The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-02
BOTH cHAIRMEN CLAIM
 VICTORY ON TOMORROW
Hughes and chanler Running NecI
 and Neck.
Close Politleai Observers Frankly Admit That They Are In Doubt as To The Result of the state Election
 in New York.

New York. Nov. 1--At both Repub- lican and Democratic headquarters in this city today 1t was announced that the work of the respective organfza- lions in the campaign of 1908 was at an end
 National Chairman Frank IT. Hitch- cock, of the Republican Committee and National Chairman Mack, of the Democratic Committee, are going home to vote, and will return to this city Tuesday afternoon to receive returns at headquarters. Mir. Hitchcock goes to West Newton. Mass. and MT. Mack to Buffalo.
 Sunday was quiet day in the Metropolitan tower and at the Hoff- man House, details of correspondence left over from the flood tide rush of last week being about the only busi- ness attended to.
 Messrs. Mack and Hitchcock adhered to the forecasts given out on Friday and Saturday, the Democratic chairman contending that Mir. Bryan will receive 333 votes and Mir. Hitchcock announc- ing himself as positive in his belief that Mir. Taft will have 325 votes in the electoral college. As only 242 votes are necessary to elect both chairmen are figuring on wide margins for Nheir respective candidates.
 While the National Chairmen say that all has been done that can be done to elect their chiefs, the candi- dates themselves will continue in the fight until practically the last minute. MT. Taft, after spending today in Buff falo, goes tomorrow morning to C1eve- land, Ohio, where he will speak in the afternoon and to egounsstown, where he speaks at night. hsrrying thence to Cincinnati to vote on Tuesday anu hear the results of the election.
 Mr. Bryan intends to put in the day in campaigning northwestern Kansas and will be at Lincoln for a home com Ing 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 Mr. Bryan had been expected in view of the same claims made earlier in the campaign. It was further said that MT. Mack had incIud- ed in his list, states that were prac- tically conceded by State leaders to be Republican. It was also said that Mir. Hitchcock was willing to stand or fall by his prediction of 325 votes made on Friday and was perfectly satisfied that 1t would be more nearly correct than Mir. Mack's when the returns are in.
 OVEEuHt OBE OA NNVAEys
 Mir. Mack declared that 'the only thing that can defeat Mir. Bryan is the corrupt use of money" He said he had sent his last instructions to state chairmen to get out their vote early and to see that it was. fairly counted.
 We are through" said Chairman Hitchcock today. Our fight is won, It was made on the plans agreed upon at the beginning Of the campaign"
 haA ceased to be any doubt as to Repub- lican success in such states as Indiana, Ohio and New Jersey-alI claimed by Mir Mack-and 1t was added that the Republican National Committee is as sure of New York as it is of Pennsyl- vania.
 Republican County Chairman Par sons, of New York county. summar- ized the situation in Manhattan and the Bronx. the two five boroughs in- cIuded in Greater New York. thus to- day:
 'If Mir. Bryan carries New York county at all, 1t will be by 8 plurality of from 10000 to 500 District lead CTS believe that Governor Hughes VIII run not more than 10000 behind Mir Taft in this county"
 Mir. Mack said today that his claim that Bryan and Kern will receive 333
 
 on reports received from State chair men and from private sources.
 State Chairman Connors has predict ed that Bryan will receive more than 10000 plurality in the state and that MT. Chanler will get more than 10000
 The Democratic National Committee bases it's belief that MT. Bryan will be elected on the following four reasons, which have been incorporated into & statement by National Commit teeman Josephus Daniels, chairman of the Literary Bureaus:
 Bryan will be elected because the Democracy today presents a united front. Further. the Democratic party will be augmented by thousands of Republicans dissatisfied with the mis- takes of twelve years of Republican administration.
 This army of voters will be further strengthened by a new force in Amer jean politics-the labor vote. Assum- ing there were to be strict party line up at election, the labor vote itself would turn the scales to Democratic success. The labor party has put all it's eggs in the Democratic basket and it must win to save them
 'Mr. Bryan himself has gained won Jerful personal strength in the last few years In all parts of the country, and thousands of voters who neither understood him nor his aims now place their absolute trust in him. and his policies.
 "The Democratic National Commit tee has brought all the clements of the party together; 1t has the labor vote and its remarkable accessions Of strength from the Republican ranks. together with Mir. Bryan's strength with the masses are the reasons why this nation will turn to Democracy"
 Mir. Mack. in a statement tonight again attacked the Republican party for not immediately making the cam paign contributions public. The chair man said:
 Maek'a Statement.
 ''The denial by Mir. Roosevelt and the denial by MT. Cortelyou of getting . money from the big interests desiring government favors were more vigorous in 1904 than they are today. But, after the election, it leaked out that the trusts and allied interests gave big sums-- Mir. Hartman himself raising