New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
OUR FIGHT is WON,
SAYS HITCHCOCK
as SURE OF NEW YORK As
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Chairman Woodruf Stakes Reputa-
ton ON Substantial Plarahties
for Taft and Hughes.

Republican and Democratic campaign man
aeers-national state and iocal-announceu
Yesterday that their work for the campaign Oh
1903 was about over.
Chairman Hitchcock is standing on ms iore %
cast given out on Friday. claiming 325 electoral
votes for Taft adding only that the sentiment
for the Republican ticket is constantly CROWNS
stronger according to the latest aoVlces'
I'VE are through" said Chairman HitcncocK'
..c- a,h+ =. won It has been made on the
mans outlined at the beginning OF the cam
naien" He added that there has ceased 10 10
any doubt in such states as lholaia Olilo,
MARYLAND and Nevada A member OIL MS So
said they were sure Of carrying NeS ioiA
as they were of Pennsylvania
Chairman Mack of the DemocTa''c N'''0,a- %
| Committee saws he is willing to stand on MS
forecast. claiming 333 electoral votes Loi
| Hrvan. It is known. however that many OF t.e
r,a+.s claimed by Mr.. Mack were put In the
| Rrvan list because of pressure brought 10 oear
on the chairman by leaders in theSe sId'e'' "H0
told him it was his duty TO claim everything
which there was a probability Of carrying uhoer
anv circumstances. Chairman HITCHCOCK Is
aware of this as he has reports that some OF
the states claimed by Chairman MACK haEe
heen given UP by the Democratic ieaoeiS i'll
their reports.
Although New York State has been more OF
| L.. of r,,zzIe to the state leaders this year.
chairman woodruff of the Republican state
CororoIttee has figures which show that 1aIt
will get large plurality in the state ana 'n"'
| Governor Hughes will be reelected without any
| ouestion 'T do not care to give any hgures'
| said chairman Woodruff yesterday, because
rant tn he conservative But Will stake my
| reputation on the statement that laIt anu
! Hughes will get substantial plurahties'
| chairman Corners of the Democratic state
l 46o m
OIL sort, Of wild predictions for Bryan and Chan-
| ,.- He has been scaling these mythical figures
| down ever since Before he left here Tor Bdl-
| faIo on Friday he came down to something
| more than 10000 for Bryan" in the state anu
| said that Lieutenant Governor Chanler WouIo 10
elected by a plurality Of 1ooOoo
/ President Parsons Of the New York county
| Republican Committee summarized the SITUATION
! IN +be boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx
| as follows: 'If Mr.. Bryan carries New York
county at all it will be by a plurality Of from
| 40 600 TO 10000. District leaders believe that
Governor Hughes viii not run more than -e'VVo
/ behind Mr. Taft in this county"
| Charles F Murphy the Tanmany leader, re-
| fused 20 give out the estimates received from
| his district leaders but quoted some figures that
| he asserted came from Republican sources. He
said:
"Our figures indicate that Bryan and Chanier
| will get a surprisingly large majority III tIi's
| county For several years have refused TO give
| ont the figures reported by the district leaders
bscause I have always regarded 1t as the best
oolicv not to disclose to our opponents the par
| ticulars of our estimates.
Evidently Governor Hughes understands the
! situation. and this may explain his change OF
mans under which he was to have closed the
rar,naien On Saturday night. Undoubtedly the
Ranublican officials estimates. showing looooo
majority for Bryan and $4,000 for Chanier IN
tbis county were reported to him.
In reference to the statement made by MI
| ,,,,-rb,, President Parsons of the Republican
County Committee said:
.Mr. Murphy's statement is wrong IN two
| ,sr+iculars First, that~there are no such Hse-
| a,b1ican official estimates as the figures given
| b,, him. second Governor Hughes speaks mere
| =. marrow night because the organization OF this
| 1T, -eouested him to. l, as the head oI the
| organization. have intended to have him close
We ,anonaign here the night before election ever
| - the state convention, just as ne aid two
| ae AGO The meetings addressed TINS week
u,ore all MANNED weeks ago we are very - H1cn