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Show ELECTION SEEMS I ; TO BE OECSDED Some Ebbing From Republican Strength. Sullivan Says in Article B MAKK M I.I.IX N National Political Correspondent of the EvenliiR Hot t j WASHINGTON. I '.. i It. It il hard to conceive that the election will be materially affected by nnythn. : happentnir between now und November t, Klectluha, or at leant one prcalden-Itlal prcalden-Itlal election, hoa turned on an eyMl I that occurred durlnK the laat two 1 vM-ek.s hut i" such thuiK Is IIUel to, happen tills year. Afl it stand.i toda. so will It ko on election day. I ndoubt-Mlv ndoubt-Mlv there If a sllk'ht ebbinx away from EtepUbHeen strcnuth. wlmh ur at hlKh tide three weekii agx. That l due not ku nun ii to ln-iii' i 11 as to Republican loss ot Interest. Elec-. tlons nr iarejely a matter of crowd psychology and It, Is hard to keep tbm Interest of th" erowd i t toj pitch forj five weeks. The Itepubl.cuu campalcnj rtpeiivl too earl It I ' rowd In a theatre. If a play wer so CO structed as to come to a climax at the: lend of the Moond act, with the plot j .all clenr and the outcome easily ap-i parent uuil'T sueh olrCU mStslD sjM l I would ilifflcult to keep thr crowd) tin the theatre and their Interest on. th- Iuk- durlnK Ihe lst two acts DOl KTl l Mli.HI-In Mli.HI-In one section of the country this ebbing of tn nfth Is enough to turn 'at might have heen several lti.iiti llcan claims .ihout the border st.it' 'and the south have been beyond what I the facts have Justified at any time The Republicans have talked about carrying North faollrwi. I have mode I no survey of tlutt state. I "'tet J?" I M-phus Denleli about H and he laugri-led laugri-led In a way that seemed to me to UTI I have evidential value. I don't think the Republicans willj carry Tennessee either or rven roroe i 'close to carrying it- Rut und-mhtedb f i there waa at ona time and to some ea- ( Mrnt still Ls. a condition in Trnnms'i' that Justifies the Republicans In MM pectlng to do better than ever before There are averl elements In It. but lone of the most substantial Is iuiet I disaffection of a good many I 'tmocra- j tic buslnes" men Lirge and small theyj disapproved of many features of Wil-j son's adminlatratlon tXlll.INT ITTEllKI. The other day 1 overheard a soulh- . ment nroao. ules you ana takes it sway from you. If you lose mone. what lore you A Losrtteer. then, sivd doea Inient In the southern und tnr ler state' 1 I Never! tie Iras In all four of the bor-j I the landslide In tbtae state as sofasfii of them ba been talking about i |