Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
Taft Closes His Campaign at
Youngstown, Ohio.
SAYS VICTORY is CERTAIN
Republican Candidate Awaits Out
come With Confidence.
COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION
Adopts Hitchcock's Estimate of 325
Electoral Votes - Landslide
Maybe, But Majority Sure.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. November 3-The
last word of his campaign has been
spoken by William Howard Taft.
Vote the republican ticket and pre-
serve prosperity. protection to American
Industries, business integrity, and the
rights of labor" This was the message
with which Mr.. Taft finished his fight.
Judge Taft predicted at Cleveland a
great and decisive victory in New York
for the republican ticket He said:
Il have just come out of New York
state with the conviction that tomorrow
will bring with it Il republican majority
there which will not only give the cleo
toral vote to me. but will elect Gov.
Hughes by a round majority.
1--WE all OF us recognize New York as
A pivotal state and / speak advisedly
when l say that the republican ticket will
prevail there.
In New York State.
THE democratic plurality in New York
city will not be sufficient to overcome the
tremendous republican vote which will be
rolled up in the rural districts.
1.-THE Madison Square Garden meeting
was regarded as the climax of the cam
paign, but in the meetings which I have
held since there has been the same en-
thusiasm, the same huge crowds and
the same firmly implanted conviction
that New oYrk will again go republican.
Il am satisfied with the situation, and
await with confidence the outcome of
the election for | am as certain of victory
as man may well be of anything here
below.
The close of the campaign in this city
last night was in magnitude and enthuSi-
a n 81 n that gone
before The six and one-llalf hours Judge
Taft spent i'm Youngstown were crowded
with political events. respondent with
pomp and show of party organizations
and a carnival of hilarity. noise, and gen.
eral abandon by the populace.
Mitchell to Gompers.
1t is announced that Representative
Burton had information from Daniel
Keefe, president of the 'longshoremen S
union. that the telegram published yes
terday morning from John Mitchell to
Samuel Gompers, in which Mr.. Mitchell
declares himself in sympathy and accord
with the policy of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, is garbled. inasmuch as it
leaves out two important words these
words being ''nOnpartisan political" The
text of the telegram as it should have been
published was read, as follows:
CHICAGO, October 81, 1908.
Samuel Gompers. Washington. d. c.:
Telegram quoting what purports to be
an extract of a speech delivered by Mr..
Taft at Buffalo last night received. His
statement so far as ii relates to me- con-
veys a wrong impression. l am in full
sympathy and accord with the nOnparti-
san political policy of the american Fed
Grafton of Labor as it has been outlined
and promulgated by the executive coun-
Gil. JOHN MITCHELL.
Judge Tafts special train left shortly
before IL o'clock for Cincinnati.
Stands by Hitchcock's Estimate.
Judge Taft stands by Hitchcock's esti-
mate of 80 electoral votes.
Il have adopted that as my estimate"
he said, because / know Mr.. Hitchcock
to be conservative. and he has had d
much better opportunity than l have to
size up the situation.
To his friends Judge Taft admitted that
he was looking for landslide in his favor.
but he added that he would be satisfied
with majority. Judge Taft's final
speech here last night made the 41Sth that
he has delivered since the campaign be-
gan He has been on the road forty-one
days has toured twenty-four states. and
has travelled more than 4 900 miles
Judge Taft last night said that he did
not want to hear himself speak again until
he was forced to it. He admitted frankly
that he was sick and tired of his own
mented him on having made one or two
new points in the course of the day he
looked at him incredulouSly.