Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-05
ON EVE OF
ELECTION
Great Interest for an Off
Year Shown Every
where.
CENTERS IN NEW YORK
Apathy in Illinois Has Taken
Fllght:--cIaims Vary
Widely.
CENTERS IN NEW YORK

Washington. Nov. 5.-Omcial Wash
ington is looking forward to the results
of the election in ~ states tomorrow
with many evidences of anxious inter
est The president is most largely con
cerned in the outcome in New Yorl,
state. where through Secretary Root he
has made known his attitude regard
ing tile situation.
Admit Democratic Gains.
Although republicans are willing to
admit the democrats are To make gains
over their present representation i'll
congress. yet they do not concede the
former all they are claiming. Both
parties have directed their final ener-
gies To states where the fight is closest.
seek Accurate Forecasts.
Chicago. Nov. 5.-Since the closing
of the campaign on Saturday night
both Chairman BOeschenstein of the
democratic state central committee.
and Chairman West of the republican
committee have busted themselves in
obtaining what they term an accurate
forecast of the result OF Tuesdays elec-
tion. Their estimates on the results
vary widely.
Allows One New Congressman.
Boeschenstein claims the democrats
will carry Cook county by 10000 votes,
and that they will certainly gain six
to eight congressman. West asserts
the republicans Will have n plurality of
at least $4,000 in Cook county. and al
lows the democrats one congressman
in addition to the one they already
have in the Twentieth district. II is
admitted generally the legislature will
elect a republican successor to Senator
CullOm.
Party Lines ObIitcratcd.
New York, Nov 5.-Today Will wiz
ness the closing scenes i'll one of the
most remarkable political campaigns in
the history of the Empire state. What
the outcome of tomorrow's battle of
ballots will be cannot be forecasted
with any certainty. Old time methods
of anticipating results of the election
have been rendered almost useless.
Party lines in many sections of the
state have been almost if not quite OBJ
liberated; political affiliations of life
time have been thrown aside and thous-
their chosen leader.
SHII Speaking.
Hughes will address seven meetings
this afternoon and evening i'm various
sections Of New York. Hearst will adj
dress three and possibly four meet
ings tonight.
Iowa Claimed Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 5.-Iowa will go re-
publican by $4,000 plurality. according
to estimates and predictions of the re-
publican central committee. and go
democratic by a plurality of between
10000 and 10000. according to demo
cratic estimates. Between 25,000 and
10000 republican is the conservative es-
innate. There is a possibility of the
democrats getting a majority in either
branch of the legislature.
Indications are the vote tomorrow
will be heavy.
Keep Up Battle.
Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 5.-The day be
fore election found many campaign
speeches scheduled the fight cOntnu-
ing To the last. Claims of the resepc-
tive chairmen attracted attention but
the apathy which has made necessary
an extremely strenuous campaign was
still apparent and a falling off in the
vote is generally anticipated. As COM
PARSONS will be made with the vote for