Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02

NEW YORK. November 2.-The last
turn was given today to the political
wheel of 1908. With the opening of the
polls less than twentyfour hours away
the leaders of the two great parties are
giving their attention to the last details
of what has been one of the most inter-
esting campa gns in many years. Mr..
Taft will speak this afternoon in Cleve-
land and tonight winds up his fight for
the presidency at Youngstown, going
thence to Cincinnati to vote tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Bryan is touring north
western Kansas and expects to reach his
home in Lincoln tonight.
There was no change today in the an
nounced estimates of the opposing ma.
tional chairmen. Mr.. Hitchcock of the re-
publican committee holding steadfastly to
his forecast of S25 votes for Taft and Mr..
Mack of the democratic committee an
nouncing himself as equally certain that
Mr.. Bryan will receive 1913 OF the 4S3
votes in the electoral college.
Final Instructions Given.
The last day of the campaign found Mr..
Hitchcock at his Office in the Metropolitan
tower and he will remain there until u
o'clock tonight, when he leaves for West
Newton. Mass. to cast his vote. He will
return tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Hitch
cock sent out late last night for delivery
early today series of telegrams to ma
tional committeeman and to state chair
men, giving them their last instructions.
Not single state was omitted Today
the republican national chairman is in
Geographic and telephonic communication
with leaders of the party in all sections of
the country.
National Chairman Mack of the demo-
cratic party also sent out his final in
struct.ons to state chairmen last .ght.
and at democratic headquarters in the
Hoffman House today the same rule as to
telegraph.c and telephone communication
prevailed.
The Fight for New York.
The republican organization of New
York state is making its final bid for
votes below the Bronx today. Gov.
Hughes is expected to deliver ten speeches
in this city before midnight. The local
| republican leaders are working upon the
belief that they will hod the BrJ an ma
lor.ty in Greater New York to he neisn-
borhood of 5000. and that Mr.. Taft viii
come down to the Bronx with a plurality
IRON upstate counties sufficient 10 over
come the democratic vote In The city
and leave a margin of 1OO.uJO in his
favor
The democrats claim that Mr.. Bryan
will have a sufficient majority in Greater
New York to more than offset even an
unusually heavy republican vote from up
state They claim that party unity pre-
walls in every section of the state for the
first time in a decade, and are depending
upon the labor vote, they declare to turn
the Tide in their direction.
Difficult tc Forecast.
The result as to the state tickets re-
mains in the balance, and the confident
claims of success put forth by both sides
are apparently based more upon hope
than upon definite information. Political
observers here declare that there has
never been state election more difficult
to forecast. Leaders of both parties agree
that Gov Hughes will run behind Mr..
Taft but the republicans say that the
difference will not be so great as 10 i'm
peril the governors chances for re-elec-
ton. They base this claim upon the
opposition to Gov Hughes which devel-
oped prior 70 his nomination, to the unity
of the democratic parry, to the personal
popu arity claimed for the dem ocratic
candidate up state and to the historic
fact that New York governors running
~ reduced vote.
There are so many different phases and
so many varying elements en- erng into
the state campaign this year that party
lines Sc en- bound to be broken on both
sides, and the usual political means or
forecasting the result are apparently USE
less The best opinion seems to be inat
the state is in doubt and that only the
counting of the votes can be depended
upon to determine the result
Parsons Satisfied.
From a republican standpoint" said
Herbert Parsons. chairman of the repub-
lcan county committee. the situation To.
day in this city and county is satisfac.
tory / make the statement after a study
Of all the factors in the campaign II
is for the state committee to proclaim
the situation in the remainder of the
state, but taking their estimate with that
which we have made In this city | am
fully confident that Taft's plurality in
the state will be satisfactory, and | be-
lieve that Hughes will follow him so
closely that the result will be a spr-
prise
Asked IL he believed that Taft and
Hughes will carry Greater New York. as
was predicted Saturday. Mr.. Parsons
said:
II think that the democratic plurality