The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-11-08


New York, Nov. 5.-Monday wit.
messed the closing scenes in one OF the
most remarkable political campaigns
in the history Of the empire state. BY
mid night the last public word had
been spoken and nothing remained but
the story to be told by the ballot them
selves. Who the hero Of the tale will
be cannot be forecasted with any Ger.
tainity. Old time methods of anticf.
pating the results of an election have
been sendered almost useless.
Party lines In many sections OF the
state have been almost. II not quite,
obliterated; political affiliations OF a
life time have been thrown aside and
thousands OF voters Tuesday will fol.
low their chosen leader rather than
any party. As an illustration Of the
conditions, which exist, the respective
leaders OF the great parties, basine
their estimates upon what they claim
to have been careful, painstaking can
vases, have reached widely different
conclusions as to what the result will
be. The managers OF the republican
and the democratic and independence
league campaigns each has announced
himself as convinced that his candi
date will have a plurality Of at least
100000 votes.
In some other years the Monday I'M
mediately preceding election has beer
largely day OF rest or has been de
voted to the quiet work of Arranging
the last details in preparation for the
real struggle which Is to come. No
SO Monday however. AS from the very
first the two leading candidates have
a strenuous schedule before them
Charles e. Hughes. the republican can
didate for governor. addressed sever
meetings Monday afternoon and even
ing in various sections of New York
William r. Hearst, the democratic ant
independence league candidate, ad
dressed three or four meetings Mon
day night.
Fears that the ballots for use in the
greater New York in Tuesdays cleo
ton might not be printed in time 70,
distribution as a result of the della,
arising from the nomination contests
in New York county were ended Mon
day. Early Monday the last of tn,
100000 ballots required came from
the press and the work of distribution
to the polling places was begun. 4
little over 70 hours was consumed II
printing the ballots.
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. Both the re
publicans and the fusionists are claim
ing the Nebraska legislature, to b.
chosen Tuesday, and which will cleo
a United States senator to succeed
Jos. H. Willard. The fight in man,
Of the legislative and senatorial dis
tricts is exceedingly close, with the
chances favoring the republicans, bu
with the democrats, aided by most o
the populists, contesting every incl
of the ground.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 5.-Iowa will
go republican by $4,000 plurality, &C
cording to the estimates and predlc
lions of the republican central com
mittee, and will go democratic by {
plurality of between 10000 and 10000
according to the democratic estimates
Between $4,000 and 10000 republican
Is a conservative estimate. There Il
little possibility of the democrats get
ting a majority in either branch of the
legislature. OF the congressional dis
tricts, the third fourth, tenth, eleventh
seventh, ninth and probably the fifth
and eighth are republican beyond al
doubt. The first, second and sixth
are in doubt and may go democratic
Considerable interest is manifested
throughout the state and indication!
are that the vote Tuesday will bt
heavy.
Boston, Nov. 5.-The political cam
paign this year is being carried OF
practically until the opening Of polls
Gov. Guild addressed a meeting a
noon Monday while John B. Moran
the democratic. prohibitionist and In
dependence league candidate, planne<
to visit all of the 26 Boston ward
Monday evening, making brie
speeches In each.
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