The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
Chairmen of Two Great Political
Parties Announce Their
Work Is Done.
ONLY CASTING AND COUNTING
OF THE BALLOTS REMAINS
Both Leaders Adhere to Preyi-
Gus Forecasts, Each Claiming
Heavy Majority.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-At both Re
publican aud Democratic headquarters
in this city today it was announced
inst the work of the respective organi-
cations IN the campaign of 1908 was
az al end. National Chairman Frank
II. Hitchcock, of the Republican comit-
tee, and National Chairman Norman z.
Mack, Of the Democratic committee,
are going home 10 vote AID win re-
turn to this city Tuesday afternoon
70 receive returns at headquarters. Mr..
! and Mr.. Mack 10 Buffalo. Messrs.
Mack and Hitchcock adhered 20 the
forecasts given oat on Friday and Sat
urdsy, the Democratic chairman con-
tending thst Mr.. BRYAN viii receive 33S
votes. and Mr.. Hitchcock announcing
himself as positive in his belief thas
| Mr., Taft will have 325 votes in ths
electoral college.
Candidates Still Busy.
While the national chairmen believe
| al has been done that can be dore to
elect their chiefs. the candidates them
| selves Will continue IN the fight until
practically the last minute. Mr.. Taft,
| after spending the day in Buffalo, goes
! tomorrow morning to Cleveland, where
]
! youngstown, where he speaks at night,
hurrylng thence TO Cincinnati TO vote
{ on Tuesday ard hear the results OF tho
I election.
Mr.. Bryan intends TO put in the day
campaigning In northwestern Kansas
and will be at Lincoln for g home
coming demonstration IN the evening.
At Republican headquarters in the
! Metropolitan tower today it was as
serted that Chairman Mack s estimate
| Of 333 votes for Bryan had been ex-
poctsd in view OF the same claims made
earlier in the campaign. II was further
ceded by state leaders to be Republican.
I It was also said that Mr., Hitchcock
\ was willing TO stand or fall by his pre.
6iction of 325 votes, made on Friday,
srd was perfectly satisfied that IL
would be more nearly correct than Mr..
! Mack g when the returns are IN.
Mack's Final Statement.
Mr.. Mack declared today that f'the
! only thing that can defeat Mr.. Bryan
he had sent his last instructions 70 the
state chairmeu 10 get ont their vote
early and 20 see that it was fairly
counted
1--WE are through said Mr.. Hitch
cock today "Our fight is won''
Mr. Hitchcock announced that there
ceased TO be any doubt as to Repub-
hcau success in such states as Indiana,
| Ohio and New Jersey-all claimed by
Mr.. Mack-and 1t was added oy mem
Der of his staff that the Republican ma
tional committee is as sure Of New
York as it is OF Pennsylvania.
Today Republican Chairman Parsons
J of New York county thus summarized
the situation in Manhattan and the
| Bronx, two of the five boroughs includ-
ed in Greater New York.
New York Situation.
eff Mr.. Bryan carries New York
J county at all it will be by plurality OF
! from 10000 to $4,000. District leaders
believe that Governor Hughes will run
not more than 10000 behind Mr.. Taft
| In this county,
Mr. Mack said today that his claim
that Bryan and Kern will receive $50
votes in the electoral college is based
on reports received from state chair
men and private sources State Chair
man Conners has predicted that Bryan
| will receive more than 10000 plurality
| in the state and that Mr.. -Chanler win
| get more than 100000.
The Democratic national committee
| bases its belief that Sfr. Bryan viii be
| elected on the following four reasons,
| which have been incorporated into 4
! statement by National Committeeman
Josephus Daniels, chairman of the lit
! erary bureau.
"Bryan will be elected because the
| Democracy today presents q united
front. Further, the Democratic party
will be augmented by thousands of Re
pubicans dissatisfied with the mistakes
of twelve years of Republican admins
| tration.
Labor Vote Claimed,
.sThis army of voters viii be fur
tber strengthened by new force in
American politics--the labor vote As-
suming there were 30 be a strict party
line up at election, the labor vote It
cratic success. The labor party has
put all its eggs in the Demo ocratlc
| basket, and il must win 10 save them.
"Mr. Bryan himself has gained won
derful personal strength in the last
few years IN al parts OF the country,
and thousands of voters who neither
understood him nor his aims now place
their absolute trust il him and hie
policies.
1.-THE Democratic national committee
has brought all the elements or inc
party together: il has the labor vote:
and its remcrkabie aeGessions OF
strength from the RepuoIlean ranhi,
together with Mr., Bryan's strength
Ie}fb tbe masses. are the reasons why
this nation will tnru TO Democracy.
Mr. Mack. in statement tonight,
ors;p attacked the Republican party
for rot immediately making its cam
nsign contributions public. The chair
man said; g.
ssTbe denial by President Roosevelt
md the denial by Secretary Cortelyou
of getting money from the big inter