The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-07
CLAIMS OF PARTIES &
 ON EYE OF ELECTION
BOTH CONFIDENT OF RESULTIN
 DOUBTFUL STATES

COrteIyou Claims Roosevelt Will Have
 No Less Than S14 of the 476 Electoral
 votes-Duyis sends Word He Is Sure
 of Carrying West Virginia-Reports
 from Various states-oden Believes
 Up-state Vote VIII overwhelm Any
 Democratic Majority in Greater New
 YorI5-Parker Returns Home.
 New York, Nov. 6.-There was no ex- treme activity about political head- quarters to-day, but the campaign managers were alert and watching the close of the campaign with great in terest. The democratic national com- lnittee issued a statement claiming with confidence the election os Judge Parker, and also making assertions about the campaign fund of the repub- lican party Chairman Cortelyou, al- though shown a copy of the statement, would make no comment further than to repeat the claim made last night that Mir. Roosevelt would have S14 votes in the electoral college. The dem ocrats claim 270 votes.
 About the hotels where politicians usually gather, and where great inter est is shown on the eve of an election, there was the same quiet that has marked the progress of the canvas. A few groups in cafes discussed the sit- nation and expressed opinions on the result, but there was no excitement, nor offers to wager any large sums, which has been feature of previous elections
 Some opinions were expressed by Smembers of the different committees, their views being that the election would be a. landslide for the candidate they supported. The wide difference in the estimates of the two committees, and the confidence which the managers of both parties expressed caused no comment.
 There was also discussion upon the newspaper polls, and they were indors- ed Or discredited according to the party bias of the person who gave his opin- I ion.
 Beth committees received reports during the day from lieutenants in the I field and both claimed that the reports bore out their predictions of success and caused their respective partisans to declare with increased confidence their belief in the election of the candl- date they supported.
 Judge Parker, who closed his tour Of speeches at Brooklyn last evening, re- nained in New York until 6 o'clock, when he left for Esopus
 No special plans have been made by either committee for tomorrow, but they will be in close communication \ with party managers in the debatable states and the last final suggestions for Tuesdays work will be made. Governor Odell refused tonight to give out any figures on the state ticket, but said that he felt assured that Greater New York could not roll up a big enough majority to overcome the vote that Higgins would receive north of the Harlem river.
 William Halpin, chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the republican county committee, tonight gave out a forecast of the result, in which he esti- < InaLeQ l04,UUV tNObGS0 III NEW &IO1kh COuilIy for Roosevelt and 196,O0O for Parker, with about 4o,oOo votes going to the other candidates.
 Continuing, he said: II do not esti- mate that the difference between the vote of Roosevelt and Higgins in New York county will exceed Il, ,000. If Hig- gins should receive 143,000, as against 2O7, 900 for Herrick the result would be a plurality of 64,O0O for Herrick in New York county.
 If one did not have to keep in mind the considerable democratic. najorities cast in New York county in the years gone by 1t would be possible to esti- mate that the majority against Roose- welt in New York county would be less than 42.OOO and against Higgins less than 64,000. But in any event, I cam not see how those figures will be ex- ceeded."
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