The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-03
Last Turn of 1908 Political Wheel. NO CHANGE IN ESTIMATES
 OF MACK OR HITCHCOCK Both Parties Are Claiming the
 Victory. Result of state Ticket in New York Remains in the Balance and only Counting of Votes
 win Determine
 Result.

New York. Nov. 2--wIth election day at hand, with fair weather and a heavy weather indicated throughout the United States. the rival managers ot the Republican and Democratic Nation al campaigns, closed their desks at headquarters tonight, declaring, re- spectively that Taft and Bryan would win and then hurried away on late trains to cast their ballots, MT. Hitch COCK at West Newton, Mass, and Mir. Mack at Buffalo.
 Both chairmen feel that when their votes shall have been deposited tomor- row they will have done all that thev could to further the interests of their parties and Of their leading candidates m Lhe momentous campaign of 1908.
 lhe tasks of the National Chairmen nave been many and tedious. They nave involved long railroad Journeys anu anu many midnight vigils The varied turns and perplexities of the long cam paIsn nave been trying and it was with Hitchcock and Mir. Mack announced that their work was done.
 mere will be. many details to ha tookeo after when the voting is over, put the nerve-racking tension. the uncertainty and suspense will be done. ana with either victory or defeat will come an earnestly anticipated cessation or political worries. For. Mir. Hitch cock 1t will mean a rest after a cam paign which he declares has been con ducted strictly along the lines agreed upon at the very start.
 M. Maok gives up his prediction WoTk Wlth the satisfaction, his asso- ciates say, of having brought the Dem- oeratlc Party into greater unity than Tor many years past. He has conduct ga a vigorous campaign from the start, ana says he believes the party to be m a better position to win the election than at any time in its history. i Mr Hitchcock remained late ak Re. publican Headquarters, delaying his de- paFture for Massachusetts until mid- night. He will return tomorrow after noon to receive the returns. Mir. Mack left for his home in Buffalo shortly be- fore 10 o'clock, and also will be back In the city tomorrow night.
 Polls Open Early.
 The polls in New York City will open at o'clock tomorrow morning and close twelve hours later The same rule holds throughout practical ly every part of the State, and the in- dications are that the New York State vote will be the first to be flashed over the wires tomorrow night as giving an tAuiCdtAOh Ol uOW the SleCIlOn IS 10 go. This at least will be true of the coun- ties and cities outside of Greater New York. Voting machines are extensive ly used up the State, and the results will be known almost as soon as the polls close.
 It was said that four years ago, Erie County, in which Buffalo Is located, first told President Roosevelt of his ap- preaching victory. The returns from EN-s. ka.g -.V4NN l.. the keenest interest, both as to bear ing on the National and New York State results. The count of the vote in New York City. Brooklyn, and sur rounding boroughs is likely to be slow and long delayed.
 The end of the campaign tonight found MT. Taft and Mir. Bryan still on the go. and if apathy should be appar- ent in the volume of the vote through out the country, 1t will be no fanlt of theirs. They have both 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 the greatest efforts of the two candidates, and naturally the re- turns from these States will hold the greatest degree of interest.
 What effect the Independence Party organized by William R. Hearst. and in hh1 ANALAbhoi hNAA AOA lHC hlSN NAAlS bAtAS year, will have upon either of the old parties. Is a matter of conjecture to be decided by tomorrow's balloting.
 The Socialist leaders, passing their claims on the reception given to Flu gene V. Debs on his Red Special" tour of the country and confident that they will poll greater vote than ever before.
 Republican Chairman Hitchcock de- clared today that late reports receiv- ed from national committeeman and state chairmen strengthened his faith in the estimate of 325 electoral votes for Mir. Taft made on Friday night.
 Hitchcock Confident.
 'I believe this contest Is won" he said. Tt has been worked out as systematically as it is possible to ap- ply a system to a national campaign. The chairmanship of this committee was not of my seeking. Those who are on the inside can testify to this, I had been involved in work previous to the opening of the campaign which I thought should have re- lieved me of this work, accepted. As I anticipated, there was much crit icism in the beginning, but I think that the way in which the work has been done justihes me in saying that the results show that the object has been attained.
 At no time have indulged in any I have studiously en- deavored to be fair in all my estimates and to treat those who differed from me in the same spirit of fairness.
 If conditions are normal through mt the country tomorrow" he con- cluded. q expect to see my forecast verified. If conditions are otherwise in certain sections, my forecast may be reduced, but I rather think it will be increased"
 Before leaving for Buffalo tonight Chairman Mack at National Democrat ic headquarters gave out a final state ment, claiming victory for Bryan and Kern. He asserted that New York State would give the National ticket plurality of 500 and that Ohio and Indiana will surely go Democratic. He declared that the party would carry most of the other doubtful states, and n addition would carry some states that they have not claimed. He ad- heres to his forecast of 333 votes for