Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-02
LAST WORD TO WORKERS
Chairmen Of Both National Commit.
tees Going Home to Vote.
NO CHANGES IN THEIR ESTIMATES
Both Say work az HeadauarterS Is
Done and Final Instructions sent
Out to Various
States,


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Generally fair
weather for election day throughout the
United States, with the possible exception
of the region extending from the north Pa
cific coast over the northern Rocky noun
tain states, was predicted tonight by the
weather bureau.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1-At both republican
and democratic headquarters in this city
today 1t was announced that the work of
the respective organizations In the ca mp aign
of 1908 was at an end. National Chairman
Frank II. Hitchcock Of the republican COM
mlttee and National Chairman Norman e.
Mack OF the democratic committee are GO
ing home to vote and will return to this
city Tuesday afternoon to receive returns
at headquarters. Mr.. Hitchcock koes to
West Newton, Mass. and MIR. Mack to
Buffalo Messrs. Mack and Hitchcock ad-
hered to the forecasts given out on Friday
and Saturday, the democratic chairman con-
tending that Mr., Bryan will receive SS3
votes and Mr.. Hitchcock announcing linn
self as positive in his belief that Mr.. Taft
will have 325 votes In the electoral college
While the national chairmen believe that
all has been done that can be done 70 elect
their chiefs, the candidates themselves will
continue in the fight until practically the
last minute. Mr.. Taft after spending today
in Buffalo, goes tomorrow morning to
Cleveland. where he will speak I'm the aft
ernoon, hurrying thence TO Cincinnati to
vote on Tuesday and hear the results of
the election.
Mr.. Bryan intends to put in the day cam
paigning In northwestern Kansas and will
be at Lincoln for homecoming demon
stration In the evening.
At republican headquarters today It was
asserted that Chairman Mack's estimate of
SS3 votes for Bryan had been expected i'm
view of the same claims made earlier I'm
the campaign 1t was further said that
Mr.. Mack had included in his lists states
that were practically conceded by state
leaders to be republican. 1t was also said
that Mr. Hitchcock was willing to stand or
fall by his prediction OF 325 votes made on
Friday and was perfectly satisfied that It
would be more nearly correct than Mr.
Mack's when the returns are in
Mr. Mack declared today that 'the only
thing that can defeat Mr.. Bryan is the
corrupt use of nancy" He said ne had
sent his last Instructions to state chaIrnen
to get out their vote early and to see that
II was fairly counted.
I'VE are through" said Chairman Hitch.
cock. "Our fight is won"
Mr.. Hitchcock announced that there had
ceased to be any doubt as to republican
success In such states Indiana and New
Jersey, all claimed by Mr.. Mack. and il
was added by a member of his staff that
the republican national committee is as
sure OF New York as It Is OF Pennsylvania.
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Today Republican County Chairman Par
sons OF New York county thus summarized
the situation in Manhattan and the Bronx.
two Of the five boroughs included in Greater
New York:
IF Mr.. Bryan carries New York county
at all II will be by plurality OF from 40. 600
to 5000 District leaders believe that Gov
ernor Hughes will run more than 10000 be-
hind Mr., Taft in this county"
Mr.. Mack said today that his claim that
Bryan and Kern will receive sSs votes in
the electoral college is based on reports
received from state chairman and from
private sources. State Chairman Conners
has predicted that Bryan will receive more
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