The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-05

Fair weather and moderate tempera-
| turc is indicated for Tuesday generally
over the eastern half of the country
and also in the middle western and
southwestern states, rain in Minnesota
and Dakota and rain or snow and
colder weather in Wyoming, Montana
and the interior CT Washington and
Oregon.
Washington. Nov. 5.-Oncial Wash
I ington is looking forward to the results
of the election in A states tomorrow
with many evidences of anxious inter-
/ est The president IS most largely con
I cerned in the outcome in New foFk
state, where through Secretary RooI ne
/ has made known his attitude regarding
4 the situation. The president is partcu-
/ larly anxious too that the next house
shall be of his political faith. Although
/ the Republicans are willing to adInll
that the Democrats are to make gains
over their present rept esentatlcn IN cou-
( gress yet they do not concede the 1of-
ner all they are claiming. Both partleS
have directed their final energies to the
states where the fight Is closest
With q hostile political body IN tne
lower branch of congress, the president
may be frequently hampered IN lhe
prosecution of his policies and Ior this
I reason he desires the election OF sale
/ Republican majority
/ Although denied the right of suffrage,
! local Washington. because of the pres
/ ence Of the national government takes
the greatest interest in the outcome.
Many of the clerks, both Democrats and
/ Republicans in the various departments
/ who still hold their legal residences in
/ the states from which they were ap-
I pointed have gone home to vote. Only
4 the Democratic congressional commit
tee has maintained headquarters IN
! Washington and this fact makes the
! local element largely dependent upon
outside sources for the ''straws' which
show the way the political wind IS
I blowing.
Campaign VIII Last TIL Midnight.
New York. Nov. 5.-Today Will wit
ness the Closing scenes IN 9-e or the
most remarkable political campaigns
4 in the history of the Empire state. By
1 midnight the last public word Will have
] been spoken and nothing VIII remain
! but the story to be told by the ballot
/ themselves. Who the hero of the tale
/ will be can not be forecasted with any
/ certainty Old time meth DDS of antiei-
4 pating the results Of an election nave
/ been rendered almost useless Party
/ lines in many sections Of the state have
/ been almost If not quite obhterated
political Affiliations of a lifetime have
! been thrown aside and thousands OF
voters tomorrow will follow their
chosen leader, rather than any party
AS an Illustration of the conditions
I which exist the respective leaders OF
the great parties, basing their estimates
upOn what they claim to have been
| careful painstaking canvasses. nave
reached widely different conclusions as
to what the result will be. The man.
ayers of the Republican and Demo
| crat and Independence league cam
paigns each has announced hlmsen as
| convinced that his candidate VIII nave
| a plurality of at least 100000 votes
In some other years the Monday IN
/ rnedistely preceding election has been
| largely a day of rest or has been de-
( voted to the quiet work OF arranging
the last details In preparation 1or me
/ real struggle which is to come. MOI
so today. however, as from the very
first the two leading candidates nave
strenuous schedule beofre them Chas
/ = Hughes. the Republican candidate
for governor will address seven meet
ings this afternoon and evening III Nafi-
obs sections of New York.
William R Hearst, the Democratic
and independence league candidate
will address three and possibly loul
Fears that the ballots for use in
/ Greater New York in tomorrow's cleo
| ton might not be printed in tlme Iol
! distribution as a result OF the ueldy
arising from the nomination contests
In New York county were ended today
| Early today the last of 2.OO4,OOO pal
| lots required came from the press and
! the work of distribution to the polling
| places was begun. A little over
| hours was consumed in printing the
ballots
Neck ana Neck in Delaware.
Wilmington. Del. Nov. 5.-Chair-
man Ball of the New Castle county
Republican committee, predicts Re-
nuf1iican victory in Delaware tOmor-
| row bv about g. 600 majority and the
election of a Republican legislature.
Chairman Bayard. of the Democratic
state committee, decline to make a
prediction but says he IS hopeful
Rest informed politicians think the
Democrats may. secure a majority OF
the legislature, even If they lose theiT
congressional and state tickets
Are Wide Apart.
rbice 90. Nov. 5-Since the closing oil
the campaign on Saturday night both
C,Fl7irnan Eoesch ensteiE, of the Demo
(-etic state central committee an6
Cshairrnan West of the Republican com
rnittee have busted themselves IN OBJ
tainjng what they term an accurat Il
forecast Of the result of Tuesdays elec-
-, Their estimates of the results
| vary widely. Chairman BoeschensteiT
claims that the Democrats viii carry
Cook county by 10000 votes, and thai
thev will certainly gain six to eigh1
oonvressnen Chairman West assert.
that the Republicans will receive g
plurality of at least $4,000 IN COOK coun-
" and allows the Democrats one con
pressrnan in addition TO the one they al
ready have in the Twentieth district
It IS admitted generally that the Iegfs-
lature will elect Republican successor
to Senator Cullom. The Independent
league claims $4,000 votes in Cook coun-
tv while the Democratic estimate al
lows them $4,000 and the Republican.
give them $4,000.
Apathy in Ohio.
Columbus. o., Nov. 5.-The day befor,
The election found many campaign
speeches scheduled the fight continuing
Ito the last. The claims Of the respee