The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-08
OR ROOSEVELT;
DAVIS OR FAIRBANKS
Forecast of the Result of the Election in the
Several States.
Democrats Confident Of Landslide For Parker While the Re-
pubIicans Profess TO Believe Roosevelt Will Win
by an Enormous Majority.

NEW YORK, Nov. Election eve
finds both parties claiming the
Empire state. Today the leaders
made last estimates of their committee
men. and then each side put forth its
declarations, the Democrats pinning
lheir faith TO a statement by Charles
Murphy Tammany Halls leader.
mat the vote for Parker in Greater New
York would be the greatest ever east
Tor Democratic candidate, while the
Republican view was expressed by
Governor Odell, who said Parker's plu-
Iality in the city would have to be bet
ter than 100000 if he was 10 carry the
state Two years ago Coier. the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor. had 10. -
900 plurality over Odell in the city. but
was defeated, OdelI having 10000 plu-
rality IN the rest Of the state,
Herrick Satisfied.
y. Cady Herrick. the Democratic
nominee for governor. made a state
Tnent today in which he said:
Making very liberal discount upon
the rosy views that are always pre-
scented to a candidate. I firmly believe
that the Republican majority north of
The Bronx will be less than it was two
years ago"
Frank w Higgins. Republican candi-
Date Tor governor. said today:
Il believe Roosevelt will carry this
state by over 100000 and that the Re
publican state ticket will be elected"
Reporters Will Be Arrested.
The feature of the election in this CITY
promises to be remarkably close watch
ing at the polls. The plans to prevent
lhegaI voting have been made on a
scale that eclipses all former efforts. In
addition to the party watchers and the
Guys eVe9 policemen. every one OF whom
VIII be on election duty tomorrow. ST.
perintendent Morgan of the state cleo
ton bureau for the Metropolitan dis
trict will have more than LOCO deputies
at work to prevent the casting of bal
lots by those not entitled to vote. and a
force of 100 secret service men will
watch for foreign born men who NAV
present fraudulent naturalization pa
pers.
Warrants will not be obtained for ali
the alleged Illegal voters. That has
been found TO be physically impossible
because the courts have not the time to
issue warrants before tomorrow and the
state elections bureau has run out of
complaint blanks.
Where no warrants are issued in adj
vance the deputies win be given orders
Of arrest and viii take into custody
every man named who votes.
Judge Foster in charging the grand
jury today advised its members to be
very careful in handling all political
cases, saying:
Let us have no indictments what
ever for the purpose of giving political
advantage to any party. You are not
here for that purpose"
Vote Will Be Heavy.
With good weather promised tonight
the indications are that the vote ca
tomorrow viii be the heaviest ever cast
I'm New York City and perhaps through
out the state.
Interest is at the highest pitch known
in recent years, and evidence of this is
shown in arrangements made by the
New York Central railroad company to
have returns furnished tomorrow even
ing to ali its through trains at such
points as New York, Albany. Utica, Sy-
racuse, Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara
Falls, Cleveland and Chicago.