all but ten states Thc stat.es tentatively conceded to Taft or Roosevelt are Vermont, Rhode Island. Kansafi, Nebraska, California, Wyoming, Utah, Montana and possibly Colorado. It Is thought that Wilson and Marshall have a fighting chance in Rhode Island, Minnesota and Colorado. Colo-rado. "If the-election were to be held In the next few days,"' said Mr. Daniels, "Taft and Roosevelt together -would not carry more than ten states However, How-ever, we are not going to be overconfident, over-confident, and we propose to wage an energetic campaign in all the states regarded as doubtful " Tho reports, according to Mr. Daniels, Dan-iels, show that Vermont and Rhode Island are the only ones that may be considered doubtful, Massachusetts, taanenesssaBoaiaasaeaiiaBaaaBssaMB New Hampshire and Connecticut are I considered to be strong for Wilson I Hard fights are to be made by the Wilson campaigners in Massachusetts 'and Connecticut, and, If tfte expcta-I expcta-I tions are to be realized, it will be thc first time in years tbey nave swung into the Democratic column. Governor Wilson will make sevoral speeches In Boston and other large cities of theso two states. Governor Marshall, the vlce-presldontlal candidate, candi-date, has agreed io go to Maine. Ho will speak as often as Goornor Plals-ted Plals-ted desires him to. Marshall will thpn swing Into Massachusetts and make several speeches thoro. ( New York state Ib counted absolutely abso-lutely safe for Wilson. State Chair-, man William Palmer has reported to the campaign committee the result of an Investigation he has made in ovorj congressional district in the state This showa that President Taft ana Colonel Roosevelt are equal in strength and that the Republican vote will thus be divided In a manner to insure Governor Wilson's victory y a large plurality. Mr Daniels said today he had received re-ceived a telegram from Frederick Lynch In Minnesota, saying that the state would positively be carried by the Democratic national HckeL Mr. Daniels and tho governor discussed dis-cussed a plan to have a great meeting of all thc Democratic editors of the country here some time In September Septem-ber while the American Newspapor association Is in session in New York. oo |