Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03

especially In Minnesota and Illinois. Mr..
Hitchcock said that the republicans expect
to carry the state OF New York by 10000
for Taft and that. Hughes would not be
far behind him. Estimates Of pluralities
for Taft in other states as given out by
Mr.. Hitchcock follow:
I~neiana, $1,000; Ohio, 5000; Wisconsin,
10000; Nebraska, not less than 10000; Kan
sas, 10000; West Virginia, 1900 to 5000;
New Jersey. $500; South Dakota 10000;
Illinois. 10000; Connecticut, $500; Penn
sylvania, not less than $4,000; California
1900; Montana, $500 TO 5000; New Hamp-
shire, 1900; Oregon, 10000; Washington.
1900: Colorado, 10000; Rhode Island. 1900
to 1900; Maine. 5000.
Messages from Other States.
state Chairman Humphries OF Nevada
wired:
THE state will be close, but we expect
to give Taft a plurality Of from 1000 to
1000"
National Committeeman Marshall of
Montana wired:
I'VE will carry the state for Taft by 1900
plurality and may be more"
Chairman Hitchcock added that he had
received Information from leaders in Mary
land which warranted him in predicting
that the republican plurality in that state
would not be less than 1900. Some leaders
asserted. said Chairman Hitchcock, that 1t
would be as high as 5000.
State Chairman w. F. Dickey Of Mis-
souri, wired that they expected to carry
the state for Taft. 1t will be close, he
said, but they we're very confident.
From a republican standpoint said
Herbert Parsons, chairman Of the repub-
lican county committee, "the situation to-
day in this city and county is satisfactory.
1 make this statement after a study of all
the factors in the campaign. 1t is for the
state committee to proclaim the situation
in the remainder Of the state, but taking
their estimate with that which we rave in
this city l I'm fully confident that Taft's
plurality in the state will be satisfactory
and 1 believe that Hughes will follow him
so closely that the result will be a sur
prise"
Asked II he believed that Taft and
Hughes will carry Greater New York, as
was predicted on Saturday, Mr.. Parsons
said:
81 think that the democratic plurality in
Greater New York will be greatly reduced"
Rush Ended at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Quiet reigned at
both the democratic and republican ma
tional headquarters in this city today and
the few officials remaining passed the time
in receiving mail and repeating their
prophesies Of victory tomorrow. At demo-
cratic headquarters, James w. Reilly, sec
Rotary to Chairman Mack, received morn
ing visitors and prepared a report of the
activities of the campaign for the consld-
Grafton of the committee after election. The
I m at1InG CAR,a IngzatnI ar1 .@A-
airy partitions were removed. Later in the
day DR.. P. l.. Hall. vice chairman of the
national committee, took official charge
of the headquarters and was Joined by
Charles w. Bryan.
William Hayward, secretary OF the re-
publican national committee, who has been
at headquarters almost continuously since
August 8, was Joined in the morning by
ormsby McHarg, who succeeded Senator
J. M. Dixon in the management of the
speakers bureau. Mr.. Hayward was in
telephone communication with party
leaders in Illinois and Indiana and declared
that nothing had occurred to change his
prediction OF republican success,
Committee Meets Thursday.
The multitude Of helpers who have beer
busy for weeks mailing campaign literatur,
were dismissed Saturday night and only
the head OF departments were in attend
ance today. closing up their reports which
will be submitted to the national com.
mittee Thursday. Colonel John 1. Martin
sergeant-at-arms at democratic headquar
ers, returned today from a speaking toul
throughout Ohio and Indiana. and addet
his expression OF confidence 20 the fore
casts made by the party managers.
Vice Chairman John E. Lamb win return
tomorrow to headquarters after he hai
voted in Terre Haute, and will be joine,
at headquarters by Moses Wetmore, Ure!
Woodson and John w. johnson, nationa
committeeman, who will receive the re
turns election night.