The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
FIERCE CAMPAIGN
DRAWS TO A CLOSE
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dent; by Secretary Of state E49oe; 4 VINO 10
snake here tonight, and by Chairman
Il New New York state tonight is claimed
by both old parties 10, the respectIr,se
national and state tlckets, ti,: tne ~ ~
publican managers are apparently con
f;dent that Mr.. Taft VIII haze SUP
stanfial plurality, and in the, past week
6avr crown more bold in their claims
~ TO the reelection OF Governor
Hughes, although they admit that ms
vote will fall far snort OF that pou9d
for the presidential candidate. Repnp.
lican State Committeeman Ta,u III
so far today as to say that Judge Iai0
would carry Greater New York.
Democratic Claims.
The Democ crats have claimed ever
since the denomination or cover nor nor
Hughes in the face or opposition iroua
rcytain leaders in his own party, that
tbe Governor will be defeated. They
nre Wiling TO admit that he has gaIhed
durinq the last two weeks of his cam
na;on but assert that Lieutenant,Gov-
crnor Chanler will be victorious by :,
large plurality, and that Bryan wlll
receive the electoral vote OF the sta'e
bv a comfortable marglp.
Democratic Chairman MACK IN giving
h;s fnrecast tonight. declared that II
meant landslide for MI Bryan lie
said: ,-o.o,
for Mr.. BRYAN, I include IN addition
~ the IG9 votes Of the solid South the
following states: Colorado. D; Con
necticut, Z; New York. 80; Kansas, ~;
New Jersey, -; North DAKOTA, -
Wyoming. 3; Indiana, 10; Idaho 9:
Montana, 8: Ohio, %; NeorasNa' o
A. {n&n nl
ttCalifornia and Illinois ] place IL
the doubtful column, but from the re
ports 7 have received from these states
the chances are extremaiY III iaFor al
their being included IN the landsilde
Maryland and Dclawnre !, include
of course. in the solid south;
Mr. Mack will ,eare for i5nftal2 10
morrow night. and, after voting IN his
home citv Tuesiuv morning, VIII le
tnrn here to receive The election re-
turns on election night
Mack's Statement,
He said tonight:
1.-The Democri-5 have cbnducted
clean, open campaign, Our fano.Ga1 1e
for president, William j Bryan, has
made an almost suprrhumnn canvass
The plain people understand y,hat he
his party and platform mean We fSv5
stood in the ,pen. Cur cause is lust
and right and must survive. The
masses have given with alacritY con
tributions to defray orr necessary e&'
penses and puhIjclrIons as pT"misec'
''I believe Democratic victory Is
sure.
Republican Headquarters, national end
state, maintained tpdiy the same con
fident attitude of he last two WeeFs
Mr.. Hitchcock said he had received
additional information today from Ohlo
and Indiana, which accentuated the
opinion held by him for the past four
weeks, that those states ere absolutely
certain for the national an1 state tick
cts While he has uls doubted Ohio
Mr.. Hitchcock said 'h2t ha ha'l not
been so sure about Indiana s piu, ality
until the last two weeks: Tho Mon
tana vote will be close Mr.. IIitchcock
saws, but 1t will he Republican. He
also repeated his ciaun about Nebraska
and said his mosl resel5 raports from
Kentucky indicMtel that the outlook
for a Republican victory thee was de
cidedly encouraging
Certain Of New Ycrk.
Nj Hitchcock said re never had any
doubt about New york being for Taft
and Hughes, aud drtllrel NV Jersey
would give satisfactory riuraiity for
Taft and sherman
The Republican congressional com
mittee. with heaiqharse:s IN ihIs city
expects, according 90 Secretary Louien-
slayer, that the Republican majority
in the Sixty-first congtess will &c
greater than ut first expected. IL is
believed at headquarters that the in.
crease will come from several south.
ern states.
Secretary Louder singers forecast. is
sued several 5ays ago. was:
Republicans, p: Democrats, lG4.
The New York stare campalgn t,csed
tonight. so far is tire DEMOCRATS are
concerned, but Go =crno~ Eughes is
scheduled TO make ten speeches IN
Greater New York Monday night. Lieu.
tenant Governor Lewis StuyvesnDt
Chanler, his Democratic opponent.
reached his home county of Duchess
this afternoon, and plans TO remain
there until the returns arc in. He sail
that his Poughkeepsie homecoming
speech tonight meant the md of his
long campaign.
Governor Hughes has relied chiefly
in efforts for reelection upon mis- sue
cessful attack on racetraok gambling
IN the state and upon. ths ",eation of
the public service coniniss,ocs 10 su,
pervlse utility cosrorat.,ns nf every
sort. After declining 10 answer Coy
ernor Hughes 5 Ju@S.inns IN tLcss IS.
sues for twelve DAYS. Mr.. Chanler final.
" announced that he was opposed to
a repeal of the laws which cd ont
gambling, and that while be would not
abolish the public service commissions.
he was IN favor of electing their highly
paid members.