The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-03
ALL OVER But
CASTING THE
VOTES TODAY
Hitchcock and Mack Leave
New York After Making
Their Final Statements.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS
OF THE PARTY LEADERS
EMPIRE STATE MAY DECIDE THE
CoNTEST-OHlO AND INDl- y
ANA BOTH IN DOUBT.

New York, Nov. with election day
at hand. with fair weather and a heavy
vote indicated throughout the United
States, the rival managers of the Re-
publican and Democratic national cam
paigns, closed their desks at headquar-
tiers, tonight, declared respectively that
Bryan and Taft would win. and then
hurried away on late trains to cast their
ballots. Mr.. Hitchcock at West New
ton, Mass, and Mr.. Mack at Buffalo.
Both chairmen feel that when their
votes shall have been deposited tomor-
row they wifi have done all that they
could do TO further the interests of
their parties and of their leading candi-
dates In the momentouS campaign of
1908
The tasks OF the national chairmen
have been many and tedious. These
have involved long railroad Journeys
and many midnight vigils. There will
be many details to be looked after
when the voting is over, but the nerve
racking tension, the uncertainty and
suspense viii be gone, and with either
victory or defeat will come an earnest
ly anticipated cessation of political wor-
ries.
Chairman Mack's Good Work.
For Mr.. Hitchcock il will mean a rest
for the first time since he set out to
round up Taft delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention last spring.
1t will he rest after a campaign which
he declares has been conducted strictly
along the lines agreed upon at the very
start. Mr.. Mack gives up his pre-elec-
ton work with the satisfaction, his as
sociatss say, of having brought the
Democratic party together on closer
unity than for many years past He
has conducted a vigorous campaign
from the start and says he believes the
party to be in a better position TO win
the election than at any time in its
history.
+ NJ. Hitchcock remained late at Re-
? Ahilcan headquarters, delaying his
departure for Massachusetts until mid
night He will return tomorrow after
noon 5e receive the returns. Mr.. Mack
left tor Buffalo shortly before 10
o.clock. and also will be back i'm the
city tomorrow night
Election Day in New York.
The polls in New York City will open
at s O'Clock tomorrow morning and
close ats p. m. The same rule holds
throughout practically every part of
me state. and the indications are that
the New York state results will be the
nrst to be flashed over the tomor-
row night as giving an l. ion of
now the election goes. This, ac least. |
VIII be true OF the counties and cities
outside of Greater New York
voting machines are used extensively |
up the state. and the result will he |
known almost as soon as the polls close. !
IL was four years ago that Erie coun- |
", IN which Buffalo is located. first |
told President Roosevelt of his an
preaching victory. The returns from
Erie this year will be watched with the |
keenest interest. both as to their bear I
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
Active 70 the Last.
The end of the campaign tonisht I
found Mr. Taft and Mr.. BRYAN sin on !
the 90. and if apathy should be anna
ent in the volume OF the vote through- |
out the country tomorrow II viii he no I
Iault OF theirs. They have both trav
eled many thousands of miles, and have /
spoken In more than a score of states /
New York. Indiana and Ohio have been
the scenes of greatest efforts of the
TWO candidates. and naturally the re- !
turns from these states will hold the I
, $50 NNe4CC VI
What effect the Independence marty !
by W. r. Hearst, and ir,cths
natona field for the first timehe sta
year, Val have upon either of Il He a
parties is matter Of conjectur9or Bry
decided by tomorrows baYotsng. Mr.. y
The Socialist leaders, basing theft
claims upon the reception given to Eu-
gene V. Debs on his Red Special tour
Of the oountrysT are confident that they |
will poll a greater vote than ever be- |
fore.
Faith of Hitchcock.
Republican Chairman Hitchcock de- /
clared today that late reports received |
from national committeeman and state /
chairmen strengthened his faith in tbs, |
of 325 electoral votes for Mr.. |
Taft, made on Friday night.
Il believe this contest is won" he
said. 1T has been worked out as sys-
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