The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-07
The Campaign LIS Closed in Most
of the States.
In Some Speaking Will Continue
Today and Tonight.
CONFIDENT CLAIM
Are Made by Both Committees
I'm Doubtful States.
Every Indication That a Heavy
Vote Will Be POlIed.

Washington, Nov. THE weather
bureau today issued the following spe-
ciaI forecast for election day:
Fair weather and seaSOnable tenn
perature is indicated for all parts of
tile United States Tuesday except
some cIoudineSs and showers or snow
flurries in parts of New York, north
east Pennsylvania and New England
and rain on the extreme north Pacific
coast
New York, Nov. Both parties
entered upon the last day of the cam
paign with expressions of absolute
confidence in the success of their re-
spective candidates.
The members of the Democratic
committee were at headquarters quite
early. Vice Chairman Delaney MIC
coll was in charge at the Democratic
headquarters, and Urey Woodson, sec
retary of the committee, and ]. G.
johnson, member of the committee
for Kansas. were also there. Secre-
tary Woodson entertained a number
of newspaper men with stories to
illustrate his confidence in the result.
MIR. NiccoIl in a more serious frame of
mind. expressed the opinion which has
heretofore been given that the Demo-
Gratis would have a sufficient number
of electoral votes to elect Judge
Parker.
Vice Chairman Sheehan of the COM
mittee did not go to headquarters, but
went to the rooms in the Waldorf
Astoria where he has directed his part
of the campaign for the past six
weeks.
The chairman of the Republican
committee came to national headquar-
ters about u o'clock, an hour earlier
than usual. Considerable activity was
observed around the headquarters. A
great many men who had been max
ing speeches and who had been ac-
lively at work in the campaign were
in the committee rooms, closing up
their business with the national COM
mittee- A statement in reply to
that given out by the Democratic ma
tional committee last night was pre-
pared and issued by the representa-
tives of the Sound Money league of
the campaign of four years ago.
Governor Odell, chairman of the
Republican state committee. just
prior to leaving the Republican head
quarters for his home at Newburg, eX-
pressed his absolute confidence that
the Republicans would carry New
York state. Asked as to how far
Higgins would run behind Roosevelt,
he said thirty or forty thousand.
will the national ticket have
through?" the governor was asked.
"Oh. yes" he responded, I'VE will
have margin enough. Murphy Ore
ferring to the leader of Tammany
hal) will have to carry Greater New
York by more than 14O, 600 in order
to beat us"
The governor followed this remark
with a statement that he did not know
whether he should make that asser-
ton, because he had not been giving
figures and did not like to give figures
on questions of this kind, but he after
wards asserted that his statement that
aHe~ av-rsN-
Greater New York by more than 140,-
900 was warranted.
At the Democratic state headquar-
ters none of the important leaders ap-
peared early in the day with the ex
ception of Chairman Rode of the bu-
reau of organization. 1t was stated
that the work of the committee had
been completed and they were ready
for the contest tomorrow.
Plans to prevent illegal voting at
the election tomorrow have been made
on scale that eclipses all former
efforts. More than 10000 arrests
have been arranged for by George w.
Morgan. state superintendent of cleo
tionS. provided the men concerned at
tempt to vote. About 1000 election
deputies will be at work also. the
largest number employed by the state
elections bureau. There is another de-
parture from past practices in that a
large force of secret service men will
be actively engaged in preventing
voting on fraudulent naturalization
papers.
Supt. Morgan announced today that
he had unearthed wholesale plans of
colonization in this city. For thirty
DAYS past he has had 100 special dep
uties at work with repeating gangs
These deputies have become regular"
members of the gangs; have registered
with them, lived with them since, and
will start with them tomorrow morn
ing when they begin the work of vot-
ing on the names furnished them by
their employers.
Mr.. Morgan says his deputies have
warrants for the arrest of about $500
men who have registered from places
found to be disorderly houses. pool
rooms and gambling houses.
The police have. in addition, nearly
cured as a result of their own investi-
cation of the registry lists.
Secretary Woodson, who remained
at the Democratic national head
quarters nearly all day, had a long
distance telephone conversation with
Chairman Taggart. who assured him
that he was confident of carrying In
diana. A telegram from John G.. Nc
Graw, of West Virginia, member of
Woodson that that state would be in
the Democratic column.
At Republican headquarters con-
fideuce of success was expressed. Mr.
Brooker. the Connecticut member of
the executive committee. and Cow
ernor Murphy. the New Jersey mem
her of the committee, were at head
quarters for some time and expressed
absolute confidence that their states
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