Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
REHABILITATION OF
NATIONAL REPORTS
ENCOURAGES BRYAN
fBy Associated Presa1

IHy Associated EEtsA1
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.--With election
day at hand, with fair weather
| and a heavy vote indicated through
out the United States, the rival
managers of the Republican and Demo
cratic national campaigns closed their
desks at headquarters tonight, de-
clared respectively that Bryan and
Taft would win, and then hurried away
on late trains to cast their ballots,
Mr. Hitchcock at West Newton, Mass,
and Mr.. Mack at Buffalo.
Roth chairmen feel that when their
votes shall have been deposited tomor-
row they will have done all that they
could do to further the interests OF
their parties and of their leading can
didates in the momentous campaign OF
1908
The tasks of the national chairmen
have been many and tedious. Ihey
have involved long railroad journeys
and many midnight vigils.
There will be many details to be
looked after when the voting is over,
but the nerve-racking tension, the un-
certainty and suspense will be gone,
and with either victory or defeat will
come an eagerly awaited cessation of
political worries.
Started in Early
For Mr.. Hitchcock 1t will mean a
rest for the first time since he set out
to round up Taft delegates to the Re-
publican national convention last
spring.
1t will be rest after campaign which
he declares has been conducted strictly
along the lines agreed upon" at the
start.
Mr.. Mack gives up his prediction
work with the satisfaction, his asso-
ciates say, of having brought the
Democratic party together in closer
unity than for many years past. He
has conducted vigorous campaign
from the start, and says he believes
the party to be in a better position to
win the election than at any time in
its history.
Mr.. Hitchcock remained late at Re
publican headquarters, delaying his
departure for Massachusetts, until mid
night. He will return tomorrow night
to receive the returns.
Mack Goes to Buffalo
Mr.. Mack left for Buffalo shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock and will be back in the
city tomorrow night
The polls in New York city will open
at o'clock tomorrow morning and
close at p. m. The same rule holds
throughout practically every part Of
the state and the indications are that
the New York state results will be the
first to be flashed over the wires to-
morrow night, as giving an indication
of how the election goes. This at least
will be true of the counties and cities
outside of Greater New York.
Voting machines are used extensively
up the state. and the result will be
known almost as soon as the polls
close.
1t was four years ago that Erie coun-
ty. in which Buffalo is located first
told President Roosevelt of his ap
preaching victory. The returns from
Erie county this year will be watched
with the keenest interest, both as to
their bearing on the national and New
York state result.
Count May Be Slow
The count of the vote in New York
city, Brooklyn and surrounding bur
oughs is likely to be slow and long
delayed.
The end of the campaign tonight
found Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bryan still
on the go and if apathy should be APP
parent in the volume of the vote
the country tomorrow i.
will be no fault of theirs. Both have
Travelled many thousands of miles and
have spoken in more than a score of
states.
New York, Indiana and Ohio have
been the scenes of greatest efforts of
the two candidates, and naturally the
returns from those states will hold the
greatest degree of interest
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