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Show ROOSEVELT CAN WIN ELECTION False Reports Are Being Oireulated as to the Number of Electors' Supporting the Progressive Candidate Taft is the Only Can- 'Udate Who Has Not Electors in Every State. Standpat Republicans are clrculatr Ing the story that Roosevelt has only i 198 electors named In the different states and, therefore, cannot be elected. elect-ed. That 1b a false statement based on an editorial lately appearing In eastern standpat papers to the effect that Roosevelt could only hope to carry those states In which he had a majority in the preferential pjjmarv contests, totaling 198 electoral votes. There aro Roosevelt electors in every ev-ery state In the Union. In Idaho, owing to a vicious court decision, the nnmeB of tho Roosevelt electors must I be written on the ballots as they were not allowed to b6 printed thereon. If anyono tells you Roosevelt has not electors In evory state, challenge him to produce his proof and don't let him got away from you until ho has confessed to circulating a falso report. Taft Is the candidate who has not electors In every state. The Standpatters Stand-patters In California failed to name electors by petition In accordance with a state court decision and therefore there-fore Taft Is not represented In that state. |