The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-03
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THE
ELECTION OFTHEIR TICKET

New York. Nov. S.-With election
day at hand with fair weathe. and a
heavy vote indicated throughout the
United States, the riva! managers of
the Republican and Democratic ma
tional campaigns closed their desks
at headquarters last night declared
respectively that Taft and Bryan
would win, and then hurried away on
late trains to cast their ballots, Mr..
Hitchcock at West Newton. Mass, and
Mr.. Mack at Buffalo. Both Chairmen
feel that when their votes shall have
been deposited tomorrow they will
have done all that they could to fur
ther the interests Of their parties and
of their leading candidates In the
momentous campaign Of 1908.
The tasks of the national chairmen
have been many and tedious. They
have involved long rsil1oad journeys
and many midnight vigiis. Tho. vari-
ed turns and perplexities of the long
campaign have been trying and it was
with sighs of great relief that both
Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr. Mack announc-
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There will be many details to be
looked after when the voting is over,
but the nerve-racking tension. the un-
certainty and suspense will be gone,
and with either victory or defeat will
come ana earnestly anticipated ces-
sation CT political worries For Mr..
Hitchcock 1t will mean rest for the
f1rst time since he set out to round up
Taft delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention last srring 1t will
be rest after a campaign which he de-
clares has been conducted strictly
along the lines agreed upon at the
very start. Mr.. Mack gives up his
pre-eelctton work with the satisfac-
ton, his associates say of having
brought the Democratic party into
greater unity than for many years
past. He has conducted vigorous
campaign from the start and says he
believes the party to be in a better
position to win the election than any
time in its history.
Mr.. Hitchcock remained late at Re-
publican headquarters. delaying his
| departure for Massa:husetts until
midnight. He will return this
afternoon to. receive the returns. Mr..
Mack left for Buffalo shortly before
10 O'clock and also vii, be back in
the city tomorrow night. .
Some Notable Votes
Oyster Bay, Nov. 3-President
Roosevelt reached the polling place
at $3.50 this morning and cast ballot
No. 141. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., de-
posted. ballot No. 142. After voting
the president and his son drove to
Sycamore Hill.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 3-Election day
at Fairview was ushered in with clear
skies and balmy weather. Mr.. Bryan
was astir early. At 9 O'Clock he
drove in a dog cart to Henlin's gro
cery store in the little village of Nor
NAL. where he cast his vote. AS he
did 80 a score of voters in the store
removed their hats and offered him
their best wishes.
Utica, N. Y, Nov. 3-James s. Sher-
man, Republican candidate for vice
president accompanied by his three
sons. went to tho election booth in
the Third district in the Seventh
ward about 1O:30 this morning. He
was behind the curtain of the voting
machine about six seconds and was
Immediately followed by his sons who
voted in about the same time as their
father. He laid a handful of cigars
on the table occupied by the officials,
nodded pleasantly to some of the