Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-03
Claims Made in Various
States as To the
Outcome.
PROSPECTS INILLINOIS
Democrats Sanguine as
To State TiCket--Co1er
is Confident.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The day before
election finds the managers of the
political parties arranging for final
meetings today and tonight and max
ing the predictions on tomorrow's
results. In Illinois both parties made
very active campaign, but the demo-
Gratis have devoted particular atten-
tion to close congressional districts.
Republicans claim the election of 16
out of 25, while the democrats believe
they are sure of II. Both parties
claim the state ticket.
In Iowa the republicans are very
firm in the conviction that they will
send to congress a solid delegation.
Practically all interest is centered iE
the Second district. where Wade.
democrat. of Iowa City, and Hoffman,
republican, of Muscatine, are candi
dates. The republicans estimate the
state ticket will have $1,000 majority.
The democrats claim they will not eX
ceed $4,000
CoIer Confident.
New York, Nov. Bird S. Coler is
confident of victory tomorrow. He
says The majority VIII not be large,
but it will be a safe one.
Another significant fact is the tim
idity of the republican boasts. While
they claim OdeII's election they do
not do so in the confident tone that
characterized former elections.
In Indiana.
indianapolis, Nov. 3.-The campaign
in Indiana closed Saturday night. and
both the Republican and Democratic
committees are claiming the state.
Chairman Goodrich, of the Republican
committee, says the state will go Re-
publican, which will insure the cleo
tion of Senator Fairbanks to succeed
himself.
Chairman O'Brien of the Democrat
ic committee. says the party that gets
out its vote tomorrow will carry the
state. He is proud of the Demo-
cratic organization this year. He
says there is an excellent chance
for the Democratic state ticket
and no doubt, he thinks, that the re
publicans will lose one or two members
of congress-
Predictions for Michigan.
Detroit, Nov. 3.-The close Of the
campaign in Michigan finds the Re
publican leaders confident of the sue
cess of their entire state, legislative
and congressional tickets, and the
Democrats predicting confidently the
election of the head of their state
ticket and the sending of at least
three Democratic representatives to
Washington. 1t is generally conceded
that the Democratic ticket suffered a
lOSc i'm tho HI.aHH al of Ind
George III. Durand, of Flint, the orig
inal nominee for governor. He was
stricken with paralysis Sept. 1, and
after several weeks illness was COM
PEELED to withdraw his name
The state Legislature which will be
elected tomorrow will elect a successor
to the late Senator James Mcmillan.
General II. y. Alger, ex-secretary of
war, who has been appointed by Gov
ernor Bliss to fill the ad interim va
cancy in the senate. has no opposition
thus far for election by the legislature
to fill out Senator McMillan's term.
The Democrats predict that the Demo
cratic candidates for congress will be
elected in the First, Second and Third
districts.
How They Talk in Iowa.
Des AIoines. Ia, Nov. 3.-With the
close of the campaign in Iowa inter-
est centers in the congressional con-
tests, two of which are conceded to be
close although the Republicans will
not admit the possible defeat of any
of their candidates and tie eDmocrata
are claiming five doubtful districts. Re-
publicans claim $1,000 in the statei
Democrats will concede no more than
$4,000.