Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
MACK ESTIMATE
INDICATES SURE
BRYAN VICTORY
333 ELECTORAL VOTES ARE
DECLARED CERTAIN
CHAIRMAN, ANNOUNCES CON-
PLETE LIST OF STATES
California Placed in the Doubtful"
Column-New York Headquarters
Engaged in Strenuous Final
Business
[ny Assoclatea Presa .

NEW YORK, Oct. 91.-The man
v ayers of the Democratic national
- campaign issued today an as
founding claim of victory which they
say is justified by careful canvass.
Against the 1926 electoral votes
claimed by Chairman Frank H. Hitch
cock for Mr.. Taft, Chairman Norman
e. Mack sets an estimate of 1893 votes
for Mr.. Bryan.
The close of the campaign tonight
found the Democratic offices in the
Hoffman house humming with activity.
Both headquarters are to remain open
tomorrow and there will be details to
be attended to on Monday, but Chair
man Mack and Chairman Hitchcock
feel their hard work is ended.
Chairman Mack's estimate Of votes
for Mr.. Bryan does not differ greatly
from his previous statements. He in
cludes Maryland Delaware and Mis-
souri, in the solid south" and claims
seventeen of the states classified by
Mr.. Hitchcock as "sure for Taft"
The States Included
These include such states as New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Ne
braska, etc.
New York state is claimed tonight
by both old parties for their respective
national and state tickets.
The Republican managers seem to be
confident that Taft win have q sub
stantial plurality, and in the last week
have grown more bold in their claims
as to the reelection of Governor
Hughes, although they admit that his
vote will fall far short of that polled
for Mr.. Taft.
Republican State Committeeman
Ward went so far today as to say
that Judge Taft would carry Greater
New York.
The Democrats have claimed ever
since the denomination of Governor
Hughes In the face of opposition from
certain leaders In his own party thar
the governor would be defeated.
They are willing to admit he has
gained during the last two weeks of
his campaign, but assert that Iieuten-
ant Governor Chanler win be victorious
by a large plurality. and that Bryan
will receive the electoral vote of the
state by a comfortable margin.
Landslide for Bryan
Democratic Chairman Mack, in Civ
ing his forecast tonight, declared it
meant a landslide for Mr.. Bryan. He
said:
"In my estimate Of electoral votes for
Mr.. Bryan include, in addition to the
1859 votes of the solid south, the follow
ing states: Colorado, 5; Connecticut,
z; New York. 39; Kansas, 10; New Jer-
sey, 12: North Dakota, a: Oregon a;
Rhode Island, A; West Virginia, Z; Wis
consin, 13; Wyoming, 8; Indiana, ID;
Idaho, 8; Montana, 3; Ohio, 23; Ne
braska, g. South Dakota, 4. Total 164.
California and Illinois 1 place in the
doubtful column but from the reports
have received from these states the
chances are extremely in favor of their
being included in the landslide for
Bryan. Maryland and Delaware l in
clude, of course, in the solid south"
Republican headquarters, national
and state, maintained today the same
confident attitude of the last two weeks.
When shown the statement of Mr..
Mack, charging that negotiations have
been going on for ten days between
Chairman Hitchcock for the Republi-
can national committee and the Stand
ard Oil company, Mr.. Hitchcock die
tated the following:
He Denies Charge
"The assertion that there have been
negotiations between myself and the
Standard Oil company in regard to
contributions is quite untrue.
$50 far as my knowledge goes, there
has been no contribution to our cam
paign fund by any person connected
with the Standard Oil company in any
capacity, nor has any such person been
soliciting for a contribution"
Mr.. Hitchcock said of the charges
that he had no apprehension as to their
effect.
He said he had received additional
information today from Ohio and In
diana which accentuated the opinion
held by him for the past three weeks
that those states were absolutely GER
tain for the national and state tickets.
While he had not doubted Ohio, Mr..
Hitchcock said, he had not been SO
sure about Indianas plurality until the
last two weeks.
The Montant vote will be close. Mr..
Hitchcock says, but it will be Repub-
lican. He also repeated his sclaim
about Nebraska and said his most re-
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