Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-03
AN|[-[|EC||ON CLAIMS
Conservative Estimate of Polit-
ieal Conditions at Close of
the Campaign
ONLY A FEW CLOSE CONTESTS
Both Sides Claiming New York Where
the Campaign Has Been Vigorous
In Most of the States a Republican
Victory Is Assured-Lisht Vote Will
Be PolIed in Most Sections.

Victory is Assured-Lisht Vote VIII
Be PoIled in Most Sections.
Chicago, Nov. 3.-The day before
election finds the managers of the var
fous political parties arranging fon
final meetings today and tonight and
making predictions on the outcome
of tomorrow's battle of votes. Illinois
viii elect state treasurer, other minor
state officers and congressman. Both
narties have made very active cam
paign. but the democrats have devoted
particular attention to close congress
sional districts. Under the new ap-
nortionment there will be twenty five
congressman. The republicans claim
they win elect at least sixteen, while
the democrats believe they are sure
OF twelve IL not more. Both parties
claim they will have a majority for
the state ticket.
with only one congressional district,
the Second, in doubt the republicans
I OF IOWA aIE III tlS sSO1AsASsA0AA SAAos
they will send to next congress a solid
delegation. Practically all interest is
centered in the Second district, where
Judge M. =. Wade (democraD of Iowa
City and Col William Hoffman (re-
publican) of Muscatine, are the respec-
tive candidates for congress. Both
parties are supremely confident OF the
result. The estimate Of the state CEN
trail committee for a republican ma
jority on the state ticket Is placed ut
$1,000. while the democrats claim 1t
will not exceed $4,000.
Nebraska will elect a state ticket
and six congressman tomorrow. On
the former neither the republicans nor
fusionists are making strong claims.
aItllo the chairmen of both parties
claim victory. The prevailing opin-
Ion is that the opposing parties will
break even In congressional election.
The campaign has been remarkably
quiet, Omaha excepted.
The climax Of the campaign in Wis
consin viii come tonight when Cover
nor Lafoliette viii make a final effort
I In Waukesha and Mayor Rose will adj
dress q gathering in this city. Both
sides claim to be confident of success.
The betting is decidedly in favor OF the
republican ticket.
In Indiana neither party was able
TO create much interest in the c1m-
paign. The chairman Of the re,pub-
lican state committee declares the re-
publicans will elect their state ticket
by twenty thousand plurality and pos
sibly ten Of thirteen congressman and
control the legislature. The democratic
chairman says every indication points
to a democratic victory.
The state chairmen of both parties
are confident Of victory in New York,
The predictions vary from ten to fifty
thousand on each side, tho the esti-
mates of the chair1nen are almost ex-
actly the same. The democrats claim
thirty five thousand for Color, repub-
lcans $1,000 for Odell. They state
their predictions are based upon most
thorough examination of the situation
thruout the state and are very con-
seryative. Both candidates for governor
today expressed great confidence OF
their election.
The vote in Kansas will be for the
entire state ticket and interest is con-
fined largely to the legislature con-
test The fusionists are making tre-
mendous effort to re-elect Harris to the
United States senate.
In Colorado both sides are claiming
victory by large majorities. The
result will undoubtedly be mixed. The
betting favors election of the demo
cratic ticket. There is great interest
in Denver over the assertion of Malo-
by, republican, of wholesale fraudulent
registration.
The republicans in Minnesota claim
assurance of complete victory, altho
they admit the possibility of reduced
majority for Van SAINT for governor.
The democrats have made the fight al
most entirely on the head of the ticket.
Indications point to the election Of
Pennypacker. republican candidate, for
governor in Pennsylvania. by a reduced
majority. Pattison, democrat, is par
ticularly strong in the country districts,
and will probably carry the state out
side Philadelphia, but the heavy repub-
lican vote In that city is likely to over
come this democratic majority. The
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee estimates Pennypacker's plural
fty at 100000.
There seems little question that Mas
sachusetts will give a plurality approx
ifnattng $4,000 for the republican state
4 ticket. Interest centers in the con-
gressionaI fights. The democrats are
striving to retain the seats which they
hold and gain two more.
The vote in New Hampshire promises
to be much lighter than that of two
years ago according to the leaders of
both parties. The republican candi-
dates for governor will receive not less
than 5000 plurality.
The complexion of the congressional
delegation from New Jersey will prob
ably remain unchanged, eight republic
cans and two democrats.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken thruout Delaware to prevent mo-
Hesitation of the ballot boxes used to-
morrow The impression prevails that
previous attempts at riotous disturb
ancesh will be repeated. The democrats
and regular republican leaders claim
that Addicl1s and his union republican
followers will be overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Leaders of both parties in California
claim victory tomorrow.
In Missouri interest is centered in the
completion OF the next legislature,
which seems to be in doubt and which