Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-02
BOTH THE BIG PARTIES
CLAIMING VICTORY
IN ELECTION
National aid State ChdiTmen
Express Confidence In
Result Of
BdllOting.
NEW YORK CAMP AIGN
CONTINUED TODAY
Taft Will Finish Tonight In Ohio
and Bryan Reaches Lincoln
Where He viii Address a
Democratic Meeting
This Lveni

New York, Nov. with the OPEN
Ing of the polls less than twenty-four
hours away, the leaders of the two
great political parties are giving al
tention to the last details of one of
the most interesting campaigns in re-
cent years. Taft VIII speak this aft
ernoon at Cleveland and tonight
winds up his fight at youngstown,
going thence to Cincinnati to vote.
Bryan Is touring northeastern Kansas
and expects to reach his home at
Lincoln tonight.
There was no change today in the
announcement of estimates by the two
opposing national chairmen. Chair
man Hitchcock holds steadfastly to
his forecast of S25 votes in the cleo
toral college for Taft. Chairman
Mack announces as a certainty thai
Bryan will receive 333 OF the 4S3
votes in the electoral college, Both
charmen were busy today. engaged
In telegraphing final inst uct-ons to
the leaders of their respective par
ties throughout the country.
Both Claim New York.
Both parties are making their last
efforts today to increase their vote
'beiow the Bronx" Governor Hughes
Is expected to deliver ten speeches in
this city before midnight. The Re-
publican leaders express the belief
that they will hold the Eryan major
ity in greater New York down to S0,-
600 and will come down to the Bronx
with a sufficient majority TO overcome
this lead and give Taft a margin II
10000 votes.
The Democrats claim that parcy
unity prevails in every part of the
state for the first time in a decade
and depend upon the labor vote to
give them victory. The leaders Il
both parties agree that Hughes will
run behind Taft but the Republican
leaders still expect TO pull the enti. g
state ticket through.
Taft Gets illinois.
Chicago, Nov. 2.-Illnols is claimed
today by both Republicans and Dem
ocrats, the former estimating the ma
jority for Taft at 100000 and the lat
ter predicting a lead for Bryan Of
! $4,000.
Close i'm Indiana.
Indianapolis, Nov. Both the
! lead ng part es claim Indiana and a
conservative estimate indicates a
small plurality ether way.
New Jersey by $4,000.
Trenton, Nov. 2.-rhe Republicans
claim New Jersey by $1,000 votes
while Democratic figures give Bryan
1900 plurality.
Iowa Doubtful
Des Mo nes, Nov 2.-Democratic
Chairman Price says that Iowa is m
| tne doubtful column with the chanc 8
bright for Bryan. Republican Chair
man Franks estimates Taft's majority
at $4,000.
Who Gets Nebraska?
! Lincoln, Nov. 2.-The campaign
| in Nebraska viii close with two rail-
lies in this city ton glt, Bryan speak
ing from hotel balcony and the K =
! publioans holding a meeting In the
auditorium. The rival state charm n
! declare the victory won N Nebraska.
The Republicans ca m the state by
| 10000 and the Democrats hy 1900,
Visions n in Line.
| Milwaukee, Nov 2.-Republican
! figures show that Taft viii get 100 =
| 600 majority in Visions and the
Democratic charm says the state
viii give Bryan 5000 plurality.
The Labor Vote.
! Cheyenne. Nov. 2-The Democrats
assert that the railroad labor vote
| viii swing something TO Eryan and
the Republicans expect Taft to Sc
| cure $500 majority.
Hot + ght in Colorado.
| Denver. Nov. 2.-Tha Republican,
and Democrats both claim Colorado
for the entire tickets by $1,000 20
! 10000. Conservative estimates indi-
cate that a majority for eth r 3 yam
or Taft will fall be'Jw 5000. Inter
! est centcrs in the application OF DEM
. ocratic managers to the supreme
court for the appoint m MT of spe al
/ watchers I'm HuerfanO and Las Ami
mas counties to prevent an ALI ged
] plan for rolling up big Republican