Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-05
Watching Election Closely Be-
ing DESTROYS That Next House
Shall be Republican.
CLOSING SCENES IN NEW YORK
Old Time Methods of Forecastinq
Results Have Been Rendered
Almost Useless.
Philadelphia In Doubt--W orkins Hard
In Massachusctts--Nev Mexico
.\pathetlc on Statehood.

| Washington, Nov. 5.-Ofcial Wash
ington is looking forward to the results
OF the election In AZ states tomorrow
with many evidences Of anxious inter
est The president is not largely con-
cerned in the outcome IN New York
state where through secy Root he has
made known his attitude regarding III.
situation.
The president Is particularly anxious
| that the next house shall be OF his poll
| teal faith. Although the Republicans
are willing to admit that the Demo-
Gratis are to make gains over their rep
resentatlon in Congress, yet they do not
coneede the former all they are claim
ing Both parties have directed their
final energies TO the states where the
fight Is closest.
With a hostile political body In the
lower branch Of Congress. the president
may be frequently hampered IN the pros
eoution OF his policies and for this rea-
son he desires the election Of safe Re-
publican 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-
pointed, have gone home to vote. Only
the Democratic congressional commit
tee han maintained headquarters in
Washington and this fact makes the To-
cal element largely dependent upon out
side sources for 'straws" which show
the way the political wind Is blowing.
NEW YORK
New York. Nov 5.-Today will Wit
ness the closing scenes in one Of the
most remarkable campaigns In the
history of the empire state. BY mid
night the last public word will have
been spoken and nothing will remain
but the story to be told by the ballots
themselves Who the hero of the tale
will be cannot be forecasted with any
certainty. Old time methods OF antici- |
pating the results Of an election have |
been rendered almost useless. Party |
lines in every section OF the state have |
been almost obliterated. party affilia- !
lions OF life time have been thrown I
aside ana thousands OF voters tomor- |
row will follow their chosen leader
rather than any party,
As an illustration of the conditions
which exist, the respective leaders OF
the great parties, basing their estimates
upon what they claim to have been
careful, painstalklng canvasses, have
reached widely different conclusions as
TO what the result will be- The man
ayers OF the Republican and Democrat
c and Independence league campaigns
each has announced himself as con-
WINGED that his candidate will have
OF az least 10000 votes
In some other years the Monday
preceding election has been
argely a day OF rest or has been de-
voted TO the quiet work of arranging
he last details In preparations for the
zeal struggle, which is 10 come. Not
10 today, however, as from the very
irst the tow leading candidates have a
strenuous schedule before them. Char
es f. Hughes, the Republican candi-
late for governor. will address seven
meetings this afternoon and evening
n various sections Of New York.
VIM. r. Hearst will address three or
our meetings tonight.
Fears that the ballots for use In |
ireater New York IN tomorrow's cleo
ion might not be printed IN time for
distribution as result OF the delay ]