The Washington times., 1908-10-29
Erie, New York, and Marion,
Indiana, Are Pivotal
Points.
SITUATION IN EACH
is IN GRAVE DOUBT
Widely Different Claims Show the
Uncertainty of Outcome in
Empire State.
Bv 7. c. wELLIVER.

NEW YORK oct. 29.-Eow entirely
reports disagree. and how uncertain Is
any prediction about New Yorks vote
on next Tuesday, may be gathered from
the claims Of both parties about Erie
county BunaIo)
Both state organizations have given
much attention 20 that county. ROOse-
vert ca -ried II by about 1900 four years
ago. The Republicans honestly expect
to carry il by 10000 or better this year;
their poll shows about il, coo The Dem
ocrats are just as certain that they
viii break even. or carry II by from
2,000 to 5000
Two great counties In this Union viii
tell the story Of the election By o clock
Tuesday night Marion county, Indiana
Inoianapolis). viii have the totals from
its voting machines ready TO fash TO
the world a few seconds after the polls
close. So win Erie county n \
Marion viii almost certainly enable the
politicians 70 know who gets Indiana,
and Erie viii be, as always, indicative
Of New YOrks result It also has Vot~
ing machines. and viii be able 20 an
nounce its result almost instantly the
polls close
Typical Of Situation.
These two counties being so i'm
PCrtaut, great attention has been given
70 them; the conflict of conclusions
reached by honest investigators typihes
the whole national situation.
Nobody knows.
Business interests have been reused TO
the necessity OF electing Taft, and are
tardy doing real work. Some Of it is of
doubtful desirabiliJy. The Taft and
ChGnleF Business Mems League in this
city published big advertisements In the
papers, telling how to vote for TAFT and
CEanler. There is a big downtown in
a. "a HHH HHH HEs In mt 4
Hughes 10 lose
Now, there are a lot Of people who
care more for Hughes than for Taft;
and these. suspicious about the Taft
Ehauler alliance, are requiring atten-
ti0n in order 10 prevent them knitting
TAFT for revenge. Stories that this
Taft-Chauler League IS either a Repub-
lican national committee or a Tammany
scheme are untrue. II represents just
what 10 claims: but, of course, II is
suspected constantly Of something else
It is damaging Hughes, too.
Tammany Conservative.
Tammany doesn't expect over 10000
majority for Bryan in the city. It's
leaders seea honest in claiming this
figure
on Saturday afternoon. the district
leaders VIII bring their anal estimates
TO the wigwasa, viii get their last or
ders, and the electiOn-day dough
Said a leader at the wigwam today:
Sometimes ] think this Is q landslide
20 Bryan; but there are things we can't
figure. The beWhiskered old yarn about
Tammany knihng the national ticket is
abroad-and as untrue as ever Tam
many must be square with Bryan be-
cause IL Chanier wins and Bryan loses
IN the state, while Bryan makes a run
that would elect him II he had New
York. Tammany will be smashed to
pieces for the mayoralty race next
year.
This night means everything TO the
present leadership Of Tammany, and
you can say anything you Ike about
Murphy, except that he's fool He
isn't
Labor for Bryan.
''The labor and unemployed votes are
for Bryan men viii march for Taft
Saturday night by thousands, but vote
for Bryan Tuesday. But we are shy at
certain points. First, there is no doubt
that a considerable Catholic vote is for
Taft. More than Roosevelt got, think.
and he was very strong with that vote.
Second, the Socialists are making
mmany more and more trouble every
ar. They constitute. indeed, the con-
tive reason why Tammany must be
with Mr.. Bryan. II Bryan is
4 en- this year, Socialism will grow
IA " than ever, and will have its
gre lest growth right here in New
York. Iammany can't keep people
away from the Socialists. Politics is a
religion when people get 70 be Social
many MEMBERS and religion is the more
influential %