Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-08
ELECTION FORECASTS.

we are now getting through Tue CHAIR
men of the various party committees
and opposing candidates.
The following sample bricks of the
unreliability and variability of election
forecasts will suffice to reinforce the
overwhelming sentiment in favor Of the
creation of n national political guess
bureau:
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 4.-The most re-
markable campaign Ohio has ever had Is
drawing to an end. and on Tuesday the
people will decide who shall be governor for
the term beginning next January A careful
canvass OF the situation forty-eight hours
before the voting starts and next on poll
reports from the best and most harmonious
organization the democratic party has had
for twenty years I'm all the counties OF the
state. together with opinions OF the most
prominent and best informed republicans
in all the counties, justiies me as chair
man in making the qualified statement
that Mr.. Pattison will carry Ohio by $4,000
plurality over Herrick on the expressed
vote. My own opinion, however is that
Mr.. Pattison will receive the largest plu-
rality ever recorded for any man in Ohio
with the exception Of Mr.. Roosevelt. This
is based on the thousands upon thousands
who refused to express themselves when
the poll was taken. That thousands upon
thousands Of republicans have Joined hands
and will vote against the whole state ticket
is an undisputed fact because Cox named 1t
all. The legislature will contain a ma
jority friendly to Mr.. Pattlson and will
back him to a man in putting into opera
ton reforms and economics, together with
the repeal OF the inheritance tax and other
vicious and extravagant laws innumerable
affecting the state in general and every
county, city village, hamlet and farm as
well. That Mr.. Pattison can do nothing
without a legislature supporting him is
thoroughly understood by the people, and
his election, which is assured, will mean
legislature in sympathy with him.
HARVEY c. CARRIER,
Chairman Democratic State Executive Com
mittee.
COLUMBUS. o., Nov. L-Based upon the
final poll reported by the county chairmen
from the eighty-eight counties of the state.
every doubtful vote having been counted
against us and every estimate made upon
the most conservatives lines, a net repub-
lican plurality OF 1881 is shown for Her
rick. In my experience. covering many
state campaigns, actual republican plurali-
ties have exceeded rather than fallen be-
low results indicated by the poll, and
have every confidence that this will be the
case at the election next Tuesday The
same reports also justify the claim that the
! legislature will be strongly republican in
both branches. CHARLES DICK.
Chairman Republican State Executive Com
mittee.
CLEVELAND. o., Nov. 4-The boss rule
of Mayor Johnson will come to an end on
| election day. We have proved that we
have the better man running for mayor
and our city ticket is one OF the best ever
nominated. w. H. Boyd will be elected
mayor He will have a large plurality
We have proved that johnson is a boss
and that he has built up a machine Of the
Tammany brand. Mr.. Boyd has convinced
the voters that Mayor johnson has not
kept half the promises he has made, and
instead Of working for the people is trying
TO advance himself politically with the aid
| OF Tammany Organization.
NY. DAVIS.
Chairman City Republican Committee.
CLEVELAND. o.. Nov. A-The democrats
| will carry the city and county by a larger
vote than the people have given them for
many years. l feel more confident of sue
| cess than I have at an other election. My
opponent for mayor will be the worst
beaten man that every sought the position.
The indications are that the entire city
ticket will pull through with thousands of
votes to spare. The people have confidence
in the ticket. The republicans are ashamed
OF a large part OF their ticket and they
know they have a hopeless task. We are
merely asking the voters to approve of our
work and they have no reason to disap-
prove of our work or policies.
TOM L. JOHNSON,
Chairman cry Democratic Committee.
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 4-There can
only be one result on Tuesday next. Salt
Lake will be republican, and that. too, by
handsome majority. The republican party
was never in better condition than TODAY.
1t is united. and each worker is enthusi-
astic at the prospect / expect a majority
of at least 2.OO0
WILLARD HANSON
Chairman Republican City Committee.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov 1--WE expect
TO re-elect Richard p Morris mayor on
his record, because the people have conf
dence in him. There Is nothing In sight
to prevent his election. His businesslike
administration and his progressive methods
have given confidence to outside capital and
have been largely responsible for the wave
OF prosperity amounting to boom, and to
the great rush OF people from outside OF
Salt Lake City. These facts are apprecI-
ated. and he will be returned to his present
ONCE. L. r. MARTINEAU,
Chairman Democratic City Committee.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1--WE are per,
fectly satisfied with the trend OF the cam.
raign, and on the eve OF the election are
confident that the full republican ticket
will be elected by majorities from 5000 tc
5000 We have met very issue that has
been presented. and Charles A. Bookwalter
our candidate for mayor. will be elected by
one OF the largest majorities ever given in
this city. I would not be surprised to see il
reach 5000 OF even exceed It. The Other
candidates on the ticket will be elected
by handsome majorities, and we will hav,
a large majority In the council.
ROBERT METZKER.
Chairman Republican City Committee.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. Al am not
making predictions as 20 mAJoritiss but
am satisfied that Mayor John W. Holtzm4n
will be reelected by a safe majority The
city ticket has been gaining steadily "a
favor with the people since the campaign