The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-07
ROOSEVELT BY 3l4,
SAYS C0RTELYOU
Final Election Forecast Is Made
by Leaders of Both
~. Parties.
NEW YORK STATE is
CLAIMED BY BOTH
Democrats Declare They Will
Garry It, but Republicans
Give Figures.

New York, Nov. Both parties en-
tered upon the last day Of the cam
paign with expressions Of absolute con-
fdence in the success Of their respective
candidates. Vice Chairman Delancey
Nlcoll, who was in charge at the demo-
cratic headquarters, expressed the opin-
ion that the democrats would have
sufficient number Of electoral votes to
elect Judge Parker. Chairman Cortel-
you OF the republican committee made a
brief statement last night, reiterating
MS forecast Of the previous night on
the result of the election. He said:
AS final forecast see no reason
to change my previous statement, and
adhere to that after receiving full re.
ports from the United States in the last
forty eight hours. I am. satisfied that
the republican candidates for president
them state, with the possible exception
of Maryland and Nevada, and will have
not less than 314 of 476 votes in the
electoral College,
Governor Odell, chairman of the re-
publican state committee, expressed his
would carry New York state. Asked
as to how far Higgins would run behind
| Roosevelt, he said thirty or forty thous-
and.
evil the national ticket have
enough votes to pull, Higgins thrua :.
the governor was asked: ooh, yes,D
he responded, eve will have margin
enough. Murphy (referring to the lead
er Of Tammany halD will have to carry
Greater New York by more than 100000
in order to beat u.s.
Thousands to Be Arrested.
Plans to prevent Illegal voting, at the
election tomorrow, haveSsbeen made on
a scale that eclipses all former efforts.
| More than ten fho11sa,,6 box,o
been arranged for by George W. Nor
gan, state superintendent Of elections,
provided the men concerned attempt to
vote. About one thousand election dep
ut1es will be at work also. There is
another departure from previous prac-
tice in that large force of secret serv-
ice men will be actively engaged in pre-
venting voting on fraudulent natural.
lzatlon papers.
Superintendent Morgan announced
today that he had unearthed wholesale
plans Of scolonizing in this city For
deputies at work with repeating gangs.
These deputies have become : regular ., =.
1 members of the gangs, have registered
with them, lived with them since, and
will start Mout with them tomorrow
morning when they begin the work Of
. voting on the names furnished them by
their employers.
Mr.. Morgan says his deputies have
. warrants for the arrest of about three
, thousand five hundred men, who have
registered from places found to be dis
: orderly houses, poolrooms and gambling
houses. The police have, in addition,
! nearly one thousand warrants ready to
serve, procured as result Of their own
investigation of the registry lists.
Weather to Be Fair.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The weather
bureau today issued the following spe-
cial forecast for election day:
Fair weather and seasonable tenn
= perature is indicated for all parts Of
the United States, Tuesday, except
= some cloudiness and showers or snow
furries in parts Of New York, north.
Y, east Pennsylvania and New England,
= and rain on extreme north Pacific
v coast.